Gift pandas to make public debut in Hong Kong's Ocean Park on Dec 8


Ocean Park staff hold up signs and wear panda headgear to welcome the arrival of the third pair of giant pandas An An and Ke Ke gifted by the central government to Hong Kong on Sept 26, 2024. - Photo provided to China Daily

HONG KONG: A pair of giant pandas presented as gifts to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region by the central government will greet the public at Ocean Park on Dec 8, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said on social media on Wednesday (Nov 27).

The national treasures, currently called An An and Ke Ke, will have their new names revealed a day before a special ceremony to be held at the theme park.

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