Return of panda cubs Yi Yi, Sheng Yi to China will help conservation efforts, says Deputy Minister

KUALA LUMPUR: Locally beloved Giant Panda cubs Yi Yi and Sheng Yi will return to China to help with conservation efforts, says Datuk Seri Huang Tiong Sii.

"The return of these Giant Panda cubs will serve the purpose of Giant Panda conservation, enabling it to socialise and breed with other Giant Pandas," the Deputy Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change Minister said in his speech at the farewell ceremony of the Giant Panda cubs at Zoo Negara Tuesday (Aug 29).