PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has arrived at the National Zoo to meet the new pair of giant pandas, Chen Xing (male) and Xiao Yue (female), at Zoo Negara’s Giant Panda Conservation Centre (GPCC).
Saturday’s (Jan 10) visit was held as an introductory session for the Prime Minister.
The Prime Minister came in by buggy ride and proceeded to view the giant pandas at their enclosure.
Also present was Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister Datuk Seri Arthur Joseph Kurup, Deputy Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister Syed Ibrahim Syed Noh, Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry (Motac) secretary-general Datuk Shaharuddin Abu Sohot and Selangor Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari.
It was reported previously on Thursday (Jan 8), that Kurup had said he had inspected the upgraded GPCC facilities for the two new pandas.
"The giant panda pair has completed quarantine,” he also said.
"In view of this, the Chinese authorities have agreed to allow the GPCC to be opened to the public," he said in a statement Thursday (Jan 8).
Chen Xing and Xiao Yue are part of the ongoing panda cooperation programme between Malaysia and China.
Upon arrival, the five-year-old pandas were placed under a mandatory one-month quarantine at Zoo Negara, in line with standard operating procedures.
