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Ambrose Li

The giant panda twins born in Hong Kong four days ago are stable but still fragile, Ocean Park’s chief has said, promising more online updates but reiterating that the public will only be able to meet the baby bears “in another few months”.
Park chairman Paulo Pong Kin-yee also said on Monday that his institution was a non-profit organisation and a “panda economy” would require more efforts from other sectors.
“The panda infants are not a week old yet so they are a little fragile, but are eating and excreting well,” Pong told radio programmes.
“The two cubs are also taking turns to spend time with their mother Ying Ying, who holds them so that the cubs can feel the warmth of their mother. The arrangement is dependent on the park’s expert carers.
“We will do our best to post video clips on social media and provide more information on their growth, but at present, the most important thing is to ensure they are healthy.
“It will be another few months before the public can meet the cubs.”


The park previously said the first three or four days after birth were critical for the cubs’ survival, during which their weight would decline slightly.
Pong added that a “panda economy” was viable, noting he would explore collaborations on what related claims on intellectual property could be made.
Arrangements for products and promotions for another two pandas, gifted by Beijing and arriving in the city in September, were finalised by Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism Kevin Yeung Yun-hung in Sichuan on Friday.

Of the city’s newborn bears, Pong said: “Now that we have the baby boy and girl, I think it’s even more attractive and can help Hong Kong tourism shine.”
But he stressed that the park was a non-profit organisation and the participation of various industries, including the hotel, retail, food and beverage sectors, would be needed to enable the “panda economy” to flourish.
Pong added the park was giving regular updates on the pandas on social media and exploring how to tell the public about the latest developments in a more timely manner.
He encouraged people to pay a visit to the park to see all the pandas in person, when the time came for their public unveiling.


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Hong Kong’s Ocean Park welcomed the first-ever locally born giant panda twins four days ago. Photo: Handout

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A screengrab from a video posted on Saturday of a cub being fed. Photo: Ocean Park.

Paulo Pong (right), chairman Ocean Park, discusses the twin pandas at a press conference. Photo: Antony Dickson

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Ocean Park chairman Paulo Pong promises more timely social media updates on first locally born pandas, says they are eating and excreting well


Ocean Park chairman Paulo Pong promises more timely social media updates on first locally born pandas, says they are eating and excreting well.


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