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“Younger Brother” (left) and “Elder Sister” will soon turn three months old. Photo: Ocean Park

Panda Watch: Hong Kong cubs near 3-month mark, more playful antics ahead

Ocean Park says pandas entering crucial stage of development in which they will become more active and explore their surroundings.

Hong Kong’s Ocean Park to mark panda cubs’ 100th day with local delicacy giveaway

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Panda Watch: Hong Kong cub ‘winces’ at mother’s poo, experts explain scent marking behaviour

Ocean Park posts amusing moment between Ying Ying and cub, while experts explain scent marking part of animals’ natural behaviour.

Ke Ke, one of the two adult giant pandas gifted to the city by Beijing. Photo: Instagram.

Hong Kong sauce firm unveils signboard to mark first 100 days of twin panda cubs

Sign placed outside Pat Chun’s Mong Kok store on last day of registration for pork promotion in company’s bid to leverage on panda economy.

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Hong Kong’s new pandas explore Ocean Park home after finishing quarantine

An An and Ke Ke still need at least another 30 days to adapt to enclosure, but Ocean Park says bears in good health and ‘eager’ to explore.

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Panda Watch: Hong Kong cubs’ tails grow rounder, start to ‘disappear’ at 70 days

Fur on ‘Elder Sister’ fuzzier and she is more gentle and quiet, while ‘Little Brother’ has louder shrieks.

‘Big Sister’ has black patches around her eyes that look like eyeliner, says zookeeper Elke Wu. Photo: Ocean Park

Hong Kong should scrap ‘panda economy’ focus as it is too ‘low end’: ex-minister

Anthony Cheung also says Hong Kong struggling to appeal to investors because it has been ‘projecting an image of a national security city’.

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Panda Watch: Hong Kong cub twins happier and healthier at 2 months old

Ocean Park says ‘Elder Sister’ has gone from 122 grams to 2.7kg and ‘Little Brother’ now weighs in at 2.54kg after starting out at 112 grams.

Hong Kong’s Ying Ying recovering slowly as panda twins start crawling

Ocean Park’s Howard Chuk says the cubs have developed stronger mobility in their limbs and can move around their cots.

“Little Brother” (left) and and “Elder Sister” snuggle up in a cot. Photo: Ocean Park

Panda Watch: Hong Kong cubs starting to develop their own distinctive features

Ocean Park says ‘Elder Sister’ has little black bumps on her shoulder while ‘Little Brother’ does not.

Elder Sister (left) and Little Brother. Photo: Ocean Park

Panda Watch: Hong Kong cubs ‘starting to see the world’ and out of incubators

Twins are developing ever-thicker coats and have got better at regulating their body temperatures.

Panda personality: outgoing An An, cautious Ke Ke adjust to Hong Kong at own pace

Ocean Park says pair adjusting well after arriving last week, but ‘princess’ Ke Ke taking a little longer to feel completely at ease.

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Naming contest for giant pandas gifted to Hong Kong by Beijing open to public

Tourism chief Kevin Yeung says public can submit entries from Wednesday to October 27, and can also join painting competition from October 21.

Ke Ke (left) and An An, the giant pandas gifted by Beijing, are expected to be ready to meet the Hong Kong public around Christmas, at the earliest. Photo: Bifengxia Panda Base

Panda Watch: cubs’ eyes open wider, spotlight shared with Hong Kong newcomers

Twins pass six-week mark, as adult panda pair touch down in city to begin 30-day quarantine at Ocean Park.

The cubs’ eyes have yet to fully open, but “separation” between the upper and lower eyelids has begun. Photo: Instagram/pandahk_official

Giant pandas from Beijing arrive in Hong Kong

‘Double happiness’: Hong Kong’s 2 new pandas set for Christmas unveiling

Chief Secretary Eric Chan hails arrival of An An and Ke Ke ahead of National Day holiday period, as Ocean Park prepares for December debut.

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Letters | Why Hongkongers aren’t eating out

Readers discuss just how the culture of eating and drinking out has changed, and panda names.

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A shuttered restaurant in Happy Valley in 2023. Photo: Edmond So

Christmas gifts: giant pandas An An and Ke Ke to meet Hongkongers in December

Bears get official welcome at ceremony attended by Chief Secretary Eric Chan and tourism minister Kevin Yeung at the airport.

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‘Sichuan-flavoured’ food to help incoming pandas adjust to new Hong Kong home

Pandas will be met by city’s No 2 official in a welcoming ceremony at Hong Kong airport.

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Hong Kong to hold naming contest for 2 new giant pandas in October: John Lee

Hong Kong leader says the pair of giant pandas expected to arrive in city on Thursday will meet the public in December.

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Ke Ke (left) and An An. Photo: Handout

Hong Kong to create panel to name giant pandas being gifted to city by Beijing

Chief Executive John Lee expected to announce panel members on Tuesday, days before pandas arrived in city after 30-day quarantine.

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One of the pandas living at the Dujiangyan base of the China Conservation and Research Centre. Beijing has gifted two of the animals to Hong Kong. Photo: Handout

Elite Hong Kong motorcyclists to escort 2 new pandas from airport to Ocean Park

Motorcycles in arrow formation will be responsible for the bears’ 40km journey from airport to theme park upon their arrival from Sichuan.

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Panda Watch: Hong Kong cubs put on healthy weight at 5-week mark

But experts say giant panda cubs will only start to eat more solid food at about 2½ years of age.

Hong Kong’s panda twins to be taken out of incubators in 2 weeks: Ocean Park

‘They’re constantly wriggling and playing on their bed, and sometimes they even let out a loud squeal,’ park says.

The twin giant panda cubs turned one month on Saturday. Photo: Ocean Park

Panda Watch: Hong Kong cub shows off strong hind legs before 1-month celebration

Ocean Park to give vouchers for dish traditionally eaten on such occasions, pork trotters stewed in ginger and vinegar, to mark first month.

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The twins will mark their one-month birthday on Saturday. Photo: Ocean Park

Panda-vision? Hong Kong may live-stream cubs before public debut

Ocean Park chairman says online broadcasts a possibility, with venue ramping up preparations before adult pair arrives later this month.

Panda Watch: tracking the growth of Hong Kong’s baby panda twins

Panda Watch is a weekly blog by the Post which tracks the latest on the baby panda twins – the first to be born in Hong Kong – until they are ready to meet the public.

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26 August, 2024
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