Jia Jia and De De chosen as names for Hong Kong's twin panda cubs
Hong Kong's nine-month-old twin panda cubs have been named Jia Jia for 'Elder Sister' and De De for 'Younger Brother', which reflect good virtue in Chinese culture.
Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism Rosanna Law Shuk-pui revealed on Tuesday the results of the panda naming contest, which received more than 35,700 entries from members of the public since submissions opened in February.
'All suggestions reflected beautiful blessings for the giant pandas,' she said.
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Twin giant pandas greet excited public for the first time at Hong Kong's Ocean Park
Twin giant pandas greet excited public for the first time at Hong Kong's Ocean Park
Ocean Park said that the nicknames 'Elder Sister' and 'Younger Brother' would be kept as usual, while the Mandarin pinyin of the selected Chinese names would be adopted as the English names of the twin cubs.
On the same day, the cubs and their mother Ying Ying will be moved to the Alpine Zone of their enclosure at the Giant Panda Adventure.
The enclosure will be open from 10am to 4.30pm daily starting Wednesday for visitors to catch the twins together with their mother.
The panda twin cubs made their public debut on February 16. Photo: Eugene Lee
The twins' father, giant panda Le Le, is housed at the Giant Panda Adventure but separate from Ying Ying and her baby twins, in line with their natural solitary behaviour, according to Ocean Park.
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