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New Straits Times
29-07-2025
- Entertainment
- New Straits Times
Hong Kong goes wild for panda twins' first birthday bash
KUALA LUMPUR: Hong Kong is set to mark the first birthday of its beloved panda twins, Jia Jia and De De, with a citywide celebration featuring themed attractions, exclusive collectibles, and entertainment events throughout August. Born on Aug 15 last year, to resident giant pandas Ying Ying and Le Le at Ocean Park, the twin cubs have become an instant favourite among locals and international visitors, drawing widespread attention since their debut. To commemorate the occasion, the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) and Ocean Park have collaborated with artist Kasing Lung, creator of the Labubu character, to launch a special birthday-edition Labubu x Panda Twins vinyl toy. The limited-edition collectible features a bamboo-green Labubu in a polka-dotted birthday hat holding the panda twins and comes with a custom gift box and a handcrafted birthday card by the artist, according to HKTB in a statement. Visitors to Ocean Park between Aug 1 and 31 may participate in a lucky draw for a chance to win one of 300 birthday gift boxes, with additional giveaways planned during the main birthday celebration period from Aug 15 to 17. Throughout summer, Ocean Park will be the centre of festivities with the "Panda Friends Summer Splash" event, which includes themed water attractions, photo zones, games, and giveaways featuring Line Friends characters and panda-themed decor. Visitors can enjoy attractions such as the Ball Pit Party, Water Battle Zone, and Panda Friends Splash Playground, while panda badges, party hats, and other souvenirs will be distributed across the park. The celebration will also feature the Gala of Lights — Panda Birthday Edition, a nighttime spectacle of projections, dancing fountains, and music, alongside surprise gifts for visitors attending during the key celebration dates. Exclusive merchandise, including plushies of Jia Jia and De De in kindergarten uniforms, themed snacks, and special ticket bundles such as the "Twin Park Package Ticket", are also available for fans and tourists. Beyond Ocean Park, panda-themed installations are appearing across Hong Kong, including creative MTR station takeovers and 32 panda-inspired road signs, extending the celebration throughout the city. — BERNAMA
Time Out
28-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Time Out
A Hong Kong-exclusive panda twins Labubu is being released for our panda cubs' birthday
You know how you've made it in life when you get an Hermès bag named after you, like the Birkin or the Kelly? Well, Hong Kong's twin panda cubs have definitely made it to celebrity status from the moment they were born, now further solidified with the fact that popular collectable Labubu is releasing a special figurine in honour of the cubs' birthday. The Hong Kong Tourism Board has teamed up with Ocean Park, where the bears are homed, and the creator of Labubu, Kasing Lung, to debut a limited-edition Labubu x Panda Twins birthday collectable. The whimsical figurine features a bamboo green Labubu in a polka dot party hat, happily cradling two baby pandas in its arms. Fans of original artwork will enjoy that this doll is designed after Lung's older drawings of his ubiquitous Nordic monster, instead of the rounded, fuzzy versions we're used to seeing on plush keychains. You'll need a spot of luck to get your hands on these limited-edition Labubus. All visitors to Ocean Park Hong Kong – Hong Kong citizens and travellers alike – can now pre-register to join a lucky draw taking place from August 1 to 31, for a chance to win a panda birthday gift box containing the Labubu figurine. The set comes in a custom gift box and also includes a handcrafted birthday card from Lung himself. There will only be approximately 300 gift boxes available during this stage of the celebrations, so get your entry in quickly. Additional birthday-edition Labubu boxes will be available during the pandas' birthday celebrations from August 15 to 17, so check back from more details soon.
