Giant panda Ying Ying gifted by Central Government to HKSAR gives birth to pigeon pair of cubs
The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) announced today (August 15) that the giant pandas, Ying Ying and Le Le, gifted by the Central People's Government to the HKSAR in 2007, succeeded in natural mating at Ocean Park in March this year. After a pregnancy period of nearly five months, Ying Ying gave birth to a pigeon pair of cubs at 2.05am and 3.27am today.
This is a very critical period for the health of the newborn giant panda cubs. Ocean Park's animal care and veterinary teams, together with experts from the China Conservation and Research Centre for the Giant Panda (CCRCGP), are monitoring Ying Ying and her cubs round the clock until their conditions become fully stable.
The Chief Executive, Mr John Lee, said "This year marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, which makes the birth of the first lovely Hong Kong-born pigeon pair of cubs by Ying Ying and Le Le even more special. We would like to express our deepest gratitude to the Central Government again for gifting the giant pandas to the HKSAR which fully demonstrates its care and support for our city. We would also like to thank Ocean Park's team for taking good care of An An, Jia Jia, Ying Ying and Le Le over the years, as well as the experts from the CCRCGP for their continuous support, which enabled Ying Ying and Le Le to give birth to the pigeon pair of cubs."
Bus Parade cum Exhibition for Celebrating 75th Anniversary of Founding of People's Republic of China - free exhibition admission tickets open for registration tomorrow
To celebrate the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Transport Department (TD) today (September 19) announced that a bus parade cum exhibition will be held from October 19 to 22 to engage with the public to witness the development of bus services to celebrate the occasion.
The bus parade cum exhibition will feature buses from the past and present. Co-organising the event, three franchised bus operators (FBOs) will each present different types of bus models in the parade to be held on the morning of October 19. They will depart from Victoria Park in Causeway Bay for Central Ferry Piers along the northern shore of Hong Kong Island. Members of the public are welcome to enjoy the sight of the buses along the route across the districts. On the afternoon of the same day, a four-day exhibition will be held at the soccer pitches of Victoria Park, featuring a number of retired and in-service buses (including the newly introduced new-energy buses), as well as various kinds of bus service-related memorabilia.
A spokesman for the TD said, "Buses have been one of the most popular modes of public transport in the city. As the first bus parade cum exhibition to be held by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government amid National Day celebrations, the public can take the opportunity to view the various bus models and valuable exhibits contributed by FBOs in one go, and review the development of franchised bus services in Hong Kong over the past 75 years, which is an invaluable opportunity and of great significance. Members of the public are welcome to join the event and share the joy of the celebrations together."
Admission is free for the bus exhibition. Members of the public may register and pre-book the date and time slot of their visits through Cityline (www.cityline.com) from 11am tomorrow (September 20). Quotas are limited and will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Upon successful registration, they can visit the exhibition with a QR code at the selected time slot. Each visitor can obtain one commemorative ticket on-site. Details of the bus parade will be announced later.
The bus parade and exhibition is fully supported by Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK). The TD will present the development of bus services and event details through RTHK's various platforms and programmes, the media and the social media during the following month. The public may refer to the TD's website (www.td.gov.hk), Agent T Facebook page (www.facebook.com/AgentT.hk) and Cityline’s website or mobile application for the latest updates.
