Pandas gifted by Beijing to make public debut on Dec 8

[RTHK] - 11/27/2024

The public will get to meet two pandas sent by the central government as gifts to the SAR on December 8, a day after a greeting ceremony at Ocean Park. Chief Executive John Lee said the names of the giant pandas, which arrived here from Sichuan in September, will be unveiled by officials at the (…)



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