The Central Government gifted another pair of giant pandas to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), fully demonstrating its care and support for the HKSAR. This year marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, which makes this gift even more special.
The two giant pandas arrived in Hong Kong on 26 September 2024 and have become new members of our family. To welcome these two giant pandas, the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau of the HKSAR Government is organising the “Giant Panda Naming Competition”, and has appointed Ocean Park Corporation as the co-organiser. The current names of the two giant pandas are “An An” (male giant panda) and “Ke Ke” (female giant panda). All Hong Kong residents are welcome to exercise creativity and suggest meaningful new names for the giant pandas that highlight their characteristics. Participants are also welcome to propose keeping the current names of the two giant pandas with an explanation of the meaning of the names. The Putonghua Pinyin of the selected Chinese names will be adopted as the English names of the giant pandas.
The competition is open to all Hong Kong residents from 2 October 2024 with submission deadline on 27 October 2024, 23:59:59. Each person can only submit one entry. Selected participants will receive fabulous prizes. Participation of all eligible members of the public is welcome.
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| Current Name | An An |
| Gender | Male |
| Age | 5 years old |
| Weight | About 130kg |
| Characteristics | Strong, agile, smart and active |
| Current Name | Ke Ke |
| Gender | Female |
| Age | 5 years old |
| Weight | About 100 kg |
| Characteristics | Good at climbing, gentle temperament, tender and lovely |
All Hong Kong residents can enrol in the competition, and each participant should submit only one entry. Participants are required to fill in their personal information on the activity form below, propose a Chinese name for each of the two giant pandas, and submit no more than 100 Chinese characters (including punctuation) to explain the meaning of the proposed names through this webpage. For any participant who submits more than one pair of names, or fails to submit a written explanation, or has explained in more than 100 words, his/her entry/entries will not be considered.
Judging Panel is comprised of representatives from the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau, the China Conservation and Research Centre for the Giant Panda and Ocean Park, and prominent social figure. The judging criteria are:
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| From 2 to 27 October 2024 | Accept naming proposals in Chinese through this webpage until 23:59:59 on 27 October 2024. |
| From early to mid December 2024 | Contact the winners and verify their identities. |
| Late December 2024 | Announce the result and present the awards. |
| Award | Prize content |
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Champion (1 winner) |
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Merit Prize (8 winners) |
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For enquiries, please email us at gr@oceanpark.com.hk.
If you need assistance in submitting your application, you can also visit the Ocean Park Guest Relations Office in person.
