Ocean Park expects new pair of pandas to settle in no time

Ocean Park Hong Kong believes a new pair of giant pandas set to arrive in Hong Kong will settle in no time under the park’s customized care.

A new pair of giant pandas, aged eight and five, is set to arrive in Hong Kong before  National Day on October 1. The pair is the third to be gifted to the SAR by the central government.

Speaking in a newspaper interview, Wu, an assistant curator of the park’s zoological operations, said the park will design different environments for the pandas, with the pandas able to quickly adapt regardless of their personalities.

She said the giant pandas have a unique personality, much like humans. Therefore, the park will equip the enclosure with various facilities to mimic their natural habitat as closely as possible. 

The park will transport bamboo from Guangdong Province to Sichuan first, allowing the two pandas to acclimate before arrival in Hong Kong. During their transition period after arrival, they will also be fed with bamboo from Sichuan.