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.
To welcome these two giant pandas, the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau of the HKSAR Government is organizing the "Giant Panda Naming Competition", and has appointed Ocean Park Corporation as the co-organizer.
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. "An An" is strong, agile, smart and active; "Ke Ke" is gentle, tender and lovely.
The judging criteria are:
- Meaningful and creative;
- Reflecting the young, lovely, and vivacious characteristics of the giant pandas.
Participants are also welcome to propose keeping the current names of the two giant pandas with an explanation of their meanings. The Putonghua Pinyin of the selected Chinese names will be adopted as the English names of the giant pandas.
The competition will be open to all Hong Kong residents from Oct. 2, 2024, with a submission deadline of Oct. 27, 2024, 23:59:59. Each person can only submit one entry. All eligible members of the public are welcome to participate. Selected participants will receive fabulous prizes.
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