A Cathay Cargo flight arrived in Hong Kong with An An and Ke Ke on board, two two giant pandas gifted by the Chinese government.
A pair of pandas from the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda, arrived in Hong Kong.
The Cathay Cargo flight #CX2061 departed Chengdu and landed in Hong Kong two hours later.
Hong Kong rolled out the red carpet when the Boeing 747-400ERF (registration B-LIE) landed at HKG Thursday, September 26 2024.
The two giant pandas were gifted by the Chinese government to mark 75 years of Communist Party rule, part of a citywide push by authorities to deepen patriotism.
An An and Ke Ke, both five years old, landed around 11 a.m. at Hong Kong International Airport, where they were greeted by a welcoming ceremony.
But fans hoping to catch a glimpse of them will have to wait for at least a month, as they will spend the next 30 days in quarantine in the southern Chinese city.
