A naming contest for Hong Kong’s giant panda twin cubs received more than 35,700 entries before the submission period closed earlier this month.
Ocean Park said it was “blown away” by the “overwhelming” number of name suggestions.
“Your care and excitement for these locally born panda cubs truly warmed our hearts,” the park said.
Results of the competition will be announced in the first half of this year, with winners notified in due course.
Ocean Park said the cubs’ nicknames, “Elder Sister” and “Younger Brother,” would remain. The Mandarin pinyin of the selected Chinese names would be adopted as the English names of the twin cubs.
Their mother, Ying Ying, became the oldest panda mum in captivity when she gave birth to the cubs on August 15 last year. The journey to parenthood for Ying Ying and her partner, Le Le, took more than 10 years.
The cubs debuted to the public last month at the park’s “Giant Panda Adventure” attraction.
