Giant panda pair leave for Hong Kong

CHENGDU, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) — A pair of giant pandas gifted by the central government to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) of China departed on a flight from southwest China’s Sichuan Province to the HKSAR on Thursday morning.
The pair, An An and Ke Ke, departed from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport at about 9 a.m. and are expected to arrive in Hong Kong at around 11:30 a.m., according to the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. ■