Archive · 18 Aug 2025
Hong Kong Pandas Jia Jia and De De Celebrate First Birthday
Jia Jia and De De, the giant panda twins born in Hong Kong, turned one!
They had a big birthday party at Ocean Park with lots of fun things to do.
People waited in line to take pictures and there were special events.
The pandas' parents, Ying Ying and Le Le, came from mainland China.
Hong Kong has lots of pandas now, the most outside of China!
The party was a big deal, and lots of people from all over celebrated.
Hong Kong's locally born giant panda twins, Jia Jia and De De, celebrated their first birthday.
The birthday celebration included festivities, giveaways, and special events at Ocean Park.
The twins are offspring of Ying Ying and Le Le, pandas gifted to Hong Kong in 2007.
Hong Kong is now home to six giant pandas, the largest population outside mainland China.
Peter Lam Kin-ngok, chairman of the Hong Kong Tourism Board, attended the celebration.
- Who
- Jia Jia and De De, the giant panda twins, along with their fans.
- What
- A birthday celebration for giant panda twins.
- When
- August 15, 2025, the twins' first birthday.
- Where
- Ocean Park, Hong Kong.
- Why
- To celebrate the pandas' first birthday and promote tourism.
- Panda Names
- Jia Jia and De De
- Birthday
- First
- Parents
- Ying Ying and Le Le
- Location
- Ocean Park, Hong Kong
- Number of Pandas in Hong Kong
- Six
- Hong Kong Tourism Board Chairman
- Peter Lam Kin-ngok