Hong Kong has launched a new round of activities to welcome the much-anticipated public debut of the first-ever giant panda twins on Sunday, such as 3D panda mailboxes, sculpture exhibition and special edition Octopus.

The twins, nicknamed Elder Sister and Little Brother, will turn 6-months-old on Saturday, and their home, Ocean Park, has made special arrangements for their debut the following day.

Hongkong Post, in collaboration with the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau and the Hong Kong Tourism Board, is set to give 49 mailboxes in the city a giant panda-themed 3D makeover. The mailboxes will be crowned by 3D-printed panda twins to greet residents and tourists.

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The first five mailboxes were launched in Causeway Bay and Southern District, and the rest will be unveiled later this month and in early March.

150 panda sculptures at Hong Kong’s largest panda exhibition, PANDA GO! FEST HONG KONG, are currently on display at the city’s Legislative Council from Wednesday to Feb 28.

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President of the Legislative Council Andrew Leung Kwan-yin encouraged tourists and residents to visit, and said he hoped to promote giant panda tourism in order to attract more visitors to Hong Kong.

In addition, a number of trains and MTR stations, including Admiralty, the “mega hub” connecting the East Rail Line with Tsuen Wan Line, Island Line and South Island Line, have added new decorations with a giant panda theme.

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Octopus has collaborated with Ocean Park to launch Giant Panda Special Edition Octopus. Each card is priced at HK$108 ($13.9), with no deposit or stored value. Each card features all six pandas in Ocean Park, including the panda twins,Ying Ying and Le Le, and the two newly arrived giant pandas An An and Ke Ke.

In addition, visitors to Ocean Park can download animated card images featuring the giant pandas for free from Saturday until May 14.

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