XI'AN -- Northwest China's Shaanxi province launched a naming campaign Thursday, asking fans to name its three newest panda cubs. The public can suggest names via phone, email or instant messaging platform QQ, before Oct 20, according to Dang Shuangren, deputy head of the provincial forestry department. Dang said the final names would be announced by the end of October. The three pandas include twin cubs given birth by a panda named Ai Bang on June 12 at the breeding and research center for endangered wild animals in Zhouzhi county, Shaanxi. Another baby panda was delivered by a panda called Zhu Zhu on August 21. A total of four panda cubs, including the three babies who are yet to be named, met the public for the first time on Thursday. Since 2003, 16 panda cubs have been born at the base, bringing its number of captive-bred giant pandas to 23. The number of wild pandas in Shaanxi has grown to 345. Researchers are conducting wilderness training programs to help restore the wild population. Giant pandas are one of the world's most endangered species and live mainly in the mountains of northern Sichuan Province as well as southern Gansu and Shaanxi provinces. festival wristband claspcustom fidget spinnerscustom rubber band bracelets
The largest political party in Hong Kong suggested on Tuesday that the central government should make the identity information system for Hong Kong citizens compatible with the system used on the Chinese mainland.The Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong said the change would improve convenience for Hong Kong people in accessing services on the Chinese mainland. It would also contribute to a better sense of belonging among Hong Kong people, making them more willing to participate in the country's development, the party said.The remarks were made during a meeting with members of the media in Beijing.For the new five-year term, the Hong Kong party has three deputies serving in the country's top legislature, the National People's Congress, and three members in the top political advisory body, the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.Starry Lee Wai-king, a new CPPCC National Committee member and chairwoman of the party, said identity recognition would reduce the red tape Hong Kong people face when they want to study or work on the Chinese mainland.Under the current rules, residents must apply for a work permit if they want to work on the mainland.Identity recognition would give Hong Kong people easier access to career opportunities on the mainland, as they would be treated the same as their mainland compatriots. This would save significant time in applying and waiting for permits, Lee said.Meanwhile, with their identities recognized on the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong people would enjoy more convenience in daily life, Lee said.NPC deputy Tam Yiu-chung, a former chairman of the party, added that solving Hong Kong people's identity compatibility issues on the mainland would encourage them to really look at the mainland market as a stage on which they can reach their full potential, progressing with the country.
