Staff members hold a farewell ceremony for giant pandas An An and Ke Ke at China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Dujiangyan City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Sept. 26, 2024. 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 Sichuan Province to the HKSAR on Thursday morning.(Photo by Li Chuanyou/Xinhua)