Giant pandas An An and Ke Ke wait to be loaded onto a plane at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in Chengdu, 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)