{"id":5397,"date":"2024-07-17T15:10:07","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T07:10:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boasecohencollins.com\/?p=5397"},"modified":"2024-07-17T15:10:11","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T07:10:11","slug":"furry-tales-but-no-fairytale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boasecohencollins.com\/zh-hans\/%e7%bd%91%e8%aa%8c\/furry-tales-but-no-fairytale\/","title":{"rendered":"Furry tales but no fairytale"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Hong Kong, 17 July 2024:<\/strong> When Pope Leo X was elected in the 16<sup>th<\/sup> century, King Manuel I of Portugal gifted him an elephant called Hanno, who became a must-see attraction for the people of Rome and was later <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smithsonianmag.com\/smart-news\/theres-elephant-buried-beneath-vatican-180957013\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">buried under the Vatican courtyard<\/a>. Emperor Franz II of Austria was given a giraffe by the Ottoman Viceroy of Egypt and marked the occasion with a themed ball. Queen Elizabeth II variously received a Jersey cow, a sloth, a crocodile, two American beavers, six red kangaroos and \u2013 courtesy of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police \u2013 three horses named James, George and Sir John.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The world\u2019s rulers have been gifting each other exotic animals for centuries. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/future\/article\/20240226-a-brief-history-of-panda-diplomacy---with-new-additions-to-global-zoos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">includes China<\/a>, which began \u201cpanda diplomacy\u201d during the Tang Dynasty but really acquired a taste for it after 1972, when two of the cute black and white bears were dispatched to the US following president Richard Nixon\u2019s landmark visit to Beijing. Cue panda-monium at Washington Zoo when 20,000 visitors turned up to the duo\u2019s unveiling. The policy continues, meaning these unique beasts \u2013 endemic to the Mainland \u2013 can be seen in the zoos and nature reserves of more than 20 nations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here in Hong Kong, we are eagerly awaiting our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/hong-kong\/society\/article\/3269693\/agile-and-adorable-giant-pandas-set-hong-kong-will-be-young-fit-reproduce-john-lee?module=top_story&amp;pgtype=subsection\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">next pair of pandas<\/a>, a gift from Beijing to mark the 27<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary of this city\u2019s return to Chinese rule. Leader John Lee has already visited the duo, a male and female, at a conservation centre in Sichuan, describing them as \u201cadorable\u201d. He is hopeful they will reproduce, thus bringing \u201ceven more joy and warmth\u201d to residents. If so, it will be third time lucky for our city. The first pair to arrive, An An and Jia Jia in 1999, died without reproducing while successors Ying Ying and Le Le \u2013 currently housed at Ocean Park, where they remain a popular attraction \u2013 have also failed to conceive. Cue envious glances at Singapore, which welcomed its first panda cub three years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ocean Park is promising to upgrade facilities for the newcomers, enhancing its panda enclosure, adding new exhibitions and creating \u201cdigital immersive experiences\u201d for children. As for feeding, the theme park will need to double the 420kg of bamboo it imports from Guangzhou each week. Tourism minister Kevin Yeung has grand plans, believing our city can promote a \u201cpanda economy\u201d, with the catering and retail sectors cashing in. \u201cMaybe some restaurants can jump on the trend and businesses can launch products?\u201d he suggests. At any rate, the new pandas could herald closer ties between our city and Sichuan. The province\u2019s Communist Party secretary Wang Xiaohui believes the \u201cspecial envoys\u201d may pave the way for expanded collaboration in trade, education, technology and the like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not everyone is happy. Pit Hok Yau of the Hong Kong Animal Law and Protection Organisation <a href=\"https:\/\/hongkongfp.com\/2024\/07\/13\/all-this-talk-of-panda-diplomacy-ignores-the-welfare-of-the-animals-in-question\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">points out<\/a> pandas are \u201csentient beings with feelings\u201d and, as such, gifting them \u201cviolates animal welfare\u201d. As for any educational benefits, he highlights the great naturalist Jacques Cousteau\u2019s remark that studying animals in captivity is as worthless as observing prisoners in solitary confinement. In fairness, China\u2019s protection efforts should be lauded. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wwf.org.uk\/learn\/wildlife\/giant-pandas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">World Wide Fund for Nature<\/a>, which has the animal for its logo, notes that \u201cthanks to decades of successful conservation work, wild panda numbers are starting to recover\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Hong Kong authorities have hinted citizens will have a chance to choose the pandas\u2019 names, as they did for one of Ocean Park\u2019s newest residents, a 1.9-metre crocodile. Passion \u2013 thus christened after <a href=\"https:\/\/hongkongfp.com\/2024\/03\/12\/hong-kongs-ocean-park-names-crocodile-passion-following-social-media-vote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a public vote<\/a> \u2013 was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boasecohencollins.com\/zh-hans\/%e7%bd%91%e8%aa%8c\/illegal-pet-problem-starts-to-bite\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">captured last year<\/a> in Yuen Long, having given conservation officers the runaround for several hours. She turned out to be a critically endangered Siamese crocodile which wildlife officials believe had been illegally imported and kept as a pet before being released when she became too big.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If appealing pandas and rare reptiles are top of this city\u2019s conservation list, <a href=\"https:\/\/hongkongfp.com\/2024\/03\/13\/hong-kong-govt-killed-over-910-wild-boars-in-2-years-with-more-cctv-cameras-and-new-trapping-devices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wild boars are at the bottom<\/a>. Some 916 have been \u201chumanely dispatched\u201d over the past two years, leaving around 1,360 at large. After a policeman was bitten in Tin Hau three years ago, the authorities dropped their long-standing policy of simply returning to the wild any pigs captured in urban areas, choosing instead to euthanise them. The government insists people feeding wild animals exacerbates the problem and is about to <a href=\"https:\/\/hongkongfp.com\/2024\/05\/23\/hongkongers-could-face-hk100k-fine-year-in-prison-for-feeding-wild-animals-including-pigeons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">increase the penalties<\/a> for doing so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rats, likewise, are considered pests, but Dr Siddharth Sridhar finds them fascinating. Hong Kong\u2019s high-profile infectious diseases expert has conducted world-leading research, discovering how the rodents carry a hepatitis virus that transfers to humans. He discusses this, his passion for microbiology and, of course, this city\u2019s Covid-19 response in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/1750709\/15288631-episode-42-siddharth-sridhar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">latest <em>Law &amp; More<\/em> podcast<\/a>. Please listen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One bug that infects millions is football fever. I\u2019ve just returned from a month in Germany, watching my beloved England in their quest to end almost six decades of hurt at the European Championships. Was there a fairytale ending? Of course not. In time-honoured fashion, they were inept, inspiring, frustrating and heroic \u2013 sometimes, all at once \u2013 before succumbing in the final to an impressive Spain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pandas, elephants and even crocodiles bring joy to the world. Alas, only heartache accompanies the Three Lions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Until next time, everybody!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Colin Cohen<\/strong><br><strong>Senior Partner<\/strong><br><strong>Boase Cohen &amp; Collins<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hong Kong, 17 July 2024: When Pope Leo X was elected in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5394,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5397","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-54"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Furry tales but no fairytale - \u5e03\u9ad8\u6c5f\u5f8b\u5e08\u884c<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boasecohencollins.com\/zh-hans\/%e7%bd%91%e8%aa%8c\/furry-tales-but-no-fairytale\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"zh_CN\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Furry tales but no fairytale - 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