Hong Kong residents bid to name twin panda cubs who just turned six months old

Hong Kong-born giant panda twin cubs make their debut (Chan Long Hei/AP)

Panda craze has once again gripped Hong Kong as residents compete to name the territory’s first locally-born giant panda cubs, who just turned six months old.

The competition to name the twin cubs, born on August 15 last year, launched on Saturday following a celebratory ceremony attended by Hong Kong leader John Lee and other officials at Ocean Park, the theme park that houses the twins, their parents and two other giant pandas that arrived from mainland China last year.