A send-off ceremony for giant pandas Jian Jian and Kang Kang takes place on the tarmac of Macau International Airport. The panda twins are about to embark on a new journey of learning and growth after a 10-year stay in Macao.

Giant pandas Jian Jian and Kang Kang arrive on the tarmac and are greeted by well-wishers.

Giant panda Jian Jian arrives on the tarmac and is greeted by well-wishers.

Giant panda Kang Kang arrives on the tarmac and is greeted by well-wishers.

The Secretary for Administration and Justice, Mr Wong Sio Chak, attends the send-off ceremony for giant pandas Jian Jian and Kang Kang before the pair of pandas heads off to Chengdu on a journey of learning and growth.

A score of 10-year-old primary students, who are of the same age of giant pandas Jian Jian and Kang Kang, extend their best wishes to the twin pandas.

Giant panda Kang Kang waits onboard a special flight to Chengdu.