Hong Kong welcomes back its favorite giant rubber ducks after 10 years
STORY: Hong Kong welcomes back its favorite giant rubber ducks after 10 years
DATELINE: June 10, 2023
LENGTH: 00:02:18
LOCATION: HONG KONG, China
CATEGORY: CULTURE
SHOTLIST:
1. various of the rubber ducks
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): FLORENTIJN HOFMAN, Dutch artist
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WU, Hong Kong resident
4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): FENG, Hong Kong resident
STORYLINE:
A pair of giant rubber ducks captured the attention of Hongkongers on Friday as they floated in Victoria Harbor as part of a public art exhibition that aims to bring more joy to the city.
The iconic yellow rubber duck made its first appearance in Hong Kong 10 years ago when the installation by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman attracted enormous crowds at Victoria Harbor. As the duck comes back, it is bringing a friend this time.
SOUNDBITE 1 (English): FLORENTIJN HOFMAN, Dutch artist
"The rubber duck originated in 2007. It has been over the world on, I think, more than 50 places and visited more than 40 million people, part of that was a
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