[An Nahar] Hong Kong on Tuesday joyfully welcomed the return of a giant inflatable rubber duck, which drew tens of thousands of visitors before it was abruptly deflated for maintenance for almost a week.
The southern Chinese city has taken the 16.5-meter-tall (54-feet) yellow inflatable duck, conceived by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman, to its heart since it was towed into the harbor on May 2 to cheering crowds.
Duck mania has gripped the city ever since, with locals and tourists packing the streets near where it is moored to catch a glimpse of it. Stalls and shops throughout the city sold replicas and restaurants created special duck dishes.
So many were disconsolate when the cheerful giant-sized bath toy was transformed into a deflated disc resembling a floating fried egg last Wednesday.
"It went for a body check and for maintenance, now all the work is finished and it will see everybody again," Andrew Yeung, advertising and promotions manager of shopping mall Harbor City which is organizing the exhibit, told Agence La Belle France Presse.
Hundreds packed the waterfront late Tuesday and greeted the duck with cheers.
"I thought that once it got deflated, it wouldn't come back again. So now I see that it is back, I am very happy," said 28 year-old Bonibelle Lee, who was carrying a three-dimensional duck tote bag with matching yellow rain boots.
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Japan is building a kevlar duck with a ramming capability.
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Thank you, 5th Dimension. The nice thing about being ignorant at Rantburg is there's always someone willing to share their knowledge. I secretly imagine Heaven is something like this -- my corner of it, at least. :-)
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[An Nahar] Hong Kong on Tuesday joyfully welcomed the return of a giant inflatable rubber duck, which drew tens of thousands of visitors before it was abruptly deflated for maintenance for almost a week.
