▁The ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁Society ▁for ▁P anda ▁Conserv ation ▁( H K SP C , ▁ 香 港 <0xE7> <0x86> <0x8A> <0xE8> <0xB2> <0x93> 保 育 <0xE5> <0x8D> <0x94> 會 ) ▁is ▁an ▁independent ▁char itable ▁organisation . ▁Its ▁establishment ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁marked ▁the ▁significance ▁of ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁the ▁pre cious ▁gift ▁from ▁China , ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁giant ▁pandas ▁named ▁An ▁An ▁( 安 安 ) ▁and ▁J ia ▁J ia ▁( <0xE4> <0xBD> <0xB3> <0xE4> <0xBD> <0xB3> ). ▁ ▁The ▁aim ▁of ▁H K SP C ▁is ▁to ▁improve ▁the ▁pl ight ▁of ▁giant ▁pandas ▁in ▁the ▁wild . ▁The ▁society ▁was ▁supported ▁by ▁the ▁Central ▁Government ▁of ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Republic ▁of ▁China . ▁Ocean ▁Park ▁Corporation ▁has ▁also ▁given ▁support ▁administr atively ▁and ▁finan cially . ▁ ▁Starting ▁from ▁ 1 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁H K SP C ▁joined ▁the ▁former ▁Ocean ▁Park ▁Conserv ation ▁Foundation ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁current ▁OP CF H K . ▁ ▁Cong l omer ation ▁of ▁OP CF ▁and ▁H K SP C ▁▁ ▁Co operation ▁between ▁zo os ▁and ▁aqu ari ums ▁towards ▁prominent ▁leadership ▁in ▁wild life ▁and ▁habitat ▁conservation ▁is ▁critical ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁century , ▁for ▁the ▁world ▁is ▁now ▁in ▁an ▁era ▁of ▁rising ▁environmental ▁thre ats , ▁climate ▁change ▁and ▁shr inking ▁b iod iversity . ▁Zo os ▁and ▁aqu ari ums ▁are ▁in ▁the ▁position ▁to ▁offer ▁more ▁significant ▁contributions ▁to ▁the ▁international