Christmas is on its way, and Beijing has offered Hong Kong the gift of two pandas! Unable to decide on our own opinion on the topic, we hassled some people in the street about it.

"Surplus pandas can really affect the economy, so it's good we are sending them to Hong Kong, where they can be dealt with quietly and efficiently." Lin Guoyi, Xuanwu

"I am sure this will make the people of Hong Kong just as happy as we Uighurs are to be part of the great China family." Ahmad Tourson, Chaoyang

"If Hong Kong people really wanted to see pandas, they would fly up here to visit Beijing zoo and then pay the 10 yuan surcharge for the panda enclosure." Fang Ruimin, Dongcheng

"I am very happy about this news as it is more proof that China is good." Jiang Kekou, Xicheng

"I've got some pandas Hong Kong can have for a cheap price - but of course I mean Panda brand DVD players. Ha ha ha!" Dai Han, Chaoyang

"I am sick to death of mainlanders coming down here for the purposes of profiteering - those two jobs lying around chewing bamboo could be done just as well by native Hong Kongers!" Rodney Kwok, Kowloon