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Oscar-winning actress Michelle Yeoh has become the latest celebrity to take part in a Hong Kong tourism drive after sharing a fun social media picture with a Labubu doll specially made to mark the first birthday of the city’s panda twins later this month.
The star on Monday shared a photo on Instagram of her holding up the Labubu doll, which is cradling the twin pandas in its arms, above a bucket of popcorn.
“Celebrating Hong Kong-born panda twins’ first birthday (and my birthday too) with Labubu in the Hollywood Bowl,” she wrote.
In other pictures, Yeoh was also seen holding the special doll with American actor Jeff Goldblum, known for his role in the movie Jurassic Park, as well as British actress and singer Cynthia Erivo.
Yeoh is among celebrities around the world who received the unique Labubu doll as part of the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau’s collaboration with the toy’s creator, Kasing Lung, to celebrate the first birthday of Hong Kong’s panda cub twins and promote the city.

Under the collaboration, the Hong Kong Tourism Board partnered with Lung to send out the distinctive dolls to celebrities and famous influencers to showcase online.
Labubu, a sharp-fanged little monster that is often sold as a plush clip-on charm for handbags, has become a global sensation and attracted high-profile fans, including the family of football star David Beckham.
Beijing-based Pop Mart, the sole distributor of dolls such as Labubu and Molly, said it expected its net profits for the first half of 2025 to rise by at least 350 per cent from the year before.
The Tourism Board, meanwhile, is rolling out a series of other promotional events across Hong Kong to turn the city into “one giant birthday party” for the panda twins’ birthday on August 15.
The cubs, Jia Jia and De De, are the first to be born in Hong Kong.


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Michelle Yeoh (left) with US actor Jeff Goldblum and a special Labubu doll. Photo: handout

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Hong Kong-born artist Lung Ka-sing created Labubu in 2015. Photo: Jonathan Wong

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Oscar-winning actress among celebrities sent unique Labubu dolls as part of campaign by creator and Hong Kong tourism authorities


Oscar-winning actress among celebrities sent unique Labubu dolls as part of campaign by creator and Hong Kong tourism authorities.


Michelle Yeoh takes a shine to Labubu made for Hong Kong panda cubs’ birthday

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Oscar-winning actress among celebrities sent unique Labubu dolls as part of campaign by creator and Hong Kong tourism authorities