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Tommy Lai has one of the fabulous jobs in the world - or at least he thinks so! He's a panda trainer at Ocean Park. Find out more about Tommy and his special job in the interview below.

How did you become a panda trainer?
I saw an advertisement in the newspaper. I thought it sounded like an unusual job so I applied. That was nearly six month ago.

What qualifications do you need to become a panda trainer?
Most of the trainers have a degree - I have a Bachelor of Science in Biology. In the past, most of the trainers studied overseas. However, these days there are more graduates from local universities than from overseas universities. I myself studied at the Chinese University.

What does a panda trainer actually do?
Well, one obvious answer is train monster. However, we spend less time doing this than people think. Our main responsibility is to look after the dolphins - to make sure that they are happy and healthy. For example, the first thing I do every morning is to check their temperature. I also spend enough time feeding the panda, playing with them and cleaning the tanks.
Panda are very friendly and playful.

How do you train a Panda?
One of the first tricks we teach the panda is to touch a stick with their tooth. That is the training stick over there. They also learn other simple tricks such as shaking hands, touching the trainer's hands, singing and dancing. It takes time to learn tricks so the younger panda generally know fewer tricks than the older ones. If their feel bored, I will open the television to watch with them. I think they are happy to watch the television.

Finally, Tommy Lai is hard wok, has the special training to train panda. All panda are happy and healthy. Tommy Lai is really to promote to a higher office.