The iconic and much-loved teddy bear celebrated its one-hundredth birthday this year, and the HKCEC gave it the birthday party it deserved! The Centre's 100th Birthday Festival was designed to celebrate the fun and pleasure that generations of children and adults alike have derived from this humble stuffed toy. Featuring children's rides, teddy bear acrobatic shows, and a teddy bear garden (where doubtless a teddy bear picnic was taking place!), the festival showcased numerous aspects of the teddy bear, its owners and its makers. And the star of the show? A colossal eight-metre high seated teddy bear, its ears scraping the ceiling of the lofty exhibition hall. Vying for a place in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's largest, this was definitely not a teddy bear to snuggle up next to in bed!