Statue of McDull

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Statue of McDull
McDull Avenue of Stars Hong Kong.jpg
The statue in 2013
Statue of McDull
Subject McDull
Location Hong Kong
Coordinates 22°17′35″N114°10′29″E / 22.2931°N 114.1748°E / 22.2931; 114.1748

A bronze sculpture of McDull, an anthropomorphic pig cartoon character, was installed on Hong Kong's Avenue of Stars, [1] along Tsim Sha Tsui's waterfront in Kowloon, in 2011. [2] The statue has been relocated to the Tsim Sha Tsui East Waterfront Podium Garden temporarily, during an ongoing waterfront revitalisation project. [3]

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References

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