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Rice Paddy Babies

Rice Paddy Babies
Submitted by redpathfinder

These were I think HK-designed toys based on Cabbage Patch dolls, these were reflecting the sentiment of the times after the signing of the Joint Declaration between the UK and China in 1984

Date picture taken (may be approximate): 
Saturday, February 1, 1986
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Submitted by wongm on Tue, 2021-06-22 11:35.

I found this Reuters video from 1985 featurng the 'Rice Paddy Babies' dolls.

https://reuters.screenocean.com/record/860350

Submitted by wongm on Tue, 2021-06-22 11:37.

There was also a Chrismas album on cassette format.

https://www.discogs.com/Rice-Paddy-Babies-Rice-Paddy-Babies-Celebrate-Ch...