The giant rubber duck which has attracted tens of thousands of visitors since it sailed into Hong Kong two weeks ago was reduced to a sad deflated disc in the city's harbor yesterday.

Left feeling flat. The rubber duck in Hong Kong has been deflated for checks.

Duck mania has gripped the city since its arrival, with locals and tourists flocking to see the artwork conceived by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman.

But those who made the trip to see it yesterday were left disappointed as the wind had firmly been taken out of the duck's sails.

Officials said the duck had been deflated as part of scheduled maintenance.

"The duck represents happiness for us," 30-year-old Lee Chun-shing said."It was the highlight of this place, but now the highlight is deflated, of course everyone is disappointed."

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