Tuesday, December 12, 1972
RECORD NUMBER OF VISITORS TO AGRICULTURAL SHOW
The recent agricultural show at Shek Kong was visited by a
record quarter of a million people.
That is more than twice the number that attended the previous
show, which was held in 1969 in conjunction with the Festival of Hong Kong.
The perfect weather on all four days resulted in large crowds
every day. All previous attendance records were, however, broken on
Sunday when just over half of the total number of visitors were counted
entering the show ground.
Many visitors to the show on Sunday afternoon were, unfortunately,
delayed for long periods in traffic jams, as the roads were not able
to cope with the great number of vehicles.
Forty challenge cups and other trophies were presented on Sunday
afternoon by His Excellency the Commander British Forces, Lt. General Sir
Richard Ward, to the winners of the different categories of exhibits.
A spokesman for the Agriculture and Fisheries Department today
(Tuesday) thanked the army and paid tribute to many army units for the
valuable help and cooperation received,
Large numbers of prize-winning live stock and crops were on display,
and visitors were also able to see a full programme of free entertainment
in the show ring and on the stage.
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