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SUNDAY, MARCH 23, 1980
THE INSTITUTE WAS STARTED IN SEPTEMBER, 1975. THERE ARE AT PRESENT 15 FULL-TIME DAY CLASSES, 49 PART-TIME DAY-RELEASE CLASSES, 49 EVENING CLASSES AND EIGHT SHORT COURSES. THE TOTAL STUDENT ENROLMENT IS 3 500.
VISITORS CAN TOUR THE INSTITUTE, AT 20 HING SHING ROAD, TOMORROW BETWEEN 10 AM AND 12.30 PM, AND FROM 2 PM TO 4.30 PM.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE WELCOME TO SEND YOUR REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE OPEN DAY OF KWAI CHUNG TECHNICAL INSTITUTE, AT 20 KING SHING ROAD, TOMORROW (MONDAY).
TUEN MUN TO STAGE BONSAI SHOW
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HUNDREDS OF ENTRIES ARE EXPECTED WHEN A BONSAI (MINIATURE TREE) SHOW IS HELD IN TUEN MUN NEXT MONTH.
THE SHOW IS BEING ORGANISED BY CHING CHUNG KOON, A LOCAL TAOIST ASSOCIATION. SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR DAVID AKERS-JONES, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING ON APRIL 26.
IT WILL BE HELD AT THE TUEN MUN PLAYGROUND AND WILL BE DIVIDED INTO STUDENTS', OPEN AND DISPLAY SECTIONS. IT WILL OPEN DAILY FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM.
PEOPLE ATTENDING WILL PAY A TOKEN ENTRANCE FEE OF $1 AND ALL PROCEEDS WILL BE USED TO FINANCE A BONSAI PUBLICATION TO PROMOTE FURTHER INTEREST.
THERE WILL BE DAILY DEMONSTRATIONS OF BONSAI PLANTING.
MR AKERS-JONES IS THE SHOW'S HONORARY PATRON, WHILE THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, MR J.M. RIDDELL-SWAN, AND THE DIRECTOR OF NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES, MR HARNAM GREWAL, ARE HONORARY VICE-PATRONS.
THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT. THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT, THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE HONG KONG TOURIST ASSOCIATION ARE SPONSORS.
TUEN MUN ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER, MISS SANDRA LEE EXPLAINED TODAY THAT THE WEEK-LONG SHOW WAS AIMED AT POPULARISING THIS HORTICULTURAL ART. IT WAS ALSO HOPED IT WOULD ATTRACT VISITORS FROM OTHER AREAS OF HONG KONG AND OVERSEAS TOURISTS TO THE NEW TOWN.
MISS LEE, WHO IS ON THE COMMITTEE ORGANISING THE SHOW, SAID IT WOULD VERY LIKELY BECOME A MAJOR ANNUAL EVENT FOR THE NEW TOWN AND STARTING NEXT YEAR WOULD INCLUDE ENTRIES FROM JAPAN AND OTHER SOUTHEAST ASIAN COUNTRIES,
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