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SATURDAY APRIL 11, 1931
SPEAKING ON THE ROLE OF ETV IN HONG KONG'S EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM, THE DIRECTOR SAID IT WAS WITHOUT DOUBT AN EDUCATION TOOL OF VERY CONSIDERABLE IMPORTANCE.
+ IT IS WORTHY OF NOTE THAT ETV AS IT IS AT PRESENT IN HONG KONG CAN STAND UP TO COMPARISON WITH OTHER ETV SERVICES ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD, MR HAYE COMMENTED.
HE ADDED THAT ETV, WHICH WILL BE CELEBRATING ITS 10TH ANNIVERSARY IN SEPTEMBER, WILL IN THE NEAR FUTURE EXPAND ITS SERVICE TO INCLUDE NEW SUBJECTS TO ASSIST TEACHERS IN SCHOOLS.
TUEN MUN BONSAI SHOW OPENS
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AN EXHIBITION OF MORE THAN 400 BONSAI PLANTS WAS OPENED AT TUEN MUN PLAYGROUND TODAY (SATURDAY).
THE 10-DAY SHOW, ORGANISED BY THE CHING CHUNG TAOIST ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG AND SPONSORED BY TUEN MUN DISTRICT BOARD, IS THE SECOND TO BE HELD IN THE DISTRICT,
AMONG THE EXHIBITS IS A 200-YEAR-OLD BEECH TREE, BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN A FAVOURITE OF THE EMPRESS DOWAGER OF THE CHING DYNASTY.
THE SHOW INCLUDES COMPETITIVE SECTIONS FOR 10 LOCAL SECONDARY AND PRIMARY SCHOOLS WHICH ENTERED 100 EXHIBITS. CHING CHUNG KOON PROVIDED THE REST OF THE EXHIBITS.
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OPENING THE SHOW, THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR DAVID AKERS-JONES, SAID THAT BONSAI AND KEEPING OF HOUSE PLANTS WAS A FASCINATING PASTIME WHICH REQUIRED SKILL, PATIENCE, AND AWARENESS OF BEAUTY AND PROPORTION.
HE HOPED THIS ANNUAL EVENT WOULD NURTURE APPRECIATION AND CONCERN FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF TUEN MUN TOWN AND THE PRESERVATION OF ITS BEAUTIFUL SURROUNDINGS.
HE THANKED THE HONG KONG TOURIST ASSOCIATION AND ALL THOSE WHO HAD CONTRIBUTED TO MAKING IT A SUCCESS.
ALSO AT THE OPENING WERE THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHER IES, MR JOHN RIDDELL-SWAN- THE DIRECTOR OF NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES, MR JIMMY SWEETMAN- THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SHOW COMMITTEE, REV HAU PO-WOON- THE CHAIRMAN OF CHING CHUNG TAOIST ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG, MR NG WAI-SHUM- AND THE DISTRICT OFFICER TUEN MUN, MR BILLY LAM.
THE SHOW OPENS DAILY FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM. THERE ARE DAILY DEMONSTRATIONS OF BONSAI PLANTING AND A BOOKLET INTRODUCING THE ART IS BEING DISTRIBUTED FREE TO VISITORS.
FIRING PRACTICE REMINDER
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FIRING PRACTICE WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE HA TSUEN/CASTLE
PEAK
RANGE FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM ON WEDNESDAY (APRIL 15).
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE WARNED NOT TO ENTER THE AREA WHEN RED FLAGS ARE FLYING.