SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1982
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HORTICULTURE CLASS FOR THE ELDERLY PEOPLE
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A HORTICULTURE TRAINING CLASS FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE IS CURRENTLY HELD AT FANLING TO PROMOTE POT AND GARDEN PLANTING.
IT IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE HORTICULTURE CLUB OF THE NORTH DISTRICT ARTS ADVANCEMENT ASSOCIATION AND THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
LECTURES ARE BEING HELD AT THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE FANLING SUB-OFFICE OF NORTH DISTRICT OFFICE AT JOCKEY CLUB ROAD, FANLING AT 2 PM ON EVERY SATURDAYS UNTIL MARCH 6.
ELDERLY PEOPLE ARE WELCOMED TO JOIN THE FREE TRAINING CLASS, SAID A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NTSD.
HORTICULTURE EXPERTS WILL GIVE LECTURES ON VARIOUS ASPECTS OF HORTICULTURE AND CULTIVATION OF PLANTS.
PRACTICAL WORK AS WELL AS COMPETITION AND EXHIBITION WILL ALSO BE ARRANGED TO AROUSE THE INTEREST OF PARTICIPANTS.
AN EXPERIMENTAL FLOWER BED HAS BEEN SET UP AT A STRETCH OF LAND ADJACENT TO THE SUB-OFFICE OF NORTH DISTRICT OFFICE AT FANLING FOR PARTICIPANTS TO NOURISH THEIR PLANTS.
OUTSTANDING HORTICULTURAL SELECTION WILL BE SHOWN TO THE PUBLIC AT AN OPEN EXHIBITION TO BE HELD ON MARCH 7.
FIRING PRACTICE ***
FIRING PRACTICE WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE HA TSUEN/CASTLE PEAK RANGE FOR FIVE DAYS FROM MONDAY (FEBRUARY 8) TO FRIDAY.
THE PRACTICE TIMES ARE MONDAY FROM 9 AM TO 5 PM TUESDAY FROM 8.30 AM TO 4.30 PM WEDNESDAY FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM- AND FRIDAY FROM 8 AM TO 4.30 PM.
THURSDAY
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE WARNED NOT TO ENTER THE AREA WHEN RED FLAGS ARE FLYING,