SATURDAY, MAY 22, 1982
BONSAI SHOW
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A REAL TREAT FOR ALL
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MORE THAN 1 000 PEOPLE HAD AN ENJOYABLE WEEKEND TODAY AT CHING CHUNG KOON, A TAOIST MONASTERY IN TUEN MUN, APPRECIATING SOME 400 RARE AND VALUABLE ITEMS OF BONSAI AND FLOWER PLANTS.
AS THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR NEW TERRITORIES,
MR IAN MACPHERSON, PUT IT: +THIS IS A REAL TREAT FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS AS WELL AS OUTSIDE VISITORS AND OVERSEAS TOURISTS.+
ALSO ON DISPLAY AT THE 10-DAY SHOW WERE WINNING ENTRIES OF
A BONSAI COMPETITION FOR STUDENTS AND THE PUBLIC.
ORGANISED BY THE KOON, AND SPONSORED BY THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT BOARD AND THE HONG KONG TOURIST ASSOCIATION, THE SHOW HAS RUN INTO THE THIRD YEAR AND BECOME A +SIGNIFICANT AND COLOURFUL EVENT+ FOR THE DISTRICT, SAID MR MACPHERSON.
OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY, HE SAID BONSAI AND THE KEEPING OF HOUSE PLANTS HAD BECOME A VERY POPULAR PASTIME IN RECENT YEARS.
+MINIATURE TREES AND POTTED PLANTS HAVE PLAYED AN EVER-GROWING ROLE IN BEAUTIFYING THE FAMILY ENVIRONMENT AND IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR MANY OF US LIVING IN THIS OVERCROWDED CITY.+
BESIDES OFFERING AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY TO APPRECIATE THE FASCINATING TRADITIONAL ART OF BONSAI, THE SHOW ALSO HELPED TO REMIND PEOPLE OF THE NEED TO DEVELOP AN INTERESTING HOBBY AND TO TAKE A MORE BALANCED APPROACH TO LIFE, AMID THE HUSTLE AND BUSTLE OF THE BUSY DAILY CHORES, HE SAID.
MR MACPHERSON ADDED THAT THE SHOW TIED IN WELL WITH THE MEI FA PHASE OF THE CLEAN HONG KONG CAMPAIGN, THE PURPOSE OF WHICH WAS TO GROW MORE PLANTS TO BEAUTIFY THE ENVIRONMENT.
HE ALSO COMMENDED THE KOON FOR ITS INITIATIVE AND IMAGINATION IN STAGING THE SHOW AND ITS INVOLVEMENT IN THE COMMUNITY LIFE AND ACTIVITIES OF TUEN MUN.
+ IT HAS NOW PROVIDED TWO MUCH-NEEDED FREE MEDICAL CLINICS, ONE KINDERGARTEN AND TWO HOMES FOR THE AGED IN THIS RAPIDLY EXPANDING TOWNSHIP AND PLANS ARE AFOOT TO PROVIDE MORE COMMUNITY FACILITIES IN THE DISTRICT.+
THE SHOW OPENS DAILY FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM. ADMISSION IS FREE.