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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1982
HORTICULTURE CLASS FOR RAINBOW BRIGADE
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AN EXHIBITION OF POTTED PLANTS WAS HELD TODAY (SATURDAY) AT THE PO LEUNG KUK CENTENARY SCHOOL TO MARK THE GRADUATION OF 50 COMMUNITY YOUTH CLUB RAINBOW BRIGADE MEMBERS FROM A COURSE ON HORTICULTURE.
THE RAINBOW BRIGADE IS A FORMATION WITHIN THE COMMUNITY YOUTH CLUB TO RENDER SUPPORT TO THE CLEAN HONG KONG MEI FA PHASE.
THE PLANTS ON DISPLAY WERE GROWN BY THIS GROUP OF YOUNGSTERS AS A HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT DURING THE TWO-MONTH COURSE.
JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE CYC SECTION OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT, THE COURSE WAS SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR RAINBOW BRIGADE MEMBERS OF THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT.
+THE AIM OF THE COURSE WAS TO PROVIDE THE RAINBOW BRIGADE MEMBERS WITH MORE PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE IN THEIR TASK OF BEAUTIFYING THE ENVIRONMENT, A CYC SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE COURSE CONSISTED OF EIGHT LECTURES DELIVERED BY EXPERTS ON VARIOUS ASPECTS OF TREE AND PLANT GROWING IN HONG KONG. EACH LECTURE WAS FOLLOWED BY A PRACTICAL SESSION TO ENABLE THE PARTICIPANTS TO GAIN MORE KNOWLEDGE OF THE SUBJECT.
+SIMILAR CLASSES ARE ALSO PLANNED FOR OTHER DISTRICTS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, THE SPOKESMAN SAID. FOR INSTANCE, A COURSE IN THE NORTHERN DISTRICT HAS ALREADY STARTED, AND ONE IN TAI PO DISTRICT WILL COMMENCE IN JANUARY.+
HORTICULTURE CLASS POPULAR IN NT
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SIXTY MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY YOUTH CLUB IN NORTH DISTRICT WILL HAVE THEIR FIRST LESSON ON HORTICULTURE TODAY (SATURDAY) AT THE SHEK WU PUBLIC SCHOOL IN SHEUNG SHUI AS MORE AND MORE SCHOOL CHILDREN IN THE NEW TERRITORIES JOINED HORTICULTURE CLASSES TO LEARN PLANTING TECHNIQUES.
THE HORTICULTURE CLASS, JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE EDUCATION AND NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENTS, WILL COMPRISE FOUR SESSIONS TO BE HELD ON FOUR CONSECUTIVE SATURDAY AFTERNOONS.
IT IS AIMED AT AROUSING THE INTEREST OF YOUNGSTERS IN THE APPRECIATION OF TREES AND PLANTS. THE HORTICULTURE CLASS HAS BEEN TIMED TO COINCIDE WITH THE 'MEI FA' — BEAUTIFICATION SCHEME OF THE CURRENT CLEAN HONG KONG CAMPAIGN, SAID A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NTSD.
DURING THE SESSIONS HORTICULTURAL EXPERTS OF THE NTSD WILL GIVE TALKS ON VARIOUS TOPICS INCLUDING INTRODUCTION OF SEASONAL FLOWERS AND THEIR PROPAGATION SEEDING, GROWING AND WATERING CARE AND FERTILISATION; AND TRANSPLANTING OF POTTED PLANTS.
PLANTING DEMONSTRATION AND PRACTICAL WORK WILL ALSO BE
ARRANGED FOR THE CLASS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.