SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1983
HORTICULTURE CLASS FOR TUEN MUN RESIDENTS ******
A FREE HORTICULTURE CLASS COVERING A BROAD RANGE OF PLANTING TECHNIQUES WILL BE HELD IN TUEN MUN, STARTING FROM THE END OF THIS MONTH.
THIS IS THE SECOND HORTICULTURE CLASS IN THE NEW TOWN ORGANISED BY THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT THIS YEAR.
LOCAL RESIDENTS AGE 16 OR ABOVE ARE WELCOME TO APPLY, A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
AMONG OTHER TOPICS, THE FIVE-SESSION COURSE WILL COVER BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF SOIL, SEED SOWING, CUTTING AND FERTILISING, PROPAGATION METHODS AND GENERAL PLANT MAINTENANCE.
EXPERTS OF THE HONG KONG ORCHID CLUB WILL BE INVITED TO GIVE TALKS DURING THE COURSE WHICH WILL BE CONDUCTED BETWEEN 10 AM AND 12 NOON ON FIVE CONSECUTIVE SATURDAYS, STARTING ON DECEMBER 31. FIELD VISITS AND PRACTICAL WORK WILL ALSO BE ARRANGED.
THE CLASS WILL BE HELD AT THE TUEN MUN URBAN SERVICES OFFICE ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF TOP COURT', 60-70 TAK CHING COURT, WITH PRACTICAL WORK TO BE CONDUCTED AT THE HUNG CHEUNG ROAD SITTING OUT AREA.
APPLICATION FORMS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE TUEN MUN URBAN SERVICES OFFICE OR THE OFFICE OF THE TUEN MUN TANG SHIU KIN SPORTS GROUND, AND SHOULD BE RETURNED BEFORE TUESDAY (DECEMBER 20).
SHA TIN ARTS FORTNIGHT STARTS
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THE THIRD SHA TIN ARTS FORTNIGHT OPENED THIS (SATURDAY) EVENING WITH A VARIETY OF PERFORMANCES BY FOUR LOCAL PERFORMING GROUPS AT THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY.
TAKING PART IN THE OPENING SHOWS WERE THE SHA TIN DISTRICT BOARD CHILDREN'S CHOIR, THE SHA TIN CHINESE ORCHESTRA, THE CANTONESE OPERA TRAINING CLASS AND A LOCAL DANCE GROUP.
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY, THE OFFICIATING GUEST, SIR RUN RUN SHAW, SAID THIS ANNUAL EVENT COULD HELP PROMOTE CULTURAL
INTERESTS AMONG SHA TIN RESIDENTS.
+ IN THIS TIME OF DEVELOPMENT AND CHANGES, I HOPE THE EVENT WILL ALSO HELP FOSTER A SENSE OF BELONGING TO, AND COMMON IDENTITY WITH, THE DISTRICT, HE SAID,
/FOR THE