MONDAY, APRIL 22, 1985
FLOWER SHOW REGISTERS MANY +FIRSTS+
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THE URBAN COUNCIL'S ANNUAL FLOWER SHOW HAS ACHIEVED A NUMBER OF FIRSTS+ THIS YEAR.
THE THREE-DAY SHOW, HELD AT THE CITY HALL LAST WEEKEND, ATTRACTED A RECORD 34 874 VISITORS, THIS REPRESENTED AN INCREASE OF 2 392 OVER LAST YEAR'S TOTAL.
THE ATTENDANCE ON THE FINAL DAY OF THE EVENT WAS ALSO A RECORD, NUMBERING 18 249 COMPARED WITH 17 257 REGISTERED ON THE SAME DAY LAST YEAR.
FURTHERMORE, A RECORD 1 423 COMPETITIVE EXHIBITS WERE RECEIVED THIS YEAR.
THE CHIEF MANAGER (LEISURE SERVICES) OF THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT, MR ROGER POLLARD, SAID THE SHOW HAD BECOME ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR EVENTS AMONG THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE.
+THIS YEAR'S SHOW IN PARTICULAR WAS THE BEST IN YEARS WITH THE LARGE NUMBER OF FLOWERS AND VARIETIES OF PLANTS ON DISPLAY, MR POLLARD SAID.
+THE WEATHER WAS ALSO EXCEPTIONALLY GOOD AND THE COMMERCIAL STALLS OUTSIDE THE SHOW SITE ALSO HELPED BOOST THE ATTENDANCE FIGURES.+
NEW OFFICES FOR RECREATION AND AMENITIES SECTIONS
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FOLLOWING THE RE-ORGANISATION OF THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT THIS MONTH, A NUMBER OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RECREATION AND AMENITIES SECTIONS HAVE MOVED TO NEW OFFICES,
THE NEW ADDRESSES AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS OF THESE
SECTIONS ARE:
KOWLOON WEST REGIONAL OFFICE.
AMOY PLAZA, 77 NGAU TAU KOK ROAD, KOWLOON.
(TEL. NO. 3-7553997)
HONG KONG REGIONAL OFFICE
16/F., HONEST MOTORS BUILDING,
9-11 LEIGHTON ROAD,
HỒNG KONG.
(TEL. NO. 5-8919522)
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