SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 1986
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING, DR LEE SAID THAT BONSAI MINIATURE TREES HAD COME A LONG WAY IN HISTORY, MORE THAN 2 000 YEARS.
+ IT EVOLVES FROM A PERFECT BLEND OF HORTICULTURE, GARDENING AND ART, HE SAID.
+THE ESSENCE OF BONSAI IS TO CONVERT THE REAL INTO A MINIATURE. HONG KONG IS A SMALL PLACE WHERE OVERCROWDEDNESS AND BUSTLING PREVAIL. IF WE CAN ARRANGE TO HAVE A FEW BONSAI PLANTS AT HOME OR IN THE OFFICE, WE CAN ENJOY THE PLEASURE OF LOOKING AT THEM DURING OUR LEISURE.
+ BONSAI HAS A SUBTLE INFLUENCE ON US- IT CAN PUT OUR MINDS AT EASE, THUS HELPING US TO PROMOTE A HARMONIOUS HUMAN RELATIONSHIP AND TO ENRICH OUR LIFE.+
JOINING DR LEE AT TODAY'S CEREMONY WERE THE DIRECTOR OF REGIONAL SERVICES, MR TONY HAMMOND, THE DEPUTY REGIONAL SECRETARY (NEW TERRITORIES), MR PETER NG, AND THE CHAIRMAN OF HEUNG YEE KUK, MR LAU WONG-FAT.
ON DISPLAY WERE MORE THAN 300 RARE AND VALUABLE BONSAI PROVIDED BY CHING CHUNG KOON, INCLUDING A 200-YEAR-OLD BEECH TREE, BELIEVED TO BE THE FAVOURITE OF THE EMPRESS DOWAGER.
OTHER EXHIBITS INCLUDED WINNING ENTRIES OF A BONSAI COMPETITION HELD RECENTLY IN THE DISTRICT.
THE SHOW, CO-ORGANISED BY THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICE, THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT AND THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, IS OPEN DAILY FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM UNTIL MAY 5.
TEXTILE LICENCE FORMS REVISED ****
TEXTILE EXPORTERS AND MANUFACTURERS ARE REMINDED THAT FROM JULY 1, APPLICATIONS FOR EXPORT LICENCES MUST BE MADE ON NEW REVISED FORMS.
THE REVISED FORMS TIC 353 (REV. 1985) AND TIC 353A (REV. 1985) WILL REPLACE THE PRESENT FORM TIC 353 (REV. 1983) COVERING EXPORTS OF NON-RESTRAINED TEXTILE PRODUCTS AND FORM 353A (REV. 1983) FOR EXPORT OF RESTRAINED TEXTILE PRODUCTS, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRADE DEPARTMENT SAID.
APPLICATIONS FOR EXPORT LICENCES COULD NOW BE MADE ON EITHER THE OLD FORMS OR THE REVISED FORMS. BUT WITH EFFECT FROM JULY 1, THE REVISED FORMS MUST BE USED.
THE REVISED