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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1987
LADY WILSON OPENS FLOWER, BIRD, INSECT, FISH SHOW
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GROUND
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE FLOCKED TO THE FANLING RECREATION TODAY (WEDNESDAY) TO SEE THE FIRST NORTH DISTRICT FLOWER, BIRD, INSECT AND FISH SHOW AFTER ITS OPENING BY WIFE OF THE WILSON.
GOVERNOR, LADY
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE FLOWER SECTION INCLUDED SOME New SPECIES OF ROSES FROM SHEKOU, CHINA; FRESH FLOWERS FLOWM IN FROM HOLLAND, AUSTRALIA, THAILAND AND SINGAPORE: CHINESE BONSAI AND FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS IMBUED WITH CHRISTMAS JOY AND DECORATED WITH FISH AND
BIRDS.
VIOLETS,
FLOWERS AND PLANTS ON DISPLAY WERE DIVIDED INTO FIVE CATEGORIES, NAMELY POT PLANTS, MINIATURE POT PLANTS, AFRICAN BONSAI TYPE PLANTS AND ORCHIDS.
IN THE ADJOINING FANLING ROTARY YOUTH CENTRE, VISITORS WERB ATTRACTED BY COLOURFUL SPECIES OF FISH AND TROPICAL FOREST BIRDS PROVIDED BY THE OCEAN PARK.
OF GREAT EDUCATIONAL VALUE WERE THE ILLUSTRATED SPECIMENS AND LIVING EXAMPLES OF COMMON AGRICULTURAL INSECTS IN HONG KONG, WHICH WERE PROVIDED BY THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT.
THE SHOW IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC BETWEEN 9.30 AM AND 5.30 PM FROM TOMORROW (THURSDAY) TO SATURDAY (DECEMBER 26); AND FROM 9.30 AM TO 4 PM ON SUNDAY (DECEMBER 27).
THE ADMISSION FEE IS $3 FOR ADULTS AND $1 FOR CHILDREN.
SPONSORED BY THE NORTH DISTRICT BOARD AND THE REGIONAL COUNCIL, THE SHOW IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE NORTH DISTRICT OFFICE, REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT, NORTH DISTRICT ARTS ADVANCEMENT ASSOCIATION, OCEAN PARK, FANLING ROTARY YOUTH CENTRE, KADOORIE AGRICULTURAL AID ASSOCIATION, WORLD WIDE FUND FOR NATURE HONG KONG, SIX FLORAL ORGANISATIONS AND A WILDLIFE ARTIST.
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