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FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 1989
LADY WILSON OPENS FLOWER SHOW
LADY WILSON THIS FLOWER SHOW, THE THIRD JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE
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(FRIDAY) MORNING OPENED THE 1989 HONG KONG YEAR THAT THIS SPECTACULAR SHOW HAS BEEN
REGIONAL COUNCIL AND URBAN COUNCIL.
ON DISPLAY WERE MORE THAN A THOUSAND SPECIES OF FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS THAT SPLASHED THE SHA TIN TOWN HALL AND THE SPRAWLING CENTRAL PARK IN A BRILLIANT ARRAY OF COLOURS THAT LIFTED THE GLOOM THE OVERCAST SKIES OF THE MORNING.
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NOTING THAT THE SHOW HAD BROUGHT TOGETHER A WIDE RANGE OF FLORAL EXHIBITS FROM OVERSEAS AND LOCAL GROUPS, LADY WILSON SAID SHE WAS DELIGHTED THAT MORE THAN 20 ASSOCIATIONS IN CHINA HAD ALSO JOINED THIS YEAR.
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"OTHERS ARE FROM SINGAPORE, THAILAND, NEW ZEALAND, AND EVEN FAR AFIELD AS THE NETHERLANDS. IT IS EXCITING TO THINK THAT MANY OF THESE GLORIOUS EXHIBITS HAVE BEEN BROUGHT IN BY AIR FROM SO FAR AWAY.'
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LADY WILSON SAID IT WAS ALSO EXCITING TO SEE THE VERY VARIED SPECIES THAT WERE ABLE TO GROW IN HONG KONG, AND THAT THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT HAD MOUNTED AN EXHIBITION ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS IN HONG KONG OVER THE PAST 50 YEARS.
CONGRATULATING THE TWO COUNCILS FOR THE CHOICE OF VENUR FOR ORGANISING THE EVENT JOINTLY FOR THE THIRD TIME. LADY WILSON SAID THE CENTRAL PARK SEEMS AN IDEAL PLACE, AND "IT SEEMS A MOST APPROPRIATE AND NATURAL SETTING TO LOOK AT ALL THESE LOVELY FLOWERS. H
ALSO SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE REGIONAL COUNCIL, MR CHEUNG YAN-LUNG, SAID THE SIZE OF THE SHOW VENUE HAS ALMOST DOUBLED THAT AVAILABLE IN 1987.
"THIS YEAR WE SEE THE LARGEST EVER GARDEN COMPETITION WITH 20 ENTRIES FROM ALL DISTRICTS IN THE TERRITORY. I AM SURE THAT THIS MAGNIFICENT DISPLAY WILL BE A MAJOR ATTRACTION, MR CHEUNG SAID.
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"OTHER HOME GROWN SPECIES OF HIGH QUALITY ADD TO EXCELLENT COLLECTION OF EXQUISITE DISPLAYS. THE 1989 FLOWER SHOW DEFINITELY PROVE TO BE A FEAST FOR THE EYES, HE ADDED.
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AFTER THE OPENING CEREMONY, LADY WILSON THEN TOURED THE SHOW GROUND, ACCOMPANIED BY MR CHEUNG, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE URBAN COUNCIL, MR H.M.G. FORSGATE, AND THE DIRECTOR OF REGIONAL SERVICES,
MR HAIDER
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