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TUESDAY, MARCH 28, 1989

TUEN MUN BONSAI COMPETITION OPEN TO ALL

PLANT LOVERS THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY ARE INVITED TO TAKE PART IN A COMPETITION ORGANISED AS PART OF THE 1989 TUEN MUN DISTRICT BONSAI SHOW TO BE HELD FROM APRIL 21 TO 30 AT THE TAOIST CHING CHUNG KOON MONASTERY.

THE ANNUAL EXHIBITION IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE MONASTERY, TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICE AND VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS. IT IS SPONSORED BY THE HONG KONG TOURIST ASSOCIATION AND KOWLOON MOTOR BUS CO. LTD.

AS IN PREVIOUS YEARS, THE COMPETITION IS DIVIDED INTO OPEN AND SCHOOL SECTIONS.

IN THE OPEN SECTION, PARTICIPANTS OF ALL AGES CAN EACH SUBMIT NOT MORE THAN TWO BONSAI PLANTS AND THE CONTAINER'S DIAMETER MUST NOT EXCEED 75 CENTIMETRES.

AS FOR THE SCHOOL SECTION, STUDENTS FROM THE TUEN MUN AND YUEN LONG DISTRICTS CAN TAKE PART EITHER IN THE PRIMARY OR SECONDARY

CATEGORIES.

THEY ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT THEIR BONSAI OR FLOWER PLANTS THROUGH THEIR SCHOOLS. THE DIAMETER OF THE BONSAI CONTAINER SHOULD ALSO NOT EXCEED 75 CENTIMETRES. THE BLOOMS SHOULD BE BETWEEN 15. AND 30 CENTIMETRES.

ALL ENTRIES SHOULD REACH THE MONASTERY BY 11 AM ON APRIL 20. THEY WILL BE PUT ON DISPLAY WITH OTHER POTTED PLANTS OF TSING CHUNG KOON UNTIL THE END OF THE EXHIBITION.

STUDENTS OF THE TUEN MUN AND YUEN LONG DISTRICTS ARE ALSO INVITED TO TAKE PART IN A PHOTOGHRAPHIC COMPETITION OF THE BONSAI SHOW.

AGAIN, THE COMPETITION IS DIVIDED INTO THE SECONDARY AND PRIMARY SECTIONS. EACH SCHOOL SHOULD NOT SUBMIT MORE THAN FIVE COLOUR PHOTOGRAPHS TO THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE.

PHOTOGRAPHS FEATURING EXHIBITS AT THE BONSAI SHOW SHOULD BE SENT TO TSING CHUNG KOON OR TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICE BY MAY 6.

THOSE WISHING TO ENTER THE BONSAI COMPETITION CAN OBTAIN AN ENTRY FORM FROM THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICE, YUEN LONG DISTRICT OFFICE AND THEIR SUB-OFFICES. STUDENTS CAN OBTAIN A FORM FROM THEIR RESPECTIVE SCHOOLS.

ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE ON 0-4651954 OR 0-4617117.

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