SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1991
LUSH GARDEN BUILT OVERNIGHT OPENS TOMORROW
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A LUSH GARDEN BUILT OVERNIGHT ON A CONCRETE THOROUGHFARE THE HEART OF CENTRAL WILL BE OPEN TO ALL PEOPLE OF HONG KONG TOMORROW
(SUNDAY) AS PART OF THE KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN CAMPAIGN.
"THE ONE-DAY 'GARDEN CELEBRATION' AT THE CHATER ROAD PEDESTRIAN PRECINCT AIMS AT CREATING A VISUAL SYMBOLIC EXAMPLE OF WHAT CAN BE DONE IF EVERY ONE PITCHES IN TO IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT AND KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE JOINT URBAN COUNCIL/REGIONAL COUNCIL KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN STEERING COMMITTEE SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).
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THE SPOKESMAN SAID SOME 200 WORKERS WILL BE HOT THE HEELS ΤΟ TURN THE AREA INTO AN ATTRACTIVE PARK FEATURING A CENTRE-PIECE, WHICH IS THE VICTORIAN-STYLE "FOUNTAIN OF LIFE" ADORNED WITH ROSES; CHINESE AND JAPANESE GARDENS; LILY, CARNATION AND CHRYSANTHEMUM BLOSSOMS; TROPICAL AND GREEN HOUSE PLANTS, CLIMBING AND HANGING PLANTS, AS WELL AS TOPIARY.
THERE WILL ALSO BE AN EXHIBITION GALLERY FEATURING THE 19 DISTRICT BOARDS' YEAR-ROUND KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN ACTIVITIES, HE ADDED.
OMELCO MEMBER, MR ALLEN LEE PENG-FEI, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY.
WITH HIM WILL BE THE REGIONAL COUNCIL CHAIRMAN, MR CHEUNG YAN-LUNG; THE URBAN COUNCIL CHAIRMAN, DR RONALD LEUNG DING-BONG; CHAIRMAN AND VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE, MR GILBERT LEUNG KAM-HO AND MISS CHRISTINA TING YUK-CHEE; THE DIRECTOR OF URBAN SERVICES, MR HAIDER BARMA; AND THE DIRECTOR OF REGIONAL SERVICES, MR ADOLF HSU.
THE OFFICIATING GUESTS WILL ALSO PERFORM A FLOWER-PLANTING CEREMONY IN THE FLOWER BEDS SURROUNDING THE CENTRE-PIECE WITH CELEBRITIES INCLUDING 1991 MISS HONG KONG AND MISS ASIA; MS JOSEPHINE SIAO, MS MO SHUN-KWAN, MR SIMON YAM, MR DERIC WAN, MR TANG HO-KONG AND ME LÀM CHO-FAI.
THE CAMPAIGN MASCOTS, THE "DRAGON OF CLEANLINESS" FAMILY, WILL BE AROUND TO GREET VISITORS. SOUVENIRS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED FREE ON THE SPOT.
"THE GARDEN CELEBRATION", ORGANISED BY THE JOINT URBAN COUNCIL/ REGIONAL COUNCIL KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN STEERING COMMITTEE, WILL BE HELD FROM 11.45 AM TO 6.30 PM TOMORROW (SUNDAY). ADMISSION IS FREE.
ATTENTION NEWS EDITORS:
MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE WELCOME TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY OF "THE GARDEN CELEBRATION" TO BE HELD AT THE CHATER ROAD PEDESTRIAN PRECINCT, CENTRAL TOMORROW (SUNDAY), BEGINNING 11 AM.
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