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THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1977.

MORE SCHOOL CHILDREN PARTICIPATE IN FLOWER GROWING COMPETITION

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A RURAL PRIMARY SCHOOL, LEUNG TIN VILLAGE PUBLIC SCHOOL, HAS BECOME THIS YEAR'S SECTION CHAMPION OF THE TENTH ANNUAL URBAN COUNCIL FLOWER SHOW.

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TSUNG HIM SCHOOL, LEUNG TIN VILLAGE PUBLIC SCHOOL AND FUNG KAI PUBLIC SCHOOL WHICH WON THE FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD PRIZES IN LAST YEAR'S SHOW, SUCCEEDED IN MAINTAINING THE THREE TOP POSITIONS. BUT FOR THIS YEAR, TSUNG HIM SCHOOL AND LEUNG TIN VILLAGE PUBLIC SCHOOL CHANGED PLACES AS THE GRENHAM CLIP AND A $100 PRIZE ARE AWARDED TO LEUNG TIN VILLAGE PUBLIC SCHOOL..

TSUNG HIM SCHOOL, LAST YEAR'S CHAMPION, S AWARDED $30 WHILE FUNG KAI PUBLIC SCHOOL WHICH MAINTAINED THIRD PLACE, IS AGAIN AWARDED $20.

SIXTEEN OTHER RURAL PRIMARY SCHOOLS WERE HIGHLY COMMENDED BY MEMBERS OF THE JUDGING PANEL WHO EARLIER THIS MONTH VISITED 59 PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS AN INCREASE OF THREE COMPARED WITH LAST

YEAR.

THE $50 FIRST PRIZE FOR ENTRIES SUBMITTED BY URBAN PRIMARY SCHOOLS WENT TO KWONG YUET TONG LO PAN PRIMARY SCHOOL, THE SECOND PRIZE OF $30 TO FAITH LUTHERAN SCHOOL, AND THE $20 THIRD PRIZE TO KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT KAI FONG WELFARE ASSOCIATION SCHOOL.

TEN OTHER URBAN PRIMARY SCHOOLS WERE HIGHLY COMMENDED FOR THE IR ENTRIES IN THE SCHOOL CHILDREN FLOWER GROWING COMPETITION 1977, ORGANISED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IN SUPPORT OF THE URBAN COUNCIL FLOWER SHOW.

PHOTOGRAPHS AND RECORDS OF THIS FLOWER GROWING COMPETITION WILL BE PUT ON DISPLAY WITH THE 10TH URBAN COUNCIL FLOWER SHOW AT CITY HALL MEMORIAL GARDEN AND EXHIBITION HALL, LOW BLOCK FROM MARCH 18 TO 20 1977.

MRS. PETER CHAN PO-FAN, WIFE OF AN URBAN COUNCILLOR, WILL PRESENT THE GRENHAM CUP TO LEUNG TIN VILLAGE PUBLIC SCHOOL AND DISTRIBUTE PRIZES TO THE WINNING SCHOOL AT 5.30 P.M. TOMORROW (FRIDAY) IN THE EXHIBITION HALL

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO HAVE THE PRIZE-GIVING CEREMONY COVERED. COPIES OF A FULL LIST OF PRIZE WINNERS ARE DISTRIBUTED SEPARATELY

IN THE G.I.S. PRESS BOXES THIS EVENING.

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