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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1977

PRIZES FOR WINNERS OF

1977 SCHOOL CHILDREN FLOWER GROWING COMPETITION

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THE PRIZE-GIVING CEREMONY OF THE 1977 SCHOOL CHILDREN FLOWER GROWING COMPETITION WILL TAKE PLACE TOMORROW (SATURDAY), AT THE TUNG WAH GROUP OF HOSPITALS LO YU CHIK PRIMARY SCHOOL.

A TOTAL OF 59 SCHOOLS PARTICIPATED IN THIS EVENT ORGANIZED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, WHICH IS A NEW RECORD.

FIRST PRIZE OF THE URBAN SCHOOLS GROUP GOES TO KWONG YUET TONG LO PAN PRIMARY SCHOOL AND THE WINNER IN THE RURAL SCHOOLS GROUP IS LEUNG TING VILLAGE PUBLIC SCHOOL, TUEN MUN, WHICH IS ALSO THE OVERALL CHAMPION IN THE COMPETITION.

MRS. LOUISE MOK, DEPUTY CHIEF INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS WILL DELIVER THE OPENING REMARKS AND MR. N.M. HO, DEPUTY

DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION (PROFESSIONAL) WILL ADDRESS THE GATHERING,

PRIZES WILL BE GIVEN AWAY BY MR. A.G. BROWN, ASSISTANT

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DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION (CHIEF INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS) =

MR. WONG KAM YIP, VICE PRESIDENT, ROTARY CLUB OF THE NEW TERRITORIES- MR. SIMON C.P. YEUNG, VICE PRESIDENT, ROTARY CLUB OF THE NEW TERRITORIES= MR. R.F. POLLARD, STAFF OFFICER (GARDENS) OF

THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND MR. HO SUN WING, SUPERVISOR

OF LEUNG TING VILLAGE PUBLIC SCHOOL.

THE ROTARY CLUBS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES DONATED ALL THE

PRIZES FOR THE COMPETITION.

A SEMINAR TO LAUNCH THE 1978 COMPETITION WILL BE HELD AFTER THE CEREMONY, IN WHICH HORTICULTURISTS WILL GIVE TALKS ON FLOWER GROWING, CRITERIA FOR JUDGING FLOWER BEDS AND PLOTS, IMPROVEMENT OF SOIL FERTILITY AND CONTROL OF PESTS. FERTILIZERS DONATED BY WONG SAM HING CO. LTD., WILL BE DISTRIBUTED FREE OF CHARGE TO PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS IN NEXT YEAR'S COMPETITION.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

THE PRIZE-PRESENTATION CEREMONY OF THE 1977 SCHOOL CHILDREN FLOWER GROWING COMPETITION WILL TAKE PLACE ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1977 AT 2 P.M. AT THE TUNG WAH GROUP OF HOSPITALS LO YU CHIK PRIMARY SCHOOL, PITT STREET, YAU MA TEI, KOWLOON.

YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE EVENT.