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FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 1979

CARELESS BEHAVIOUR SPOILS BEAUTY OF NEW TERRITORIES

SAYS AKERS-JONES

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THE REAL BEAUTY OF THE NEW TERRITORIES, BOTH TOWN AND COUNTRY, IS TOO OFTEN SPOILT BY CARELESS AND INDIFFERENT BEHAVIOUR, THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR. DAVID AKERS- JONES, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).

HE URGED THE PUBLIC TO FIGHT POLLUTION AND TO PROTECT AND RESTORE THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF OUR ENVIRONMENT.

MR. AKERS-JONES, SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE THIRD TAI PO SIX DISTRICTS COMMITTEE FLOWER SHOW AT FANLING PARK, SAID THE EXHIBITS ON SHOW WERE AN EXAMPLE OF THE BEAUTY WHICH CAN BE CREATED BY SKILL AND CARE IN A SMALL SURROUNDING EXAMPLE TO US ALL OF WHAT WE CAN DO IF WE ALL CARE EQUALLY FOR THE WIDER ENVIRONMENT OF OUR DAILY LIVES.+

AND +AN

THE THREE-DAY SHOW IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT, THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT, TAI PO DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE TAI PO SIX DISTRICTS ARTS ADVANCEMENT ASSOCIATION.

INCLUDED IN THE 1,000 ENTRIES IS A CENTURY-OLD BONSA! PLANT AND A WIDE VARIETY OF RARE SPECIES, SOME OF THEM FROM CHINA.

THE THREE-FOOT HIGH BONSAI PLANT ZELKOVA IS BELIEVED TO HAVE GRACED THE SUMMER PALACE OF EMPRESS DOWAGER TS'U HS! IN CHINA IN 1880S.

IT WAS FIRST PUT ON DISPLAY IN HONG KONG LAST YEAR AND IS BEING KEPT BY CHING CHUNG KOON IN TAI PO.

THE FLOWER SHOW IS DIVIDED INTO TWO SECTIONS THE COMPETITION SECTION AND THE DISPLAY SECTION.

THE COMPETITION SECTION IS SUB-DIVIDED INTO CUT FLOWERS, SCENTED CUT FLOWERS, POT PLANTS, ORCHIDS, BONSAI PLANT AND MINIATURE POT PLANT.

IT WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC BETWEEN 10 A.M. AND 6 P.M. DAILY UNTIL SUNDAY.

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