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SATURDAY, MARCH 6, 1982

LADY MACLEHOSE OPENS NORTH DISTRICT FLOWER SHOW

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A FOUR-DAY FLOWER SHOW IN NORTH DISTRICT OF THE NEW TERRITORIES WAS OPENED TODAY (SATURDAY) BY LADY MACLEHOSE AT FANLING PLAYGROUND.

ON DISPLAY ARE OVER 2 000 EXHIBITS PROVIDED BY 18 ORGANISATIONS, INCLUDING THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT, THE KADOOR IE EXPERIMENTAL AND EXTENSION FARM, THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT, CHING CHUNG KOON TAOIST MONASTERY, CHINA LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY AND LOCAL FLOWER FARMS.

OF THESE, 500 ARE ENTRIES FOR A FLOWER COMPETITION. THEY ARE DIVIDED INTO SIX CATEGORIES INCLUDING CUT FLOWERS, SCENTED CUT FLOWERS, POT PLANTS, MINIATURE POT PLANTS, ORCHIDS AND BONSAI TYPE PLANTS.

TROPHIES WERE PRESENTED TO WINNERS IN EACH SECTION AND THE BEST EXHIBIT OF THE SHOW BY LADY MACLEHOSE AT TODAY'S CEREMONY.

JOINING LADY MACLEHOSE AT THE RIBBON CUTTING WERE THE SECRETARY FOR CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES, MR DAVID AKERS-JONES; THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR NEW TERRITORIES, MR IAN MACPHERSON; THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HEUNG YEE KUK, MR LAU WONG-FAT AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SHOW COMMITTEE, MR LIU YUN-SUM,

THE SHOW IS OPEN DAILY FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM.

TALKS ON BONSAI, ORCHID AND POT PLANT CULTIVATION WILL BE

GIVEN IN THE AFTERNOONS.

THE DISTRICT

THE SHOW IS THE SIXTH HELD IN THE DISTRICT. BOARD HAS PROVIDED $50 000 TOWARDS THE TOTAL COST, THE BALANCE OF $90 000 IS BEING MET THROUGH LOCAL DONATION.

TENDERS FOR SALE OF LIGHT REFRESHMENTS AT SIX NT BEACHES *****

TENDERS ARE BEING INVITED FOR THE SALE OF LIGHT REFRESHMENTS DURING THE COMING SWIMMING SEASON AT SIX GAZETTED PUBLIC BEACHES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES AND ON OUTLYING ISLANDS.

THE SIX BEACHES ARE ANGLER'S BEACH AND APPROACH BEACH AT CASTLE PEAK ROAD, CAMPER'S BEACH AT SAI KUNG, TUNG WAN BEACH ON CHEUNG CHAU, HUNG SHING YEH BEACH ON LAMMA ISLAND AND CHEUNG SHA BEACH (LOWER) ON LANTAU ISLAND.

THE TENDERS FOR THE SALE OF LIGHT REFRESHMENTS AT APPROACH BEACH, CAMPER'S BEACH, HUNG SHING YEH BEACH AND CHEUNG SHA BEACH (LOWER) WOULD INCLUDE THE PROVISION OF CHANG ING FACILITIES AT THESE BEACHES.

THE TENDERS