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SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 1985

LADY YOUDE OPENS FLOWER SHOW

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THE ANNUAL NORTH DISTRICT FLOWER SHOW, THE BIGGEST FLOWER SHOW IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, WAS OPENED TODAY (SATURDAY) BY LADY YOUDE, AT THE FANLING PLAYGROUND.

AMONG THE 2 000 EXHIBITS WERE SOME NEW BLENDS OF ORCHID FROM JAPAN, SPECIAL FLOWERS FLOWN IN FROM HOLLAND, NEW GUINEA AND AUSTRALIA, JAPANESE GARDENING SCULPTURES AND CHINESE BONSAI INCLUDING A DRAGON-LIKE STALACTITE.

ALSO ON DISPLAY WERE WINNING AND OUTSTANDING ENTRIES OF A RECENT FLOWER CONTEST WHICH INCLUDED SEVEN CATEGORIES: CUT FLOWERS, SCENTED CUT FLOWERS, POT PLANTS, MINIATURE POT PLANTS, AFRICAN VIOLETS, ORCHIDS AND BONSAI-TYPE PLANTS.

OTHER NON-COMPETITIVE EXHIBITS WERE PROVIDED BY INDIVIDUAL FLOWER EXPERTS AND 20 LOCAL ORGANISATIONS INCLUDING THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT, THE KADOOR IE EXPERIMENTAL AND EXTENSION FARM AND OTHER FLOWER FARMS.

THE SHOW WOULD BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC DAILY FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM UNTIL MONDAY (MARCH 25). ADMISSION IS $2 FOR ADULTS BUT FREE FOR CHILDREN.

TALKS ON BONSA! IKEBANA AND POT PLANT CULTIVATION WOULD BE GIVEN DAILY AT THE SHOW.

VISITORS WOULD BE GIVEN A BOOKLET CONTAINING DETAILS OF THE EXHIBITS AND ARTICLES ON THE TECHNIQUES OF FLOWER PLANTING.

SPONSORED BY NORTH DISTRICT BOARD, THE SHOW WAS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE NORTH DISTRICT OFFICE, THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT, THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT, THE TAI PO AND FANLING DEVELOPMENT OFFICE, THE NORTH DISTRICT ARTS ADVANCEMENT ASSOCIATION, THE HONG KONG BONSAI TYPE-PLANTS ASSOCIATION, THE HONG KONG AFRICAN VIOLETS SOCIETY, THE HONG KONG FLOWER CLUB AND THE HONG KONG BRANCH, IKEBANA INTERNATIONAL.

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