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HONDA!, DECEMBER 19, 1988

COMPETITIONS WILL BE HELD IN FIVE CATEGORIES OF FLOWERS AND PLANTS ON DISPLAY

POT PLANTS, MINIATURK POT PLANTS, AFRICAN VIOLETS, BONSAI-TYPE PLANTS AND ORCHIDS.

OTHER, NON-COMPETITIVE EXHIBITS WILL BE PROVIDED BY MY TOUS ORGANISATIONS AS WELL AS INDIVIDUALS.

THE ORGANISATIONS INCLUDE AIRLINE COMPANIES, FLORAL GROUPS LOCAL AND FROM CHINA, AND THE KADOORIE AGRICULTURAL ALD ASSOCIATION.

BOTH

THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS ALSO PROVIDING RXHIBITS.

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THE FLOWER SECTION INCLUDES VARIEGATED AFRICAN VIOLETS AND A HYBRID FORM, CALLED "PIN-WHEEL AFRICAN VIOLETS"; A BONJA-TYPE PLANT FIRST CULTIVATED BY A MONK IN THE TANG DYNASTY; FLOWERS FROM NEW ZEALAND WHICH CAN GROW ANYWHERE WITHOUT WATER OR SOIL; AND VARIOUS ORCHIDS.

LANDSCAPING FEATURES WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE SHOW FOR THE

FIRST TIME. EXPERTS WILL BE ON HAND TO GIVE ADVICE.

OF EDUCATIONAL VALUE WILL BE ILLUSTRATED SPECIMENS AND PICTURES OF COMMON WOODLAND INSECTS IN HONG KONG, SUCH AS BUTTERFLIES, BEES, BEETLES, CRICKETS, WHICH ARE BEING PROVIDED BY THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT.

EIGHT TANKS OF VARIOUS SPECIES OF GOLDFISH WILL BE ON DISPLAY.

THE MOST DISTINCTIVE EXHIBIT WILL BE A PAIR OF HYBRID COLDFISH WITH BLACK HEADS AND RED DOTS ON WHITE BODIES.

A LOCAL EXPERT DEVELOPED THIS RARE SPECIES OVER FOUR YEAWO

SUCH AS BEE SHOWS, TALKS DONSAI CULTIVATION,

ON WITH

A SERIES OF FRINGE ACTIVITIES

ORCHIDS, AFRICAN

VIOLET'S

AND

HAS BEEN ARRANGED FOR VISITORS.

RY PERFORMANCES

QUESTION-AND-ANSWER SESSIONS

DURING THE SHOW, VISITORS WILL BE ENTERTAINED BY A CHILDREN'S CHOIR AND BY AN ORCHESTRA, AS WELL AS } SONLS AND DANCES BY TELEVISION ARTISTES.

THE SHOW WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FROM 1 FM ΤΟ 5.30 PM ON FRIDAY (DECEMBER 23); BETWEEN 9.30 4ff AND 5.30 PM FROM SATURDAY (DECEMBER 24) TO MONDAY (DECEMBER 26); AND FROM 9.30 AM 'TO 4 PM ON TUESDAY (DECEMBER 27).

THE ADMISSION FEE IS $5 FOR ADULTS AND $2 FOR CHILDREN.

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