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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 1989

OLD ELM TREE IN BONSAI EXHIBITION

A 400-YEAR-OLD HAIRY WILLOW ELM WILL BE PUT ON DISPLAY TOGETHER WITH ABOUT 300 EXOTIC POTTED PLANTS IN THE 1989 TUEN MUN BONSAI SHOW AT THE CHING CHUNG KOON TAOIST MONASTERY FROM FRIDAY (APRIL 21) TO APRIL 30.

THE ONEMETRE TALL PLANT IS ONE OF THE RARE COLLECTIONS OF THE MONASTERY AND WILL BE EXHIBITED FOR THE FIRST TIME.

MANY OF THE OTHER POTTED PLANTS IN THE EXHIBITION SUCH AS FUKIEN TEA, HEDGE SAGERATIA AND FLOWERING TOMEGRANATE, ARE ATTACHED TO ROCKS OR DECORATED WITH FIGURINES ΤΟ DISPLAY THE ART OF POTTED LANDSCAPE.

ALSO ON DISPLAY WILL BE THE WINNING ENTRIES IN A BONSAI COMPETITION HELD IN THE DISTRICT.

TO COINCIDE WITH THE EXHIBITION, STUDENTS OF TUEN MUN AND YUEN LONG DISTRICTS ARE INVITED TO TAKE PART IN A PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION TO ENHANCE THEIR APPRECIATION OF NATURE AND POTTED LANDSCAPE.

THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE BONSAI SHOW WILL BE HELD AT ON FRIDAY,

11 AM

THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR ADOLF HSU; DIRECTOR OF REGIONAL SERVICES, MR HAIDER BARMA; ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, MR YIP KAI-SANG; AND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR SO FAI-CHO, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE CEREMONY.

THE ANNUAL EXHIBITION IS JOINTLY PRESENTED BY THE MONASTERY, THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICE AND VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS. IT IS SPONSORED BY THE HONG KONG TOURIST ASSOCIATION AND KOWLOON MOTOR BUS COMPANY LTD.

IT WILL BE OPEN DAILY FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM. ADMISSION IS FREE.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE 1989 TUEN MUN BONSAI SHOW AT 11 AM ON FRIDAY (APRIL 21) AT THE CHING CHUNG TAOIST MONASTERY, TUEN MUN.

KOON

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