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MONDAY, APRIL 30, 1990

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FIRST AGRICULTURE SHOW IN 18 YEARS

AN AGRICULTURE SHOW WILL BE

HELD IN THE FANLING RECREATION

GROUND FROM MAY 26 TO 28.

DISTRICT'S COMMERCE,

INDUSTRY

THE SHOW, AS PART OF THE NORTH AND AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES SHOW, IS THE FIRST IN 18 YEARS.

COMMITTEE

SAID:

IN

FOR THE SHOW'S ORGANISING A SPOKESMAN "AGRICULTURE SHOWS WERE VERY POPULAR AMONG NEW TERRITORIES FARMERS THE 1950'S AND EARLY 1970'S. THE LAST SHOW TOOK PLACE IN 1972 AT KONG.

"WE REVIVE THE SHOW AFTER A LAPSE OF 18 YEARS BECAUSE

GIVING TO REINTRODUCE COUNTRY LIFE TO CITY PEOPLE, OPPORTUNITY TO SEE WHERE THEIR FOOD COMES FROM, AND TO SEE ANIMALS.

"

ANIMALS AND

SHEK

WE WANT THEM AN REAL FARM

SPECIES,

POULTRY OF DIFFERENT ON SHOW WILL BE INCLUDING PIGS, CATTLE, GOATS, CHICKENS, GEESE, PIGEONS AND QUAILS.

BE A

TO

AGRICULTURAL LIVESTOCK WASTE DISPOSAL

STALL

THE

PROMOTE

STALLS WILL BE SET UP TO DISPLAY LIVESTOCK FRED, HEALTH PRODUCTS, TOOLS, AUXILIARY TRADES, AND POLLUTION CONTROL. CONSUMPTION OF FRESH LOCAL EGGS.

THERE

WILL

ON THE CROP SIDE, EMPHASIS WILL VEGETABLES AND FLOWERS IN NORTH DISTRICT.

BE PUT ON THE

THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT WILL SET TO INTRODUCE THE AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT IN HONG THE FARMING CHARACTERISTICS IN NORTH DISTRICT.

PLANTING OF

UP A STALL PARTICULARLY

KONG,

OF THE BEST

THE PRELUDE OF THE SHOW WILL BE THE ADJUDICATION PIG BREEDER AMONG 20 ENTRIES.

COMMERCE,

INDUSTRY, AGRICULTURE

$500,000,

AND IS BEING

MORE THAN

THE NORTH DISTRICT

WITH A BUDGET

BUDGET OF FISHERIES SHOW, SPONSORED BY THE NORTH DISTRICT BOARD AND THE REGIONAL COUNCIL.

THE LOGO OF THE

COINS, THE

SHOW IS MADE UP OF TWO ANCIENT CHINESE A GEAR WHEEL, TWO FISH AND A COCK TO REPRESENT THE FOUR FACETS OF EVENT.

THE CHINESE CHARACTER 'NORTH' I

"THE LOGO DESIGN IS BASED ON WITH THE AUSPICIOUS COCK IN THE CENTRE TO SYMBOLISE THE DEVELOPING AND

NOTED. VIGOROUS NORTH DISTRICT," THE SPOKESMAN

HE ANTICIPATED THAT THE SHOW WILL ATTRACT TENS OF THOUSANDS PEOPLE FROM BOTH THE URBAN AND RURAL AREAS.

OF

VISITORS ARE ADVISED TO GO TO THE SHOW BY TRAIN.

ADMISSION IS

FREE.

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