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FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 1993

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SAID.

"LAST YEAR, THE SHOW ATTRACTED MORE THAN 350,000 VISITORS,

HE

PROMOTE INTEREST IN OF MORE TREES AND

"THE THEME FOR THIS YEAR'S FLOWER SHOW IS 'FLOWERS ENHANCE YOUR LIFE' I HOPE THIS THEME WILL HELP ΤΟ FURTHER BEAUTIFYING OUR ENVIRONMENT THROUGH THE PLANTING FLOWERS WHICH WILL MAKE HONG KONG AN EVEN MORE BEAUTIFUL AND COMFORTABLE PLACE TO LIVE IN."

MR CHEUNG SAID IN ORDER TO FACILITATE VISITORS TO THE SHOW, ARRANGEMENTS HAD BEEN MADE WITH THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY CORPORATION (KCR) AND THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY CORPORATION {MTR} FOR THE PRE-SALE OF ADMISSION TICKETS AT THEIR STATIONS.

"THE PRE-SALE SERVICE WILL BE PROVIDED FROM MARCH 1 AT ALL TIIE EIGHT MTR TRAVEL SERVICES CENTRES AND THE TWO KCR CUSTOMER SERVICKS CENTRES AT ITS KOWLOON AND SHA TIN STATIONS, HE SAID.

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IN ADDITION, SOUVENIR PACKS BACH CONTAINING A KCR SOUVENIR TICKET AND A FLOWER SHOW ADULT TICKET WILL RF AVAILABLE FOR SALE AROUND MID-MARCH AT ALL KCR STATIONS EXCEPT LOWU STATION.

MR CHEUNG COMMENDED ALL THE PARTICIPATING ORGANISATIONS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT'S FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTION AND SUPPORT.

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THE THANK-YOU MESSAGE WAS ECHOED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNCIL, DR RONALD LEUNG DING-BONG.

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ADDRESSING THE LAUNCHING CEREMONY, DR LEUNG SAID APART PROM FLORAL DISPLAYS, 42 COMMERCIAL STALLS WOULD BE SET UP FOR THE SALE OF FLOWERS, HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS AND VEGETABLES.

"IN ADDITION, THERE WILL BE FIVE STALLS DISPLAYING THE LATEST MODELS OF HORTICULTURAL MACHINERY AND PRODUCTS," HE SAID.

"VISITORS TO THE FLOWER SHOW WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO ENJOY A FASCINATING DEMONSTRATION AND EXHIBITION OF IKERANA, THE JANPANESE ART OF FLOWER ARRANGEMENT, BY MRS SENSO ONAKA ON MARCH 21."

APART FROM THE MAJOR ATTRACTIONS, THERE WILL. ALSO BE BAND CONCERTS, TALKS AND DEMONSTRATIONS, GROUP VISITS FOR THE ELDERLY AND THE HANDICAPPED, A PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION, AS WELL AS GAMES FOR CHILDREN DURING THE SHOW PERIOD.

DR LEUNG CALLED ON FLORAL ENTHUSIASTS TO TAKE PART IN THE COMPETITION OF THE FLOWER SHOW.

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THE COMPETITION WILL BE CATEGORISED INTO VARIOUS SECTIONS AS CUT FLOWERS, SCENTED CUT FLOWERS, ORCHIDS, CHINESE CYMBIDIUM, POT PLANTS, AFRICAN VIOLETS, BONSAI-TYPE PLANTS, FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS, SMALL GARDEN PLOT AND POTTED FLOWER GROWING.

ENTRY FORMS FOR THE COMPETITION ARE NOW READY FOR COLLECTION ON THE SIXTH FLOOR OF THE REGIONAL COUNCIL BUILDING, 1-3 PAI TAU STREET, SHA TIN.

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