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Admission tickets to the Hong Kong Flower Show 2009 are on sale from today (February 23) until March 22 at the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD)'s District Leisure Services Offices, and leisure venues with Leisure Link services.
Featuring Cosmos as this year's theme flower with the theme "Blossoming Welcome for the East Asian Games", the flower show will run from March 13-22 at Victoria Park, from 9am to 9pm daily.
Admission for adults is $14. Children aged between 4 and 14, students, senior citizens aged 60 or above and persons with disabilities pay half price. Senior citizens and persons with disabilities will have free admission on weekdays while adults in groups of 30 or more admitted at the same time will pay half price on weekdays.
The Leisure Link outlets are available at:
- District Leisure Services Offices;
- Sports Centres;
- Tennis Courts;
- Squash Courts;
- Holiday Camps; and
- Water Sports Centres.
Tickets will also be sold at the entrance of showground at Victoria Park throughout the show period.
This year's event will showcase exotic flowers, landscape and floral art displays presented by more than 200 participating organisations from local, the Mainland and overseas. More than 350,000 flowers will be on display.
Fringe activities including music and dance performances, cooking demonstrations, green talks, floral art demonstrations and fun games will also be organised for the enjoyment of visitors of all ages.
For enquiries, please call 2697 8030, fax to 2691 7264 or visit the LCSD website at www.lcsd.gov.hk
Ends/Monday, February 23, 2009
Issued at HKT 11:00
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