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The winners of the Hong Kong Flower Show 2008 Plant Exhibit Competition were announced today (March 15).
Two Overall Best of the 2008 Hong Kong Flower Show Cups were presented. Mr Lee Tak-keung won the Open Competition Section with his winning exhibit "Cactus", while Chan Yin-lam from Marymount Primary School won the School Section with "Welcome the Olympic Torch" exhibit.
The winner of the LCSD Western Style Garden Plot Competition was Wong Tai Sin District while the winner of the LCSD Oriental Style Garden Plot Competition was Tuen Mun District.
The plant exhibit competition attracted more than 2,000 entries and was one of the most popular activities of the Hong Kong Flower Show. The overall standard of entries in the various categories of the competition was outstanding.
Organised by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD), the flower show is held at Victoria Park from now until March 24 from 9am to 9pm.
Admission tickets will be available at the entrance to the showground at Victoria Park throughout the show period. They are also available now until March 24 at LCSD's District Leisure Services Offices, and venues with Leisure Link services.
Admission for adults is $14. Children aged four to 14, students, senior citizens aged 60 or over and persons with a disability pay half price. Senior citizens and persons with a disability have free admission on weekdays (except public holidays) and adults in a group of 30 or more admitted at the same time will pay half price on weekdays (except public holidays).
For enquiries, please call 2697 8030, fax 2691 7264 or visit the LCSD website at www.lcsd.gov.hk
Ends/Saturday, March 15, 2008
Issued at HKT 12:18
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