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Admission tickets to the Hong Kong Flower Show 2010 are on sale from today (March 1) until March 28 at the Leisure and Cultural Services Department's (LCSD) District Leisure Services Offices and leisure venues with Leisure Link services.
Presented by the LCSD, the Hong Kong Flower Show 2010 will be held in Victoria Park for 10 days between March 19 and 28, from 9am to 9pm daily. This year's flower show features Cineraria as its theme flower and "Fairy Tales of Flowers" as its theme.
Admission for adults is $14. Children aged between four and 14, students, senior citizens aged 60 or above, persons with disabilities and a minder (each person can enjoy the concessionary rate with one minder only) pay half price. Senior citizens, persons with disabilities and minders (each person can enjoy the concessionary rate with one minder only) will have free admission on weekdays. Adults in a group 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 the showground at Victoria Park throughout the show period.
In addition to this year's theme flower Cineraria, the event will showcase a profusion of exquisite potted plants, beautiful floral arrangements and gorgeous landscape displays by organisations from Hong Kong, the Mainland and overseas. There will also be commercial stalls selling flowers, horticultural products, fast food, etc.
Diverse educational and recreational fringe activities will also be organised for the enjoyment of visitors of all ages. They include music and dance performances, floral art demonstrations, cooking demonstrations, plant maintenance workshops, green stalls, guided visits, recreational programmes and fun games.
For enquiries, please call 2601 8260, fax 2691 7264 or visit the LCSD website, www.lcsd.gov.hk .
Ends/Monday, March 1, 2010
Issued at HKT 09:30
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