The winners of the plant exhibit competition, which is one of the major activities of the Hong Kong Flower Show, were announced today (March 16). At the prize presentation ceremony, the best exhibits in the Open Competition Section and the Jockey Club School Section were each presented with a 2019 Hong Kong Flower Show Cup.
Mr Cheung Sung-lam won the Open Competition Section with an exquisite bonsai plant attached to rocks, while students from Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Li Ka Shing College won the School Section with three pots of outstanding flowering plants.
The winner of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) Western Style Garden Plot Competition was Southern District, while Yau Tsim Mong District won the LCSD Oriental Style Garden Plot Competition.
The flower show is being held at Victoria Park until March 24 from 9am to 9pm daily, featuring "When Dreams Blossom" as the main theme and the Chinese hibiscus as the theme flower.
Some 420 000 flowers including about 40 000 Chinese hibiscus are on display. The event has attracted more than 260 organisations to take part. A diverse range of educational and recreational fringe activities are also being held for the enjoyment of visitors of all ages.
To support environmental protection, visitors are encouraged to bring their own bottles, cutlery and environmentally friendly bags. The showground also has QR codes for obtaining information on the floor plan, the theme flower and the major attractions.
For enquiries, please call 2601 8260 or visit the flower show webpage www.hkflowershow.hk/en/hkfs/2019/index.html.
The flower show is organised by the LCSD. The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust is supporting the flower show for the seventh consecutive year and has been the Major Sponsor of the flower show since 2014.
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