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Admission tickets to the Hong Kong Flower Show 2006 will be on sale tomorrow (February 14) until March 12 at the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD)'s District Leisure Services Offices, and leisure venues with Leisure Link services.
Featuring Dianthus as this year's theme flower, and the theme "Enchanting Beauty", the flower show will take place from March 3 to 12 in Victoria Park, from 9am to 9pm daily.
Admission for adults is $14; children aged between 4 and 14, students, senior citizens aged over 60 and people with a disability pay half price. Senior citizens and people with a disability will have free admission on weekdays while 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 showground at Victoria Park throughout the show period.
This year's event will showcase exotic flowers, landscape and floral art displays presented by over 180 participating organisations from Hong Kong, the Mainland and overseas. More than 300,000 flowers will be on display.
Fringe activities including music and dance performances, 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 2691 7264 or visit the LCSD website at www.lcsd.gov.hk
Ends/Monday, February 13, 2006
Issued at HKT 14:46
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