Schools, environmental groups and non-governmental organisations are invited to apply for this year's "Give the Flowers a New Home!" Jockey Club Flower Replanting Scheme of the Hong Kong Flower Show by March 1. The application form can be downloaded from the flower show webpage at www.hkflowershow.hk/en/hkfs/2018/flower.html.

     Every year after the flower show, showground flowers suitable for replanting are sent to Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) parks for replanting. To encourage replanting in the community and raise environmental awareness among the public, the flower replanting scheme was introduced in 2014.

     This year, flowers suitable for replanting will also be distributed to the public at noon on March 26 at the South Pavilion Plaza of Victoria Park (near the Sugar Street entrance). The organiser will determine the types and numbers of plants to be assigned, and will distribute the plants on a first-come, first-served basis.

     For enquiries, please call 2601 8260.

     Organised by the LCSD, this year's flower show will be held in Victoria Park for 10 days from March 16 to 25, featuring "Joy in Bloom" as the main theme and with the dahlia as the theme flower. The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust is supporting the flower show for the sixth consecutive year, and has been the Major Sponsor of the flower show since 2014.

Ends/Wednesday, February 21, 2018
Issued at HKT 17:38

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