The Hong Kong Flower Show 2023, organised by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD), will be held at Victoria Park from March 10 to 19 next year. The Jockey Club Student Drawing Competition, one of the major activities of the flower show, will be held on March 10. Primary and secondary school students interested in joining the competition are invited to enrol through their schools by January 20.
 
     The competition will be conducted in four categories: Junior Section in Primary School (Primary One to Primary Three); Senior Section in Primary School (Primary Four to Primary Six); Junior Section in Secondary School (Form One to Form Three); and Senior Section in Secondary School (Form Four to Form Six). The competition is scheduled from 9am to noon for primary school categories, and from 1.30pm to 4.30pm for secondary school categories on that day accordingly.
 
     The competition will feature students' drawings of floral exhibits or garden displays in the showground with a view to enhancing awareness of conserving plants and the natural environment. Participants may use any form of drawing to illustrate the theme of the drawing competition, "Bliss in Bloom".
 
     For details of the competition, please call 2362 3335 or visit the flower show webpage www.hkflowershow.hk/en/hkfs/2023/drawing.html. Participating schools should complete and submit online application on or before January 20, 2023.
 
     In light of the latest COVID-19 situation, the LCSD will implement a series of infection prevention and control measures at the show as detailed in the attachment of the prospectus. The arrangements for the drawing competition are subject to changes. Please refer to the flower show website for the latest updates of the competition.
 
     The upcoming flower show features "Bliss in Bloom" as the main theme and the hydrangea as the theme flower. The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust is supporting the flower show for the eleventh consecutive year and has been the major sponsor of the flower show since 2014.

Ends/Thursday, December 22, 2022
Issued at HKT 14:45

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