STUDENT artists will visualise nature's palette in their own way, and specialists will teach flower arrangements and tell visitors about plants that symbolise fortune at the Hong Kong Flower Show at Victoria Park. The 11-day show will be opened today by Lavender Patten, the Governor's wife. A programme of special activities will ensure a time to remember for everyone visiting the show. Events will include: A drawing competition for primary and secondary school students between 9 am and midday on Saturday. Concerts by local music groups on Saturday and Sunday and on March 26 and 27 at 2.30 each day. Talks and demonstrations of Sogetsu Ikebana on Sunday and on Western floral arrangements on March 26, both at 4.15 pm. Talks on medicinal plants on Saturday and fung shui plants on March 26, both at 4.15 pm, and on production of dried flowers, creative indoor culture, and relationships between plants and the environment at 10.30 am on Sunday and on March 26 and 27 respectively. Happy Wonderland, a children's play area, will be open from 9.30 am to 5 pm on Saturday and Sunday and on March 26 and 27. Tickets are available at Victoria Park. They are priced at $12 for adults and $6 for children between the ages of four and 14 years, students and people aged above 60 years. To avoid queues, visitors are advised to purchase tickets in advance at the Travel Centres at Central, Admiralty, Taikoo, Causeway Bay, Tsim Sha Tsui, Mongkok, Kwun Tong and Tsuen Wan MTR stations and also at Kowloon, Sha Tin and Tai Po Market KCR stations. The show will be open to the public from 2 pm to 9 pm today, and thereafter from 9 am to 9 pm each day until March 27.
