| Spectacular mosaiculture displays in the shape of a horse and carriage (upper) and a lion and a bear (lower) were embellished with colourful flowering plants of various species at the Hong Kong Flower Show 2010. |
Green Promotion
Hong Kong Flower Show
The Hong Kong Flower Show, held in Victoria Park from March 19 to 28, 2010, was a great success, attracting about 538 400 people. The theme flower for this year's Show was the Cineraria. In addition to more than 50 species and cultivars of Cineraria and other exotic flowers and plants from all over the world, visitors were treated to magnificent floral art displays created by horticultural groups from Hong Kong, Mainland China and overseas. In total, about 200 horticultural organisations, private firms and government departments from Hong Kong, Mainland China and other countries, including Australia, Canada, the Republic of Estonia, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States, participated in the Show.
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In addition to such major attractions as landscape features, floral arrangements, and potted plant and bonsai displays, the Show also provided a wide range of educational and recreational fringe activities. These included horticultural talks, floral arrangement demonstrations, cooking demonstrations, musical performances, cultural presentations, fashion shows, exhibits, drawing and photo competitions, plant-care workshops, and guided visits aimed at promoting interest in horticulture and the greening of Hong Kong.
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Green Hong Kong Campaign
In parallel with the Department's extensive planting programme designed to improve the cityscape, a series of educational and community involvement programmes was launched to promote a green culture in government departments and society at large. More than 3 100 green activities were organised throughout the year, with about 1 300 000 people participating.
Under the community greening programme, more than 150 green promotional and outreach activities were held, with about 39 500 individuals taking part.
In addition, some 1 800 Green Volunteers from the 18 districts were recruited under the Green Volunteer Scheme to carry out simple horticultural maintenance in parks. These Volunteers serve as the stewards of green promotional activities.
The Community Garden Programme, which had been extended to all 18 districts by the end of 2005, encourages the public to participate in community-level greening activities and to adopt such practices as part of daily life. The Programme is also designed to raise public awareness of green and environmental protection issues through participation in gardening activities. The 18 districts now boast 20 community gardens, and, in 2009-10, a total of 46 gardening courses were organised for more than 9 600 participants.
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The Department continued to work with the DCs and local communities throughout the year to organise Community Planting Days. Thirty such events involving 11 100 participants realised the planting of around 230 trees and 65 000 shrubs.
