Hong Kong Flower Show 2025: Student Drawing Competition Opens for Entries Until February 10

Schools and tertiary students invited to enrol in Hong Kong Flower Show student drawing competition

The Hong Kong Flower Show 2025, organised by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, will be held at Victoria Park from March 14 to 23. The Jockey Club Student Drawing Competition, one of the major activities of the flower show, will be held on March 14. Local primary and secondary school students as well as full-time tertiary students are welcome to take part in the competition. Applications are free of charge and will remain open until February 10.

The competition will be conducted in five categories: a Junior Section in Primary School (Primary One to Primary Three); a Senior Section in Primary School (Primary Four to Primary Six); a Junior Section in Secondary School (Form One to Form Three); a Senior Section in Secondary School (Form Four to Form Six) and a Tertiary Institution Section. The competition is scheduled from 9am to noon for primary school categories and the Tertiary Institution Section, and from 1.30pm to 4.30pm for secondary school categories on the day.

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 competition, "Ablaze with Glory".

For details of the competition, please call 2302 1275/2302 1268 or visit the flower show webpage www.lcsd.gov.hk/en/hkfs/2025/drawing.html. Primary and secondary school students should enrol through their schools while tertiary students are required to enrol individually. Participating schools and entrants of the Tertiary Institution Section should submit applications online on or before February 10.

The upcoming flower show features"Ablaze with Glory" asthemain theme and thecosmos as the theme flower. The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust is supporting the flower show for the 13th consecutive year and has been its major sponsor since 2014.

Invest Hong Kong opens consultant office in Izmir

​In a strategic move to strengthen its presence in fast-growing markets, Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK) announced today (January 10) that it has opened a new consultant office in Izmir, the third largest city in Türkiye. Positioned at the crossroads of Europe and the Middle East, this expansion underscores InvestHK's commitment to leveraging Izmir's strategic location to penetrate emerging markets across the region.

The Director-General of Investment Promotion at InvestHK, Ms Alpha Lau, said, "Türkiye is part of the Belt and Road Initiative and is one of our target markets with growing economic potential. It has long been recognised as a strategic hub for global trade, logistics and manufacturing. The opening of our second office there signifies our enhanced efforts to promote the opportunities Hong Kong has to offer for Turkish corporates looking to expand in the region."

She added, "The new office in Izmir will work closely with our Istanbul office to create synergies in attracting more Turkish corporates to establish their businesses in Hong Kong and to further strengthen the business and economic ties between the two places."

The Principal Consultant of the Istanbul office at InvestHK, Ms Nese Secer, said, "InvestHK set up its first consultant office in Istanbul back in 2006, supporting the department in Türkiye to bring in corporates and investment into Hong Kong. With the huge economic potential in Türkiye, especially the highly developed sectors in Izmir, such as renewable energy, software and IT services, maritime and biotechnology, we will step up our efforts to bring in more corporates and investment to Hong Kong."

The opening of the new office in Izmir is part of the plan mentioned in the 2024-25 Budget to strengthen Hong Kong's economic and trade relations with the Middle East.

Invest Hong Kong opens consultant office in Izmir Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases