VIII. EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING SCHEME 
30. A record number of 4,000 plants and plant material for educational 
purposes was supplied to the Ministry of Education. 
31. A Colombo Plan Scholar from East Pakistan, Mr. Md. Abdul Khalaque, 
arrived in December for training in herbarium practice. 
32. The Department conducted 15 two-week crash training courses in con- 
nection with the “Keep Singapore Green and Beautiful” campaign. The trainees 
were from government departments, statutory boards, the Army and the public. 
In all 406 persons attended these classes. 
33. The Department took in 200 trainees for a six-month practical gardening 
course which was conducted with the objective of providing the public with trained 
gardeners in horticulture. The trainees were posted to various sections of the 
Gardens, Woodleigh and Alexandra nurseries to learn various aspects of horti- 
culture such as sowing of seeds, plant propagation, potting and maintenance of 
lawns. 
34. The Department also trained 56 Gardening Apprentices sent by the 
Housing & Development Board. 
IX. EXHIBITIONS AND HORTICULTURAL SHOWS 
35. The Department assisted in the establishment of a tropical garden, the 
main theme of the Singapore Pavilion, at the Expo’ ’70 in Osaka, Japan. 
36. Cut orchid blooms, orchid plants, palms and ferns from the Gardens 
were displayed. Gardens’ officials also supervised and inspected flowering orchid 
plants sent by a local nursery for display at the Exposition. 
37. The Acting Director, Mr. A. G. Alphonso, who served on the Singapore 
Expo ’70 Committee, helped with the planning and construction of the garden. 
Mr. Lam Hin Cheng, Curator, together with Mr. Ang Gek Choo, Curator of the 
Parks and Trees Division, were selected to manage the pavilion. A local 
horticultural show to publicise Singapore’s participation at Expo 70 was put up 
at Shell House. This department displayed various orchids and foliage plants. 
38. 1,114 cut orchid blooms were sent overseas to exhibitions organised by: 
1. Japan Orchid Friends Association, Tokyo. 
2. Delhi Agri-Horticultural Society of India, New Delhi. 
3. Queensland Orchid Society, Brisbane. 
4. Asian Ladies Friendship Society, Tokyo. 
5. Botanic Gardens, Saigon. 
6. Singapore Hospitality Suite at the PATA Conference, Auckland. 
7. Opening Ceremony of the Singapore Tourist Promotion Board Office, 
Sydney. 
39. Following a request from our High Commission in Canberra, the Gardens 
participated in an exhibition featuring ‘Famous Gardens Promotion’ in conjunction 
with the International Garden Conference held in Canberra. 
40. The staff continued to give assistance to the Singapore Gardening Society 
and the Orchid Society of South East Asia. The Gardens contributed extensively by 
way of administration, exhibits, man-power and judges to the ‘Singapore Horti- 
cultural Show’, a joint function of the two societies held from 8th- 11 th October. 
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