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Top left; Tan Sri Dato’ Hj Muhy-
iddin Hj Mohd Yassin (Deputy
Prime Minister and Minister
of Education) officiated the
opening of the Orchid and
Bonsai Show 2014.
Top right; Wrightia religiosa,
winner of the BCI prize and
trophy
Middle left; Wrightia religiosa,
winner of the Queen of Flowers
prize and trophy.
Middle right; Wrightia religiosa,
Gold: Medium Size
Bottom right; Wrightia religiosa,
Gold: Small Size

Diospyros ebenum (象牙树), Juniperus chinensis (真
柏), Ficus microcarpa (榕树), Beackea frutescens (香
松) and others. The bonsai categories were divided into
Wrightia Religiosa (水梅), Island (海岛树), Juniperus
Chinensis/Ficus (真柏／榕树), Beackea Frutescens
(香松), and Assorted (其他杂木) for all sizes of bon-
sai (from small to big). Gold, Silver and Bronze prizes
were awarded for each of these categories. The Grand
prizes were the Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur, the
BCI Excellence Award and the Queen of Flowers.
The Deputy Prime Minister, Y.B. Tan Sri Hj.
Muhyiddin Hj. Mohd Yassin officiated the opening
of the Orchid and Bonsai Show 2014 in the evening
of May 23, 2014, which was attended by about 1,000
guests. Y.B. Tan Sri Hj. Muhyiddin presented the
Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur prize of RM1,000
and trophy to Mr. Ng Tien Sun (黄丁山先生) for
his Ficus microcarpa，the BCI prize of RM500 and
trophy to Mr. Low Ah Seng (刘啟胜先生) for his
Wrightia religiosa，and the Queen of Flowers prize
of RM300 and trophy to Mr. Lim Kian Meng (林健民
先生) for his Wrightia religiosa. After the prize giv-
ing ceremony and candle light dinner, Y.B. Tan Sri Hj.
Muhyiddin accompanied by Mr. I S Ng (黄荣鑽先生)
together with other guests spent some time in viewing
the bonsai.
There was no entry fee for bonsai this time.
According to Mr. IS Ng (黄荣鑽先生), President of
the Bonsai & Stone Academy and a Director of BCI,
the purpose of a no entry fee was to encourage more
bonsai hobbyists to participate in this bonsai show.
He also shared the common objective of the Kuala
Lumpur City Hall to promote bonsai in Malaysia and
to promote the Perdana Botanical Garden by host-
ing various activities so as to attract more local and

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