The "Joyful Lotus City" garden design by the Macau Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau is full of Macau characteristics and symbolic meaning. It uses the Border Gate archway as a symbol of the home entrance, the Guia Lighthouse as a guide for the home, water features and wall fountains to allude to the story of Mandarin's House (Lilau Square) in Macau, wave shapes and rocking horses to create the joyful rhythm of home, and a lotus pond and sculptures to symbolize the peace and tranquility of home. Through rich elements and various plants and flowers, it creates a vivid image of "Flowers in the Garden • Joy in the Home," allowing Macau's prosperous lotus to bloom to its fullest.
The 2014 Hong Kong Flower Show was held from the 7th to the 16th of this month at Victoria Park in Hong Kong. This year's flower show featured the "Kalanchoe," known for its longevity, beautiful shape, and eye-catching colors, as the theme flower, with the show's theme being "Flowers in the Garden • Joy in the Home." A delegation from the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau attended the opening ceremony of the flower show, and the Macau Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau's entry, "Joyful Lotus City," won the Gold Award for the Most Outstanding Exhibit (Landscape Display) in the non-local category.
In addition, the delegation from the Macau Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau also visited and exchanged ideas at "Zero Carbon Building," Hong Kong's first zero-carbon building, where they were warmly received by Construction Industry Council Executive Director Tao Wing and others. Both sides exchanged views on green building, low-carbon environments, and the promotion of low-carbon living.
