政府朝令夕改，曾一度宣布取消年宵市場後又轉軚，規模比去年大幅減半，維園年宵市場分兩排設置，共計有92個攤位，主要賣蘭花、年桔、桃花和水仙等，遊人疏落。2月6日至11日，朝9晚12開放。
拖鞋蘭（學名：Paphiopedilum insigne）是蘭科植物。因其花朵上唇瓣變異成兜狀，就像拖鞋一樣，故得此名。拖鞋蘭花色艷麗，花形奇特，單花開放時間長，是一類高檔花卉。一般而言，溫暖型的斑葉品種等大多在夏秋季開花，冷涼型的綠葉品種在冬春季開花。顏色從黃、綠、褐到紫都有，而且常有脈絡或帶條紋。
The government’s order was fickle. The Lunar New Year Flower. Market was once cancelled and then reversed. The scale was reduced by half compared with the previous year. Visitors are sparse. Open from February 6 to 11 from 9 am to 12 midnight.
Lady slipper orchid (scientific name: Paphiopedilum insigne) is an orchid plant. The flower’s upper lip morphs into a pocket-like shape, like a slipper, hence the name. Slipper orchids are high-end flowers, gorgeous in colour, peculiar in shape, and have a long blossoming time. Generally speaking, warm-type variegated-leaf varieties mostly bloom in summer and autumn, and cool-leaf varieties bloom in winter and spring. The colours range from yellow, green, brown to purple, and they often have veins or stripes.
