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Saturday, January 26, 1974

ARTS FESTIVAL STAMPS ON SALE SHORTLY

The set of commemorative stamps for the 1974 Hong Kong Arts

sale at all post offices this Friday (February 1),

Festival will go on

To mark the occasion, Sir Kenneth Fung Ping-fen, Chairman of

the Festival Committee, will buy the first set at the General Post Office

in Pedder Street at 8 a.m. that morning.

The Postmaster General, Mr. M. Addi, will prosent Sir Kenneth

with a first day cover and a souvenir stamp sheet afterwards.

From Monday to Thursday next week, the special stamps will be

exhibited on the first floor landing of the General Post Office building

from 9 a.. to 4 p.m.

The stamps, in 10-cent, $1 and $2 denominations, feature traditional

Chinese opera ansks which symbolise the theme of the Arts Festival.

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