SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1974
SPECIAL STAMPS TO COMMEMORATE CENTENARY OF U.P.U.
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THREE SPECIAL STAMPS WILL BE PLACED ON SALE ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9 TO COMMEMORATE THE CENTENARY OF THE UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION.
THE U.P.U. WHICH FOSTERS THE EFFICIENT OPERATION OF INTERNATIONAL POSTAL SERVICES, HAS IN ITS MEMBERSHIP NEARLY EVERY COUNTRY IN THE WORLD. HONG KONG BECAME A MEMBER IN 1878.
THE THREE STAMPS TO BE ISSUED ARE IN HORIZONTAL FORMAT AND WILL BE IN THE 10 CENT, 50 CENT AND 2 DOLLAR DENOMINATIONS; THEY WILL BE ON SALE AT ALL POST OFFICES.
THE STAMPS WERE DESIGNED BY MR. KAN TAI-KEUNG OF HONG KONG, AND HAVE AS THEIR THEME INTERNATIONAL POSTAL COMMUNICATION BETWEEN COUNTRIES. HARRISON AND SONS LTD. PRINTED THE STAMPS USING THE LITHOGRAPHIC PROCESS.
SPECIAL FIRST DAY COVERS, ALSO DESIGNED BY MR. KAN, WILL BE PLACED ON SALE AT ALL POST OFFICES ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1974.
ADVANCED ORDERS FOR SERVICING OF FIRST DAY COVERS WILL BE ACCEPTED AT THE GENERAL POST OFFICE, PEDDER STREET= KOWLOON CENTRAL POST OFFICE, NATHAN ROAD AND TSIM SHA TSUI POST OFFICE, SALISBURY ROAD. FOR THE ADVANCE ORDER SERVICE NOT LESS THAN TEN ADDRESSED COVERS MUST BE HANDED IN TOGETHER WITH AN ORDER FORM WHICH IS OBTAINABLE AT THE ABOVE POST OFFICES.+
RADIO ARTISTES TO SELL LOTTERY TICKETS
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FOUR POPULAR ARTISTES FROM COMMERCIAL RADIO WILL HELP SELL TICKETS OF THE NINTH GOVERNMENT LOTTERY AT STATUE SQUARE ON MONDAY (SEPTEMBER 16) BETWEEN 5 P.M. AND 6 P.M.
THEY ARE MISS TING YING, MISS TSUI PIK, MISS WONG PIK KWUN AND MR. FUNG CHIN PING.
THE DRAW OF WINNING NUMBERS WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE CITY HALL THEATRE AT 10 A.M. ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21.
UP TO 12 NOON TODAY, THE NUMBER OF TICKETS SOLD FOR THE CURRENT LOTTERY REACHED 445,000.
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NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND A REPORTER/PHOTOGRAPHER TO COVER THE SALE OF LOTTERY TICKETS BY COMMERCIAL RADIO ARTISTES AT THE STATUE SQUARE ON MONDAY (SEPTEMBER 16) BETWEEN 5 P.M. AND 6 P.M.
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