Tuesday, January 6, 1976
TOMORROW LAST DAY TO SUBMIT BIDS FOR GOLD COINS
Tomorrow (January 7) will be the last day to submit applications
for the gold coins to mark the Year of the Dragon, the first in a series that may be issued to depict the twelve animals traditionally representing
the Lunar New Years.
Collectors who are interested in obtaining the coin, of which there will be uncirculated and proof issues, can obtain application forms at the head office or any branch of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank.
The Dragon Year gold coins will have a limited circulation of no more than 30,000, about 10,000 of which will be proofs.
Each application will be limited to one coin and if the issue is
The successful the coins will be allocated by ballot.
oversubscribed
applicants will be notified individually.
The coins should be available for collection before the Year of
the Dragon actually begins.
NEW ROAD OPENS ON WAN CHAI RECLAMATION
As part of the Wan Chai reclamation scheme, the final stretch
of Harbour Road has been completed and will be opened to traffic on
Thursday (January 8).
This newly completed section of road, 180 feet in length, is at the western end of Harbour Road at its junction with Fleming Road,
Traffic signs have been put up in the area to guide motorists.
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