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Monday, January 12, 1976
HEAVY DEMAND FOR DRAGON YEAR GOLD COINS
Over 30,000 applications for the gold coins to mark the Year of
the Dragon were received from Hong Kong residents when applications closed
last Wednesday (January 7).
A government spokesman said today that there were 25,000 applications
for uncirculated and 9,700 for proof issues more than twice the number
of coins to be issued locally.
As a result of oversubscription, a ballot was held on computer.
The coins
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the first in a series that may be issued to depict the
twelve animals traditionally representing the Lunar New Years
available for collection before the Year of the Dragon begins.
should be
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WATER CUT
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A number of premises in Sham Shui Po, Kowloon, will be without water
from 1 a.. to 6 a.m. on Thursday (January 15) to allow a leakage test to be
carried out.
The area affected is bounded by Lai Chi Kok Road, Kiu Kiang Street,
Cheung Sha Wan Road and Kwailin Street.
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