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SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 1977
PLANETARIUM CONTRACT SIGNING CEREMONY ******
NOTE TO EDITORS:
THE MAIN BUILDING CONTRACT FOR THE MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR PLANETARIUM AT TSIM SHA TSUI WILL BE FORMALLY SIGNED IN THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS AT 10.30 A.M. ON MONDAY (MARCH 21).
YOUR REPRESENTATIVES ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND THE SIGNING CEREMONY WHICH WILL BE HELD IN THE ARCHITECTURAL OFF ICE CONFERENCE ROOM, 12TH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD.
MR. JOSEPH LEI, CHIEF P.W.D. ARCHITECT, WILL SIGN THE CONTRACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT AND WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEWS AFTERWARDS.
MAIL LOST IN SHIP MISHAP
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OVER 100 BAGS OF MAIL, POSTED IN HONG KONG AND DESTINED FOR THE FIJI ISLANDS AND NEW ZEALAND, WERE LOST FOLLOWING THE GROUNDING OF THE VESSEL, M.V. HONG KONG SURETY, IN HEAVY SEAS OFF THE NORTHWEST COAST OF AUSTRALIA, THE POST OFFICE ANNOUNCED TODAY.
THE VESSEL, WHICH SAILED FROM HONG KONG ON FEBRUARY 6, CARRIED 38 BAGS OF MAIL FOR THE FIJI ISLANDS, POSTED HERE BETWEEN JANUARY 18 AND FEBRUARY 5, AND 64 BAGS OF MAIL FOR NEW ZEALAND POSTED BETWEEN JANUARY 28 AND FEBRUARY 5.
ALL ATTEMPTS TO REFLOAT THE VESSEL FAILED AND IT WAS ABANDONED.
IN VIEW OF THIS, A POST OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID THE MAIL MUST NOW BE REGARDED AS LOST.
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