SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 1977
REFERRING TO THE LENDING POLICIES OF THE BANK, THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY SAID THAT IT SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE FLEXIBLE, PARTICULARLY AS ITS PROJECTED TOTAL LENDING OVER THE PERIOD 1977-81 AMOUNTED TO ABOUT US$ 5.7 BILLION,
HE ALSO BELIEVED THAT THE BANK WHICH WAS CONCEIVED AS A REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT BANK BASED ON THE TWIN PRINCIPLES OF REGIONAL SELF-HELP AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, SHOULD CONTINUE TO EMPHASIZE ITS REGIONAL ROLE DURING THE NEXT TEN YEARS.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
COPIES OF THE FULL TEXT OF THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY'S SPEECH WILL BE DISTRIBUTED SEPARATELY IN G.I.S. PRESS BOXES LATER THIS AFTERNOON.
THREE NEW DEFINITIVE STAMPS ON DISPLAY NEXT WEEK
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THREE NEW DEFINITIVE STAMPS WHICH WILL BE ON SALE AT ALL POST OFFICES ON MAY 4. WILL BE PUT ON DISPLAY AT THE PUBLIC
COUNTER ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE GENERAL POST OFFICE IN CONNAUGHT PLACE ON MONDAY (APRIL 25) FROM 9.30 A.M. TO 4.30 P.M.
THEY ARE IN THE 60 CENTS (PALE VIOLET), 70 CENTS (GOLDEN
YELLOW), AND 80 CENTS (MAGENTA) DENOMINATIONS.
ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY A SPOKESMAN FOR THE POST OFFICE SAID THAT THREE OTHER DEFINITIVE STAMPS OF 15 CENTS, 25 CENTS AND 65 CENTS DENOMINATIONS WOULD BE WITHDRAWN FROM GENERAL SALE AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON MAY 3.
THERE WILL BE NO FIRST DAY COVER ISSUE ON THE NEW DEFINITIVE STAMPS.
HOWEVER, FOR THE BENEFIT OF PHILATELISTS WHO MAY WANT THE IR COVERS CANCELLED WITH A HAND DATE-STAMP ON THE FIRST DAY OF SALE, SPECIAL POSTING BOXES WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE AT THE GENERAL POST OFFICE, KOWLOON CENTRAL POST OFFICE AND TSIM SHA TSUI POST OFFICE.
ITEMS POSTED IN THESE SPECIAL POSTING WILL BE CAREFULLY HAND- STAMPED. HAND BACK SERVICE WILL NOT BE PROVIDED ON THIS OCCASION.
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