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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1977
POST EARLY FOR CHRISTMAS
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THE POST OFFICE TODAY REMINDED THE PUBLIC THAT DECEMBER 21 IS THE DEADLINE FOR POSTING OF LOCAL MAIL FOR DELIVERY BEFORE CHRISTMAS DAY.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE POST OFFICE SAID THAT POSTING OF LOCAL MAIL ITEMS AFTER THIS DATE COULD NOT BE GUARANTEED DELIVERY BEFORE CHRISTMAS DAY.
MEANWHILE. MAIL DELIVERY ARRANGEMENTS DURING THE CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR PERIODS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18
TWO DELIVERIES
CHRISTMAS DAY, DECEMBER 25
NO DELIVERY
BOXING DAY, DECEMBER 26
ONE DELIVERY
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27
ONE DELIVERY
NEW YEAR'S DAY, JANUARY 1 NO DELIVERY
MONDAY, JANUARY 2
ONE DELIVERY
ALL POST OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED ON CHRISTMAS DAY, DECEMBER 27 AND NEW YEAR'S DAY. HOWEVER, COUNTER FACILITIES WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM 9 A.M. TO NOON AT 32 POST OFFICES THROUGHOUT HONG KONG ON BOXING DAY (DECEMBER 26) AND JANUARY 2 (MONDAY) WHICH ARE GENERAL HOLIDAYS.
QUALIFYING AGE FOR OLD AGE ALLOWANCE NOT HIGH
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FIXING THE QUALIFYING AGE FOR OLD AGE ALLOWANCE' AT 70 IS NOT HIGH BECAUSE OLD PEOPLE BELOW 70 WITH FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR AN OLD AGE SUPPLEMENT OF $100 A MONTH TO THE IR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE, MRS. ROSE GOODSTADT, HEAD OF THE REHABILITATION DIVISION OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT SAID.
SPEAKING AT THE PENINSULA LIONS CLUB MEETING THIS (FRIDAY) EVENING, MRS. GOODSTADT NOTED THAT THE AMOUNT OF OLD AGE SUPPLEMENT AND THAT OF OLD AGE ALLOWANCE ARE IDENTICAL AS PROPOSED IN THE TWO GREEN PAPERS PUBLISHED RECENTLY ONE ON SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY AND THE OTHER ON SOCIAL SECURITY DEVELOPMENT.
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