TUESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1978
VIEWS OF HONG KONG ON SALE
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AERIAL VIEWS OF HONG KONG ARE AMONG PHOTOGRAPHS ON VIEW TO THE PUBLIC IN A DISPLAY AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE.
THE SELECTION OF BLACK AND WHITE PRINTS ALSO INCLUDES PHOTOGRAPHS SHOWING FEATURES OF BOTH THE BUSY URBAN SCENE AND THE MORE TRANQUIL OUTLYING AREAS.
+ THE AIM OF THE DISPLAY IS TO LET PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT THE WIDE RANGE OF PICTURES WE CAN SUPPLY FROM OUR PHOTOGRAPHIC LIBRARY,+ A SPOKESMAN FOR INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY.
ORDERS FOR ANY OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS ON SHOW CAN BE PLACED AT THE SALES COUNTER OF THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE WHICH IS ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE NEW POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE.
CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO TAKE THEIR PICK FROM A COMPREHENSIVE STOCK OF CONTACT PRINTS BY VISITING THE PHOTOGRAPHIC LIBRARY AT INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT. BEACONSFIELD HOUSE. GROUND FLOOR, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL. PRINTS WILL THEN BE MADE TO ORDER.
THE PRICE RANGES FROM $6 TO $40, DEPENDING ON THE SIZE OF PRINT REQUIRED.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT LOCAL PUBLISHING FIRMS, THE MEDIA, SCHOOLS, AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS ALREADY MAKE FREQUENT USE OF PICTURES OBTAINED FROM THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
+HOWEVER, WE WANT TO BE SURE THAT THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IS ALSO AWARE OF OUR PHOTO SUPPLY SERVICE,+ HE ADDED. +WE CAN SUPPLY PICTURES ON JUST ABOUT EVERY ASPECT OF LIFE IN HONG KONG, INCLUDING OFFICIAL VISITS BY MANY PROMINENT PEOPLE.
+WE CAN MAKE PHOTOGRAPHS LARGE ENOUGH FOR HANGING IN OFFICES OR FOR EXHIBITIONS AS WELL AS PRODUCING SMALLER PRINTS FOR FAMILY ALBUMS.+
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS, FOR WHICH THERE IS NO EXTRA CHARGE, ARE A PARTICULARLY GOOD BUY AS PEOPLE WOULD NEED THE USE OF A HELICOPTER TO TAKE THESE PICTURES FOR THEMSELVES.
COLLECTION OF REGISTERED LETTERS
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THE POST OFF ICE HAS ANNOUNCED THAT THE MAXIMUM TIME ALLOWED FOR THE COLLECTION OF UNDELIVERABLE REGISTERED LETTERS FROM POST OFFICES HAD BEEN EXTENDED FROM SEVEN DAYS TO 14 DAYS AT THE END OF LAST MONTH.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE POST OFFICE EXPLAINED THAT THIS WOULD BE HELPFUL TO CUSTOMERS AND RESULT IN FEVER REGISTERED ITE'S BEING RETURNED TO SENDERS.
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