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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1981
THE CONSULTANTS HAVE LOOKED FOR SUITABLE SOURCES OF FILLING MATERIAL AS PART OF THE STUDY, AND RECOMMEND THE USE OF SAND DREDGED FROM THE SEABED FOR THE MAJOR GROWTH STRATEGY, SINCE IT IS THOUGHT THAT THIS CAN BE FOUND AT A REASONABLE COST. WHERE LAND- BASED FILL IS REQUIRED, SPECIAL CONDITIONS ARE PROPOSED FOR THE LOCATION, DESIGN AND AFTER-USE OF THE BORROW AREAS.
AFTER CONSIDERATION AND COMMENT BY GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, THE REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED TO GOVERNMENT'S LAND DEVELOPMENT POLICY COMMITTEE FOR APPROVAL IN PRINCIPLE. THIS IS EXPECTED TO BE TOWARDS THE END OF NOVEMBER.
IF GOVERNMENT APPROVES THE RECOMMENDATIONS, MORE DETAILED PLANNING AND ENGINEERING STUDIES WILL BE UNDERTAKEN BEFORE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BASE STRATEGY+ IS COMMENCED.
A DECISION ON ANY MAJOR GROWTH STRATEGY IS NOT EXPECTED UNTIL NEXT YEAR.
PUBLIC HOUSING IS THEME OF NEW STAMP ISSUE
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A SPECIAL ISSUE OF FOUR POSTAGE STAMPS (20 CENTS, $1, $1.30 AND $2), WITH THE THEME OF PUBLIC HOUSING, WILL BE PLACED ON SALE ON OCTOBER 14, THE POSTMASTER GENERAL ANNOUNCED TODAY.
PUBLIC HOUSING PROVIDES HOMES FOR MORE THAN TWO MILLION PEOPLE IN HONG KONG.
ALSO ON SALE WILL BE A SOUVENIR MINIATURE SHEET CONTAINING THE FOUR STAMPS WHICH, WHEN SEEN TOGETHER, GIVES AN OVERALL VIEW OF ONE OF THE MORE MODERN HOUSING ESTATES.
OFFICIAL FIRST DAY COVERS WILL BE PLACED ON SALE AT ALL POST OFFICES ON SEPTEMBER 29 AT 50 CENTS EACH.
EACH COVER WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN INSERT CARD CONTAINING INFORMATION ON HONG KONG'S PUBLIC HOUSING PROGRAMME AND BRIEF PHILATELIC INFORMATION.
AN INCREASED NUMBER OF FIRST DAY COVERS HAS BEEN PRINTED TO MEET ANTICIPATED PUBLIC DEMAND BUT, TO ENSURE THAT MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE GIVEN A FAIR CHANCE TO BUY THE COVERS, NO MORE THAN TEN MAY BE PURCHASED BY A CUSTOMER AT ONE TIME.
ADVANCE ORDERS FOR SERVICING OF FIRST DAY COVERS WILL BE ACCEPTED AT THE GENERAL POST OFFICE, CONNAUGHT PLACE, KOWLOON CENTRAL POST OFFICE, NATHAN ROAD AND TSIM SHA TSUI POST OFFICE PEKING ROAD. FOR THIS SERVICE, ADDRESSED FIRST DAY COVERS MUST BE HANDED IN WITH AN ORDER FORM TOGETHER WITH A REMITTANCE TO COVER THE COST.
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