THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1981
THESE INCLUDE ORIGINAL AND MICROFILM COPIES OF EARLY COUNTY GAZETTEERS, AN 1866 SAN ON DISTRICT MAP COMPILED BY AN ITALIAN MISSIONARY, MATERIAL ABOUT VILLAGE WARS, PUBLICATIONS OF URBAN ASSOCIATIONS OF LONG STANDING, AND IDENTITY, INOCULATION AND RATION CARDS ISSUED DURING THE JAPANESE OCCUPATION.
OF PARTICULAR INTEREST ARE COPIES OF HANDWRITTEN BOOKS FROM "ANY LOCAL VILLAGES WHICH CONTAIN VALUABLE INFORMATION ON SOCIAL, RELIGIOUS AND MANAGERIAL ASPECTS OF RURAL LIFE.
ABOUT 20 LOCAL ACADEMICS AND SCHOLARS HAVE SUBMITTED PAPERS TO THE CONFERENCE WHICH WILL BE PUBLISHED IN ESSAY FORM LATER.
BOTH THE CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION HAVE BEEN ORGANISED BY A COMMITTEE DRAWN MAINLY FROM FACULTIES OF THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY AND THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG.
HOLIDAY POSTAL ARRANGEMENTS ***
THE LATEST DATE FOR POSTING LOCAL MAIL ITEMS TO ENSURE DELIVERY BEFORE CHRISTMAS IS DECEMBER 21 (MONDAY), THE POSTMASTER GENERAL ANNOUNCED TODAY.
MEANWHILE. THE POSTMASTER GENERAL ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT ALL POST OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED ON CHRISTMAS DAY AND NEW YEAR'S DAY. HOWEVER, 33 POST OFFICES INCLUDING THE GENERAL POST OFFICE ON HONG KONG ISLAND, KOWLOON CENTRAL AND TSIM SHA TSUI IN KOWLOON AND TSUEN WAN AND TAI PO POST OFFICES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES WILL BE OPEN FOR BUSINESS FROM 9 AM TO 12 NOON ON DECEMBER 26 (SATURDAY).
LETTER DELIVERY ARRANGEMENTS DURING THE CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR PERIOD WILL BE AS FOLLOWS:
DATE
SUNDAY (DECEMBER 13)
SUNDAY (DECEMBER 20)
CHRISTMAS DAY
SATURDAY (DECEMBER 26)
SUNDAY (DECEMBER 27)
NEW YEAR'S DAY
DELIVERIES
CNE DELIVERY
TWO DELIVERIES
NO DELIVERY
ONE DELIVERY
NO DELIVERY
NO DELIVERY