TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1982
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STAMP RUSH EXPECTED
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A SPECIAL STAMP ISSUE WITH THE THEME 3RD FAR EAST AND SOUTH PACIFIC GAMES FOR THE DISABLED (FESPIC GAMES 1982)' WILL BE PUT ON SALE ON WEDNESDAY (OCTOBER 20), THE POSTMASTER GENERAL ANNOUNCED TODAY (TUESDAY).
AS A BIG RUSH IS EXPECTED, SPECIAL COUNTERS WILL BE SET AS IDE FOR PEOPLE WISHING TO TRANSACT NORMAL POSTAL BUSINESS AT THE FOLLOWING POST OFFICES:
ON HONG KONG ISLAND
GENERAL POST OFFICE: BEACONSFIELD HOUSE: CAUSEWAY BAY; HENNESSY ROAD; MORRISON HILL; NORTH POINT; QUEEN'S ROAD AND SHEUNG WAN.
IN KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITOR IES
KOWLOON CENTRAL; CHEUNG SHA WAN; GILLIES AVENUE: KOWLOON CITY, KWUN TONG; MONG KOK; SHAM SHUI PO: TSIM SHA TSUI AND TSUEN WAN.
MANY MORE STAFF WILL BE PUT ON DUTY, BUT AS LONG QUEUES OF PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE URGED BY THE SPOKESMAN TO SHOW TOLERANCE AND, IF POSSIBLE, TO TRANSACT THE IR NORMAL POSTAL BUSINESS ON THE NEXT DAY, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMME FOR ELDERLY
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A HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMME FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE AGED 60 AND ABOVE WILL BE HELD FROM NOVEMBER 8 TO 11 AS A PART OF THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT FESTIVAL.
THE PROGRAMME CONSISTS OF AN EXHIBITION ON DISEASE PREVENTION AND A SLIDE SHOW, TOGETHER WITH THE PROVISION OF FREE PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS INCLUDING MEASUREMENT OF BLOOD PRESSURE, BLOOD AND URINE TESTS AND WEIGHT CHECKS.
WHERE NECESSARY, COUNSELLING AND REFERRAL FOR FREE DETAILED EXAMINATION WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE WONG TA! SIN DISTRICT OFFICE SAID.
IT WILL BE HELD AT THE WONG TAI SIN COMMUNITY CENTRE IN LOWER WONG TAI SIN FROM 10 AM TO 12.30 PM AND 2 PM TO 4.30 PM EACH DAY.
/RESIDENTS AGED