1, 1984
FRIDAY, JUN
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UNLIKE PREVIOUS ISSUES, INFORMATION ABOUT THE STAMPS WILL BE PRINTED ON THE BACK OF THE FIRST DAY COVERS, INSTEAD OF ON SEPARATE INSERT CARDS.
ADVANCE ORDERS FOR SERVICING FIRST DAY COVERS WILL BE ACCEPTED FROM JUNE 7-19 AT ALL POST OFFICES.
+ HONG KONG STAMPS HAVE PROVED POPULAR WITH COLLECTORS BOTH LOCALLY AND OVERSEAS. AND THIS ISSUE, PORTRAYING OLD HONG KONG MAPS, SHOULD PROVE EQUALLY POPULAR, PARTICULARLY WHEN HONG KONG TODAY IS SO WELL KNOWN INTERNATIONALLY, + MR YAM SAID.
HE EXPLAINED THAT THE HONG KONG POST OFFICE NORMALLY ISSUES NO MORE THAN FOUR SETS OF SPECIAL STAMPS EACH YEAR, A POLICY FAVOURED BY COLLECTORS, AS IT MEANS THAT HONG KONG STAMPS ARE RELATIVELY INEXPENSIVE TO COLLECT.
HE SAID, THERE WILL BE TWO MORE SPECIAL ISSUES THIS YEAR. A SET OF CHINESE LANTERNS STAMPS WILL BE ISSUED ON SEPTEMBER 6 JUST BEFORE THE MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL. AND ON NOVEMBER 21 A SET OF STAMPS WILL BE ISSUED TO COMMEMORATE THE CENTENARY OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.+
DRAFT TUEN MUN OUTLINE ZONING PLAN AMENDED
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A NUMBER OF AMENDMENTS TO THE DRAFT OUTLINE ZONING PLAN FOR TUEN MUN WERE ANNOUNCED BY THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD TODAY (FRIDAY).
SOME HAVE BEEN MADE IN RESPONSE TO PUBLIC REACTION TO A PREVIOUS DRAFT PLAN.
THE FIRST AMENDMENT INVOLVES REZONING 1.3 HECTARES OF LAND NEAR CASTLE PEAK BEACH AS A COMPREHENSIVE REDEVELOPMENT AREA.
THE SITE IS PRESENTLY OCCUPIED BY A HOTEL. FURTHER REDEVELOPMENT WILL REQUIRE PLANNING PERMISSION FROM THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD.
ANOTHER SITE ON CASTLE PEAK BEACH, MEASURING 1 100 SQUARE METRES, HAS BEEN REZONED AS A RESTAURANT-COMMERCIAL COMPLEX.
A FURTHER AMENDMENT IS TO REZONE 2 000 SQUARE METRES OF LAND TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE DESALTING PLANT FOR SUPERMARKET, RESTAURANT AND OTHER COMMERCIAL AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES TO * SERVE EXISTING AND PLANNED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS IN THE AREA.
THE LAST AMENDMENT INVOLVES REZONING A SITE ON THE WESTERN WATERFRONT OF TUEN MUN HARBOUR FOR INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT.
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