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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1984
THE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE WILL COLLATE VIEWS OF DIFFERENT SOCIAL SECTORS ON THE LAW AND ORDER SITUATION AS WELL AS CRIME PROBLEMS IN
THESE VIEWS WILL BE THE DISTRICT THROUGH SEMINARS AND TALKS. FORWARDED TO THE DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE.
THE CAMPAIGN IS SPONSORED BY THE TAI PO DISTRICT BOARD, IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE POLICE.
AND
OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY WILL BE THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR THOMAS CHAN THE POLICE DISTRICT COMMANDER, MR J.F. GREENE AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE TAI PO DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE, MR DONALD YAP.
YEAR OF THE OX GOLD COIN OFFERED
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A LIMITED NUMBER OF $1 000 GOLD COINS WILL BE ISSUED TO MARK THE COMING LUNAR NEW YEAR THE YEAR OF THE OX.
THE PROOF COIN WILL COST $3 300, AND THE BRILLIANT UNCIRCULATED COIN $2 200. THESE ARE THE PRICES AT WHICH THE COCKEREL, THE DOG, THE PIG AND THE RAT COINS WERE SOLD.
STRUCK IN 22 CARAT GOLD, EACH COIN MEASURES 28.4 MM IN DIAMETER, AND WEIGHS 15.976 GRAMMES. AND EACH WILL BE PACKAGED IN A PLASTIC SCREW TOP CAPSULE AND SUPPLIED WITH A PRESENTATION CASE AND DESCRIPTIVE BOOKLET.
APPLICATION FORMS WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM DECEMBER 6, AT ALL OFFICES OF THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION AND DISTRICT OFFICES OF THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION. APPLICATIONS WILL CLOSE AT 12.30 PM ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1984.
PAYMENT MAY BE MADE AS IN PREVIOUS YEARS, BY PERSONAL CHEQUE OR CASHIER'S ORDER, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
HOWEVER, APPLICATION WILL BE RESTRICTED TO RESIDENTS HOLDING HONG KONG IDENTITY CARDS. IN THE EVENT OF OVER SUBSCRIPTION A BALLOT WILL BE HELD.
THE YEAR OF THE OX GOLD COIN IS THE TENTH IN A SERIES TO COMMEMORATE THE 12 LUNAR YEARS WHICH FALL IN THE WESTERN CALENDAR YEARS 1976 - 1987.
WORLD WIDE MINTAGE FOR EACH COIN IN THE SERIES IS LIMITED, AND THE YEAR OF THE OX COIN IS NO EXCEPTION. THE SPOKESMAN SAID TAT 7 500 PROOF AND 10 500 UNCIRCULATED COINS HAVE BEEN SET ASIDE FOR HONG KONG RESIDENTS.
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