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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1985
TEXTILE +SWING+ SUSPENDED
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THE TRADE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT PENDING CONSULTATIONS WITH THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY, THE DEPARTMENT HAD DECIDED TO SUSPEND WITH EFFECT FROM 8.45 AM TOMORROW (TUESDAY) OPERATION OF THE 1985 SWING SCHEME IN RESPECT OF BENELUX CATEGORY 6 (TROUSERS/ SHORTS) AND CATEGORY 6P (TROUSERS).
+THIS MEANS THAT SWING INTO BENELUX CAT. 6 AND SWING INCREASE IN BENELUX CAT. 6P ARE NOT ALLOWED, + A SPOKESMAN SAID.
+HOWEVER. BENELUX CAT. 6 CAN STILL BE USED AS A SOURCE CATEGORY FOR SWING INTO OTHER CATEGORIES UNDER THE 1985 SWING SCHEME.+
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HISTORICAL BUILDINGS STAMPS OUT MARCH 14
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FOUR SPECIAL STAMPS, DEPICTING HISTORICAL BUILDINGS IN HONG KONG, WILL BE ISSUED BY THE POST OFFICE ON MARCH 14.
THE FOUR STAMPS TO BE ISSUED ARE:
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* HUNG SING TEMPLE 40 CENTS
THE TEMPLE, SITUATED AT QUEEN'S ROAD EAST, IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN FOUNDED IN 1860. IT HAS AN EXCELLENT GRANITE WORK SCREEN WITH A BALUSTRADE ALONG THE WHOLE FRONT OF THE TEMPLE. OTHER INTERESTING FEATURES INCLUDE THE SHEK WAN POTTERY DECORATIONS ON ITS ROOF AND THE LARGE BOULDER INSIDE THE BUILDING.
* ST JOHN'S CATHEDRAL
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THE CATHEDRAL WHICH HAD ITS FOUNDATION STONE
LAID IN 1847, WAS OPENED FOR DIVINE SERVICES ON MARCH 11, 1849 BY SIR JOHN DAVIS, THEN THE GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG. IT IS ONE OF THE OLDEST BUILDINGS STILL STANDING IN HONG KONG.
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THE OLD SUPREME COURT BUILDING
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$1.30
THIS BUILDING, WHICH WAS OPENED IN 1911, IS A TYPICAL EXAMPLE OF EDWARDIAN PUBLIC BUILDING ARCHITECTURE WITH NEO-CLASSICAL COLUMNS, ARCHES AND A DOME.
* WAN CHA! POST OFFICE
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KNOWN AS +WAN TSAI POST OFFICE+ WHEN IT WAS OPENED ON MARCH 1, 1915, THE POST OFFICE IS THE OLDEST OF ALL THE EXISTING POST OFFICES IN HONG KONG. THE SPELLING OF ITS NAME WAS CHANGED TO THE PRESENT FORM
IN NOVEMBER 1952.
/THE STAMPS
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