FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 1985
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PICTORIAL DATESTAMP INTRODUCED
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A PICTORIAL DATESTAMP BEARING THE WORDS +PHILATELIC BUREAU HONG KONG+ WILL BE USED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HONG KONG AND WILL BE AVAILABLE AT PHILATELIC COUNTERS OF SIX POST OFFICES ON MONDAY (JULY 1).
THE DATESTAMP, DESIGNED BY THE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES AND PRODUCED BY THE POST OFFICE IN RESPONSE TO INCREASING PUBLIC INTEREST IN PICTORIAL IMPRESSIONS, IS A SINGLE RING STEEL HANDSTAMP DEPICTING A CHINESE JUNK WHICH IS A WELL-KNOWN HONG KONG SYMBOL.
IT WILL BE USED FOR POSTMARKING SOUVENIR COVERS PURCHASED FROM PHILATELIC COUNTERS, ITEMS POSTED AT THE PHILATELIC POSTING BOXES AND FIRST DAY COVERS COLLECTED FROM TEMPORARY POSTING BOXES OR PHILATELIC POSTING BOXES OF THE GENERAL POST OFFICE, PEAK POST OFFICE, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE POST OFFICE, TSIM SHA TSUI POST OFFICE, AIRPORT POST OFFICE AND GRANVILLE ROAD POST OFFICE.
COLLECTORS WISHING TO OBTAIN AN IMPRESSION OF THE NEW PICTORIAL. DATESTAMP SHOULD POST THEIR COVERS AT THE PHILATELIC POSTING BOXES AT ANY ONE OF THE SIX OFFICES FROM MONDAY.
SEMINAR ON ECOLOGICAL METHODS, TECHNIQUES
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THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IS INVITING APPLICATIONS FOR A ONE-DAY SEMINAR ON ECOLOGICAL METHODS AND TECHNIQUES FOR HIGHER LEVEL AND ADVANCED LEVEL BIOLOGY TEACHERS.
THE SEMINAR IN AUGUST WILL BE HELD AT THE DEPARTMENT'S FIELD STUDIES CENTRE OF THE ADVISORY INSPECTORATE IN SAI KUNG.
THE AIMS OF THE SEMINAR ARE TO ACQUAINT TEACHERS WITH THE ECOLOGICAL METHODS AND TECHNIQUES USED IN FIELD STUDIES, AND TO FAMILIARISE THEM WITH FACILITIES AND RESOURCES OF THE FIELD STUDIES CENTRE.
THERE WILL BE TALKS ON ECOLOGICAL METHODS AND TECHNIQUES ON MANGROVE HABITAT AND FIELD WORK ON MANGROVE HABITAT.
SECONDARY SCHOOL HEADS WISHING TO NOMINATE TEACHERS TO ATTEND THE SEMINAR SHOULD SUBMIT THEIR APPLICATIONS TO THE INSPECTOR, FIELD STUDIES CENTRE, PAK KONG, SAI KUNG, NEW TERRITORIES, BEFORE JULY 5.
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