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FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 1936
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BOOKLET ABOUT ISLANDS DISTRICT PRODUCED
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A COMPREHENSIVE BOOKLET ON THE ISLANDS DISTRICT, COMPLETE WITH COLOURFUL PICTURES AND ESSENTIAL INFORMATION, HAS BEEN PUBLISHED TO PROMOTE THE DISTRICT AMONG LOCAL RESIDENTS AND VISITORS.
THE 54-PAGE BOOKLET CONTAINS MORE THAN 60 ILLUSTRATIONS THAT DEPICT THE MANY SCENIC AREAS OF THE DISTRICT AND PROVIDE READERS WITH INFORMATIVE BACKGROUND ON PAST AND CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS.
ENTITLED +PANORAMA OF ISLANDS DISTRICT+, THE BOOKLET IS IN CHINESE AND WILL BE DISTRIBUTED FREE ON WRITTEN REQUEST.
THE PUBLICATION TRACES THE VARIOUS CHANGES OF THE SPRAWLING ISLANDS OF THE DISTRICT.
STUDENTS SHOULD FIND IT A HANDY CIVIC-EDUCATION AID AS THE BOOKLET GIVES AN ACCOUNT OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LOCAL ORGANISATIONS, THE DISTRICT BOARD AND THE GOVERNMENT, ALL AIMING TO MAKE THE DISTRICT A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE IN AS WELL AS A MAJOR TOURIST AREA.
THE BOOKLET PROVIDES VISITORS WITH IMPORTANT INFORMATION SUCH AS THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF NUMEROUS SCENIC SPOTS AND FERRY SCHEDULES TO THE ISLANDS.
WITH LIMITED COPIES PRODUCED, ONLY ONE COPY OF THE BOOKLET WILL BE GIVEN TO EACH ORGANISATION ON A FIRST-COME-FIRST-SERVED BASIS.
LETTERS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE ISLANDS DISTRICT BOARD AT HARBOUR BUILDING, 20TH FLOOR, 38 PIER ROAD, CENTRAL.
SPECIAL STAMP BOOKLET TO MARK BANK OPENING
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A SPECIAL COMMEMORATIVE STAMP BOOKLET ON THE NEW HONGKONG BANK HEADQUARTERS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE POST OFFICE ON MONDAY (APRIL 7) TO MARK ITS OFFICIAL OPENING.
THE BOOKLET, THE FIRST OF ITS KIND TO BE ISSUED IN HONG KONG, PRESENTS THE NEW HONGKONG BANK HEADQUARTERS BUILDING WITH COLOUR PHOTOGRAPHS AND DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS.
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