THURSDAY, JULY 3, 1986
THE VARIOUS THEMES FEATURED AT THE PAVILION ARE DEPICTED ON THE STAMPS, WHICH ARE DESIGNED BY AGAY NG.
THE NEW STAMPS ARE:
* TRANSPORT
* FINANCE
* TRADE
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50 CENTS AN MTR TRAIN IS DEPICTED.
$1.30
$1.70
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THE CENTRAL BANKING AREA IS FEATURED.
THE KWAI CHUNG CONTAINER TERMINAL IS DEPICTED ON THIS STAMP TO PROJECT THE BUSY IMPORT AND EXPORT OF HONG KONG.
* COMMUNICATION
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$5
A DISH ANTENNA AT THE SATELLITE EARTH STATION IS SHOWN.
THE STAMPS WILL BE ON DISPLAY AT LEVEL 2 OF OCEAN TERMINAL THIS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, AND AT THE PHILATELIC CENTRE ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE GENERAL POST OFFICE AND AT THE TSIM SHA TSUI POST OFFICE FROM MONDAY (JULY 7).
OFFICIAL FIRST DAY COVERS AT 50 CENTS EACH WILL BE ON SALE AT ALL POST OFFICES TOMORROW (JULY 4). ADVANCE TREATMENT OF FIRST DAY COVERS, AT A MINIMUM OF FIVE PER ORDER, WILL BE ACCEPTED FROM JULY 4 TO 11 AT ALL POST OFFICES. THE SERVICE WILL HELP AVOID CONGESTION ON THE FIRST DAY OF ISSUE.
FARMERS SHOWN NEW HERBICIDE FOR WEED CONTROL
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THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES- DEPARTMENT TODAY (THURSDAY) INTRODUCED TO FARMERS A NEW HERBICIDE WHICH HAS BEEN PROVEN EFFECTIVE IN PRE-EMERGENT WEED CONTROL IN VEGETABLE CULTIVATION.
KNOWN AS +NAPROPAMIDE+, THE WEED CONTROL AGENT HAS BEEN SHOWN BY TESTS TO BE VERY SUITABLE FOR USE UNDER LOCAL CONDITIONS.
THE CHEMICAL IS KNOWN FOR ITS CONTINUING EFFECT AND ITS WIDE SPECTRUM IN CONTROLLING MANY MAJOR WEEDS. WHEN APPLIED TO THE SOIL SURFACE, IT BREAKS DOWN UNDER SUNNY WEATHER IN ABOUT 30 DAYS. ITS CHARACTERISTICS THEREFORE FIT IN VERY WELL WITH THE SHORT-TERM CROPPING PATTERN PRACTISED LOCALLY.
THE USE OF NAPROPAMIDE DOES NOT LEAD TO ANY HARMFUL RESIDUAL EFFECT ON SUCCEEDING CROPS.
/THE USE