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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4,
1986
MACHINE TO ISSUE POSTAGE LABELS
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AN ELECTRONIC POSTAGE LABEL ISSUING MACHINE WILL BE INTRODUCED IN HONG KONG ON A TRIAL BASIS IN DECEMBER.
+ LOCATED IN THE GENERAL POST OFFICE, THE MACHINE WILL ACCEPT HONG KONG COINS IN ALL DENOMINATIONS FROM 10 CENTS TO FIVE DOLLARS AND ISSUE POSTAGE LABELS WITH FIXED VALUES OF 10 CENTS, 50 CENTS, $1.30 AND $1.70,+ A POST OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).
+THE VALUES ARE SELECTED BY PUSHING APPROPRIATE BUTTONS ON
THE FACIA OF THE MACHINE, HE ADDED.
ELECTRONIC POSTAGE LABEL ISSUING MACHINES ARE NOW IN OPERATION IN MANY COUNTRIES PROVIDING A FLEXIBLE ARRANGEMENT FOR THE PAYMENT OF POSTAGE WITHOUT THE NEED TO QUEUE FOR STAMPS AT POST OFFICE COUNTERS.
+ IF THE MACHINE PERFORMS SATISFACTORILY DURING ITS TRIAL, IT WILL BECOME A PERMANENT FIXTURE AND ADDITIONAL MACHINES WILL BE PROVIDED AT OTHER POST OFFICES, HE SAID.
+FIRST DAY COVERS WILL BE ISSUED TO COMMEMORATE THE INTRODUCTION IN HONG KONG OF THE POSTAGE LABELS.+
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SITTING-OUT AREA TO BE BUILT
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THE ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR BUILDING A SITTING-OUT AREA AT SHAM SHUI PO.
OCCUPYING A 1 000-SQUARE-METRE SITE BETWEEN LAI CHI KOK ROAD AND TAI NAM STREET, IT WILL COMPRISE PAVILIONS, WOODEN ARBOURS, COVERED WALKWAYS AND PLANTERS.
A CHILDREN'S PLAY AREA WITH PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT WILL BE INCLUDED.
CONSTRUCTION WORK IS EXPECTED TO START EARLY NEXT YEAR AND
BE COMPLETED IN SIX MONTHS.
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