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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1986
A POST OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID THE DESIGN OF THIS SET OF STAMPS DEPICTS THE RABBIT IN AN EMBROIDERY STYLE AND A SOUVENIR SHEET CONTAINING A SET OF THE FOUR STAMPS WILL ALSO BE ISSUED.
THE FIRST LUNAR NEW YEAR SPECIAL STAMPS SERIES WAS ISSUED BETWEEN 1967 AND 1978.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT OTHER STAMP ISSUES IN 1987 WILL COMPRISE: HISTORICAL SCENES OF HONG KONG IN APRIL NEW DEFINITIVE SERIES IN JULY 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ALICE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (NETHERSOLE HOSPITAL) AND THE MEDICAL FACULTY OF HONG KONG UNIVERSITY IN SEPTEMBER, AND HISTORICAL CHINESE COSTUMES IN NOVEMBER.
KWUN TONG DB MEMBERS VISIT ROYAL OBSERVATORY
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MEMBERS OF THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD TODAY (WEDNESDAY) VISITED THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY TO GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF ITS OPERATION.
THE VISIT WAS PART OF AN ON-GOING PROGRAMME FOR MEMBERS TO FAMILIARISE THEMSELVES WITH THE WORK AND OPERATIONS OF VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS.
LED BY DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR LAM HANG-FAI, AND THE TWO KWUN TONG ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER, MR STANLEY YING AND
MR EDDIE YU, THE PARTY WAS MET BY THE DIRECTOR OF ROYAL OBSERVATORY, MR PATRICK SHAM, AND ASSISTANT DIRECTORS, DR PETER LI AND MR ROBERT LAU.
FOLLOWING A BRIEFING THE GROUP TOURED THE VARIOUS DIVISIONS AND SECTIONS OF THE OBSERVATORY, INCLUDING THE CENTRAL FORECASTING OFFICE, TELECOMMUNICATIONS CENTRE AND DATA ACQUISITION SECTION, THE COMPUTER DIVISION, THE RESEARCH AND RECORDS DIVISION, AIR POLLUTION METEOROLOGY RESEARCH DIVISION, SPECIAL PROJECT DIVISION, SEISMOLOGY, ASTRONOMY AND TIME SERVICES SECTION, AND RADIATION MONITORING DIVISION.
BEFORE ENDING THE VISIT, MEMBERS ALSO ATTENDED A DISCUSSION AT THE CONFERENCE HALL,
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