FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1986
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+THEY WILL BE ASKED ABOUT THE CAUSES AND THE SEVERITY OF THE BLOCKAGE PROBLEM, AND TO IDENTIFY VARIOUS BLACKSPOTS,+ A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CAMPAIGN ORGANISING COMMITTEE SAID.
+ IT IS HOPED THAT THE SURVEY CAN HELP SOLVE THE PROBLEM OF FREQUENT STREET FLOODINGS, AND TO HELP BUILDING MANAGEMENT ORGANISATIONS MAINTAIN SEWERS AND PIPES IN GOOD CONDITION,+ HE SAID.
DATA COLLECTED WILL BE ANALYSED AND DISCUSSED WITH THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE URBAN DRAINAGE DIVISION OF THE CIVIL ENGINEERING SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO WORK OUT REMEDIES TO ALLEVIATE THE SITUATION.
TO PUBLICISE THE MESSAGE, POSTERS AND STICKERS WITH SLOGANS ARE BEING DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT TO REMIND RESIDENTS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF KEEPING SEWERS FREE OF TRASH.
THE SURVEY WILL TAKE A MONTH TO COMPLETE AND FINDINGS WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE DISTRICT BOARD FOR CONSIDERATION.
19TH CENTURY PORTRAITS HIGHLIGHTED IN SPECIAL STAMPS
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THE POST OFFICE WILL ISSUE THIS YEAR'S LAST SET OF SPECIAL STAMPS ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9.
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THE NEW STAMPS FEATURE THREE 19TH CENTURY PORTRAITS HELD BY THE HONG KONG MUSEUM OF ART IN DENOMINATION OF 50 CENTS, $1.30 AND $1.70 AND ONE HELD BY THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION IN DENOMINATION OF $5, A POST OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).
THE FOUR STAMPS TO BE ISSUED ARE:
50 CENTS
A PORTRAIT ATTRIBUTED TO SPOILUM, A CHINESE PAINTER SPECIALISING IN PORTRAITS OF EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN MERCHANTS. THE PAINTING IS PROBABLY A PORTRAIT OF THE SECOND PUAN KHEQUA WHOSE FATHER WAS THE FOUNDER OF TUNGWEN HONG, ONE OF THE LEADING HONGS WHICH SPECIALISED IN SINO-WESTERN TRADE IN CANTON,
/$1.30 AN