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SUNDAY, AUGUST 5, 1990
ACCORDING TO THE EXPERIENCE OF THE RECIPROCAL SALES ARRANGEMENTS BETWEEN SINGAPORE POST OFFICE AND HONG KONG POST OFFICE, SPECIAL STAMPS ON THE 12 LUNAR NEW YEAR ANIMALS ARE POPULAR IN SINGAPORE.
THEREFORE, ONE OF THE MAJOR ITEMS TO BE PROMOTED AT THE EXHIBITION WILL BE THE COMMEMORATIVE TWIN STAMP PACK CONTAINING THE SETS OF STAMPS FOR THE YEAR OF THE HORSE AND THE YEAR OF THE DRAGON.
FOR THE INTEREST OF LOCAL STAMP COLLECTORS, A LIMITED QUANTITY OF THIS STAMP PACK, OVER-PRINTED WITH AN INDICATION COMMEMORATING HONG KONG'S PARTICIPATION IN THE EXHIBITION, WILL BE PUT ON SALE AT THE SEVEN PHILATELIC OFFICES FROM AUGUST 16 AT $25 EACH.
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NEW FIRE STATION FOR SHA TIN
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ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS CONSTRUCTION OF A SUB-DIVISIONAL FIRE STATION AT A 3,370-SQUARE-METRE SITE IN AREA 14B, SHA TIN.
THE NEW STATION WILL BE A FOUR-STOREY BUILDING CONSISTING OF FOUR-BAY APPLIANCE ROOM, OFFICES, A DUTY ROOM, BARRACKS, CANTEEN/RECREATION ROOM, AND EQUIPMENT STORES.
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EXTERNAL WORKS WILL INCLUDE ANCILLARY BUILDINGS, A DRILL YARD, REFILLING STATION, UNDERGROUND FUEL OIL TANK CHAMBER AND SOIL DRAINAGE.
WORK IS SCHEDULED ΤΟ START IN OCTOBER THIS YEAR AND BE
COMPLETED BY OCTOBER NEXT YEAR.
THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF TENDERS IS NOON ON AUGUST 24.
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DB HELPS SOLVE RESIDENTS' PROBLEMS
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OBSTRUCTIONS TO AN ACCESS ROAD TO POK FU LAM VILLAGE HAVE NOW BEEN CLEARED AFTER A CIVIC-MINDED RESIDENT RELAYED THE PROBLEM TO THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD.
USING THE "MY SUGGESTION ΤΟ SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD" POSTGRAMME, THE RESIDENT INFORMDD THE DISTRICT BOARD THAT THE ACCESS ROAD, NEAR THE JUNCTION OF POK FU LAM ROAD AND CHI FU ROAD, WAS OFTEN BLOCKED BY REFUSE AND ILLEGALLY PARKED VEHICLES.
/THE DISTRICT