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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1992
ADVANCE ORDERS FOR SERVICED
FIRST DAY COVERS AND SOUVENIR SHEET COVERS WILL BR ACCEPTED FROM DECEMBER 28 TO 31.
THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF SERVICED FIRST DAY COVERS PER ORDER IS FIVE. THERE IS ALSO A RESTRICTION OF 10 SERVICED SOUVENIR SHERT COVERS PER ORDER.
ON THE FIRST DAY OF ISSUE, EACH CUSTOMER IS ENTITLED ΤΟ TWO STAMP BOOKLETS, 10 SOUVENIR SHEETS AND FIVE SHEETS OF STAMPS OF EACH
DENOMINATION,
FIRST DAY COVERS PRE-AFFIXED WITH A SET OF STAMPS AND CANCELLED WITH THE FIRST DAY OF ISSUE POSTMARK AT $12.90 EACH WILL ONLY BE AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING SIX PHILATELIC OFFICES:
BEACONSFIELD HOUSE POST OFFICE
GENERAL POST OFFICE
GRANVILLE ROAD POST OFFICE
PEAR POST OFFICE
SHA TIN CENTRAL POST OFFICE TSIM SHA TSUI POST OFFICE
CUSTOMERS INTERESTED IN OBTAINING THESE SERVICED FIRST DAY COVERS ARE ADVISED TO PLACE ADVANCE ORDERS.
A HAND-BACK SERVICE WILL BE GIVEN TO ALL OFFICIAL AND PRIVATELY MADE COVERS BEARING THE 'FIRST DAY" INDICATION ON JANUARY AT ALL POST OFFICES EXCEPT THE AIRPORT POST OFFICE.
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RESIDENTS ALERTED TO FOOD-BORNE DISEASES
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MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD ADOPT PROPER FOOD HYGTENE PRACTICES WHEN TUCKING INTO HOTPOTS IN WINTER, THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF HEALTH (HYGIENE, DR MAHOMMED BIN ALI, SAID.
MAKING THE APPEAL, DR ALI ALERTED RESIDENTS TO POISONING CAUSED BY FOOD-BORNE DISEASES AND HEPATITIS A.
"RESTAURANT STAFF SHOULD ALWAYS OBSERVE HYGIENE PRACTICES IN PREPARING FOOD FOR HOTPOTS, HE SAID.
"CUSTOMERS, ON THE OTHER HAND, SHOULD MAKE SURE THAT THE FOOD IS ADEQUATELY COOKED BEFORF CONSUMPTION."
RESIDENTS SHOULD ALSO TAKE EXTRA CARE WHILE PREPARING HOTPOTS
AT HOME.
DR ALI SUGGESTED THE FOLLOWING PREVENTIVE MEASURES:
/FOR SHELLFISH