MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1993
AWARD FOR 'MONKEYS" STAMP
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THE POSTMASTER GENERAL, MR M PAGLIARI, ANNOUNCED TODAY (MONDAY) THAT THE DESIGN OF THE LUNAR NEW YEAR STAMPS "YEAR OF THE MONKEY 1992" RECENTLY WON AN AWARD
CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE IN THE "PROMOTIONAL MAILING" CATEGORY OF THE PRESTIGIOUS COMPETITION DESIGN '92 ORGANISED BY THE HONG KONG DESIGNERS ASSOCIATION.
THE STAMPS, WHICH FEATURED FOUR MONKEYS IN EMBROIDERY STYLE, WERE DESIGNED BY MR KAN TAI-KEUNG.
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WATER STORAGE FIGURE
STORAGE IN HONG KONG'S RESERVOIRS AT 9 AM TODAY (MONDAY) STOOD AT 53.5 PER CENT OF CAPACITY OR 313.433 MILLION CUBIC METRES.
THIS TIME LAST YEAR THE RESERVOIRS CONTAINED 176.911 MILLION CUBIC METRES OF WATER, REPRESENTING 30.2 PER CENT OF CAPACITY.
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LEGCO MEETS ON WEDNESDAY
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LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLOR, DR THE HON LEONG CHE-HUNG, WILL MOVE A MOTION ON TRAUMA TO CHILDREN AT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEETING ON WEDNESDAY (FEB 10).
DR THE HON CONRAD LAM WILL MOVE AN ADJOURNMENT DEBATE ON AIDS IN HONG KONG,
MEMBERS WILL ALSO ASK A TOTAL OF 20 QUESTIONS AND CONSIDER FOUR BILLS AT THE MEETING.
OF THE FOUR BILLS, TWO WILL BE INTRODUCED FOR FIRST AND SECOND
READINGS.
THEY ARE AUDIT (AMENDMENT) BILL 1993 AND BOUNDARY AND ELECTION COMMISSION BILL.
TWO OTHER
BILLS, CHIROPRACTORS REGISTRATION BILL AND AIR POLLUTION CONTROL (AMENDMENT) BILL 1992, ARE DUE TO GO THROUGH THE COMMITTEE STAGE AND BE GIVEN A THIRD READING.
IN ADDITION, THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY WILL MOVE A MOTION ΤΟ SUSPEND THE STANDING ORDERS TO ENABLE THE ELECTION OF THE PRESIDENT AND THE PRESIDENT'S DEPUTY OF THE COUNCIL ON FEBRUARY 19.
ALSO, THE SECRETARY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS WILL PRESENT THE REGIONAL COUNCIL ESTIMATES OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE FOR
THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 1994.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE WELCOME TO OBSERVE THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE MEETING AND THEY MAY MAKE RESERVATIONS BY TELEPHONING 869 9492.
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