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SUNDAY, JUNE 6, 1993
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AFTER PORING OVER HUNDREDS OF IDEAS FOR FEATURES DEPICTING THE STAMPS, MR LEUNG SAID THE SAC FINALLY SETTLED ON SIMPLE GRAPHIC DESIGNS ILLUSTRATING THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ($0.8 STAMP); THE HONG KONG MUSEUM OF SCIENCE ($1.8 STAMP); THE "Q MARK'
MARK" OF GOVERNOR'S AWARD FOR INDUSTRY ($2.3 STAMP) AND THE TELECOM INDUSTRY ($5 STAMP).
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THIS THEME WAS SELECTED AS TECHNOLOGY IS THE KEY WORD ENSURING THE FUTURE SUCCESS OF HONG KONG BY MAINTAINING THE TERRITORY AS ONE OF THE WORLD'S TRADING, MANUFACTURING AND FINANCE CENTRE.
HI-TECH GRAPHIC IS THE NOVEL APPROACH TO THE STAMP DESIGN ADOPTED IN THIS ISSUE, WHICH IN LINE WITH THE SELECTED THEME, HIGHLIGHTS THE INCREASING EMPHASIS BEING PLACED IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGICAL AREA.
ANOTHER COMMEMORATIVE STAMP SHEETLET TO BE ISSUED ON OCTOBER 5 THIS YEAR IS AN ATTRACTIVE $10 DEFINITIVE STAMP SHEETLET TOGETHER WITH A SOUVENIR COVER OF ITS KIND, WHICH MARKS THE PARTICIPATION BANGKOR
'93 STAMP EXHIBITION BY THE HONG KONG POST OFFICE.
WITH A TRANQUIL MOOD, THE BACKGROUND DESIGN OF THIS SHEETLET IS A GRAPHIC PRESENTATION OF A LOTUS LEAF WHICH IS COMMONLY FOUND IN THAILAND.
THE COLOUR OF THE $10 DEFINITIVE STAMP INCORPORATED INTO THE SHEETLET IS GREEN, WHICH IS IN PARALLEL WITH THE LOTUS-LEAF DESIGN AND IS DIFFERENT FROM THE USUAL BROWN-COLOURED ONE CURRENTLY IN USE.
THE MOST EYE-CATCHING THEMATIC SET FOR THIS YEAR IS THE ON NOVEMBER 17 OF STAMPS WITH SOUVENIR SHEET ON HONG KONG GOLDFISH.
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THIS SET OF FOUR, WITH DENOMINATIONS IN $0.8, $1.8, $2.3 AND $5, DEPICTS DIFFERENT VARIETIES OF HONG KONG GOLDFISH RED CALICO EGG-FISH, RED CAP ORANDA, RED AND WHITE FRINGETAIL AND BLACK AND GOLD DRAGON-EYE SWIMMING IN AN AQUARIUM.
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THE BACKGROUND PHOTOGRAPH, FEATURING AN AQUARIUM WITH EXCELLENT PHOTOGRAPHIC EFFECT, CONTRIBUTES A MORE LIVELY SPIRIT TO THE ISSUE.
THE FOUR RICH-AND-BRIGHT COLOURED STAMPS, COMBINED WITH THE BACKGROUND PHOTO OF AN AQUARIUM, MAKE THE DESIGN OF THE SOUVENIR SHEET MORE ATTRACTIVE.
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THE THREE OTHER STAMP SETS ISSUED EARLIER IN THE YEAR WERE "THE OF THE COCK", "CHINESE STRING MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS" AND ** 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CORONATION OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II”.
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