Every effort would be made to provide officers with such opportunities, he
stressed.
End/Monday, July 31, 1995
Special stamps on the Volunteers soon on sale
The Postmaster General, Mr Mike Pagliari, announced today (Monday) that a set of special stamps on the theme of "Royal Hong Kong Regiment (The Volunteers) 1854-1995" will be issued on August 16. The Regiment is due to disband on September 3. This set of special stamps was designed by Mr Arde Lam Bing-pui and printed by Leigh-Mardon Pty Ltd of Australia. It consists of four denominations: $1.2, $2.1, $2.6 and $5 which depict the Colours and the badges of the Regiment.
The $1.2 stamp shows the modern badge, the $2.1 stamp shows the current Regimental Guidon, the $2.6 stamp shows the former Regimental Colour and the $5 stamp features the Royal Hong Kong Defence Force cap badge of 1951.
They will be displayed for advance information of the public at the General Post Office, Tsim Sha Tsui Post Office, Sha Tin Central Post Office and Tsuen Wan Post Office as from August 2 (Wednesday).
Official first day covers will be on sale at all post offices as from August 2 at $1 each. Advance orders for serviced first day covers at $14.4 each will be accepted from that day until August 9. The minimum number of serviced first day covers per order is five.
A restriction of two sheets of stamps of each denomination (viz 100 sets of stamps) per customer queuing will be imposed on the first day of issue.
Presentation packs containing the four stamps will also be available for sale at $19 each at all post offices as from August 16. Serviced first day covers affixed with the set of stamps and cancelled with the first day of issue postmark will be on sale on the same day at the following seven philatelic offices at $14.4 cach: