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The airmail operation at the new air mail centre will be fully mechanised.
Mr Footman, senior officials of the Hong Kong Post Office and the Architectural Services Department were present at the traditional-work- commencement ceremony held by the building contractor at the Chek Lap Kok site today (February 6).
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US and Australian stamps to celebrate Year of the Rat
The Assistant Postmaster General, Mr Allan Chiang, today (Tuesday) announced that stamps products issued by the Australia Post and the United States Postal Service for celebrating the Year of the Rat will be on sale at the following philatelic offices as from February 9:
Airport Post Office
Beaconsfield House Post Office
General Post Office
Granville Road Post Office
Peak Post Office
Sha Tin Central Post Office Tsim Sha Tsui Post Office Tsuen Wan Post Office Airport Post Office
These products include the Year of the Rat miniature shect and serviced first day cover issued by the Australia Post for Christmas Island and the Year of the Rat stamps issued by the United States Postal Service.
The miniature sheet issued by the Australia Post comprises two stamps with the same face value of Aus 45 cents. The serviced first day cover has the miniature sheet affixed and bears the special postmark of January 9, the first day of issue.
The United States Year of the Rat stamps, with a face value of US 32 cents, are in sheets of 20 stamps.