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Official souvenir cover at $1 each will be on sale at all post offices from Saturday (May 11). No advance order service will be provided.
On May 18, hand back service will be provided at all post offices to official and privately-made covers bearing an indication of the event and a special postmark will be introduced. A sales restriction of 20 sheetlets for each customer queuing will be imposed.
Coincidentally, a specially designed cachet will be introduced on the same day for general cancellation purpose at the following eight philatelic offices to commemorate Hong Kong Post Office's participation in China '96 Stamp Exhibition to be held from May 18 to 24, 1996, in Beijing, China. They are:
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
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Four lots of land to let
The Lands Department is inviting tenders for the short-term tenancies of four pieces of government land in Kwai Chung and Tsing Yi.
Two lots in Tsing Yi are designated for use as fee-paying public car parks for the parking of motor vehicles except container tractors and trailers.
The first lot, located at Tsing Tim Street in Area 16, has an area of about 1,694 square metres. The tenancy is for three years, renewable quarterly.
Covering an area of about 5,290 square metres, the second lot is located at Nga Ying Chau Street in Area 8. The tenancy is for six months, renewable monthly.