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Stamps with Queen's head not valid from July
The Postmaster General, Mr Robert Footman announced today (Monday) that Hong Kong postage stamps bearing the Queen's portrait or the Royal Cypher will no longer be valid for postage as from July 1, 1997.
Arrangements will be made for customers to exchange these postage stamps if they wish for current definitive stamps of an equivalent value during the period from July 3 to 31, 1997. Details will be announced closer to the time.
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Environmental booklet to help manufacturers published
The Industry Department has published the 1997 edition of its environmental booklet entitled "A Guide to Pollution Control Legislation Affecting Manufacturing Industries".
The Guide, first published in 1992, aims to assist manufacturers by providing basic information on environmental measures which may affect them, and where technical advice may be obtained.
The Guide provides a summary of Hong Kong's environmental legislation, and includes reference to major international environmental measures which may affect Hong Kong manufacturers, such as the ISO 14000 standards.
"To assist manufacturers in complying with environmental legislation, the Guide also includes information on support services available to manufacturers on environmental matters," a spokesman for the Department said today (Monday).
"Apart from useful addresses and telephone numbers for more detailed enquiries on different environmental legislation, the Guide contains a list of organisations which provide technical advice and training on environmental matters," the spokesman said.
The Guide will be distributed free of charge to major industrial and trade associations and 5,500 manufacturers most likely to be affected by environmental
measures.
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