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WARM CLOTHES FOR POOR

Monday, January 29, 1973

Cotton quilts and warm clothing will be distributed to the poor and

needy in Sai Kung tomorrow (Tuesday) as a good-will gesture over the Lunar

New Year.

The Chiu Chow Merchants Mutual Assistance Society has donated 300

cotton pullovers for this purpose, and the quilts have been contributed by

an anonymous donor.

Distributions will be held at the Sai Kung Rural Committee in the

morning, and at the Hang Hau Rural Committee in the afternoon.

Note to Editors:

You are cordially invited to send a reporter and/or photographer to have the distributions covered. Transportation will be provided. A van will leave the King Fuk Street entrance of the San Po Kong Government

Offices at 9 a.m.

DUTY FREE BRANDY FROM MACAU

Passengers arriving from Macau may bring into Hong Kong free of duty

one bottle of Portuguese brandy containing not more than one litre on February 4

and 5, the two days after Lunar New Year Day.

Announcing this today, the Director of Commerce and Industry said that

this was in lieu of the customary one quart bottle of grape wine at present

allowed.

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