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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1977

LUNAR NEW YEAR STAMPS ON SALE TOMORROW

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TWO STAMPS TO COMMEMORATE THE YEAR OF THE SNAKE WILL BE PLACED ON SALE AT ALL POST OFFICES TOMORROW (THURSDAY).

THE STAMPS ARE DESIGNED BY A LOCAL GRAPHIC DESIGNER AND COME IN TWO DENOMINATIONS, 20 CENTS AND $1.30.

ANY PERSON WHO HAS ORDERED SERVICED FIRST DAY COVERS ADDRESSED TO A LOCAL DESTINATION MAY COLLECT THEM ON FRIDAY (JANUARY 7) FROM THE OFFICE WHERE THE ORDER WAS PLACED.

A SERVICE WILL BE PROVIDED TOMORROW AT ALL POST OFFICES WHEREBY FIRST DAY COVERS WILL BE ACCEPTED OVER THE COUNTER IMPRESSED WITH THE NORMAL POST OFFICE DATE STAMP AND HANDED BACK TO THE PERSON PRESENTING THEM. NO TIME TYPE WILL APPEAR IN THE POST MARK.

(A)

THE SPECIAL CONDITIONS FOR THIS SERVICE ARE:-

ONLY ARTICLES BEARING AN INDICATION THAT THEY ARE +FIRST DAY COVERS+ WILL BE SO TREATED=

(B)

THE ARTICLES MUST BE ADDRESSED TO A LOCAL ADDRESS-

(C)

THE ARTICLES MUST NOT BEAR ANY OTHER CANCELLATION-

(D) NO REGISTERED ITEMS WILL BE PROCESSED BY THIS METHOD.

SPECIAL POSTING BOXES WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE AT THE GENERAL POST OFFICE, KOWLOON CENTRAL POST OFFICE AND TSIM SHA TSUI POST OFFICE TOMORROW FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO HAVE FIRST DAY COVERS CAREFULLY HAND-POSTMARKED BEFORE DESPATCH TO THE ADDRESS ON THE COVERS.

WORKING HOURS OF HAD AND CDO'S

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THE HOME AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT WITH EFFECT FROM THIS SATURDAY (JANUARY 8), THE WORKING HOURS OF THE DEPARTMENT, INCLUDING THE HEADQUARTERS, CITY DISTRICT COMMISSIONER'S OFFICES, CITY DISTRICT OFFICES AND SUB-OFFICES WILL BE AS FOLLOWS:

MONDAYS TO FRIDAYS: 9 A.M. TO 1 P.M.

SATURDAYS

2 P.M. TO 5.30 P.M.

: 9 A.M. TO 12 NOON

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