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STSATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 1977

A SERVICE WILL BE PROVIDED ON FEBRUARY 7 (MONDAY) 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 POSTMARK. THE SPECIAL CONDITIONS FOR THIS SERVICE ARE :-

(A) 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 ON FEBRUARY 7 FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO HAVE FIRST DAY COVERS CAREFULLY HAND-POSTMARKED BEFORE DESPATCH TO THE ADDRESS ON THE COVERS.

THE NEW STAMPS WILL BE ON DISPLAY ON THE FIRST FLOOR PUBLIC COUNTER OF THE GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, ON JANUARY 31 FROM 9.30 A.M. TO 4.30 P.M.

THERE WILL BE TWO FURTHER SPECIAL STAMP ISSUES IN 1977. ONE WILL HAVE TOURISM AS ITS THEME AND THE SECOND HONG KONG ORCHIDS. THE DATE OF RELEASE FOR THESE TWO ISSUES WILL BE ANNOUNCED LATER.

PARTY FOR CHILDREN OF POST OFFICE EMPLOYEES ******

THE POST OFFICE RECREATION CLUB'S ANNUAL CHILDREN'S PARTY WILL BE HELD AT CLUB GROUNDS IN CAROLINE HILL ROAD, CAUSEWAY BAY, TOMORROW (SUNDAY) AFTERNOON.

SOME 1,000 CHILDREN OF POST OFFICE EMPLOYEES WILL ATTEND THE FOUR-HOUR PARTY WHICH WILL START AT 1 P.M.

AT THE PARTY, THE CHILDREN WILL BE PROVIDED WITH REFRESHMENTS AND ENTERTAINED BY WELL-KNOWN ARTISTES FROM THE THREE TELEVISION STATIONS AND RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG.

PERFORMANCES WILL ALSO BE GIVEN BY THE BANDS OF THE CAPE COLLISON TRAINING CENTRE AND THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE.

MRS. M. ADDI, WIFE OF THE POSTMASTER GENERAL, WILL PRESENT PRIZES TO WINNERS OF THE LUCKY DRAW.

NOTE TO EDITORS: YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND A REPORTER/PHOTOGRAPHER

TO COVER THE PARTY.

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