THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1977
STAMP VENDING MACHINES ACCEPT NEW COINS *****
THE PUBLIC CAN NOW USE BOTH THE OLD AND THE NEW COINS TO BUY STAMPS FROM ALL THE 50-CENT STAMP VENDING MACHINES.
THE POST OFFICE ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT ALL THE 50-CENT STAMP VENDING MACHINES AT PRESENT IN USE HAVE BEEN MODIFIED TO ACCEPT THE OLD AND THE NEW COINS.
THE NEW 50-CENT COINS, WHICH ARE SMALLER AND LIGHTER, WERE INTRODUCED TEN DAYS AGO TO GRADUALLY REPLACE THE PREVIOUSLY ISSUED CUPRO-NICKEL COINS.
MAIL IN KWUN TONG POSTING BOX DESTROYED ******
A POST OFFICE SPOKESMAN HAS ANNOUNCED THAT MAIL POSTED IN A POSTING BOX AT THE KWUN TONG GOVERNMENT HOUSING ESTATE AFTER THE FINAL COLLECTION ON TUESDAY (AUGUST 23) WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS UNKNOWN BUT IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN THE RESULT OF NEGLIGENT BURNING OF JOSS PAPER NEARBY.
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