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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1979

HK DELEGATION BACK FROM WATER TALKS IN GUANGZHOU

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THE HONG KONG DELEGATION IS BACK AFTER TALKS IN GUANGZHOU WITH THE WATER CONSERVANCY AND ELECTRIC POWER BUREAU OF GUANGDONG ON FUTURE WATER SUPPLIES TO HONG KONG.

THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, MR. DAVID MCDONALD, WHO LED THE DELEGATION, DESCRIBED THE DISCUSSIONS AS +VERY SATISFACTORY+.

HE EXPECTS THAT A SUPPLEMENTARY AGREEMENT WILL BE SIGNED IN FEBRUARY NEXT YEAR.

MR. MCDONALD SAID THAT UNDER THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT HONG KONG WOULD BE ASSURED OF ADEQUATE WATER SUPPLIES FOR MANY YEARS TO COME.

SPECIAL STAMPS ON HONG KONG PARKS AND BUILDINGS

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THE POST OFFICE WILL ISSUE THREE SETS OF SPECIAL STAMPS IN 1980.

THE SPECIAL STAMPS TOGETHER WITH FIRST-DAY COVERS WILL FEATURE RURAL ARCHITECTURE, HONG KONG PARKS, AND PUBLIC HOUSING,

THE RURAL ARCHITECTURE ISSUE WILL COMPRISE THREE STAMPS WITH DENOMINATIONS OF 20 CENTS, $1.30 AND $2, WHILE THE HONG KONG PARKS AND PUBLIC HOUSING ISSUES WILL EACH HAVE FOUR STAMPS WITH AN ADDITIONAL DENOMINATION OF $1.

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A SPOKESMAN FOR THE POST OFFICE SAID FURTHER DETAILS, INCLUDING THE DATES OF ISSUE OF THESE STAMPS, WILL BE ANNOUNCED LATER.

THIS YEAR, THREE SETS OF SPECIAL STAMPS AND FIRST-DAY COVERS ON HONG KONG INDUSTRIES, LOCAL BUTTERFLIES AND THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY WERE ISSUED IN JANUARY, JUNE AND OCTOBER RESPECTIVELY.

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