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MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 1980

LUNAR NEW YEAR POSTERS SNAPPED UP

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ALL 300 000 COPIES OF THE LUNAR NEW YEAR POSTER PRODUCED BY THE KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE WERE SNAPPED UP IN THE FIRST WEEK OF DISTRIBUTION LAST MONDAY, JANUARY 21.

THE POSTER WAS OFFERED FREE TO THE PUBLIC IN APPRECIATION OF THEIR SUPPORT TO THE KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN CAMPAIGN DURING THE PAST YEAR.

THE POSTER WAS GIVEN AWAY ON A FIRST-COME-FIRST-SERVED BASIS AT URBAN SERVICES DISTRICT OFFICES, CITY DISTRICT OFFICES AND DISTRICT OFFICES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.

ONCE THE NEWS SPREAD, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC RUSHED TO OBTAIN COPIES OF THE FULL-COLOURED POSTER.

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REPRESENTING

THE POPULAR POSTER FEATURES THREE CHINESE FIGURES HAPPINESS, WEALTH AND LONGEVITY WITH A SYMBOLIC MONKEY DESIGN DENOTING THE YEAR OF THE MONKEY.

IT ALSO CARRIES A CHINESE COUPLET WHICH WHEN TRANSLATED MEANS:

+MAN CELEBRATES ANOTHER BIRTHDAY, AS HEAVEN BRINGS IN A NEW YEAR.+

+MAY EVERY HOME BE BLESSED AS SPRING FILLS THE AIR. +

PASSING OUT PARADE OF THE VOLUNTEERS

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A PASSING OUT PARADE OF RECRUITS OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG REGIMENT (THE VOLUNTEERS) WILL BE HELD TOMORROW (TUESDAY) EVENING.

THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, MR ROY HENRY, WILL TAKE THE SALUTE AT THE PARADE TO BE HELD AT THE REGIMENT'S HEADQUARTERS IN SPORTS ROAD, HAPPY VALLEY, AT 6.30 PM.

A PRESENTATION OF COMMANDING OFFICER'S COMMENDATIONS TO 31 VOLUNTEERS WILL ALSO BE HELD.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND YOUR REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE PASSING OUT PARADE OF RECRUITS OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG REGIMENT AT 6.30 PM TOMORROW (TUESDAY) AT THE VOLUNTEERS HEADQUARTERS IN SPORTS ROAD, HAPPY VALLEY.

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