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SUNDAY, JANUARY 11, 1981

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COLOURFUL FISH STAMPS ON SHOW

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DEPICTING FOUR

WILL BE

THE FIRST SPECIAL ISSUE OF STAMPS THIS YEAR SPECIES OF FISH COMMONLY FOUND IN HONG KONG - EXHIBITED ON JANUARY 26, MONDAY.

THE COLOURFUL STAMPS, DESIGNED BY JANE THATCHER, WILL BE ON VIEW AT THE FIRST FLOOR PUBLIC COUNTER OF THE GENERAL POST OFFICE IN CONNAUGHT PLACE FROM 9.30 AM TO 4.30 PM THAT DAY.

THE STAMPS WILL BE PLACED ON SALE ON JANUARY 28 AND THE OFFICIAL FIRST DAY COVERS, AT 50 CENTS EACH, ON JANUARY 20 AT ALL POST OFFICES.

THE SPECIAL STAMPS ARE IN A SET OF FOUR:

THE 20 CENT ISSUE SHOWS A RED GROUPER, A VERY POPULAR FOOD FISH COMMERCIALLY REARED IN LOCAL FISH FARMS AND THE $1 STAMP DEPICTS THE GOLDEN THREAD WITH ITS FILAMENTOUS TAIL AND YELLOW BANDS.

EQUALLY COLOURFUL WITH A STEEP HEAD PROFILE AND PATTERNS OF RED, PURPLE, ORANGE AND YELLOW IS THE TOOTHED WRASSE WHICH IS THE SUBJECT OF THE $1.30 STAMP. THE $2 STAMP IS OF THE BLUE-STRIPED PARROTFISH WITH PARROT-LIKE TEETH AND A BLUE AND ORANGE PATTERN.

DETAILS OF THE TWO FURTHER SPECIAL STAMP ISSUES THIS YEAR, ON +PUBLIC HOUSING+ AND THE PORT OF HONG KONG, PAST AND PRESENT+, WILL BE ANNOUNCED LATER BY THE GENERAL POST OFFICE.

NEW MARKET FOR TUEN MUN

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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW MARKET IN LUK YUEN, TUEN MUN.

THE MARKET COMPLEX WILL HAVE MORE THAN 300 HAWKER STALLS, OFFICES, STORE ROOMS, SERVICE AREAS AND STAFF QUARTERS.

THERE WILL ALSO BE A REST GARDEN AND A LIGHT REFRESHMENT SHOP ON THE ROOFTOP.

CONSTRUCTION WORK WILL BEGIN IN FEBRUARY AND TAKE ABOUT

16 MONTHS.

WATER CUT IN REPULSE BAY

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WATER SUPPLY TO REPULSE BAY AND SOUTH BAY AREA WILL BE INTERRUPTED FROM 10 AM TO 2 PM ON TUESDAY (JANUARY 13) FOR WORK ON A WATER MAINS CONNECTION,

TO BE AFFECTED ARE NOS. 58 AND 70-84 REPULSE BAY ROAD, ALL PREMISES ON REPULSE BAY BEACH ROAD, HEADLAND ROAD, AND SOUTH BAY ROAD, INCLUDING MIDDLE BEACH BUILDING AND SOUTH BAY BEACH BUILDING.