XN000022-1981-12-22 — Page 5

TUESDAY.

R 22, 1981

A SERVICE WILL BE PROVIDED ON JANUARY 12, 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 THE 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) NO REGISTERED

THIS METHOD.

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SPECIAL POSTING BOXES WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE AT THE GENERAL POST OFFICE, KOWLOON CENTRAL POST OFFICE AND TSIM SHA TSUI POST OFFICE ON JANUARY 12, 1982 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, CONNAUGHT PLACE, ON JANUARY 8, 1982 FROM 9.30 AM TO 4.30 PM.

SPECIMENS OF THE STAMPS CAN BE SUPPLIED FOR PHOTOGRAPHING. PLEASE CONTACT MR Y.K. NG ON 5-2671132 AND HE WILL ARRANGE TO MAKE THE STAMPS AVAILABLE.

VOCATIONAL TRAINING PRESS CONFERENCE

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A PRESS CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) TO ANNOUNCE DETAILS OF THE GOVERNMENT'S PROPOSALS FOR THE CREATION OF A STATUTORY VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL AND A NEW DEPARTMENT TO CARRY OUT ITS EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS. THE CONFERENCE, WHICH WILL BE CHAIRED BY THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION, MR KENNETH TOPLEY, WILL START AT 10 AM. IT WILL TAKE PLACE IN ROOM 150, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, EAST WING, LOWER ALBERT ROAD, HONG KONG.