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THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1982

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SPECIAL RUSH-DAY STAMP COUNTERS

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SPECIAL STAMP COUNTERS WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR NORMAL BUSINESS IN A NUMBER OF POST OFFICES ON TUESDAY (JANUARY 12), IN EXPECTATION OF THE RUSH FOR THE SPECIAL STAMP ISSUE ON THE +PORT OF HONG KONG-- PAST AND PRESENT+, THE POSTMASTER GENERAL ANNOUNCED TODAY (THURSDAY).

ALTHOUGH STAFF WILL BE CONSIDERABLY INCREASED TO COPE WITH THE DEMAND FOR THE STAMPS, LONG QUEUES ARE BOUND TO EXIST AND THE PUBLIC ARE ASKED TO SHOW THE IR USUAL TOLERANCE AND, IF POSSIBLE, TO TRANSACT THEIR BUSINESS ON THE DAY BEFORE OR AFTER THE STAMPS GO ON SALE, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

SPECIAL COUNTERS FOR NORMAL BUSINESS WILL BE SET UP AND NOTICES TO THIS EFFECT WILL BE DISPLAYED IN THE FOLLOWING POST OFFICES:

ON HONG KONG ISLAND:

GENERAL POST OFFICE, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, CAUSEWAY BAY, HENNESSY ROAD, MORRISON HILL, NORTH POINT, QUEEN'S ROAD AND SHEUNG WAN.

IN KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES:

KOWLOON CENTRAL, CHEUNG SHA WAN, GILLIES AVENUE, KOWLOON CITY, KWUN TONG, MONG KOK, SHAM SHUI PO, TSIM SHA TSUI AND TSUEN WAN.

EXHIBITION OF CREATIVE WORK OPEN TO ALL

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AN EXHIBITION OF CREATIVE WORK BY SECONDARY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS WILL BE HELD LATER THIS MONTH AT THE CULTURAL CRAFTS CENTRE IN NORTH POINT.

+ONE SECTION OF THE EXHIBITION WILL BE DEVOTED TO SELECTED ART WORK BY FORM FIVE AND MIDDLE FIVE STUDENTS AND SHOULD BE OF PARTICULAR INTEREST TO TEACHERS AND STUDENTS PREPARING FOR THE HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION IN ART, + AN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.

OTHER CREATIVE WORKS ON DISPLAY WILL INCLUDE PAINTINGS, NEEDLEWORK AND OTHER CRAFTS BY PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS, AND PAINTINGS BY KINDERGARTEN PUPILS, HE SAID.

WINNING ENTRIES, PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS FOR THE SUMMER RECREATION PROGRAMME 1981 WILL ALSO BE INCLUDED IN THE EXHIBITION, AS WELL AS A NUMBER OF PAINTINGS BY JAPANESE CHILDREN.

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, TEACHERS AND STUDENTS ARE ALL WELCOME TO VISIT THE EXHIBITION WHICH WILL BE OPEN DURING OFFICE HOURS FROM JANUARY 28 TO FEBRUARY 13.

THE ADDRESS OF THE CULTURAL CRAFTS CENTRE IS 4 PAX FUK ROAD, NORTH POINT, AND THE EXHIBITION WILL BE HELD ON THE FOURTH AND FIFTH FLOORS.

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