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SATURDAY, AUGUST 14, 1982

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MOST COMMODITIES RE-EXPORTED THROUGH HONG KONG EXHIBITED STRONG GROWTH, THE MORE SIGNIFICANT ONES BEING CLOTHING (BY $362 MILLION OR 38 PER CENT), ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES (BY $236 MILLION OR 17 PER CENT), AND MANUFACTURES OF METAL (BY $174 MILLION OR 43 PER CENT). DECREASES WERE REGISTERED IN THE RE-EXPORTS OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND SOUND RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT (BY $105 MILLION OR 11 PER CENT), AND METALLIFEROUS ORES AND METAL SCRAP (BY $264 MILLION OR 60 PER CENT).

THE JUNE 1982 ISSUE OF THE HONG KONG TRADE STATISTICS SUMMARY+ WILL SOON BE AVAILABLE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE AT HK$5 PER COPY. A MORE COMPREHENSIVE REPORT +HONG KONG EXTERNAL TRADE+, WITH A DETAILED ANALYSIS OF IMPORTS, EXPORTS AND RE-EXPORTS IN JUNE, WILL BE AVAILABLE IN EARLY SEPTEMBER AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE AT HK$10 PER COPY.

ENQUIRIES CONCERNING SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THESE REPORTS MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT AT BASKERVILLE HOUSE, HONG KONG (TEL. NO.

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5-214375).

NEW STAMP ISSUE OUT ON AUGUST 30

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THE NEW SET OF DEFINITIVE STAMPS TO REPLACE THE PRESENT SERIES INTRODUCED IN JUNE, 1973, WILL BE ISSUED ON AUGUST 30, THE POSTMASTER GENERAL SAID TODAY.

THERE WILL BE A TOTAL OF 16 DENOMINATIONS OF STAMPS.

THE HEAD OF THE QUEEN IS EMBOSSED ON THE HIGH DENOMINATIONS, WITH AN ARTISTIC REPRESENTATION OF THE ROYAL LION AND A CHINESE DRAGON ON EITHER SIDE.

A SET OF 12 LOW VALUE STAMPS (10 CENTS TO $2) WILL COST $8.80 WHILE THE COMPLETE SET OF 16 STAMPS WILL COST $93.80.

OFFICIAL FIRST DAY COVERS FOR THE NEW ISSUE WILL BE PLACED ON SALE AT ALL POST OFFICES ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 17 AT $1 EACH. EACH COVER WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN INSERT CARD CONTAINING INFORMATION ON THE STAMPS.

SUFFICIENT FIRST DAY COVERS HAVE BEEN PRINTED TO MEET ANTICIPATED PUBLIC DEMAND AND THERE WILL BE NO RESTRICTION ON THE NUMBER OF FIRST DAY COVERS SOLD TO EACH CUSTOMER.

ADVANCE ORDERS FOR SERVICING OF FIRST DAY COVERS WILL BE ACCEPTED AT THE GENERAL POST OFFICE, KOWLOON CENTRAL POST OFFICE AND TSIM SHA TSUI POST OFFICE. FOR THIS SERVICE, ADDRESSED FIRST DAY COVERS MUST BE HANDED IN WITH AN ORDER FORM TOGETHER WITH A REMITTANCE TO COVER THE COST.

THE CHARGE WILL BE $94.30 PER COVER WHICH INCLUDES THE COST OF THE STAMPS ($93.80) TOGETHER WITH A SERVICE FEE OF 50 CENTS. THE COVERS MUST BE FULLY ADDRESSED BY THE APPLICANT, AND NOT LESS THAN 5 COVERS WILL BE ACCEPTED WITH EACH ORDER. THE ORDER FORMS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE GENERAL POST OFFICE, KOWLOON CENTRAL POST OFFICE AND TSIM SHA TSUI POST OFFICE ON TUESDAY.

/ANY PERSON