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MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1962

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THE SPOKESMAN ADVISED RESIDENTS TO HAND IN THEIR APPLICATIONS EARLY. COMPLETED FORMS, TOGETHER WITH CASHIER'S ORDERS OR CROSSED CHEQUES DATED NO LATER THAN JANUARY 5, 1983 AND MADE PAYABLE TO +HONG KONG GOVERNMENT 1983 SPECIAL COIN ACCOUNTS+, MUST REACH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING BRANCHES OF THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION BY 4.30 PM OF THAT DAY :

7 QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, HONG KONG.

82-84 NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON.

673 NATHAN ROAD, MONG KOK, KOWLOON.

192 CASTLE PEAK ROAD, YUEN LONG, NEW TERRITORIES.

455-457 CASTLE PEAK ROAD, TSUEN WAN, NEW TERRITORIES.

306 KING'S ROAD, NORTH POINT, HONG KONG.

40-50 DES VOEUX ROAD WEST, HONG KONG.

1 YUE MAN SQUARE, KWUN TONG, KOWLOON.

42 WONG CHUK HANG ROAD, ABERDEEN, HONG KONG.

1 HYSAN AVENUE, CAUSEWAY BAY, HONG KONG.

STRUCK IN 22 CARAT GOLD, EACH COIN MEASURES 28.4 MM IN DIAMETER AND WEIGHS 15.976 GRAMMES. THE OBVERSE CARRIES A WELL-KNOWN PORTRAIT OF HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN WHILE THE REVERSE DEPICTS A +SWAY-BACK+ PIG, A DESIGN WHICH WAS SPECIALLY COMMISSIONED FOR THIS ISSUE.

EACH COIN WILL BE PACKAGED IN A PLASTIC SCREW TOP CAPSULE AND SUPPLIED WITH A PRESENTATION CASE AND A DESCRIPTIVE BOOKLET.

GOLD COINS WITH A FACE VALUE OF $1 000 WERE MADE LEGAL TENDER ON MAY 5, 1975.

THE YEAR OF THE PIG BEGINS ON FEBRUARY 13, 1983 AND ENDS ON FEBRUARY 1, 1984, THE PIG IS REGARDED AS THE BIRTHDAY ANIMAL FOR PEOPLE BORN BETWEEN THESE DATES AND FOR ANYONE BORN IN PREVIOUS YEARS OF THE PIG:

1911 - 1912 (JANUARY 30, 1911 TO FEBRUARY 17, 1912)

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1923 1924 (FEBRUARY 16, 1923 TO FEBRUARY 4, 1924)

1936 (FEBRUARY 4, 1935 TO JANUARY 23, 1936)

1948 (JANUARY 22, 1947 TO FEBRUARY 9, 1948)

1935

1947

1959

1971

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1960 (FEBRUARY 8, 1959 TO JANUARY 27, 1960)

1972 (JANUARY 27, 1971 TO FEBRUARY 14, 1972)

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