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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1963
SHE SAID THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE OF A COMMUNITY HALL HELPED TO ENSURE THAT THE VARIOUS ACTIVITIES WERE GEARED TO THE NEEDS OF THE RESIDENTS.
THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS ARE DRAWN FROM A CROSS-SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY WHO KNOW WELL ABOUT LOCAL RESOURCES AND CAN REPRESENT LOCAL OPINION.
THE NEW PURPOSE-BUILT COMMUNITY HALL, THE FIRST ONE IN THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT, PROVIDES THE 20 000 RESIDENTS WITH A MUCH-NEEDED VENUE FOR CULTURAL, RECREATIONAL AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES.
IT HAS BEEN ORGANISING A LARGE NUMBER OF ACTIVITIES INCLUDING HOME WORK GUIDANCE SESSIONS, FAMILY CAMPS, CULTURAL COMPETITIONS, MUSIC PROGRAMMES AND YOUTH LEADERSHIP TRAINING.
1984 STAMP ISSUES ANNOUNCED ****
THE POST OFFICE TODAY (SATURDAY) ANNOUNCED ITS 1984 PROGRAMME OF NEW STAMP ISSUES.
ON MARCH 7, A SET OF FOUR SPECIAL STAMPS DEPICTING THE HISTORY OF AVIATION IN HONG KONG WILL BE ISSUED.
THESE STAMPS, DESIGNED BY MR MEL HARRIS, WILL ALSO BE REPRODUCED ON POSTCARDS FOR SALE AT ALL POST OFFICE COUNTERS.
THE SECOND SPECIAL STAMP ISSUE WILL BE ON JUNE 21, WITH OLD MAPS OF HONG KONG AS ITS THEME.
THESE MAPS REPRESENT INTERESTING PHASES IN THE HISTORY OF HONG KONG AND WERE CHOSEN BY MR REDGE SOLLEY WHO DESIGNED THE STAMPS,
CHINESE LANTERNS WILL BE THE THEME FOR A SET TO BE ISSUED ON SEPTEMBER 6.
THESE STAMPS, DEPICTING THE LANTERNS SEEN DURING THE MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL IN HONG KONG, WERE DESIGNED BY MR JOHNNY YIM.
THE LAST SPECIAL ISSUE IN 1984 WILL BE ON NOVEMBER 21 TO COMMEMORATE THE CENTENARY OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB. MINIATURE SHEET OF THESE STAMPS, WHICH WERE DESIGNED BY MR MEL HARRIS, WILL ALSO BE SOLD IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS ISSUE.
MORE DETAILS OF THESE STAMPS WILL BE ANNOUNCED CLOSER TO THE TIME OF ISSUE.
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