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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1984

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RUSH FOR STAMPS EXPECTED

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SPECIAL COUNTERS WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR NORMAL POSTAL BUSINESS AT 17 POST OFFICES ON THURSDAY (SEPTEMBER 6) TO COPE WITH THE EXPECTED RUSH FOR THE SPECIAL +CHINESE LANTERNS+ STAMP ISSUE BEING PUT ON SALE THAT DAY, THE POSTMASTER GENERAL ANNOUNCED TODAY.

THE 17 POST OFFICES ARE:

HONG KONG ISLAND

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

KOWLOON AND NEW TERRITORIES

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

MORE STAFF WILL BE PUT ON DUTY, BUT AS LONG QUEUES OF PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE REQUESTED TO SHOW TOLERANCE AND, IF POSSIBLE, TO TRANSACT THEIR NORMAL POSTAL BUSINESS ON THE DAY BEFORE OR AFTER THE ISSUE OF THE SPECIAL STAMPS, HE SAID.

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NEW ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

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THE FORMER DEPUTY SECRETARY OF THE UNIVERSITY AND POLYTECHNIC GRANTS COMMITTEE, MR GEOFFREY ORR, TODAY (MONDAY) SUCCEEDED MR LI TIN-MING AS THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (HEADQUARTERS) OF THE NEW TERRITOR IES SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

MR ORR JOINED THE HONG KONG CIVIL SERVICE IN NOVEMBER 1976 AND HAS SERVED IN VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS.

IN HIS NEW POST, HE WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FORMULATION AND REVIEW OF POLICIES RELATING TO ABATTOIRS, CLEANSING, ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE, HAWKERS AND MARKETS, CEMETERIES AND CREMATORIA, AND RECREATION AND AMENTIES FACILITIES OF THE NTSD.

MR ORR WILL ALSO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT'S CAPITAL WORKS PROGRAMME.

MR LI HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED TO THE PAY AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE DIVISION IN THE CIVIL SERVICE BRANCH.

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