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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1984

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SUPPORT OF OCEAN PARK - $5

THE OCEAN PARK IS RUN AS A CLUB SUBSIDIARY AND IS ONE OF THE CLUB'S LARGEST UNDERTAKINGS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG. SINCE ITS OPENING IN 1977, MILLIONS OF LOCAL PEOPLE AND OVERSEAS VISITORS HAVE ENJOYED AN AMENITY OF UNIVERSAL APPEAL PROVIDED BY THE PARK. IN AN EFFORT TO UPGRADE THE PARK'S LEISURE AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES, THE CLUB RECENTLY SPENT $240M TO BRING A NEW LOOK TO THE PARK. APART FROM SEEING THE LARGEST OCEANAR IUM IN THE FAR EAST, PEOPLE WHO VISIT THE PARK NOWADAYS SEE MANY NEW ATTRACTIONS SUCH AS THE LONGEST OUTDOOR ESCALATOR IN THE WORLD, A SPECTACULAR ROLLER COASTER BUILT 120M ABOVE SEA LEVEL AND A WATER WORLD WITH MANY OTHER THRILL RIDES.

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SOUVENIR SHEETS THESE WILL CONTAIN ONE OF

EACH OF THE ABOVE STAMPS AND WILL COST $7.70 PER SHEET.

THE STAMPS AND SOUVENIR SHEET WERE DESIGNED BY LOCAL DESIGNER MEL HARRIS, THE WINNER OF THREE PRIZES OUT OF SIX IN A RECENT STAMP DESIGN CONTEST ORGANISED BY THE UNITED NATIONS. THEY WILL BE ON DISPLAY ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE GENERAL POST OFFICE CONNAUGHT PLACE AND IN THE TSIM SHA TSUI POST OFFICE, MIDDLE ROAD, DAILY FROM 9.30 AM TO 4.30 PM FROM NOVEMBER 12 TO 20.

OFFICIAL FIRST DAY COVERS WILL BE ON SALE ON NOVEMBER 12 AND WILL COST 50 CENTS EACH. AS INFORMATION ABOUT THE SPECIAL STAMPS IS PRINTED ON THE BACK OF THE COVERS, THERE WILL BE NO INSERT CARDS TO ACCOMPANY THE FIRST DAY COVERS.

ADVANCE ORDERS FOR SERVICING FIRST DAY COVERS WILL BE ACCEPTED FROM NOVEMBER 12 TO 19 AT ALL POST OFFICES.

THE SPOKESMAN ADVISED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO OBTAIN THEIR REQUIREMENTS AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE, TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT.

HE ALSO SAID THAT FOR SPECIAL STAMP ISSUES FOLLOWING THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB CENTENARY ISSUE, POSTMARKED OFFICIAL FIRST DAY COVERS WOULD NO LONGER BE SOLD AT PHILATELIC COUNTERS AFTER THE FIRST DAY OF ISSUE. HOWEVER, SOUVENIR COVERS WOULD BE ON SALE AT PHILATELIC COUNTERS AND THESE WOULD BE POSTMARKED WITH THE DATE OF PURCHASE.

THIS NEW ARRANGEMENT WOULD NOT APPLY TO EITHER THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB CENTENARY ISSUE, OR TO OTHER SPECIAL ISSUES OF THE LAST 15 MONTHS, WHICH WOULD BE WITHDRAWN PROGRESSIVELY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PREVIOUS PRACTICE.

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