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SUNDAY, JULY 7, 1985

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SPECIAL QUEEN MOTHER STAMPS

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A SPECIAL SET OF STAMPS ON THE LIFE AND TIMES OF QUEEN ELIZABETH, THE QUEEN MOTHER WILL BE ISSUED BY THE POST OFFICE ON AUGUST 7.

THIS SET IS PART OF AN OMNIBUS SERIES, ISSUED IN CONJUNCTION WITH 19 OTHER POSTAL ADMINISTRATIONS, FEATURING VARIOUS SCENES, PORTRAITS AND HISTORICAL EVENTS.

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT HONG KONG IS PRODUCING STAMPS DEPICTING THE QUEEN MOTHER. A $1.3 STAMP WAS ISSUED ON AUGUST 4, 1980 TO COMMEMORATE HER 80TH BIRTHDAY.

THE STAMPS, WHICH HAVE ALL BEEN APPROVED BY THE QUEEN AND THE QUEEN MOTHER ARE IN DENOMINATIONS OF 40 CENTS, $1, AND $5.

THEY HAVE BEEN DESIGNED BY THE RENOWNED BRITISH ARTIST, CLIVE ABBOTT, AND PRINTED IN UNWATERMARKED PAPER.

OFFICIAL FIRST DAY COVERS AT 50 CENTS EACH WILL BE ON SALE ON JULY 24.

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REMINDER TO NT LORRY DRIVERS

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LORRY DRIVERS DELIVERING MUD, DEBRIS AND ALL KINDS OF REFUSE IN THE NEW TERRITORIES ARE ADVISED TO PROPERLY COVER THE IR VEHICLES WITH CANVAS OR PLASTIC SHEET SO AS TO PREVENT RUBBISH FROM BEING BLOWN ONTO THE ROAD.

THEY ARE ALSO REMINDED OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO WASH THE WHEELS OF THEIR VEHICLES BEFORE LEAVING CONSTRUCTION SITES.

UNDER THE PUBLIC CLEANSING AND PREVENTION OF NUISANCES (NEW TERRITORIES) REGULATIONS, OFFENDERS WILL BE LIABLE TO A MAXIMUM FINE OF $5 000 AND SIX MONTHS' IMPRISONMENT, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT SAID.

DURING THE FIRST HALF OF THIS YEAR, 90 PERSONS WERE CONVICTED OF THE OFFENCES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES RESULTING IN A TOTAL FINE OF $40 400.

THE SPOKESMAN ALSO STRESSED THAT IF EFFORTS TO CATCH THE DRIVER OF THE OFFENDING VEHICLE PROVE UNSUCCESSFUL. THE REGISTERED OWNER OR HIRER OF THE VEHICLE COULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OFFENCES.

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