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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1985

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POST OFFICE NO. 103 TO OPEN

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A NEW POST OFFICE, LOCATED ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF HAR BOUR BUILDING, 38 PIER ROAD, CENTRAL, WILL BE OPENED AT NOON ON THURSDAY (NOVEMBER 7).

THE 103TH POST OFFICE IN HONG KONG, IT WILL PROVIDE THE NORMAL RANGE OF COUNTER SERVICES INCLUDING ACCEPTANCE OF INTELPOST MESSAGES, SPEEDPOST ON-DEMAND POSTINGS AND PARCELS OF INCREASED WEIGHT AND SIZE. IT WILL ALSO PROVIDE METRE- RESETTING AND P.O. BOX FACILITIES.

BUSINESS HOURS ARE BETWEEN 9 AM AND 5 PM FROM MONDAY TO FRIDAY AND 9 AM TO 1 PM ON SATURDAY. TELEPHONE NUMBERS ARE 5-8523010-1.

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT BOARD, MR VINCENT KO, AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CHUNG WAN AREA COMMITTEE, MR WONG CHUNG-YING, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING AT 11 AM, TOGETHER WITH THE POSTMASTER GENERAL, MR HUGH ARDLEY, AND THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR LAM KAM-KWONG.

A +HAND-BACK+, SERVICE OF SPECIAL INTEREST TO PHILATELISTS WILL BE OFFERED WITH THE OPENING OF THE NEW POST OFFICE, WHILE UNREGISTERED +FIRST DAY+ COVERS BEARING A LOCAL ADDRESS WILL BE ACCEPTED OVER THE COUNTER AND IMPRESSED WITH THE NORMAL POST OFFICE DATESTAMP.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY.

ROOF STRUCTURES TO BE CLOSED

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THE BUILDING AUTHORITY IS SEEKING THE CLOSURE OF ILLEGAL STRUCTURES ON THE 10TH FLOOR ROOF AND UPPER ROOF ABOVE FLATS A1 AND A2 WHICH ARE ON THE 10TH FLOOR, 105 AUSTIN ROAD, KOWLOON, TO ENABLE THE DEMOLITION OF THE STRUCTURES WITHOUT POSING A DANGER TO PEOPLE.

THE CLOSURE IS PART OF THE EXERCISE TO ENFORCE THE ORDER ISSUED UNDER THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE IN JANUARY 1985 REQUIRING THE DEMOLITION OF THESE ILLEGAL STRUCTURES.

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