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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1935

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FIRST IN LINE FOR NEW STAMPS

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THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, MR MICHAEL SANDBERG, WILL BE BUYING THE FIRST SET OF SPECIAL STAMPS TO BE ISSUED ON NOVEMBER 27, A POST OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY.

ACCOMPANIED BY THE ACTING POSTMASTER GENERAL, MR DAVID LAN, FR SANDBERG WILL ARRIVE AT THE GENERAL POST OFFICE AT 7.45 AM ON THAT DAY TO BUY THE SPECIAL STAMPS ON NEW BUILDINGS.

AS POST OFFICES ARE EXPECTED TO BE CROWDED ON THAT DAY ADDITIONAL COUNTERS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR NORMAL POSTAL PUS INESS AT 17 POST OFFICES.

THEY ARE THE GENERAL POST OFFICE, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, CAUSEWAY BAY, HENNESSY ROAD, MORRISON HILL, NORTH POINT, QUEEN'S ROAD AND SHEUNG WAN POST OFFICES ON HONG KONG ISLAND, KOWLOON

CENTRAL, CHEUNG SHA WAN, GILLIES SOON CITY, KWUN TONG,

MONG KOK, SHAM SHUI PO, TSIM SHA TSUI POST OFFICES IN KOWLOON AND THE TSUEN WAN POST OFFICE IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT EXTRA STAFF WILL BE ON DUTY AT MOST POST OFFICES THAT DAY.

AS QUEUES ARE EXPECTED. HE REQUESTED THE PUBLIC TO SHOW TOLERANCE, AND TO TRANSACT THEIR NORMAL POSTAL BUSINESS ON THE CAY BEFORE OR AFTER THE DATE OF SPECIAL STAMP ISSUE IF POSSIBLE.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE EVENT. MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES SHOULD ASSEMBLE AT THE EASTERN MAIN GATE NEAR THE STAR FERRY CONCOURSE TO THE YARD OF THE GENERAL POST OFFICE AT 7.30 A ON NOVEMBER 27.

TRANSPORT ASSISTANTS RETIRE ****

THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT, MR PETER LEEDS, TODAY (FRIDAY) PRESENTED SOUVENIRS TO TWO TRANSPORT ASSISTANTS, MR KO HUNG AND MR LEUNG WAH, WHO ARE RETIRING FROM GOVERNMENT SERVICE,

MR KO JOINED THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT IN 1952 AND MR LEUNG JOINED THE SAME DEPARTMENT IN 1956. BOTH WERE TRANSFERRED TO THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT IN 1975 AND WERE PROMOTED TO TRANSPORT ASSISTANTS IN 1981.

AT THE PRESENTATION CEREMONY HELD AT THE LION ROCK TUNNEL CONTROL ROOM, MR LEEDS PRAISED THEM FOR THEIR LONG AND DEDICATED SERVICE IN THE DEPARTMENT.

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