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FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 1986

SPECIAL STAMPS TO COMMEMORATE EXPO

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A SET OF FOUR SPECIAL STAMPS TO MARK HONG KONG'S PARTICIPATION IN THE 1986 WORLD EXPOSITION IN VANCOUVER WILL BE ISSUED ON JULY 18.

A POST OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE VARIOUS THEMES FEATURED AT THE HONG KONG PAVILION ARE DEPICTED ON THE STAMPS, WHICH ARE DESIGNED BY MR AGAY NG.

THE NEW STAMPS ARE:

* TRANSPORT

50 CENTS

* FINANCE $1.30

* TRADE

$1.70

HONG KONG ENJOYS AN EFFICIENT INTERNAL TRANSPORT SYSTEM WHICH IS AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT TO SUSTAIN ITS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY. A MTR TRAIN IS DEPICTED ON THE STAMP.

HONG KONG IS ONE OF THE WORLD'S PREDOMINANT INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CENTRES. FINANCE HAS PLAYED A VITAL ROLE IN HONG KONG'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. THE CENTRAL BANKING AREA IS FEATURED ON THE STAMP.

DESPITE ITS SMALL AREA, HONG KONG HAS BECOME ONE OF THE MOST ACTIVE TRADING CENTRES OF THE WORLD. HONG KONG HAS BUILT ITS WEALTH THROUGH TRADING AND MANUFACTURING. THE KWA‡ CHUNG CONTAINER TERMINAL IS DEPICTED ON THE STAMP TO PROJECT THE BUSY IMPORT AND EXPORT TRADE OF HONG KONG.

* COMMUNICATIONS

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HONG KONG DEPENDS ON EFFECTIVE AND RELIABLE COMMUNICATIONS BOTH WITHIN THE TERRITORY AND INTERNATIONALLY. A DISH ANTENNA AT THE SATELLITE EART STATION IS DEPICTED ON THE STAMP.

OFFICIAL FIRST DAY COVERS AT 50 CENTS EACH WILL BE ON SALE A ALL POST OFFICES ON JULY 4, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

FURTHER DETAILS WILL BE ANNOUNCED CLOSER TO THE DAY OF ISSUE, HE ADDED.

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