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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1986
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AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY PORTRAIT OF AN UNIDENTIFIED CHINESE LADY BY AN UNKNOWN ARTIST. IT IS BELIEVED TO BE A COPY OF A PORTRAIT ORIGINALLY PAINTED BY LANG SHIH NING (THE CHINESE NAME OF THE JESUIT FATHER GIUSEPPE CASTIGIONE) WHO LIVED AT THE COURT OF PEKING FOR ABOUT 50 YEARS AND DIED IN 1766. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF SUCH COPIES IN EXISTENCE.
A SELF-PORTRAIT OF LAMQUA IN 1853 (KWAN KIU CHIN) AT THE AGE OF 52. THE ARTIST IS BELIEVED TO BE THE ONLY CHINESE PUPIL OF GEORGE CHINNERY AND WAS ONE OF THE MOST ESTABLISHED AND BEST KNOWN ARTISTS WORKING FOR THE EXPORT PAINTING MARKET IN CANTON.
THE LADY IN THE PORTRAIT IS BELIEVED TO BE THE WIFE OF A HONG MERCHANT, WO HING QUA. THE PORTRAIT IS ATTRIBUTED TO GEORGE CHINNERY, ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL AND TALENTED ARTISTS WHO LIVED AND WORKED IN THE FAR EAST DURING THE 19TH CENTURY.
THE STAMPS WERE DESIGNED BY MR REDGE SOLLEY AND PRINTED IN IRELAND.
FIRST DAY COVERS AT 50 CENTS EACH WILL BE ON SALE ON DECEMBER 2. FURTHER DETAILS WILL BE ANNOUNCED CLOSER TO THE DAY OF ISSUE.
REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON CUSTOMS CO-OPERATION ENDS
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THE CUSTOMS CO-OPERATION COUNCIL OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION OF ASIA PACIFIC REGIONAL WORKSHOP BEING HELD IN HONG KONG SINCE OCTOBER 27 CONCLUDED TODAY (FRIDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE CLOSING CEREMONY, THE DIRECTOR OF CUSTOMS CO-OPERATION COUNCIL, MR GEORGE GOTSCHLICH, SAID HE WAS PLEASED WITH THE ACTION PLAN DECIDED AT THE WORKSHOP BY REPRESENTATIVES OF 15 MEMBER COUNTRIES WHICH INTRODUCED MEASURES TO STRENGTHEN CUSTOMS CO-ORDINATION AND EXCHANGE OF OPERATIONAL INFORMATION WITHIN THE REGION IN THE FIGHT AGAINST DRUG TRAFFICK ING.
IN FORMULATING A REGIONAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, THE DRUG EXPERTS AGREED TO NOMINATE A CONTACT OFFICER IN EACH CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATION TO CO-ORDINATE DRUG INTELLIGENCE BOTH WITHIN AND OUTSIDE THE IR COUNTRIES,
/THEY ALSO
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