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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1986.

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APPLICATION FOR RABBIT COINS STARTS TOMORROW

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GOLD COIN LOVERS HAVE THE CHANCE TO ADD A RARE AND PRECIOUS ITEM TO THEIR COLLECTION.

APPLICATIONS FOR THE GOLD COIN ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT TO MARK THE YEAR OF THE RABBIT CAN BE MADE FROM TOMORROW (MONDAY) UNTIL DECEMBER 13.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE MONETARY AFFAIRS BRANCH SAID: +WE ANTICIPATE KEEN INTEREST IN THE RABBIT COIN AS IT IS THE 12TH AND LAST COIN IN THE LUNAR YEAR SERIES.

+TOGETHER WITH COINS COMMEMORATING THE ROYAL VISITS IN 1975 AND 1986, IT COMPLETES THE SET OF 14 HONG KONG COMMEMORATIVE GOLD COINS.+

THE $1 000 GOLD COIN IS ISSUED IN LIMITED QUANTITIES WITH A TOTAL OF 32 000 MINTED FOR WORLDWIDE SALE.

OF THIS TOTAL, HONG KONG RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN ALLOTED 22 000 COINS, OF WHICH 9 500 ARE PROOF AND 12 500 UNCIRCULATED.

+ THE PROOF COIN IS SOLD AT $3 300 AND THE UNCIRCULATED VERSION AT $2 200,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

APPLICATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE AT ALL BRANCHES OF HONGKONG BANK AND ALL DISTRICT OFFICES.

APPLICATIONS ARE RESTRICTED TO RESIDENTS WITH A HONG KONG IDENTITY CARD, AND IN THE EVENT OF OVER-SUBSCRIPTION, A BALLOT WILL BE HELD.

QUARTERLY FOCUSSES ON PROPER DRIVING BEHAVIOUR

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THE FOURTH ISSUE OF THE BILINGUAL ROAD SAFETY QUARTERLY WAS PUBLISHED TODAY (SUNDAY) BY THE ROAD SAFETY COUNCIL TO PROMOTE SAFETY AMONG ROAD USERS.

THE MAIN ARTICLE IN THIS ISSUE +STICK TO THE RULES FOR SAFE EXPRESSWAY DRIVING+ ADVISES MOTORISTS ON THE PROPER WAY OF APPROACHING AN EXPRESSWAY FROM A SLIP ROAD: THE CORRECT DRIVING BEHAVIOUR AFTER ENTERING THE MAIN TRAFFIC STREAM: HOW TO CHANGE LANES AND THE WAY TO LEAVE AN EXPRESSWAY.

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