XN000022-1987-03-31 — Page 13

TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 1987

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THE EXISTING DEFINITIVE STAMPS WILL BE WITHDRAWN FROM SALE ON JULY 11. COVERS COMMEMORATING THEIR LAST DAY OF SALE WILL BE ISSUED ON THE SAME DAY AND A HAND-BACK SERVICE WILL BE PROVIDED.

ALTHOUGH THE NEW STAMPS WILL BE INTRODUCED ON JULY 13, THE OLD SERIES WILL REMAIN VALID FOR PREPAYMENT OF POSTAGE AFTER THAT DATE.

FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE NEW DEFINITIVE STAMPS WILL BE ANNOUNCED CLOSER TO THE DATE OF ISSUE.

BESIDE THE NEW DEFINITIVE RANGE, TWO OTHER STAMPS OF A SMALLER SIZE AND DIFFERENT DESIGN WILL BE ISSUED SPECIFICALLY FOR STAMP- VENDING MACHINES. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME STAMPS HAVE BEEN DESIGNED AND ISSUED FOR THIS PURPOSE.

THE SMALLER 10 CENTS AND 50 CENTS STAMPS SHOW A HONG KONG FLAG ON A WHITE BACKGROUND AND A STYLISED MAP OF HONG KONG.

FROM TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY), ALL EXISTING $1 STAMP-VENDING MACHINES WILL GRADUALLY BE CONVERTED TO DELIVER THE NEW 50 CENTS STAMPS. THEY WILL BE GRADUALLY SUSPENDED UNTIL JULY 13 FOR MODIFICATION WORK.

THE NEW MACHINES SHOULD PROVE MORE CONVENIENT IN MAKING UP POSTAGE REQUIREMENTS FOR CORRESPONDENCE. TEN CENTS STAMP-VENDING MACHINES WILL HOWEVER STILL BE AVAILABLE FOR USE DURING THIS PERIOD.

TWO COMMENDED FOR FUEL TANK RESCUE

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A FIRE OFFICER AND A FIREMAN WERE TODAY (TUESDAY) PRAISED FOR THEIR PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND DEVOTION TO DUTY WHEN RESCUING TWO MEN FOUND COLLAPSED IN THE FUEL TANK OF A VESSEL LAST MONTH.

AT THE PRESENTATION CEREMONY AT TSIM SHA TSUI FIRE STATION, CHIEF FIRE OFFICER. MR WOO KWAN-KUEN OF KOWLOON FIRE COMMAND, PRESENTED HIS COMMENDATION TO SENIOR STATION OFFICER WAN KOON-PONG AND FIREMAN SHUM WAN-PO.

ON FEBRUARY 17, THE TWO MEN WERE CALLED TO THE S.S. ROYAL VIKING SKY BERTHED ALONGSIDE KOWLOON WHARF, WHERE TWO CLEANSING WORKERS WERE REPORTED LYING UNCONSCIOUS INSIDE A FUEL TANK.

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AS THE ENTRANCE TO THE TANK WAS VERY NARROW, MR WAN COULD ONLY DEPLOY ONE BREATHING APPARATUS MAN WEARING TO GO DOWN INTO THE TANK.

GROPING IN THE SPACE BELOW. MR SHUM SUCCEEDED IN REACHING THE VICTIMS AND BROUGHT THEM TO SAFETY.

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