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SUNDAY, JANUARY 24, 1988

THE DEPARTMENT'S SENIOR VETERINARY OFFICER,

DR NORMAN CHENG,

SAID TODAY (SUNDAY) THAT THE DRIVE IS PART OF THE GOVERNMENT'S CONTINUING EFFORTS IN PREVENTING THE DISEASE INTO HONG KONG.

RE-INTRODUCTION

OF THE DEADLY

"DOGS ON BOARD FISHING VESSELS ARE VULNERABLE TO RABIES BECAUSE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF THEIR BEING IN CONTACT WITH OTHER ANIMALS OUTSIDE HONG KONG.

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"IT IS THEREFORE IMPORTANT THAT THEY ARE INOCULATED AGAINST

THEIR THE DISEASE EVERY THREE YEARS TO KEEP UP SAID.

IMMUNITY,"

DR

CHENG

HE URGED THE FISHERMEN TO MAKE USE OF THE HAVE THEIR DOGS INOCULATED AND LICENSED.

SPECIAL

SERVICE

TO

"THE LAW

ALL REQUIRES

DOGS OVER FIVE MONTHS' LICENSED AND INOCULATED AGAINST RABIES. FAILURE TO DO SO

LIABLE то THE OWNER

A MAXIMUM FINE OF $5,000 AND IMPRISONMENT, DR CHENG SAID.

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YEAR OF DRAGON SPECIAL STAMPS TO BE ISSUED

OLD

BE TO WILL RENDER SIX MONTHS'

NEW

OF

A SET OF FOUR SPECIAL STAMPS FEATURING THE LUNAR

YEAR THE DRAGON AND A SOUVENIR SHEET CONTAINING THE STAMPS WILL BE ISSUED ON WEDNESDAY (JANUARY 27), THE POST OFFICE ANNOUNCED TODAY (SUNDAY).

THE STAMPS ARE IN DENOMINATIONS OF 50 CENTS, $1.30, $5, WHILE THE SOUVENIR SHEET IS AT $8.5 EACH.

$1.70 AND

AS ALL POST OFFICES ARE EXPECTED TO BE CROWDED WITH CUSTOMERS ON THAT DAY, ADDITIONAL COUNTERS WILL BE SET UP AT THE GENERAL POST OFFICE, AND POST OFFICES AT BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, CAUSEWAY BAY, HENNESSY ROAD, KING'S ROAD, MORRISON HILL, QUEEN'S ROAD AND SHEUNG WAN ON HONG KONG ISLAND.

ADDITIONAL COUNTERS WILL ALSO BE SET UP AT POST OFFICES IN KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES. THEY ARE IN CHEUNG SHA

WAN. GILLIES AVENUE, KOWLOON CENTRAL, KOWLOON CITY, KWUN TONG, MONG KOK, SHAM SHUI PO, TSIM SHA TSUI AND TSUEN WING STREET.

THAT DAY

EXTRA STAFF WOULD BE ON DUTY AT MOST POST OFFICES ON QUEUES WERE NEVERTHELESS EXPECTED TO FORM. A POST OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID.

BUT

IF POSSIBLE,

DAYS,"

HE

"THE PUBLIC ARE REQUESTED TO SHOW TOLERANCE AND, TO TRANSACT THEIR NORMAL POSTAL BUSINESS ON OTHER WORKING ADDED.

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