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MONDAY, JUNE 13, 1988

BUSINESS HOURS OF THE YUEN CHAU KOK POST OFFICE WILL BE 9 AM TO 1 PM AND 2.15 PM TO 5 PM FROM MONDAY TO FRIDAY AND 9 AM TO 1 PM ON SATURDAY, THE TELEPHONE NUMBER IS 0-6479444.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY.

TREE STAMPS ON SALE ON THURSDAY

A SPECIAL SET OF STAMPS (50 CENTS, $1.30, $1.70 AND $5) FEATURING FOUR TYPES OF TREES COMMONLY FOUND IN HONG KONG WILL BE ISSUED BY THE POST OFFICE ON THURSDAY (JUNE 16).

OFFICIAL FIRST DAY COVERS ARE

ALREADY ON SALE

AT ALL POST

OFFICES.

IN ADDITION, A SOUVENIR SHEET CONTAINING A SET STAMPS WILL ALSO BE ISSUED AT $8.50 EACH.

OF THE FOUR

CUSTOMERS ON

ALL POST OFFICES ARE EXPECTED TO BE CROWDED WITH THURSDAY AND TO ASSIST MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO TRANSACT NORMAL POSTAL BUSINESS, ADDITIONAL COUNTERS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE AT THE MAIN POST OFFICES.

EXTRA STAFF WILL BE ON DUTY AT MOST POST OFFICES ON THURSDAY, BUT QUEUES ARE NEVERTHELESS EXPECTED TO FORM.

THE PUBLIC ARE REQUESTED TO TRANSACT, IF POSSIBLE, THEIR

NORMAL POSTAL BUSINESS ON THE PRECEDING DAY OR THE DAY DATE OF THE SPECIAL STAMP ISSUE.

FOLLOWING THE

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