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THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1989

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OPENING OF PHILATELIC OFFICE IN SHA TIN

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THE SEVENTH PHILATELIC OFFICE IN HONG KONG, LOCATED AT THE SHA TIN CENTRAL POST OFFICE, WAS OPENED TODAY (THURSDAY).

MACAU AND

STAMPS AND PHILATELIC PRODUCTS OF HONG KONG, SINGAPORE ARE AVAILABLE FOR SALE AT THIS OFFICE, WHICH IS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.

POSTMASTER

OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY TODAY WERE THE GENERAL OF MACAU, MR CARLOS DA SILVA; THE POSTMASTER GENERAL OF HONG KONG, MR GORDON SIU; SHA TIN DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR NG CHAN-LAM; SHA TIN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR VICTOR YUNG; AND LEADERS OF THE PHILATELIC COMMUNITY IN HONG KONG.

A POST OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID DISPLAYS OF NEW STAMP ISSUES AND STAMP PRODUCTS WILL BE STAGED AT THE NEW PHILATELIC OFFICE FROM TIME TO TIME.

REPRINTS OF DEFINITIVE AND REEL STAMPS TO GO ON SALE

THE POST OFFICE TODAY (THURSDAY) ANNOUNCED THAT REPRINTS OF THE CURRENT DEFINITIVE STAMPS AND REEL STAMPS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE AT THE PHILATELIC COUNTERS OF SEVEN POST OFFICES ON AUGUST 1.

THEY ARE THE GENERAL POST OFFICE, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE POST OFFICE, PEAK POST OFFICE, AIRPORT POST OFFICE, GRANVILLE ROAD POST OFFICE, TSIM SHA TSUI POST OFFICE AND SHA TIN CENTRAL POST OFFICE.

A POST OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID A NEW FEATURE OF THE REPRINTS IS THAT THEY BEAR A YEAR IMPRINT "1989" ON EACH STAMP TO SHOW THE YEAR IN WHICH IT IS REPRINTED.

"ALSO ON THE 10 CENTS AND 50 CENTS REEL STAMPS, A RUNNING SERIAL NUMBER WILL BE PRINTED ON THE BACK OF EVERY FIVE STAMPS, HE SAID,

OFFICIAL FIRST DAY COVERS WILL NOT BE ISSUED BUT HAND-BACK SERVICE WILL BE PROVIDED ON AUGUST 1 FOR COVERS BEARING A "FIRST DAY" INDICATION AT THE SEVEN POST OFFICES.

PREFERRED BLOCKS OF STARTING FROM MONDAY THE SEVEN PHILATELIC

"STAMP COLLECTORS WISHING TO BUY THEIR STAMPS MAY ORDER THEM AT ANY POST OFFICE (JULY 24) BUT STAMPS CAN ONLY BE COLLECTED AT OFFICES ONE WEEK AFTER ORDER AS FROM AUGUST 1." THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

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