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THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 7.

1989

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STAMPS HIGHLIGHT 'BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE'

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"HONG KONG BUILDING A SPECIAL STAMP ISSUE ON WILL BE RELEASED PV THE POST OFFICE ON OCTOBER 5.

FOR THE FUTURE"

DENOMINATIONS.

SIX DEPICTS CONSTRUCTED OR WILL BE

THE SET OF STAMP'S. COMPRISING SIX MAJOR BUILDINGS OR PROJECTS WHICH ARE BEING COMPLETED THIS YEAR. THEY ARE:

HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (60 CENT STAMP)

THE UNIVERSITY WILL

AND

RESEARCH.

TEACHING ENGINEERING. MANAGEMENT AND

ADVANCE LEARNING

AND

IN STUDIES,

THROUGH KNOWLEDGE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY,

AND ASSIST IN

HONG

PARTICULARLY

BUSINESS

KONG'S ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT.

HONG KONG CULTURAL CENTRE 170 CENT STAMPI

THE CENTRE HOUSES UNDER ONE ROOF THE MOST

ADVANCED FACILITIES

FOR CULTURAL AND CONFERENCE ACTIVITIES. IT HAS A CONCERT HALL WITH THE

A GRAND THEATRE

STATE-OF-THE-ART WITH LATEST ACOUSTIC TECHNOLOGY. STAGE EQUIPMENT AND A STUDIO THEATRE FOR EXPERIMENTAL PRODUCTIONS.

EASTERN HARBOUR CROSSING (81.30 STAMP }

IS SECTOR

COSTING SOME $3.4 BILLION, THIS SECOND CROSS-HARBOUR TUNNEL THE LARGEST SINGLE TRANSPORT PROJECT UNDERTAKEN BY THE PRIVATE IN HONG KONG.

BANK OF CHINA TOWER ($1.40 STAMP)

A

ITS GROWTH, REFLECTS

INSPIRED SYMBOL:

BY

70-STOREY TOWER WAS THE UNIQUE DESIGN OF THIS

BAMBOO AS USING CHINESE PHILOSOPHY AND ICONOGRAPHY SECTIONED TRUNK, PROPELLED EVER HIGHER BY EACH NEW THE EFFORTS IN THE QUEST OF STRENGTH AND EXCELLENCE. HONG KONG CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION CENTRE ($1.80 STAMP)

AND EXHIBITION CENTRE INCORPORATES THE HONG KONG CONVENTION

CONVENTION LARGE. PURPOSE-BUILT EXHIBITION HALLS AND STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITIES WHICH ARE FULLY INTERGRATED WITH TWO FIRST-CLASS HOTELS.

LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM (85 STAMP }

OF

IN TRANSPORT

THE A MODERN MEANS PROVIDES THIS SYSTEM

AND COMFORT NORTHWESTERN NEW TERRITORIES. IT COMBINES THE TECHNOLOGY

ACCESS AND CONVENIENCE OF THE MODERN ELECTRIC RAILWAY WITH THE EASY OF THE TRAM.

THE STAMPS WERE DESIGNED BY MR IAN LEUNG AUSTRALIA LTD. FIRST DAY COVERS AT 50 CENTS EACH SALE FROM SEPTEMBER 22.

AND PRINTED BY CPE WILL BE PLACED ON

FURTHER DETAILS WILL BE ANNOUNCED CLOSER TO THE DATE OF ISSUE.

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