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FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1993

HK TO PARTICIPATE IN INT'L EXHIBITIONS

THE

POSTMASTER

GENERAL, MR M

PAGLIARI, TODAY (FRIDAY) ANNOUNCED THAT THE HONG KONG POST OFFICE WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE SIXTH ASIAN INTERNATIONAL PHILATELIC EXHIBITION INDOPEX '93" HELD IN SURABAYA, INDONESIA FROM MAY 29 TO JUNE 4 THIS YEAR.

TO BE

TO MARK HONG KONG POST OFFICE'S PARTICIPATION, A SPECIALLY DESIGNED SOUVENIR COVER WILL BE ISSUED. THE COVER, AT $1 EACH, WILL BE PUT ON SALE AT ALL POST OFFICES EXCEPT THE AIRPORT POST OFFICE AS FROM MAY 17.

A HAND-BACK SERVICE WILL BE PROVIDED ON MAY 29 AT ALL POST OFFICES EXCEPT THE AIRPORT POST OFFICE FOR OFFICIAL COVERS OR PRIVATELY-MADE COVERS BEARING AN INDICATION OF THE EVENT.

A SPECIAL DATESTAMP WILL BE INTRODUCED FOR THE HAND-BACK SERVICE AND A CACHET WILL ALSO BE INTRODUCED FOR GENERAL PURPOSES.

MEANWHILE, MR PAGLIARI, ANNOUNCED THAT THE FIRST-EVER REGIONAL STAMP EXHIBITION IN HONG KONG WILL BE HELD FROM FEBRUARY 18 TO 21, 1994 AT THE HONG KONG CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION CENTRE.

TO COMMEMORATE THIS SIGNIFICANT EVENT IN THE PHILATELIC HISTORY OF HONG KONG, A $10 DEFINITIVE STAMP SHEETLET (NO. 6) WILL BE ISSUED AND PUT ON SALE ON MAY 29 AT ALL POST OFFICES EXCEPT THE AIRPORT POST OFFICE.

A RESTRICTION OF 10 SHEETLETS PER CUSTOMER WILL BE IMPOSED ON THE FIRST DAY OF ISSUE.

A HAND-BACK SERVICE WILL BE PROVIDED FOR COVERS AFFIXED WITH THIS STAMP SHEETLET ON MAY 29 AT ALL POST OFFICES EXCEPT THE AIRPORT POST OFFICE.

ALTERNATIVELY, THE SOUVENIR COVER TO COMMEMORATE THE HONG KONG POST OFFICE'S PARTICIPATION IN INDOPEX '93 WHICH WILL BE ON SALE AS FROM MAY 17 MAY ALSO BE USED TO AFFIX THIS STAMP SHEETLET.

MR PAGLIARI SAID: "THIS $10 STAMP SHEETLET, PORTRAYING HONG KONG'S SPECTACULAR WATERFRONT SKYLINE FROM SHEUNG WAN TO CAUSEWAY BAY, IS VERY ATTRACTIVE IN DESIGN AND SHOULD BE POPULAR AMONG STAMP COLLECTORS.

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WORKS FOR DRAINAGE CHANNELS AUTHORISED

THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL HAS GIVEN AUTHORISATION FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO CONSTRUCT A FLOODWAY AND CONCRETE NULLAH WITHIN AN AREA OF ABOUT 20.6 HECTARES OF FORESHORE AND SEABED AT THE SHAN PUI RIVER IN NORTH WEST NEW TERRITORIES,

THE NOTICE FOR THE AUTHORISATION FOR THE WORKS OF THE MAIN DRAINAGE CHANNELS FOR YUEN LONG AND KAM TIN STAGE ONE PHASE ONE PROJECT WAS GAZETTED TODAY (FRIDAY).

/THE PROJECT