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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1993

USA YEAR OF ROOSTER STAMPS ON SALE

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THE ACTING POSTMASTER GENERAL, MRS DORIS HO, ANNOUNCED TODAY (WEDNESDAY) THAT ARRANGEMENTS HAD BEEN MADE WITH THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE (USPS) TO SELL THEIR YEAR OF THE ROOSTER STAMPS IN HONG KONG AT THE SIX PHILATELIC OFFICES FROM AUGUST 9 TO DECEMBER 31.

THESE STAMPS ARE THE FIRST COMMEMORATIVE STAMPS EVER ISSUED BY THE USPS TO FEATURE THE LUNAR NEW YEAR.

FACE VALUE OF THE STAMP IS 29 US CENTS EACH. IT WILL BE AVAILABLE IN SHEETS OF 20 STAMPS AT HK$45.5 PER SHEET.

ALSO AVAILABLE AT THE SIX PHILATELIC OFFICES FROM THE SAME DATE IS THE OFFICIAL COLLECTOR'S BOOKLET OF THE YEAR OF THE ROOSTER

STAMP.

OF

THE BOOKLET, PRICED AT $62.5 BACH, IS A FOLDER CONTAINING INFORMATION ON THE STAMP, THE DESIGNER, AND A BLOCK OF FOUR YEAR THE ROOSTER STAMPS CANCELLED WITH THE FIRST-DAY-OF-ISSUE POSTMARK.

MRS HO SAID THE YEAR OF THE ROOSTER STAMPS WERE EXPECTED TO POPULAR WITH COLLECTORS.

BE

NEW

THEY WILL ADD TO THE COLLECTION OF THE YEAR OF THE COCK STAMPS ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG POST OFFICE EARLIER THIS YEAR AND LUNAR YEAR STAMPS ISSUED BY OTHER POSTAL ADMINISTRATIONS IN THE REGION.

RESPONSE TO LIAISON OFFICER RECRUITMENT EXERCISE GOOD

ALBERT C C

LAM, RESULT THE

OF THE OFFICERS IN THE CITY

AFFAIRS, MR THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR HOME

EXPRESSED SATISFACTION OVER TODAY (WEDNESDAY} LATEST RECRUITMENT EXERCISE FOR LIAISON GRADE AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION (CNTA).

SPEAKING AFTER PRESENTING PROMOTION LETTERS TO 20 LIAISON THE GRADE OFFICERS, MR LAM SAID A TOTAL OF 612 PEOPLE HAD APPLIED FOR

11 AND POST OF LIAISON OFFICER

412 HAD BEEN SHORT-LISTED FOR A WRITTEN TEST LAST MONTH.

HE EXPECTS A TEAM OF NEW RECRUITS WILL JOIN HIS

ADMINISTRATION

BY EARLY NEXT YEAR.

THESE

OFFICERS HAD BEEN

MR LAM SAID PROMOTION PROSPECTS FOR GREATLY IMPROVED AFTER THE GRADE BECAME A DEPARTMENTAL GRADE.

ALREADY THERE WERE 20 PROMOTIONS SO FAR THIS YEAR.

/FIFTEEN LIAISON