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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1993

NEW ONE-DOLLAR, 50-CENT AND 20-CENT COINS

NEWLY DESIGNED ONE-DOLLAR, 50-CENT AND 20-CENT PUT INTO CIRCULATION FROM TOMORROW (MONDAY).

SPOKESMAN SAID

THIS WAS PART FROM CIRCULATION

A GOVERNMENT

WITHDRAW PROGRAMME TO REPLACE AND BEARING REFERENCES WHICH WILL BECOME INAPPROPRIATE TO

(SAR) OF HONG KONG AS A SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

COINS WILL BE

OF THE PHASED COINS EXISTING THE STATUS OF

THE

PEOPLE'S

LIKE THE NEW $5 AND $2 COINS INTRODUCED ON JANUARY 1 THIS YEAR, DESIGNS FEATURE A BAUHINIA FLOWER AND "HONG KONG" IN CHINESE CHARACTERS AND ENGLISH ON THE OBVERSE.

THE

OF

THE REVERSE FEATURES THE DENOMINATION IN CHINESE CHARACTERS AND ENGLISH WITH A LARGE ARABIC NUMERAL IN THE CENTRE AND THE YEAR ISSUE IMMEDIATELY BELOW IT.

THE FINAL COINS IN THE SERIES, THE 10-CENT COIN AND THE NEW $10 COIN, ARE LIKELY TO BE INTRODUCED NEXT YEAR.

FRESH WATER CUT IN WESTERN DISTRICT

DISTRICT

FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO SOME PREMISES IN THE WESTERN WILL GO OFF FROM 11 PM ON TUESDAY (OCTOBER 12) TO 6 AM THE FOLLOWING DAY TO FACILITATE WASTE DETECTION WORK ON WATERMAINS.

THE SUSPENSION WILL AFFECT ALL THE PREMISES AT 158A-188 CONNAUGHT ROAD WEST; 200, 426, 428 AND ODD NUMBERS OF 271-375 DES VOEUX ROAD WEST; ODD NUMBERS OF 443-453 QUEEN'S ROAD WEST; EVEN NUMBERS OF 4-16 HILL ROAD; 8-8A WHITTY STREET; 6-7 CHIU KWONG KA ON STREET; FUNG MUT ROAD AND THE WESTERN POLICE STATION.

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