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SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 1994

FOR ADVANCE INFORMATION OF THE PUBLIC, THE STAMPS WILL BE DISPLAYED AT THE GENERAL POST OFFICE, TSIM SHA TSUI POST OFFICE, AND SHA TIN CENTRAL POST OFFICE FROM WEDNESDAY (APRIL 20).

OFFICIAL FIRST DAY COVERS WILL BE PLACED ON SALE AT $1 EACH AT ALL POST OFFICES, EXCEPT THE AIRPORT POST OFFICE, FROM APRIL 20.

ADVANCE ORDERS FOR SERVICED FIRST DAY COVERS AT $16.50 EACH (AFFIXED WITH A SET OF THE SPECIAL STAMPS AND CANCELLED WITH THE FIRST DAY OF ISSUE POSTMARK) WILL BE ACCEPTED AT ALL POST OFFICES, EXCEPT THE AIRPORT POST OFFICE, FROM APRIL 20 TO 26.

THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF COVERS PER ORDER IS FIVE.

SERVICED FIRST DAY COVERS WILL ALSO BE PLACED ON SALE AT THE FOLLOWING SIX PHILATELIC OFFICES FROM MAY 4:

BEACONSFIELD HOUSE POST OFFICE

GENERAL POST OFFICE

GRANVILLE ROAD POST OFFICE

PEAK POST OFFICE

SHA TIN CENTRAL POST OFFICE

TSIM SHA TSUI POST OFFICE

ON THE FIRST DAY OF ISSUE OF THE SPECIAL STAMPS, EACH CUSTOMER CAN GET NOT MORE THAN TWO SHEETS OF STAMPS OF EACH DENOMINATION (100 SETS).

HAND-BACK SERVICE WILL BE GIVEN TO ALL OFFICIAL FIRST DAY COVERS AND PRIVATELY MADE COVERS BEARING "FIRST DAY" INDICATION ON THAT DAY AT ALL POST OFFICES, EXCEPT THE AIRPORT POST OFFICE.

THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE WILL ALSO ISSUE SOUVENIR COVERS MATCHING THIS SET OF SPECIAL STAMPS.

THESE COVERS WILL BE SOLD BY POLICE STAFF AT THE GENERAL POST OFFICE, TSIM SHA TSUI POST OFFICE AND SHA TIN CENTRAL POST OFFICE FROM APRIL 20.

POLICE SOUVENIR COVERS AFFIXED WITH A SET OF THE SPECIAL STAMPS AND CANCELLED WITH THE FIRST DAY OF ISSUE POSTMARK WILL BE SOLD BY POLICE STAFF AT THE GENERAL POST OFFICE ON MAY 4.

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102 CAUGHT IN OPERATION AGAINST ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS

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A 24-HOUR OPERATION AGAINST ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION JOINTLY MOUNTED THE POLICE, THE LABOUR AND IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE TERRITORY HAS RESULTED IN THE ARRESTS OF 102 PERSONS.

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THE OPERATION WAS PART OF THE GOVERNMENT'S ONGOING EFFORT ΤΟ FLUSH OUT ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS.

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