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Special postmark for social welfare conference
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A special postmark will be introduced on July 29 to commemorate Hong Kong's hosting of the 27th International Conference of the International Council on Social Welfare (ICSW), the acting Postmaster General, Mr P C Luk, announced today (Monday).
The conference, to be held between July 29 and August 3 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, is organised by the Hong Kong Council of Social Service to provide a forum for representatives from social welfare organisations world-wide to discuss issues of social welfare and social development.
The Post Office will not issue any philatelic product on this occasion, but a special postmark will be made available for hand-back service on July 29 at the following eight philatelic offices for any privately-made covers bearing an indication of the event:
Airport Post Office
General Post Office
Granville Road Post Office Harcourt Road Post Office Peak Post Office
Sha Tin Central Post Office Tsim Sha Tsui Post Office Tsuen Wan Post Office
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Maths education determines technological development
The level of mathematics education in a community determined the quality of its scientific research and technological development, the Director of Education, Mrs Helen C P Lai Yu, said today (Monday).
"This, in turn, has a direct impact on economic growth and survival," she said at the opening of the first Po Leung Kuk Asian Cities Primary Mathematics Contest 1996.
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