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Electronic postage label changed to Ox design

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The Postmaster General, Mr Robert Footman, announced today (Friday) that the label paper and machine die plate impression of the electronic postage label (Frama label) vending machine at the General Post Office and Tsim Sha Tsui Post Office will be changed from the Rat design to the Ox design on March 12, 1997.

No official first day covers will be issued in connection with this change. However, for the convenience of customers, an advance order service for pre- packaged sets of Frama labels bearing machine codes '01' (General Post Office) and '02' (Tsim Sha Tsui Post Office) will be available as follows:

(a)

from 10% to $2.30;

(b)

from $2.40 to $5; and

(c)

the most common postage denominations of 10, $1.30, $1.60, $2.50, $2.60, $3.10 and $5.

Advance orders will be accepted at all offices in the territory from February 24 to February 26, 1997. Customers may collect the labels on March 12 from the post office where they placed their orders.

A limited quantity of pre-packaged Frama labels bearing the most common postage denominations will be made available for sale on March 12 at the following 19 philatelic offices:

Airport Post Office Aberdeen Post Office Cheung Chau Post Office Cheung Sha Wan Post Office General Post Office

Granville Road Post Office Harcourt Road Post Office Hennessy Road Post Office Kowloon Central Post Office Kowloon City Post Office -

Mong Kok Post Office Peak Post Office

Sha Tin Central Post Office

Shau Kei Wan Post Office Tai Po Post Office

Tuen Mun Central Post Office Tsim Sha Tsui Post Office

Tsuen Wan Post Office

Yuen Long Post Office

Hand-back service will be provided at all post offices on March 12 for privately-made covers bearing the 'First Day' indication.

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