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CONFIDENTIAL

FM HONG KONG

TO IMMEDIATE F C O

TELNO 3702

OF 13074OZ DECEMBER 90

INFO IMMEDIATE HKGO LONDON

FROM:

CONFIDENTIAL

ETF 12/12

BERN'S

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MR P P Y LEUNG (P(NT) (CA), CNTA)

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I WOULD LIKE TO SEEK YOUR APPROVAL FOR INTRODUCING NEW DEFINITIVE STAMPS OF 3 DENOMINATIONS OWING TO THE REVISION OF POSTAL RATES CEFFECTIVE FROM 1 APRIL 1991) AS APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OF HONG KONG GOVERNMENT.

THE THREE DENOMINATIONS ARE:

1990

2.

(I)

DOLLARS 1.7 (THIS DENOMINATION WAS AVAILABLE IN 1987 BUT BECOME OBSOLETE SINCE 1988)

(II)

DOLLARS 1.2 (NEW DENOMINATION)

DOLLARS 2.3 (NEW DENOMINATION)

(III)

2.

3. THE DESIGN OF THESE THREE DEFINITIVE STAMPS IS THE SAME AS THE CURRENT SET. ITEM (I) IN PARA 2 WILL BE REINSTATED. NEW COLOUR SCHEME HAS BEEN DESIGNED FOR ITEMS (II) AND (III) IN PARA

CROWN AGENTS STAMPS BUREAU HAS ADVISED IN ITS LETTER OF 3 DECEMBER 1990 TO THE POSTMASTER GENERAL OF HONG KONG THAT YOU DO NOT REQUIRE TO SEE THE ARTWORKS OF THESE DEFINITIVE STAMPS AND THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT ATTACHED HEREWITH. SUBJECT TO YOUR APPROVAL, ITEMS (I) TO (III) IN PARA 2 WILL BE USED WITH EFFECT FROM 1 APRIL 1991.

4.

I SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR EARLY CONFIRMATION THAT THIS

IS ACCEPTABLE.

WILSON

YYYY

Ms Coglin

What do we have to do?

A) New def. isare shand-be made unhi current definitive issive on sale for 5j7p- B) Theres sto recre is isssing ferntary.

C) No of valves ont be determed by gaurire postal requirements.

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