Special Stamps to Mark China's Lunar YearThe Hong Kong Postmaster General Luk Ping-chuen announced Thursday, December 28, that a set of special stamps will be issued to commemorate China's Lunar New Year, the Year of the Snake, which falls on January 24, 2001.At the ceremony of the issuance, Lam Woon-kwong, Secretary for Home Affairs will join the Postmaster General to officiate at the launch of the new stamps by stamping a blow-up first day cover. Luk will present to Lam and the designer of the special stamps a framed first day cover as a memento of the occasion. |
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