"International Day of Peace" Special Stamps issuing ceremony (with photo)
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    Hongkong Post today (September 21) issued the "International Day of Peace" Special Stamps. At a ceremony at the General Post Office this morning, the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Mr Lu Xinhua, and Postmaster General Mr Tam Wing-pong marked the issue of the special stamps by fixing the crane-shaped board to the backdrop. As a memento of the occasion, Mr Tam presented Mr Lu and the special stamps designer's representative Ms Rebecca So with framed stamps and first day covers.

Ends/Thursday, September 21, 2006
Issued at HKT 12:01

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