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Hongkong Post today (August 8) announced that in order to save the queueing time and minimise the inconvenience to customers queueing outside the post offices during inclement weather for purchase of "Beijing 2008 Olympic Equestrian Events" limited edition products which will be released tomorrow (August 9), special arrangement has been made for the distribution of chits to customers commencing from 4pm today at all 37 philatelic post offices.
The two limited edition products are the Prestige Crystal Blocks Gift Set and the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Limited Edition Prestige Stamp Album. Customers with the chits should return to the designated post office for purchase of two limited edition products tomorrow. Chits not being used tomorrow will be treated as void. A sales quota of one set each of the two products is set for each queueing customer.
The Prestige Crystal Blocks Gift Set contains a souvenir sheet and a set of four Austrian crystal blocks with 3-D illustration of the image depicted on the four mint stamps. It is a very prestige gift set on this memorable occasion. The Limited Edition Prestige Stamp Album is another collection of Hong Kong philatelic items about the 2008 Olympic Games starting from Beijing's successful bidding, the torch relay, to the staging of the Olympic Equestrian Events in Hong Kong. A detail breakdown of the available stocks at the 37 philatelic post offices are given at Appendix.
For enquiries, please call the Hongkong Post Philatelic Bureau hotline 2785 5711 or visit Hongkong Post¡¦s website (www.hongkongpost.com).
Ends/Friday, August 8, 2008
Issued at HKT 13:49
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