Congratulations to the Hong Kong Olympic Team!
Hongkong Post salutes Hong Kong's Olympic athletes with a special
stamp issue entitled "Heartwarming Stamps" Mini-pane -
Congratulations to the Hong Kong Team on Winning the Silver Medal
in the Men's Table Tennis Doubles at the 2004 Olympic Games. We
would like to invite you to share in the happiness of the occasion
by taking part in the following activities:-
1) Autographing of Souvenir Covers
There are three opportunities on 7 October 2004 for philatelists
to obtain our official guests' signatures on their Souvenir Covers
of this stamp issue. A quota of 100 will be in effect and an allotment
of chips will be distributed at 8:00 a.m. on 7 October 2004
on the G/F, General Post Office. Please refer to the arrangements
of the three sessions and their respective conditions as follows:-
| Session I |
| Time: |
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| Location: |
- General Post Office, 1/F, Counter Hall
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| Attending guests will sign on the spot: |
- Mr. Allan CHIANG, Postmaster General
- Mr. Timothy FOK, President of Sports Federation and Olympic
Committee of Hong Kong, China
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| Conditions: |
- Each eligible participant can present TWO Souvenir
Covers of this stamp issue for guests to sign. Each cover
must have at least one valid Hong Kong stamp with postage
of HK$1.40 or above.
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| Eligibility: |
- Bearers of chips No. 1 to 20
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| Session II |
| Time: |
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| Location: |
- General Post Office, 1/F, Counter Hall
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| Attending guests will sign on the spot: |
- Mr. KO Lai-chak, Silver Medallist, 2004 Olympic Men's
Table Tennis Doubles
- Mr. LI CHING, Silver Medallist, 2004 Olympic Men's Table
Tennis Doubles
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| Conditions: |
- Each eligible participant can present ONE Souvenir
Cover of this stamp issue for guests to sign. Each cover
must have at least one valid Hong Kong stamp with postage
of HK$1.40 or above.
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| Eligibility: |
- Bearers of chips No. 1 to 20
(Bearers of chips No. 1 to 20 can take part in both sessions
I & II.)
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| Session III |
| Time: |
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| Location: |
- General Post Office, 1/F, Counter Hall
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| Attending guests will sign on the spot: |
- NO guest will be in attendance to sign the Souvenir
Covers on the spot, but 80 Serviced Souvenir Covers
of this stamp issue with signatures of Mr. LI Ching and
Mr. KO Lai-chak, Silver Medallists of the 2004 Olympic
Men's Table Tennis Doubles, will be available for redemption.
These Souvenir Covers will be signed in advance.
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| Conditions: |
- Each eligible participant can redeem ONE Serviced Souvenir
Cover of this stamp issue (affixed with 4 "Heartwarming
Stamps" and cancelled with the Special Postmark) with
signatures of the two medallists, in accordance with either
of the following conditions:-
- provide Hongkong Post one Serviced Souvenir Cover
of "Congratulations to the Hong Kong Team on Winning
the Silver Medal in the Men's Table Tennis Doubles at
the 2004 Olympic Games Heartwarming Stamps" (this
must be affixed with the 4 "Heartwarming Stamps"
of this issue) in return for one signed Souvenir Cover
as stated above; or
- pay HK$9.10 in cash on the spot
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| Eligibility: |
- Bearers of chips No. 21 to 100
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Hongkong Post reserves the right to cancel or change the above
arrangements without prior notice.
2) New Exhibits in the Postal Gallery
n response to increased public interest in the Olympic Games and
in the Hong Kong Team's great achievement in Athens in 2004, we
will add new exhibits to our Postal Gallery located on the G/F,
General Post Office. These will complement the existing "Olympic
Games" stamp albums, developed by the China National Postage
Stamp Museum. The new exhibits are on loan from Mr. Timothy FOK,
President of Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong,
China, and will be displayed in the Postal Gallery, from 7 October
2004 (noon) to 28 October 2004.
We also have the honour of exhibiting trophies, pictures and table
tennis paddles belonging to Hong Kong's two silver medallists. This
display will be held in the Counter Hall, 1/F, General Post Office
from 7 October 2004 (noon) to 28 October 2004.
Hongkong Post reserves the right to change these arrangements without
prior notice.
Please come and visit our Postal Gallery to recapture the excitement
of the Olympics!
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