Beijing 2008 Olympic Games associated stamp products

Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch Relay (Hong Kong)"Heartwarming II" Mini-pane
Issue Date: 2 May 2008

"Beijing 2008 Olympic Equestrian Events" Special Stamps & Products
Issue Date: 9 August 2008

It is not long until Beijing 2008 Olympic Games and the Olympic atmosphere in town is getting stronger everyday. To commemorate this worldwide event, Hongkong Post is going to issue a series of stamp products featuring the event for customers' orders.

In addition to the earlier "Olympic Equestrian Events" (now known as "Beijing 2008 Olympic Equestrian Events") special stamps and associated products available for advance order, the new collectible stamp products below are now added to the list:

1. Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch Relay (Hong Kong) "Heartwarming II" Mini-pane
2. Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Limited Edition Prestige Stamp Album

To commemorate Hong Kong being one of the cities for the Torch Relay of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, Hongkong Post will issue a set of distinctive "Heartwarming II" stamp products on 2 May 2008 (the same day of the Torch Relay event), which includes both local mail postage and air mail postage mini-panes. The Torch Relay route in Hong Kong as well as the logo and slogan of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch Relay will be imprinted on the banner position of the stamp mini-panes.

Hongkong Post here summarises the whole set of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games associated stamp products for your information and orders, namely:

Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch Relay (Hong Kong) "Heartwarming II" Mini-pane (Issue on 2 May 2008)

Local Mail Postage	Air Mail Postage

Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Limited Edition Prestige Stamp Album (Issue on 9 August 2008)

"Beijing 2008 Olympic Equestrian Events" Special Stamps and Products (Issue on 9 August 2008)

Souvenir Sheet

"Beijing 2008 Olympic Equestrian Events" Prestige Crystal Blocks Gift Set (Issue on 9 August 2008)

(Not applicable to customers in Mainland China and Macau)

Beijing 2008 Olympic Games associated stamp products issued in 2008 are Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Licensed Products. The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad emblem will be imprinted on the special stamps and associate products.

For local customers who are interested in ordering the new Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch Relay (Hong Kong) "Heartwarming II" Mini-pane and/or Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Limited Edition Prestige Stamp Album, please complete the order form and return it to "Hongkong Post Philatelic Bureau, Freepost No. 53 Hong Kong"  by mail or by fax to  (852) 2191 9296 on or before 3 April 2008. Alternatively, you can obtain the order forms at our post offices or logon to "Stamp OnNet" to place an order. If you have not placed orders for the "Beijing 2008 Olympic Equestrian Events" stamps and products before, don’t miss your chance to place or add your order today! Bonus points are also awarded for this purchase (also applicable to "Stamp OnNet") and the bonus points will be awarded on the issue date of the stamp issues.

Overseas customers can also order these associated stamp products. Please complete the order form, then return by mail to "Overseas Mail Order Service Unit, Hongkong Post Philatelic Bureau, P. O. Box 80060, Cheung Sha Wan Post Office, Kowloon, Hong Kong" or by fax to (852) 2850 6552 on or before 18 April 2008.

Act fast to catch the limited stock! For any enquiries, please call our Philatelic Bureau Hotline at (852) 2785 5711(Local Standing Order Service) or (852) 2928 7211(Overseas Mail Order Service).

Notes:

1.  Hongkong Post reserves the right to change the issue date, selling price, issue name, designs, formats, order delivery date and method and order collection date of these products without prior notice.
2. If the stamp products are over-subscribed or your order is placed after the order deadline specified, Hongkong Post reserves the right to distribute the orders on a first-come-first served basis, by balloting or any other ways as Hongkong Post may specify from time to time subject to the availability of the stamp products.
3. All designs of stamp products are for reference only and are subject to change.
4. As VISA is the official sponsor and exclusive payment service provider for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, VISA is the only payment card accepted for any purchase of our products relating to the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.