News
22 August 2002
Souvenir Cover on Hong Kong's Participation in the 14th Busan Asian Games
The Postmaster General, Mr Luk Ping-chuen, announced today (August 22) that a prestige silver-foiled souvenir cover issued by the Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China will be available for sale at the 38 philatelic offices from August 26 to October 14 to commemorate Hong Kong's participation in the 14th Busan Asian Games to be held in Busan, South Korea from September 29 to October 14.
Hong Kong will send its largest ever contingent of over 300 members to participate in 28 out of 38 sports in the 14th Busan Asian Games. The cover is designed by Mr Freeman Lau. Its selling price is $10 each and it will be issued on 2 September 2002.
Hand-back service with the use of office datestamps and pictorial postmarks to this souvenir cover and privately-made covers bearing an indication of the event and a local address will be provided at 38 philatelic offices on 2 September 2002.
The public hall of Hongkong Post Stamps Philatelic Bureau will open from 9 am to 5 pm on September 2 for datestamping covers with the "Philatelic Bureau" pictorial postmark and the GPO-1 postmark.