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Fact Sheet No. 2 - HONG KONG 2004 Stamp Expo

Six stamp sheetlets on the theme of "tourism" are issued to commemorate the Expo which will be held from 30 January to 3 February 2004. While sheetlet No. 1 was issued on 8 April 2003 and sheetlet No. 2 will be issued on 14 October 2003 as a run-up to the Expo, Tourism Series No. 3 to 6 with each depicting a different facet of the Expo theme will also be issued consecutively from the first day of the Expo. A flip-flop stamp sheetlet will be issued to commemorate the opening of the Expo on 30 January 2004. To tie in with the Expo theme of "Tourism", a Hong Kong Attractions stamp sheetlet will be issued on 3 February 2004.

To commemorate the participation of the coin and banknote dealers for the first time in the Expo, a Commemorative Collection of "HONG KONG 2004" Stamp Sheetlet and Banknote will be issued on 30 January 2004. It contains a Tourism Series No. 3 and a $10 banknote, both printed with the same prefix and serial number. In addition, a Prestige Collection of "HONG KONG 2004" Stamp Sheetlets and Banknotes will be issued on 2 February 2004 which contains full set of Tourism Series Nos. 1 to 6 and six $10 banknotes. Each pair of stamp sheetlet and $10 banknote is printed with the same prefix and serial numbers. Both the Commemorative Collection and Prestige Collection will be of limited edition.

An Expo Catalogue and "Living Earth 3" Folder Pack will also be issued. The Folder Pack contains stamps on Nature is issued by Hongkong Post and four other overseas postal administrations, viz. Canada, Ireland, Sweden and United Nations and only a limited quantity will be available.

Details of these special products will be announced closer to the date of issues.