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Special Stamp Issue –"Hong Kong 2009 East Asian Games" on 5 December 2009

This set of stamps is designed by Mr. Clement YICK and printed in lithography plus hot foil stamping by Australia Post Sprintpak. The set of six stamps contains two designs for each of the three denominations, featuring all the 22 sports in the 5th East Asian Games, namely, Judo, Rowing and Rugby Sevens ($1.40); Athletics, Badminton, Wushu and Shooting ($1.40); Basketball, Hockey, Squash and Aquatics ($2.40); Cycling, Weightlifting and Tennis ($2.40); Windsurfing, Football, Bowling and Taekwondo ($3); Table Tennis, Volleyball, DanceSport and Cue Sports ($3).

Sales Arrangements

Information about the arrangements for sale of philatelic products associated with this set of stamps is as follows:

Product	Unit Selling Price	Restriction Per Queuing Customer
Mint Stamps (a set of 6 stamps)	$1.40 x 2 designs $2.40 x 2 designs $3 x 2 designs	10 sheets of each denomination (viz. 250 stamps of each denomination)
Souvenir Sheet (containing a set of 6 stamps)	$13.6	20 sheets
Serviced First Day Cover affixed with a set of 6 stamps and datestamped with the special postmark (only available at all philatelic offices on 5 December 2009)	$17.1	Five covers
Serviced First Day Cover affixed with a Souvenir Sheet and datestamped with the special postmark (only available at all philatelic offices on 5 December 2009)	$17.1	Five covers
Presentation Pack (containing a set of 6 stamps)	$25	Five packs
Postage Prepaid Picture Cards (Air Mail) (1 set of 6 cards)	$30	Five sets

Date-stamping Arrangements

A hand-back date-stamping service by the office steel date-stamp and the special postmark will be provided on 5 December 2009 at all post offices, for official/ privately-made covers, bearing the first day of issue indication and a local address, while the “Philatelic Bureau” pictorial postmark and philatelic office pictorial postmark for hand-back date-stamping service will be provided at all philatelic offices on that day. However, the GPO-1 date-stamp will only be available at the General Post Office.

Furthermore, public hall of the Hongkong Post Philatelic Bureau will open from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on 5 December 2009 to provide date-stamping for covers bearing the “Philatelic Bureau” pictorial postmark and the special postmark.

Information about this special stamp issue and associated philatelic products could be obtained from the website of Hongkong Post at www.hongkongpost.com, at any post offices or by calling the Hongkong Post Philatelic Bureau hotline on 2785 5711.