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Hong Kong Disneyland and Hongkong Post Jointly Launch Golden Celebration Stamp & Pin Commemorative Set
HONG KONG (July 8, 2004) - Hong Kong Disneyland and Hongkong Post today jointly announced the launch of the "Golden Celebration Stamp & Pin Commemorative Set" to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Walt Disney theme parks.
The Postmaster General, Mr. Allan CHIANG, announced that Hongkong Post will sell this commemorative set on behalf of Hong Kong Disneyland at 39 Philatelic Offices from 17 July 2004 to 31 December or while stock lasts.
The set features a specially designed pin symbolizing the golden new era for Disney theme parks issued in by Hong Kong Disneyland, and collectible stamps highlighting the growth of Mickey Mouse over the past 75 years. The set will also be available for purchase in Disney stores in Hong Kong beginning July 17.
"We are delighted to be cooperating again with Hongkong Post to offer this commemorative set which portrays some of the very special moments from the past 50 years of Disney magic," commented Roy Tan Hardy, Vice President of Marketing and Sales for Hong Kong Disneyland. "Hong Kong Disneyland will mark the beginning of the next 50 years; and we look forward to bringing the magic and world-class family entertainment that has enthralled hundreds of millions of guests from around the world to Hong Kong and the Asia region."
The commemorative set comes on the heels of an announcement by Hong Kong Disneyland of an extraordinary global celebration of Disneyland's golden jubilee, called the Happiest Homecoming On Earth. The Happiest Homecoming On Earth will be the first time that all the Disney theme parks around the world join together to mark a milestone, and will feature the biggest launch of new attractions and entertainment in Disney history.
Each Hong Kong Disneyland Golden Celebration Stamp & Pin Commemorative Set will contain:
- One Heartwarming Stamps Mini-pane (Care & Love) carrying various classic Mickey Mouse icons of different stages next to the 16 stamps in local mail postage
- One Disneyland Golden Celebration Souvenir Cover affixed with a Heartwarming mint stamp (Care and Love) in local postage which is paired up with a Mickey Mouse icon, and cancelled with the datestamp of GPO-13 dated 17 July 2004
- One Golden Hong Kong Disneyland Lapel Pin
- One Miniature Collector's Photo Album (excluding stamps)
The Hong Kong Disneyland Golden Celebration Stamp & Pin Commemorative Set will cost HK$120. Each customer will be limited to 5 sets.
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About Hong Kong Disneyland
The Hong Kong Disneyland project was announced in November 1999 as a venture between The Walt Disney Company and the Hong Kong SAR Government. With the completion of reclamation for Hong Kong Disneyland Phase I by the Hong Kong SAR Government, Disney began construction in January 2003 with the project scheduled to open in late 2005/ early 2006. The opening day program for Hong Kong Disneyland will include a Disneyland-style theme park and two hotels. The Phase I build-out includes a projected 10 million annual visitor Disneyland-style theme park, 2,100 hotel rooms, and an area for retail, dining and entertainment. The project is estimated to create 18,000 new jobs at opening (both Disney and other employment) growing to 36,000 once the first park reaches build-out. The Hong Kong SAR Government estimated that the first phase of the project will generate a present economic value of HK$148 billion (US$19 billion) in benefits to Hong Kong over a 40-year period.
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