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"Development of the Pearl River Delta Region" Stamp Issue First Day Cover Text

The Pearl River Delta (PRD) region has emerged as one of the leading economic powerhouses in the world. Its rise signifies the synergy and concerted efforts of Hong Kong, Macao and Guangzhou. Spearheaded by cosmopolitan Hong Kong alongside romantic Macao and historic Guangdong province, the PRD thrives at the very heart of Mainland China's dynamic economy.

Since the 1980's, Hong Kong has played and will continue to play a pivotal role in sustaining the rapid growth of the PRD by contributing capital, management expertise, technology, market knowledge and access to international markets. Without doubt, Hong Kong, together with Macao with its own unique heritage and Guangdong province with its thriving manufacturing base, are the cornerstones of the region's continued economic prosperity. The combined strengths and synergy of Hong Kong, Macao, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Dongguan, Foshan, Huizhou, Zhuhai, Jiangmen, Zhongshan and Zhaoqing mean that the PRD can be assured of its role as one of the world's great economic locomotives.

Hong Kong, as a world-class business centre, will continue to maintain close ties with the Mainland as the Pan-PRD region develops in the future and expands to markets around the globe.

Hongkong Post commemorates the economic partnership between Hong Kong and other cities in the PRD with a set of four stamps illustrated with icons symbolising the region's strengths in terms of infrastructure, logistics, tourism and business. The design combines striking graphics and bright colours in an unconventional treatment to create a dramatic effect in each case. The stamps are in denominations of $1.40 (Infrastructure), $2.40 (Logistics), $3 (Tourism) and $5 (Business). The First Day Cover combines the same graphics into a triangular grid symbolic of both the geographical shape of the PRD and the tripartite partnership of Guangdong, Macao and Hong Kong