Exhibition Report

Hong Kong Stampex 2007 was held on the 7^th Floor, High Block of the City Hall from 23 to 25 February, the first weekend after Chinese New Year.

A brief opening ceremony was held at 10 a.m. on the 7^th Floor. Our President Mr. William Kwan, Hon. Secretary/Jury President Malcolm Hammersley and Senior Manager of Hongkong Post Stamps Ms. Vivian Lee were at the ribbon cutting ceremony witnessed by a large crowd of eager collectors and representatives of other philatelic clubs in Hong Kong.

Attendance was very good on the first day and most stamp dealers recorded satisfactory sales. The limited edition Stampex 2007 minipane was again sold out within minutes of doors opening. A minipane souvenir pack in aid of the Hong Kong Breast Cancer Foundation was also available at our show, most were quickly snapped up by collectors and dealers alike. Thirty-three “Lucky number” minipanes were all sold at the public auction on Saturday 24^th; No. 888 was bought by our President for HK$888 and the President of Tsim Sha Tsui Mr. Chu Wing Yeu bought No. 999 for HK$350. All proceeds will be donated to the Hong Kong Breast Cancer Foundation.

Judging was completed by the end of the first day and the results posted on the morning of Saturday. The judging was tough because of the high standard of the exhibits and as a result several Vermeil and Large Vermeil medals were awarded. There was only a single Gold medal, which was awarded to Mr. Juai Wai-Chung’s ‘Postal History of Manchukuo’ and the exhibitor also received a special prize and the D’Almada Cup.

The Palmares was held on the last day of the show at the Chiu Chow Garden Restaurant, basement of Jardine House. Most of the exhibitors attended the award giving ceremony which was deliberately kept brief since our talented member Dennis Chow (also an exhibitor) needed the time to perform with his harmonica a lyrical passage from the famous Chinese repertoire “The Butterfly Lovers” before dinner. Dennis’s performance was flawless and result in loud applauds and cries of encore!

Palmares - 25 February 2007

The Jury Report

Twenty-two exhibits were judged and the jury team is pleased to see some first-time exhibitors and new exhibits from Hong Kong and Singapore. The exhibits were judged according to international standard and the award adjusted to national level by adding five points to the medal level. In total one Gold medal, five Large Vermeil medals, two Vermeil medals and four Large Silver medals were awarded. The D'Almada trophy is awarded to exhibit No. 12 together with the special prize donated by Association of Singapore Philatelists. Special prizes donated by the Hong Kong Philatelic Society are given to Exhibit No. 9 and 11 for outstanding materials. The Jury was very pleased to see ten exhibits in the One-Frame Class. Awards in this class are represented by certificates according to the following scoring system adopted by the FIP: Below 59 = CP, 60-69 points = Bronze, 70-79 points = Silver, 80-89 points = Vermeil and above 90 points = Gold. Judging result in four Vermeil awards, four Silver awards and two Bronze awards.

Exhibit transfer

Exhibit 8 from postal history class to postal stationery class.

Finally, the jury would like to thank the Hong Kong Stampex 2007 Organising Committee, Hongkong Post and City Hall for making this event a success.

Expert Team Report

The expert team made a review of all the exhibits in the competitive classes. Judging team was also asked to refer any doubtful items for review. One item was submitted by the judging team. The expert team recommended that one item in one of the exhibits needs a certificate before showing again. The exhibitor has been informed.

K.L. Poon

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Jury President: Malcolm Hammersley FRPSL (HK)

Jury Secretary: Andrew Cheung FRPSL (HK)

Jury Members: Mak Che King (HK)

Jury Apprentice: Patrick Choy (Singapore) and Stephen T.Y. Chan (HK)

Expert Group: K.L. Poon (HK)

No.	Exhibitor	Title of Exhibit	Score	Medal
Traditional Class
5	Dennis Chow	The World's First Omnibus Issue - 400th Anniv. of Portuguese Vasco da Gama's Discovery of the Route to India	73	LS
6	Juai Wai-Chung	Manchukuo	83	LV
7	James Song (S)	The Stamp, Postal History & Stationery of Burma during the Reign of the Three Kings	82	LV
Postal History Class
8	John K. Courtis	Evolution of Great Britain Newspaper Wrappers	83	LV
9	Francis Au	China - America Mail	84	LV+SP
10	Danny Wong Kin-Chi	Letter Offices of China	72	LS
11	Choi Cheong-Too	The Postal Marking of Macau 1822 - 1934	84	LV+SP
12	Juai Wai-Chung	Postal History of Manchukuo	85	G + SP
13	Danny Wong Kin-Chi	Red Star Over Tibet	71	LS
Youth Class
14	Ong Wei-Jie (S)	1953 Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Stamp Issue of Malaya	81	V
15	Lim Rui-Xin Nicholas (S)	The World of Herbs	84	V
One Frame Class
16	Cheung Wai-Yee Carol	Hong Kong King George VI 20 Cents Black and Its Usages	80	V
17	Shaw Pang-Chui	Hong Kong Bauhinia Blakeana and Coat of Arms	82	V
18	Kwan To-Wah Tony	Incoming Mails To China: 1835 to 1899	73	S
19	Yang Yan-Choy Thomas (S)	A Study of the 1954 Kallang Crash Mails	66	S
20	Wong Bang-Man	Hong Kong Advertising Postal Card	55	B
21	Henry Ong (S)	Pre-paid Postcard of Malaya 1936 - 1941	72	S
22	Henry Ong (S)	Pre-paid Envelope of Malaya 1936 - 1941	75	V
23	Cheung Chuk-Ping	Architecture In China	55	B
24	Choi Cheong-Too	Macau Postal History and Historical Documents of The Opium Trade Period	84	V
25	John Tang	Cathy Pacific - Fleet and Route Development	74	S
Literature
26	The China Stamp Society INC PRC Chapter	Journal of China Philately Volume 1	74	LS

(S) Singapore

Stamp dealers attending the show