Behind the Stamp

The MacLehose trail is a 100 km trail covering crossing Hong Kong from Sai Kun to Tuen Mun. It was named after longest serving governor of Hong Kong, an avid hiker, and established of the country parks, Sir Murray MacLehose. The trail was officially opened on October 26, 1979. These are the second in the Hong Kong trails series. The trail is split into ten parts, covering 200 posts. These stamps were released on October 24, 2019.

Formally called the "Guangzhou-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area" this metropolitan mega-city consists of 9 districts in Guangdong province and the two special administrative regions, Macau and Hong Kong. It depicts landmarks in all the districts (Zhaoqing, Foshan, Zhongshan, Jiangmen, Macau, Zhuhai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Dongguan, Hong Kong, and Huizhou). It was released on September 26, 2019. The landmarks are, respectively, the Seven Star Crags of Zhaoqing, the Century Lotus sports center of Foshan, Zhongshan First Bridge, Kaiping Diaolou of Jiangmen, the Ruins of St. Paul’s of Macao, Zhuhai Opera House, Canton Tower of Guangzhou, Shenzhen Civic Center, Dongguan Central Square, Golden Bauhinia Sculpture in Hong Kong, and Daya Bay Petrochemical Industrial Park of Huizhou.