HONGKONG POSTAL GUIDE
Business Hours
PARS.
PARS.
PARS.
1 2-3
Registration and Compensa-
tion
91-102
Exceptional Conditions. Letters, etc., irrgularly mark-
161
HOLAS
*
Articles not allowed to be
ed value
162
Ivineries
5.7
sent by post
103-104
Letters to or from Soldiers, etc. 163-165
Pillar Boxes
B
Redirection and Interception 105-112
Post Cards
166-163
Private Boves
9-13
Poste Restante.
113-117
Printed and
Commercial
Postage Stamps, Post Cards,
Undelivered Correspondence 115-122
Papers
109-170
Wrappers and Envelopes.
14.16
Articles of value
123
Patterns and Samples
189-183
Despatch
17-27
Miscellaneous
124-132
Prohibited Articles
159
Deal Postage Rates
Local Money
Orders and
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Registration
190-200
Letters
29-37
Postal Rates
133-144
Insurance of letters
201
Printed matter-newspapers.
38.45
Postal Notes
115-156
General Regulations
202-242
Bok Packets
46-53
Countries comprised in Postal
General
243-244
Commercial Papers
64-63
Union..
157
Parcels Post
245
Patterns
04-72
Foreign Postage Rates..
165
Foreign Money Orders
240-254
Prio- Current and Circulars
73-76
Unpaid and Partially Paid
Imperial Postal Orders
253-200
Post Cards
77-81
Letters
159
General
201
Local Parcel Post
$2.00
Letters for Russia
160
OFFICES.
1.--The Head Office for British Postal business in China is in the city of Victoria, Hongkong, with branch offices at West Point, Hongkong and Kowloon. There is a Post Office also at Shanghai, and Agencies at the following places, viz :—
Canton, Hoihow, Swatow, Amoy, Foochow, Ningpo, Hankow, Liu Kung-tau and Chefoo.
BUSINESS HOURS.
2.—The General Post Office is open for the transaction of public business on week days from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. On Sundays and Holidays from 8 to 9 a.m. In the event of a contract mail arriving after the ordinary business hours, the office is opened for the delivery of correspondence as soon as possible after the mails have been landed and sorted, and will be kept open for one hour thereafter.
3.-The Branch Offices are open from 7.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. on ordinary days, and from 8 to 9 a.m. on Sundays and Holidays.
HOLIDAYS.
4. Sundays and all Public and Government Holidays are observed as Post Office Holidays, except as notified in the foregoing paragraph, and except the departure of a contract mail happens to be fixed for a Public or Government Holiday, when the Office will be kept open for the purpose of despatching the mails.
5.-Division of Postal Districts.
DELIVERIES.
6.- In districts Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13 and 15 deliveries will be made at & p.m., 10 a.m. noon, 2 p.m., 4 p.m., and 6 p.m. on ordinary days.
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