HONGKONG POSTAL GUIDE
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invoice in an open envelope, giving simply particulars of the goods contained in the parcel, may be enclosed in any parcel.
161.
Further, no parcel is admissible which contains base or counterfeit coin, articles infringing trade-mark or copyright laws, any article or substance l'able to become offensive or injurious through natural decay during the time ordinarily occupied in transmission (for example, butter, &c., addressed to a tropical or sub-tropical country, or having to pass through the tropics in course of transmission, unless enclosed in a hermetically sealed tin), or any article or substance specially prohibited from im- portation into the country or colony to which the parcel is addressed. For a list of such special prohibitions see Appendix III. The Post Office can accept no responsibility for the correctness and completeness of this list, although efforts are made to secure accuracy.
162.—It is pointed out that many perishable.articles, even though in good condition at the time of posting, may become offensive and worthless owing to the length of the journey, although delivered in proper course of post.
Compensation
163.-The Postmaster-General may give compensation for the loss or damage of uninsured parcels sent by Parcels Post between Hongkong and the United Kingdoin and the undermentioned British Possessions and Foreign Countries, when such loss or damage takes place while the parcels are in his custody, and does not arise from any fault or neglect of the senders or the nature of the contents :----
Ascension Bahamas
Barbados
British Guiana
British Honduras Ceylon
Possessions British
Grenada India
Cyprus Egypt
Falkland
Labuan
Gambia
Lagos
Gibraltar
Gold Coast Colony
Leeward Islands Mauritius
Foreign Countries
Newfoundland North Borneo St. Helena St. Lucia St. Vincent ·
Seychelles Sierra Leore South Australia Tobago Trinidad
Argentine Republic
Austria-Hungary
Azores
Belgium
Beyrout
Bosnia
Bulgaria
Cameroons Chili
Congo Free State Costa Rica
Colombia, Republic of Germany
Madeira
Constantinople
German Possessions Greece
Norway
Portuga
Herzegovina
Roumania
Holland
Salvador
Italy
Japan
French Possessions
Liberia Luxemburg
Danish West Indies Denmark
Dutch Possessions France
Sweden Switzerland
Tangier
Tripoli
Tunis
Sanoa (vid Germany) Turkey
Servia
Uruguay
Smyrna Spain
164.--The compensation paid will in no case exceed £1. In the case of parcels lost or damaged while under the control of the Post Office of the above-mentioned British Possessions and Foreign Countries, the Postmaster-General will endeavour to obtain compensation for the senders under similar regulations. But in the Parcel Post with France and some other countries the compensation payable in the case of parcels not weighing more than 7 b. is limited to 15 francs.
165. No compensation is payable for the loss or damage of an uninsured parcel sent to or from any British possession or Foreign country other than those mentioned above
Customs Declarations
166.-Parcels are subject to Customs regulations, and the sender of each parce required to make for Customs purposes-upon a special form or forms, which can be obtained at any Post Office-an accurate statement of the nature and value of the contents and other particulars. Undervaluing the contents or failure to describe them fully may result in seizure of the parcels. The net weight or quantity of the various articles contained in a parcel should, if possible, be stated, and any other particulars which would facilitate the assessment of Customs duty, such as, in the case of clothing, the material of which it is composed, and whether it is new or has been worn. In the case of articles returned to the country where they originated the fact should be stated. The forms for Foreign parcels should, when possible, be filled up in both English and French.
167.--All parcels are liable to be opened for Customs examination, and their con- tents are subject to Customs duty according to the laws of the country or colony of