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HONGKONG POSTAL GUIDE
190.-The insurance system also applies to parcels from the places mentioned in Rule 176, but parcels to or from other places abroad cannot be insured.
191. Any insurance effected contrary to the foregoing Regulations is invalid.
"CASH ON DELIVERY" SERVICE
192.-The Postmaster-General undertakes, on certain conditions, to collect from the addressee the value of an article sent by post and to remit it to the sender by Money Order.
(a) The Service applies to parcels only (uninsured or insured) sent from Hong- kong to the United Kingdom, Straits Settlements, Gibraltar and Macao and vice versa.
(b) The amount to be collected under the C.O.D. System is called the "Trade
Charge" and the fee is 10 cents for each £1 or fraction of £1.
(c) The Trade Charge on any parcel may not exceed £40 or $200 (for Macao). (d) A special fee of 10 cents is charged on every parcel bearing a Trade Charge posted in the Colony; and, in addition, a fee of 4d. will be charged to the addressee at destination for the delivery service.
In the case of parcels for Macao the delivery charge is 10 cents for each parcel. The fee due to the office of posting must be paid with the other postal charges. (e) The sender of a parcel on which a Trade Charge is to be collected will be required to sign a declaration that if the parcel is undeliverable at the expiration of 15 days from its arrival at the place of destination it is to be (a) abandoned or (b) returned to him at his expense.
(f) The sender of a parcel posted under this arrangement may not have the amount of the Trade Charge cancelled or reduced after posting.
193.-Parcels on which Trade Charges are to be collected are accepted at the General Post Office, Hongkong, only.
The Sender must
(a) Write on the cover of the parcel his name and permanent address, the amount in British currency of the Trade Charge in figures and words, and the name of the office on which the Money Order is to be drawn. In the case of Macao the amount should be stated in local currency. These particulars may be written on the back of the parcel if there is not
room for them to be written clearly on the front.
An incorrect
No erasure or alteration of the entry of the money is allowed.
entry must be completely obliterated and a fresh entry made. (6) Fill up a Request Form and a Money Order Card (to be obtained at the
Post Office).
(e) Prepay by means of postage stamps affixed to the parcel the special fees of 10 cents and of Trade Charge fees which are in addition to the ordinary postage and other charges.
(d) He must then hand in the parcel at the Post Office, where he will receiv
a certificate of posting, which he will be required to give up when he presents the Money Order Card to be cashed. (See Para. 197.)
194.-Parcels bearing Trade Charges will be kept at the General Post Office to be called for (notice of its arrival being sent to the addressee) for a period not exceeding 15 days.
195.-A C.O.D. parcel will not be given up to or be allowed to be opened by the addressee until the amount of the Trade Charge and any other charges due have been paid. But the addressee will see from the Entry on the parcel the name and address of the sender.
196.-Cheques will not be accepted in payment of Trade Charges, and in no case will a Trade Charge, once paid, be refunded to the addressee.
197.—The sender of a parcel on which a Trade Charge has been collected will receive in a closed envelope the Money Order Card representing the amount. When .cashing the order, he must produce at the paying office the Certificate of Posting