HONG KONG POSTAL GUIDE
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48.-Circulars should be tied in bundles, with all the addresses in one direction, and should be posted as early as possible, so as to avoid delay.
49.-Advertising matter is subject to Customs duty on entry into certain countries, notably Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Canada.
Commercial Papers.
50. The term "Commercial Papers" is understood to comprise all papers and all documents, whether writings or drawings, produced wholly or partly by hand, not having the character of an actual or personal correspondence such as open letters and postcards of ancient date which have already fulfilled their original purpose, papers of legal procedure, documents of all kinds drawn up by public functionaries, waybills, or bills of lading, invoices, certain documents of insurance companies, copies of or extracts from deeds under private seal ⚫ written on stamped or unstamped paper, musical scores, or sheets of music in manuscript, the manuscripts of works or of newspapers forwarded separately, pupils exercises in original or with corrections, but without any note which does not relate directly to the execution of the work. These documents may be accompanied by reference slips showing the following or similar particulars; list of the papers included in the packet, references to correspondence exchanged between the sender and the addressee.
51.-Commercial papers are subject, so far as regards form and conditions of transmission, to the regulations prescribed for printed papers.
52.-The postage on commercial papers for all destinations, which must be fully prepaid, is 10 cents for a package not exceeding 10 ozs. in weight and 2 cents for every 2 ozs. thereafter.
Samples.
53. Samples of merchandise must possess no saleable value, or bear any writing, except the name or the commercial style of the sender, the address of the person for whom they are intended, a manufacturer's or trade mark, num- bers, prices and indications relative to weight or measurement and dimensions or to the quantity to be disposed of; or such as are necessary to determine the origin and nature of the goods.
54.-Packets containing samples of glass, liquids, oils, fatty substances, or dry powders whether dyes or not, are admitted to transmission as samples of merchandise, provided that they are packed in the following manner:-
(a) Articles of glass must be securely packed (boxes of metal or of wood; or strong corrugated cardboard) in a way to prevent all danger to the mails and postal officers.
(b) Liquids, oils, and substances easily liquified must be enclosed in glass bottles hermetically sealed. Each bottle must be placed in a wooden or strong corrugated cardboard box furnished with sawdust, cotton or spongy material in sufficient quantity to absorb the liquid in the event of the bottle becoming broken. Finally the box itself must be enclosed in a case of metal, of wood with a screw-top, or strong corrugated cardboard or of strong and thick leather.