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HONG KONG POSTAL GUIDE
176.-If an article tendered for insurance does not, in the opinion of the officer of the Post Once to whom it is tendered, ruim the foregoing conditions as to packing and sealing, it is his duty to refuse to misure it. Nevertheless, the onus of properly enciosing, packing, and sealing the packet hes upon the sender; and the Post Office assumes no hability for une loss arising from defects which may not be observed at the time of posting,
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177-The amount for which a letter or box is insured must be expressed in the money or the country of origin and must be written by the sender both in
in ngures, at the top of the address side of the cover, thus: insured for one nundred and finy dollars ($150). ́ ́ but the amount of insurance In respect of parcels for the United Kingdom and British Possessions must be expressed in sterling thus:-"Insured for fifteen pounds (15)." The amount must also, in the case of a parcel, be entered in the appropriate space on the despatch note, if one is used. No alteration or erasure of the inscription on the letter, box or parcel or on the despatch note is allowed. If the amount is entered on the despatch note in the wrong place, a fresh despatch note must be prepared.
178.-No letter, box or parcel can be insured for more than the actual value of the contents and the packing, or for more than the sum representing the limit of insurance entered in the proper table against the country or place to which It is addressed; but it may be insured for part of its value. An insured letter containing documents of value on account of the cost of their preparation may not be insured for an amount exceeding the cost of replacing them in case of loss. A parcel of which the contents have no pecuniary value may be insured for a nominal sum in order to obtain the safeguards of the registration system. Over-insurance is an obstacle to compensation.
179.-An insured letter or box cannot be redirected to a place abroad unless there is an insured letter or insured box service (as the case may be) to the country concerned, with sufficiently high limit of value.
When an insured parcel is re-directed from one country to another, a fresh insurance fee becomes payable for each such transmission. If this fee is not prepaid, it is collected from the addressee on delivery.
The insurance system applies also to letters, boxes and parcels from the countries which are parties to the insurance system; but those from other places abroad cannot be insured.
Any insurance effected contrary to the foregoing regulations is invalid.
180.-Subject to the conditions set out below, the Postmaster-General pays compensation for the loss or damage of an insured packet (letter, box or parcel) or its contents, when it is clearly established that the loss or damage has occurred while the packet was in the custody of the Hong Kong Post Office.
On the transfer of an insured packet to another Administration, the responsibility of the Hong Kong Post Office ceases; and, although the Postmaster- General endeavours to obtain compensation for the sender under similar condi-