compensation in the case of damage or loss of the contents of a letter, or to provide for a higher maximum than $46.00 the insurance service should be used.
The Post Office is not legally liable to pay compensation in respect of any packet for which a registration fee has been paid. The final decision upon the question of payment rests with the postal adminis- tration of the country in which the loss has taken place.
INSURED LETTERS, BOXES AND PARCELS
General conditions governing payment of compensation. The Post Office pays to the sender compensation for the loss or damage of an insured packet (letter, box or parcel) or its contents if it is 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 Office ceases, and the final decision as to the payment of compensation rests with that Administration. Compensation will not exceed the value at the time of posting of the article lost or the amount of the damage sustained. Indirect loss or loss of profits will not be taken into consideration.
UNINSURED PARCELS
The Post Office pays compensation for the loss or damage in the Hong Kong service of an uninsured parcel unless there is an in- dication on pages 58-197 that the service by which the parcel is sent was one in which no compensation is payable.
The maximum compensation which is paid varies according to the parcel post agreements in force between the Hong Kong Post Office and the Postal Administrations of individual countries.
An application for compensation must be supported by a certificate of posting.
In the case of a parcel lost or damaged abroad, except in a service where no compensation is payable, the Post Office will endeavour to obtain compensation for the sender under similar regulations.
CASES IN WHICH COMPENSATION IS NOT PAYABLE
Under International regulations no compensation will be paid in respect of:
Any packet containing a prohibited article;
Any packet which has been duly delivered and accepted without reserve;
Any damage or loss caused by the fault or negligence of the sender such as failure to provide adequate packing, having regard to the nature of the contents;
Any damage to an exceptionally fragile article which from its nature cannot reasonably be expected to travel safely by post, such as a
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