COMPENSATION
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GENERAL
The Post Office is not legally liable for the loss, damage, delay, non-delivery, or mis-delivery of anything sent by overseas post.
Nevertheless, compensation is paid for the loss of registered packets and loss, or damage to insured packets, boxes or parcels or unregistered parcels, subject to compliance with the conditions regarding fastening, sealing, packing, marking and so on indicated elsewhere in this Guide, and to the regulations shown below.
Compensation is not paid in respect of other postal packets.
Unless the contrary is specifically stated, the following regulations apply.
The compensation paid will not exceed the market value of the articles lost or the amount of the damage sustained. The right is reserved of reinstating the contents of a packet instead of paying compensation.
The Post Office must be satisfied that the loss or damage occurred in the post.
In the case of damage or loss of contents the packet should be retained for inspection as nearly as possible in the state in which it was delivered.
If complaint is made that the contents of a packet have been abstracted, the cover must be produced.
Money to be sent in registered letter envelopes sold by the Post Office. Compensation in respect of money of any kind will not be paid unless the cover used for its trans- mission was one of the registered letter envelopes sold by the Post Office and it was sent by registered letter post.
Coin: packing and limit of compensation. The compensation in respect of coin, which must be packed in such a way that it cannot move about, will in no case exceed $46.
Identification of paper money. In the case of paper money as defined below, particn- lars sufficient for identification must be furnished.
DEFINITIONS
Money. The term money means:-
1. Coin; 2. Paper money.
The term coin means coins of all kinds, whether or not current in Hong Kong or any other country.
Paper money. The term paper money means:-
Notes of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation or of any bank
issue in the Colony, and notes current in any other country.
2. Money orders and postal orders;
3. Unobliterated postage or revenue stamps.
4. Exchequer bills, bank post bills, bills of exchange, promissory notes, cheques, credit notes which entitle the holder to money or goods, and all orders and authorities for the payment of money, whether negotiable or not; and
5. Bonds and coupons relating thereto, and other securities for money, whether negotiable or not.
Jewellery. The term jewellery means:-
1. Gold, silver or platinum or other precious metal in a manufactured state: that is to say, a state in which value is added to the raw material by skilled workman- ship, and in this definition are included any coins used or designed for purposes of ornament;
2. Diamonds and precious stones;
3. Watches, the cases of which are entirely or mainly composed of gold, silver or platinum or other precious metal; and
4. Any article of a like nature which, apart from workmanship, has an intrinsic or marketable value.
REGISTERED PACKETS:-See under heading Registration (Payment for loss).