Over the years, delivering the mails has been streamlined and automated to such a degree that most local letters are delivered no later than one working day after posting and overseas mail is despatched within 24 hours.
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Below: The mails arriving at Kai Tak Airport in the 1950s. Oppositive: Loading today's Speedpost mail for overseas destinations.
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