1988 Ed.]
Post Office Regulations
[CAP. 98
A 9
[Subsidiary]
27. The sender of a parcel or of a small packet referred to in these regulations addressed to a place outside Hong Kong must make a customs declaration stating the full address, the nature, value and the net weight of the contents.
(1 of 1987 s. 8)
28. The issue of postage stamps for use under the Ordinance and the withdrawal of postage stamps from such use shall be under the control and management of the Postmaster General, and postage stamps so issued shall be of such kinds and in such denominations as the Postmaster General may determine.
(31 of 1981 s. 65)
29. (1) The Postmaster General may issue a licence to any person in such form as the Postmaster General may determine authorizing such person, subject to such terms and conditions as the Postmaster General may specify in the licence, to use a franking machine for the purpose of denoting prepayment of postage or the payment of other fees payable by means of postage stamps or in respect of services provided by the Postmaster General.
(2) No person shall use a franking machine for a purpose referred to in subregulation (1) without a licence issued in respect thereof under this regulation or otherwise than in accordance with the terms or conditions specified in such licence.
(3) The Postmaster General may cancel a licence issued under this regulation in respect of a franking machine pursuant to the terms of the licence or if there are reasonable grounds for believing that any person has used the franking machine in contravention of subregulation (2).
(31 of 1981 s. 65)
30. (1) The Postmaster General may authorize the repurchase of postage stamps (including postage stamps impressed on any material) in respect of which either of the following conditions is satisfied—
(a) the postage stamps were purchased solely for postal purposes and have not been used for those or any other purposes; or
(b) the postage stamps have been inadvertently and undesignedly spoiled or rendered unfit for use.
(2) There shall be payable in respect of the repurchase of postage stamps under this regulation such commission as the Postmaster General may determine.
31. The sender of a parcel or a registered item may, on payment of a fee of $7, request the Postmaster General to provide information on the delivery of that parcel or that registered item.
(L.N. 191/88)
32. The Postmaster General may redirect a postal packet on payment in advance of the following fees by the addressee—–