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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1974
NEW SURFACE POSTAL SERVICE FOR BULK ITEMS
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A NEW POSTAL SERVICE TO BE KNOWN AS THE +ACCELERATED SURFACE POST+ WILL SOON BE INTRODUCED BY THE POST OFFICE.
THIS SERVICE IS AVAILABLE FOR THE BULK POSTING OF ITEMS ACCEPTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINTED PAPER REGULATIONS WHICH ARE THEN DESPATCHED TO THE COUNTRY OF DESTINATION BY AIR USING SPARE AIRCRAFT CARGO CAPACITY.
THE NEW SERVICE WILL START ON NOVEMBER 11 AND INITIALLY WILL ONLY BE AVAILABLE BETWEEN HONG KONG AND THE UNITED KINGDOM,
HOWEVER, IT IS HOPED THAT SERVICES TO OTHER COUNTRIES MAY FOLLOW AT A LATER DATÉ.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE POST OFFICE SAID THE SERVICE WILL BE PARTICULARLY USEFUL FOR POSTING LARGE QUANTITIES OF HONG KONG PRODUCED PUBLICATIONS TO THE UNITED KINGDUAL.
+IT PROVIDES CUSTOMERS WITH A USEFUL ALTERNATIVE TO THE CHEAPER, SLOWER SURFACE CONVEYANCE MAD THE FAST BUT MORE EXPENSIVE AIRMAIL SERVICE,+ HE ADL D
THE COST OF SENDING PRINTED MATTER BY ACCELERATED SURFACE POST IS $4.50 PER LB. GROSS WEIGHT AND A MINIMUM POSTING OF 35 LBS. IS REQUIRED. OTHER CONDITIONS WILL BE THOSE APPLICABLE FOR THE BULK POSTING OF PRINTED PAPER TITEMS.
THE FOLLOWING IS A TABLE SHOWING A COMPARISON OF THE TARIFF FOR ACCELERATED SURFACE POST WITH SECOND CLASS AIRMAIL AND SURFACE MAIL TO THE UNITED KINGDOM :-
SURFACE
SECOND CLASS AIRMAIL
ASP
COST PER LB.
$1.10 (1 LB.)
$20.80
$4.50
$1.90 (2 LBS.)
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$3.20 (4 LBS.)
EACH ADDITIONAL TWO
LBS. (BOOKS ONLY)
$1.60
CUSTOMERS WISHING TO USE THIS SERVICE SHOULD CONTACT THE APPROPRIATE CONTROLLER OF POSTS, TEL. NO. 5-232516 FOR POSTINGS ON HONG KONG ISLAND AND 3-884111, EXT. 201 FOR POSTIGS IN KOWLOON.
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