SATURDAY, MAY 8, 1976
SPEEDPOST SERVICE EXTENDS TO AUSTRALIA
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THE POST OFFICE IS TO EXTEND ITS SPEEDPOST SERVICE TO AUSTRALIA FROM MAY 17 FOLLOWING THE SUCCESSFUL INTRODUCTION OF THE SERVICE TO BRITAIN, THE UNITED STATES, BRAZIL, JAPAN AND BELGIUM,
ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY A SPOKESMAN FOR THE POST OFFICE SAID THE SERVICE IS AVAILABLE ON A CONTRACT BASIS, AND ON DEMAND+.
UNDER THIS ARRANGEMENT, INTERNATIONAL PACKAGES OF BUSINESS PAPERS, DOCUMENTS, AND SAMPLES ARE GIVEN FAST AND RELIABLE DOOR TO DOOR COLLECTION AND DELIVERY SERVICE.
+TIMES OF COLLECTION AND DELIVERY ARE SPECIFIED AND AGREED WITH THE CUSTOMER UTILISING PRE-DETERMINED FLIGHTS AND SPECIAL FACILITIES ARE GIVEN BY THE AUSTRALIAN POSTAL ADMINISTRATION IN DELIVERING THE PACKAGES,+ HE SAID.
+PACKAGES HANDED IN OR COLLECTED IN HONG KONG WHEN NORMAL COMMERCIAL BUSINESS IS COMPLETED FOR THE DAY WILL BE DESPATCHED ON A FLIGHT LEAVING KAI TAK THE SAME EVENING AND ARRIVE IN SYDNEY ON THE MORNING OF THE FOLLOWING DAY.+
PROVIDED THERE IS NO SUBSTANTIAL DELAY TO THE AIRCRAFT, THE SPOKESMAN SAID, ITEMS ARE SCHEDULED FOR SPECIAL DELIVERY IN THE MAJOR CITIES SUCH AS SYDNEY, BRISBANE, MELBOURNE, CANBERRA, ADELAIDE, PERTH AND HOBART ON THE SAME DAY AS THE AIRCRAFT ARRIVAL, AND THOSE FOR OTHER PLACES IN AUSTRALIA ON THE FOLLOWING DAY, NOT INCLUDING WEEKENDS.
THE COST OF THE CONTRACT SERVICE WILL BE A BASIC HK$80 FOR THE FIRST POUND, PLUS HK$15 FOR EACH SUBSEQUENT POUND OR PART OF A POUND. FOR +ON DEMAND+ SERVICE, A FEE OF HK$20 IS PAYABLE IN ADDITION TO THE BASIC CHARGES.
CUSTOMERS WISHING MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE SERVICE ARE ASKED TO CONTACT THE POST OFFICE REPRESENTATIVE ON 5-245992.
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