SUNDAY, JULY 11, 1976.
SOPHISTICATED EQUIPMENT FOR NEW GPO *****
A SOPHISTICATED POSTAL MECHANISATION SYSTEM, WHICH WILL MAKE HONG KONG ONE OF THE MOST ADVANCED MAIL HANDLING CENTRES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA, HAS BEEN INSTALLED IN THE NEW GPO BUILDING IN PREPARATION FOR ITS OFFICIAL OPENING EARLY NEXT MONTH.
COSTING SOME $12 MILLION, THE SYSTEM INCORPORATES A WIDE RANGE OF THE LATEST MAIL HANDLING EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING A NETWORK OF CHAIN AND BELT CONVEYORS LINKING THE NEW BUILDING WITH ADJACENT SEA BERTHS TO PROVIDE BETTER LOADING AND UNLOADING FACILITIES.
AN AUTOMATIC STAMP CANCELLING MACHINE, CAPABLE OF STAMPING AND SORTING 25,000 LETTERS AN HOUR, HAS ALSO BEEN INSTALLED.
ALL THIS EQUIPMENT WILL SAVE CONSIDERABLE MANPOWER AND FURTHER ENHANCE EFFICIENCY TO COPE WITH THE POST OFFICE'S EVER INCREASING WORKLOAD.
G.C.E. CANDIDATES URGED TO COLLECT CERTIFICATES
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CANDIDATES WHO HAVE NOT COLLECTED THEIR CERTIFICATES OF THIS JANUARY'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON G.C.E. EXAMINATION ARE URGED TO DO SO BEFORE THE END OF THIS MONTH.
THE CERTIFICATES ARE AVAILABLE FOR COLLECTION AT THE EXAMINATIONS DIVISION, CANTON ROAD GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 11TH FLOOR, 393 CANTON ROAD, KOWLOON.
+CANDIDATES SHOULD CALL IN PERSON DURING NORMAL OFFICE HOURS, BRINGING WITH THEM THEIR ADMISSION FORMS OR HONG KONG IDENTITY CARDS/PASSPORTS FOR IDENTIFICATION, AN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
HE ADDED THAT UNCLAIMED CERTIFICATES WOULD BE RETURNED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF LONDON AT A LATER DATE.