THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1981
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EXPERIMENTAL MOBILE ENQUIRY SERVICE
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IN A FURTHER MOVE TO TAKE GOVERNMENT TO THE PEOPLE, WAN CHAI CITY DISTRICT OFFICE WILL BE OPERATING A MOBILE PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE ON A TRIAL BASIS ON TWO CONSECUTIVE SATURDAY AFTERNOONS THIS MONTH,
THE MOBILE COUNTER WILL OPERATE IN AN OPEN SPACE IN FRONT CF NO. 2 SUGAR STREET, CAUSEWAY BAY ON NOVEMBER 21 AND 28, FROM 2 PM TO 5 PM.
NORMAL SERVICES WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM THIS CENTRE, SUCH AS ADMINISTRATION OF STATUTORY DECLARATIONS, HANDLING OF ENQUIRIES AND COMPLAINTS AND DISTRIBUTION OF GOVERNMENT FORMS AND PAMPHLETS. ALL SERVICES ARE FREE OF CHARGE.
THE MOBILE COUNTER HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE DIRECTOR OF LEGAL AID, WHO HAS MADE AVAILABLE A SPECIALLY FITTED-OUT VAN, ORIGINALLY DONATED BY THE ROTARY CLUB OF THE NEW TERRITORIES.
IF THE SERVICE PROVES POPULAR, IT MAY BE PROVIDED ON A MORE REGULAR BASIS.
EXTENSION OF SPEEDPOST NETWORK TO CHINA ******
THE POSTMASTER GENERAL, MR A.C. HEATHCOTE, ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT THE SPEEDPOST 'CONTRACT' AND ON DEMAND' SERVICE WILL BE EXTENDED TO THE FOLLOWING CITIES IN CHINA AS FROM NOVEMBER 23 :-
CHANGSHA, QINGDAO, DALIAN, QINGHUANGDAO, HANGZHOU, SHENYANG, HARBIN, WUHAN, NANJING, XIAN,
AT PRESENT, THE SPEEDPOST NETWORK TO CHINA IS CONFINED TO SIX CITIES ONLY.
THE EXTENSION IS PART OF THE CONTINUOUS EFFORT OF THE POST OFFICE TO IMPROVE THE SPEEDPOST SERVICES.
ITEMS POSTED TO THE CITIES LISTED WILL BE DELIVERED ON
THE NEXT AFTERNOON AFTER POSTING.
FURTHER DETAILS MAY EE OPTAINED FROM THE POST OFF ICE ENQUIRY BUREAU AT TELEPHONE 5-2671222.
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