THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1984
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INTELPOST BEING EXTENDED TO NORWAY
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THE INTERNATIONAL ELECTRONIC POST NETWORK FROM HONG KONG WILL BE EXTENDED TO COVER NORWAY FROM MONDAY (NOVEMBER 5).
ITEMS
INTELPOST ITEMS POSTED IN HONG KONG BEFORE 6 PM WILL BE DELIVERED THE SAME DAY IN OSLO AND 18 OTHER NORWEGIAN CITIES, FOR OTHER AREAS IN NORWAY WILL BE DELIVERED THE NEXT WORKING DAY.
+ INTELPOST IS IDEAL FOR URGENT LETTERS, REPORTS, CHARTS, DRAWINGS, QUOTATIONS OR CONTRACTS,+ A SPOKESMAN FOR THE POST OFFICE SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).
THE DOCUMENTS, WHICH ARE HANDLED IN STRICT CONFIDENCE, SCANNED, CONVERTED INTO HIGH SPEED ELECTRONIC IMPULSES AND TRANSMITTED DIRECT TO THE RECEIVING STATION.
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+ INTELPOST IS A BIT LIKE TELEX WITH PICTURES. IT COMBINES THE TRANSMISSION SPEED OF TELEX WITH THE REPRODUCTIVE QUALITY OF A PHOTOCOPIER, DOCUMENTS ARE FAITHFULLY REPRODUCED IN BLACK AND WHITE AND DELIVERED TO THE ADDRESSEE IN A MATTER OF HOURS,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
IN NORWAY, THE COPY SENT FROM HONG KONG IS PLACED IN AN ENVELOPE AND DELIVERED TO THE ADDRESSEE BY SPECIAL MESSENGER OR NORMAL POST OFFICE SERVICES DEPENDING ON THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SENDER. ALTERNATIVELY, ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE FOR COLLECTION FROM A POST OFFICE.
THE CHARGE FOR THE SERVICE TO NORWAY WILL BE $65 FOR THE FIRST SIDE OF AN A4 SHEET OF PAPER, AND $30 FOR EACH SUBSEQUENT A4 SIDE SENT TO THE SAME ADDRESSEE AT THE SAME TIME.
INTELPOST IS NOW AVAILABLE TO 17 COUNTRIES OR TERRITORIES.
BESIDES NORWAY, THEY ARE: THE UNITED KINGDOM, USA, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, BELGIUM, BRAZIL, FRANCE, WEST GERMANY, SOUTH KOREA, LUXEMBOURG, MACAU, MALAYSIA, THE NETHERLANDS, PORTUGAL, QATAR AND
SWEDEN.
+ INTELPOST IS SIGNIFICANT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF MAIL SERVICES IN HONG KONG IN VIEW OF THE TERRITORY'S IMPORTANCE AS A MAJOR FINANCIAL, INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL CENTRE, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
CUSTOMERS WISHING TO MAKE USE OF THE SERVICE SHOULD HAND OVER THE IR DOCUMENTS AT EITHER THE GENERAL POST OFFICE, CONNAUGHT PLACE, OR THE TSIM SHA TSUI POST OFFICE AT 10 MIDDLE ROAD, TSIM SHA TSUI,
FOR THOSE WITH A FACSIMILE MACHINE IN THEIR OFFICE, ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE TO TRANSMIT THEIR ITEMS DIRECT TO THE POST OFFICE INTELPOST TERMINAL IN THE GENERAL POST OFFICE.
FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE SERVICE MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE INTELPOST REPRESENTATIVE ON 5-2671148.
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