THURSDAY, JULY 11, 17
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SPEEDPOST TO FINLAND
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SPEEDPOST SERVICE WILL BE EXTENDED TO FINLAND FROM MONDAY (JULY 15), BRINGING TO 33 THE NUMBER OF COUNTRIES IN THE SPEEDPOST NETWORK SERVED FROM HONG KONG, THE POST OFFICE ANNOUNCED TODAY (THURSDAY).
SPEEDPOST ITEMS, ACCEPTABLE FOR TRANSMISSION TO ALL AREAS IN FINLAND, WHICH ARE POSTED IN HONG KONG WILL BE DELIVERED ON THE SECOND WORKING DAY AFTER POSTING. HOWEVER, DELIVERY SERVICE ON SATURDAYS IS RESTRICTED TO MAJOR CITIES IN FINLAND ONLY.
BOTH +CONTRACT+ AND ON DEMAND+ SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE.
THE MAXIMUM WEIGHT LIMIT PER ITEM IS 10 KG AND THE POSTAGE RATES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
* ITEMS WEIGHING UNDER 250G $105;
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ITEMS WEIGHING BETWEEN 250G AND 500G $115; AND
* EACH SUBSEQUENT ADDITIONAL 500G $25.
SPEEDPOST IS A FAST AND RELIABLE MEANS FOR FORWARDING
BUSINESS DOCUMENTS, SAMPLES AND MERCHANDISE OVERSEAS AND FREE PICK-UP SERVICE IS AVAILABLE.
CUSTOMERS REQUIRING MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE SERVICE SHOULD CALL THE POSTAL SERVICES REPRESENTATIVES ON 5-2671108.
TUEN MUN INDUSTRIAL SURVEY IN PROGRESS
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A LARGE-SCALE INDUSTRIAL SURVEY IS BEING CARRIED OUT IN TUEN MUN TO COLLECT RELEVANT INFORMATION ON THE CHARACTERISTICS AND NEEDS OF WORKERS AND INDUSTRIES IN THE DISTRICT.
THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICE, THE TUEN MUN NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE AND THE TUEN MÚN DISTRICT LANDS OFFICE ARE JOINTLY UNDERTAKING A SURVEY ON TUEN MUN INDUSTRIES, AT THE REQUEST OF THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT BOARD'S COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY COMMITTEE.
/A SFOKESMAN