SUNDAY, JULY 21, 1985
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INTELPOST SERVICE EXTENDED
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THE INTELPOST SERVICE FROM HONG KONG WILL BE EXTENDED TO SWITZERLAND AND LIECHTENSTEIN TOMORROW (MONDAY), THE POST OFFICE ANNOUNCED TODAY.
INTELPOST ITEMS POSTED IN HONG KONG BEFORE 6 AM WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR COLLECTION BY THE ADDRESSEE AT THE INTELPOST CENTRES OR DELIVERED TO THE ADDRESSEE THE SAME DAY THROUGHOUT SWITZERLAND, INCLUDING LIECHTENSTEIN.
CHARGES FOR THE SERVICE TO THESE TWO PLACES WILL BE :
* $65 FOR THE FIRST SIDE OF AN A4 SHEET OF PAPER
* $30 FOR EACH SUBSEQUENT A4 SIDE SENT TO THE SAME
ADDRESSEE AT THE SAME TIME
THOSE WISHING TO USE THE SERVICE, WHICH NOW COMPRISE 32 COUNTRIES, SHOULD HAND IN THEIR DOCUMENT AT ANY OF THE 11 ACCEPTANCE OFFICES.
CUSTOMERS HAVING FACSIMILE MACHINES IN THEIR OFFICES CAN MAKE USE OF INTELPOST TO RETRANSMIT MESSAGES DIRECT TO OVERSEAS INTELPOST CENTRES FOR DELIVERY IN A FEW HOURS.
FURTHER INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE INTELPOST REPRESENTATIVE ON TELEPHONE 5-2671148.
HK STADIUM GETS A NEW LOOK
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THE 30-YEAR-OLD HONG KONG STADIUM IS AT PRESENT UNDERGOING A MAJOR FACELIFT IN TIME FOR THE STAGING OF A WORLD CUP SOCCER MATCH BETWEEN HONG KONG AND JAPAN IN SEPTEMBER.
+WHEN THE $2.8 MILLION RENOVATION WORK IS COMPLETED BY THE END OF NEXT MONTH, THE STADIUM WILL HAVE MODERN PUBLIC ADDRESS AND TURNSTILE SYSTEMS, + SAID THE AMENITIES MANAGER (HONG KONG) OF THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT, MR EDDY YAU, WHO IS ALSO THE MANAGER OF THE STADIUM.
+THIS IS GOOD NEWS FOR OUR LOCAL SOCCER FANS BECAUSE THE HONG KONG STADIUM IS THE MAJOR VENUE FOR INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL MATCHES.+
THE PREVIOUS PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM HAD BEEN IN USE FOR SOME 30 YEARS, THE SOUND COULD ONLY REACH THE WEST COVERED STAND OF THE STADIUM AND ITS QUALITY WAS FAR FROM SATISFACTORY,
/THE NEW
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