FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1985
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COLOMBIA JOINS SPEEDPOST NETWORK
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SPEEDPOST SERVICE WILL BE EXTENDED TO COLOMBIA FROM MONDAY (SEPTEMBER 16), BRINGING TO 35 THE NUMBER OF COUNTRIES IN THE SPEEDPOST NETWORK SERVED FROM HONG KONG.
SPEEDPOST ITEMS WILL BE ACCEPTED FOR TRANSMISSION TO BOGOTO, MEDELLIN, CALI, BARRANQUILLA, CARTAGENA, CUCUTA, BUCARAMANGA, PEREIRA, SANTA MARTA, ARMENIA, MANIZALES AND PASTO IN COLOMBIA, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE GENERAL PÓST OFFICE SAID.
+ ITEMS POSTED IN HONG KONG WILL BE DELIVERED TO THE ADDRESSEES ON THE SECOND WORKING DAY. CONTRACT AND ON DEMAND SERVICES ARE BOTH AVAILABLE,+ HE SAID.
BUT THE SERVICE WILL BE RESTRICTED TO ITEMS ACCEPTED IN THE LETTER POST SERVICE WITH A MAXIMUM WEIGHT LIMIT PER ITEM OF TWO KILOGRAMMES AND THE POSTAGE RATES ARE:
ITEMS WEIGHING UNDER 250G
1$ 80
ITEMS WEIGHING BETWEEN 250G AND 500G
$110
EACH SUBSEQUENT ADDITIONAL 5006
$ 50
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE SPEEDPOST SERVICE MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE POST SERVICES REPRESENTATIVES ON 5-2671108.
REGISTRATION REVOKED
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THE COMMISSIONER OF DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES ANNOUNCED THAT THE REGISTRATION OF MANILA AND HONG KONG CAPITAL CORPORATION LIMITED AS DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES HAS BEEN REVOKED AT THEIR OWN REQUEST UNDER SECTION 14(2) OF THE DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES ORDINANCE.
RECORD ENTRIES FOR TOLO HARBOUR SWIM
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A RECORD NUMBER OF SWIMMERS HAVE ENTERED THE CROSS TOLO HARBOUR SWIM TO BE HELD ON SUNDAY (SEPTEMBER 15).
THE TOTAL OF 1 400 APPLICATIONS IS THE LARGEST NUMBER RECEIVED IN 18 YEARS FOR THE ANNUAL SWIM FROM SHA LAN TO TAI MEI TUK.
/APPLICANTS INCLUDE