FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1985
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POSTAL CONTRACT RENEWED
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THE HONG KONG POST OFFICE HAS RENEWED A THREE-YEAR AGREEMENT WITH CROWN AGENTS STAMP COMPANY FOR PRODUCING POSTAGE STAMPS AND FOR MARKETING PHILATELIC ITEMS AROUND THE WORLD.
THE NEW CONTRACT WAS SIGNED RECENTLY BY THE POSTMASTER GENERAL, MR H.G. ARDLEY. AND THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE CROWN AGENTS STAMP COMPANY, MR BRYAN COLLINGS, AT THE GENERAL POST OFFICE.
SPEEDPOST SERVICES EXTENDED ****
SPEEDPOST SERVICES TO BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND WILL BE EXTENDED TO INCLUDE GUERNSEY, JERSEY AND ISLE OF MAN FROM MONDAY (SEPTEMBER 23), A POST OFFICE SPOKESMAN ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY).
+ITEMS WILL BE DELIVERED TO THE ADDRESSEES ON THE SECOND WORKING DAY AFTER POSTING. BOTH 'CONTRACT' AND 'ON DEMAND' SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE, HE SAID,
THE MAXIMUM WEIGHT PER ITEM IS 15 KILOGRAMMES AND THE POSTAL RATES ARE:
* ITEM WEIGHING UNDER 250G
: $85
* ITEM WEIGHING BETWEEN 250G AND 500G
1395
* EACH SUBSEQUENT ADDITIONAL 500G
: $25
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE SPEEDPOST SERVICE MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE POSTAL SERVICES REPRESENTATIVES ON 5-2671108.
NEW POST OFFICE OPENS ***
POSTAL SERVICES IN TAI KOK TSUI HAVE BEEN IMPROVED WITH THE OPENING OF A NEW POST OFFICE IN THE AREA TODAY (FRIDAY).
THE 102TH IN HONG KONG, THE NEW POST OFFICE PROVIDES THE NORMAL RANGE OF COUNTER SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC.
OPENING HOURS ARE FROM 9 AM TO 5 PM FROM MONDAY TO FRIDAY, AND 9 AM TO 1 PM ON SATURDAY.
OFFICIATING AT TODAY'S OPENING WERE THE CHAIRMAN OF THE MONG KOK DISTRICT BOARD, MR CHOW CHUN-FAI, THE POSTMASTER GENERAL, MR HUGH ARDLEY, AND THE MONG KOK DISTRICT OFFICER, MRS BRENDA FUNG.
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