MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17,
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INTELPOST EXTENDED TO SHENZHEN
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THE INTELPOST (INTERNATIONAL ELECTRONIC POST) NETWORK FRU HONG KONG WILL BE EXTENDED TO SHENZHEN FROM TOMORROW (TUESDAY). A POST OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY.
INTELPOST ITEMS FOR LOWU AND SHANGBU POSTED BEFORE 2 PM AT THE GENERAL POST OFFICE AND THOSE FOR NANTOU, SHEKOU, SHATOUKUN AND BAOAN POSTED BEFORE NOON AT GPO WILL BE DELIVERED TO THE ADDRESSEE THE SAME DAY, HE SAID.
ITEMS POSTED AFTER THESE TIMES WILL BE DELIVERED THE NEXT DAY, HE ADDED,
THE CHARGE FOR THE SERVICE TO SHENZHEN WILL PE:
'SHORT MESSAGE' FACILITY
$28
FOR THE FIRST SIDE OF AN A4 SHEET OF PAPER
635
FOR EACH SUBSEQUENT A4 SIDE SENT TO THE SAME ADDRESSEE AT THE SAME TIME
$15
PEOPEL WISHING TO USE THE SERVICE SHOULD HAND OVER THE IR DOCUMENTS AT ANY ONE OF THE 23 ACCEPTANCE OFFICES.
INTELPOST IS NOW AVAILABLE TO 36 COUNTRIES, INCLUDING USA,
UK, THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, JAPAN AND CHINA.
THOSE HAVING FACSIMILE MACHINES IN THEIR OFFICES CAN, BY ARRANGEMENT, TRANSMIT THE IR ITEMS DIRECT TO THE POST OFFICE INTELPOST TERMINAL IN THE GENERAL POST OFFICE FOR RETRANSMISSION. OVERSEAS.
FURTHER INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE INTELPOST MANAGER ON TELEPHONE 5-2671148.
SKILLED CONSTRUCTION WORKERS NEEDED FOR RECOVERY
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THERE WILL BE GROWING DEMAND FOR TRAINED WORKERS IN THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR AFTER A SLOW RECOVERY IN THE INDUSTRY LAST YEAR, A VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL SURVEY REVEALED.
INCREASING COMPLEX PROJECTS AND STRINGENT QUALITATIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR CONSTRUCTION WORKS ALSO REQUIRE MORE SKILLED PERSONNEL TO JOIN THE INDUSTRY AND TO KEEP PACE WITH TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENT, MR JOHN LOK, CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNCIL'S BUILDING AND CIVIL ENGINEERING INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD, SAID TODAY (MONDAY).
/HE NOTED