MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 1987
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POSTAGE RATES FOR PARCELS AND SPEEDPOST TO BE REVISED
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THE POST OFFICE TODAY (MONDAY) ANNOUNCED THAT THE RATES FOR SURFACE PARCELS, AIR PARCELS AND SPEEDPOST WILL FROM OCTOBER 1, 1987.
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POSTAGE
DETAILS OF THE NEW RATES ARE SHOWN IN THE NEW AND SERVICES LEAFLETS WHICH ARE OBTAINABLE FROM ANY POST OFFICE.
POSTAGE REVISED
RATES
TO THE MAJOR CURRENCIES
THE HIGHER POSTAGE RATES ARE PARTLY ATTRIBUTABLE DEPRECIATION OF THE HONG KONG DOLLAR AGAINST IN THE WORLD OVER THE PAST YEAR.
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IN THE CASE OF PARCELS THERE HAS ALSO BEEN A INCREASE IN THE HANDLING AND DELIVERING CHARGES OVERSEAS POSTAL ADMINISTRATIONS.
RECENTLY
MORE DETAILS REGARDING THE REVISED POSTAGE OBTAINED FROM ANY POST OFFICE OR BY CALLING THE POST BUREAU ON 5-231071.
CONSIDERABLE IMPOSED BY
RATES CAN BE OFFICE ENQUIRY
MONG KOK ELIGIBLE VOTERS URGED TO SIGN UP
MONG KOK DISTRICT HAS LAUNCHED THIS YEAR'S VOTER REGISTRATION CAMPAIGN TO ENCOURAGE 60,000 ELIGIBLE VOTERS WHO HAVE NOT YET REGISTERED TO SIGN UP FOR THE DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS.
PROMINENTLY ON
PUBLICITY POSTERS AND BANNERS HAVE BEEN PUT UP BUSY STREETS AND IN BUILDINGS TO REMIND RESIDENTS TO SIGN UP DURING THE CAMPAIGN PERIOD WHICH ENDS ON SEPTEMBER 30.
THE MONG KOK DISTRICT OFFICE WILL ALSO DEPLOY TEAMS OF COMMUNITY OFFICERS TO VISIT BUILDINGS IN THE DISTRICT ΤΟ DISTRIBUTE REGISTRATION FORMS AND HELP RESIDENTS TO FILL THE PARTICULARS.
THEY WILL ALSO VISIT FACTORIES TO URGE WORKERS TO TAKE PART IN THE REGISTRATION DRIVE.
"AT PRESENT MORE THAN
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71,000 PEOPLE ARE REGISTERED IN THE
DISTRICT, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DISTRICT OFFICE SAID.
"THIS FIGURE REPRESENTS 53 PER CENT OF THE 130,000 ELIGIBLE VOTERS AND IS MUCH HIGHER THAN THE AVERAGE REGISTRATION RATE OF 44 PER CENT FOR ALL DISTRICTS, HE SAID.
"WE HOPE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAVE REACHED THE AGE OF 21 YEARS AND HAVE RESIDED IN HONG KONG FOR SEVEN YEARS SHOULD COME FORWARD TO REGISTER, SO THAT THEY CAN VOTE IN DISTRICT BOARD AND URBAN COUNCIL ELECTIONS, HE ADDED.
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