URSDAY, JUNE 14, 1990
SECTOR MAIL DIRECT ACTIVITIES. LAST YEAR FINANCIAL
DAY," ITEMS, OR 2.3 MILLION ITEMS A
"THIS RAPID GROWTH HAS COME FROM THE THE INCREASE IN COMMERCIAL AND HANDLED OVER 830 MILLION MAIL. I SAID.
AND
WE
HE
WITH
THE REVENUE,
HE
MR WONG SAID THAT WHILE HE WAS PLEASED WAS ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT THE MANPOWER SITUATION.
**
DELIVER DEPARTMENT,
HE
*INCREASED TRAFFIC REQUIRES EXTRA STAFF TO PROCESS AND THE MAIL. BUT THE HONG KONG POST OFFICE IS A GOVERNMENT AND WE FOLLOW THE GOVERNMENT'S SPIRIT OF CONSTRAINT ON RESOURCES," SAID.
THE POST OFFICE
THE TRAFFIC POINTED OUT INCREASED EXERCISED
HANDLED HE SERVICES.
THE NEED FOR AND IT THEREFORE
OFFICE RECOGNISED
MR WONG EXPLAINED HOW INCREASE AND MAINTAINED EFFICIENT POSTAL THAT, FIRSTLY, THE POST
IMPROVED EFFICIENCY, PRODUCTIVITY AND STRICT SUPERVISION AND MONITORED STAFF PERFORMANCE AND PRODUCTIVITY,
30
EACH DAY "SECONDLY, WE HAVE RECENTLY STREAMLINED OUR DELIVERY POLICY THAT THE MAINLY RESIDENTIAL AREAS RECEIVE ONE MAIL DELIVERY WHILE THE COMMERCIAL AREAS RECEIVE TWO MAIL DELIVERIES EACH DAY.
"THIRDLY, WE EMPLOY TEMPORARY STAFF FOR SIMPLE MAIL
TO THE PRIORITY AND RE-DEPLOY PERMANENT STAFF LETTER MAIL.
OF TASK
PROCESSING DELIVERING
FAR AS OFFICE COSTING $120
AS "FOURTHLY, WE RELY ON MECHANISATION AND AUTOMATION
EARLY NEXT MONTH THE POST POSSIBLE," HE SAID, ADDING THAT WOULD COMMISSION A NEW MECHANISED LETTER SORTING SYSTEM MILLION.
MR WONG SAID THE SORTING SYSTEM WORLD TO USE MODERN OPTICAL CHARACTER TECHNOLOGY WITHOUT POST CODES.
WOULD BE THE RECOGNITION
AND
FIRST
THE VIDEO CODING
IN
"EACH MACHINE
CAN PROCESS 30,000
AND IS HOUR, PER ITEMS
BY DIRECT MARKETERS,"
IDEALLY SUITABLE FOR PROCESSING BULK POSTINGS HE SAID.
OF
THE DIRECT
FROM MR WONG POINTED OUT THAT IN ORDER TO REAP THE FULL BENEFITS
FULL CO-OPERATION THIS NEW SORTING EQUIPMENT, MARKETERS IN ADDRESSING AND MAKING UP MAIL PROPERLY WAS NEEDED.
FAILURES
WHICH ABLE TO
OF BULK POSTERS HE REFERRED TO SOME COMMON RESULTED IN ONLY 67 PER CENT OF TYPEWRITTEN MAIL ITEMS BEING BE READ DURING THE TRIAL PERIOD.
HE SAID HE HAD DISTRIBUTED A BOOKLET GIVING
GUIDANCE
ON THIS
SUBJECT.
MR WONG ALSO APPEALED TO THE MARKETERS
ENVELOPES ITEMS WHICH WERE GOOD QUALITY SIZES, FOR SENDING ITEMS BY POST. PROMOTIONAL ITEMS, HE SAID.
AND THEY WERE
TO USE THE CARTONS, IN IDEAL
"POSTPAK"
DIFFERENT
FOR DESPATCHING
/TURNING TO