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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1990
THE BASIC RATES FOR LOCAL LETTERS AND PRINTED PAPERS, AND FOR SURFACE MAIL TO CHINA, TAIWAN AND MACAU WILL ALL BE INCREASED BY 20 CENTS, THAT IS, IN THE LOCAL SERVICE FROM 60 CENTS ΤΟ 80 CENTS FOR LETTERS AND FROM 50 CENTS TO 70 CENTS FOR PRINTED PAPERS; IN THE CASE OF SURFACE MAIL TO CHINA, TAIWAN AND MACAU FROM 70 CENTS TO 90 CENTS FOR LETTERS AND FROM 60 CENTS TO 80 CENTS FOR PRINTED PAPERS.
FOR SURFACE MAIL TO OTHER COUNTRIES, THE BASIC RATES WILL BE INCREASED BY 40 CENTS, THAT IS, FROM $1.30 TO $1.70 FOR LETTERS AND FROM $1.20 TO $1.60 FOR PRINTED PAPERS.
THE BASIC RATES OF AIR MAIL LETTERS WILL BE INCREASED BY 40 CENTS FROM $1.40 TO $1.80 FOR ZONE 1 (MAINLKY ASIAN COUNTRIES) AND BY 50 CENTS FROM $1.80 TO $2.30 FOR ZONE 2 (THE REST OF THE WORLD).
REGISTRATION FEE WILL BE INCREASED FROM $7 TO $9.
FOR
ANNUAL RENTAL FOR POST OFFICE BOXES WILL BE INCREASED, EXAMPLE, FROM $350 TO $460 FOR LARGE BOXES AND FROM $280 TO $370 FOR SMALL BOXES AT THE GENERAL POST OFFICE AND THE TSIM SHA TSUI POST OFFICE. RENTALS AT OTHER POST OFFICES ATTRACT SMALLER INCREASES.
SECOND PAC HEARING ON THURSDAY
THE PUBLIC THE SECOND SESSION OF THIS YEAR'S OPEN HEARINGS OF ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE ON THE REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF AUDIT WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY (NOVEMBER 22).
THE REPORT, WHICH WAS TABLED IN THE
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL LAST
THE YEAR IS ON THE ACCOUNTS OF THE GOVERNMENT FOR WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31 AND THE RESULTS OF VALUE FOR MONEY AUDITS.
ENDED
THE HEARING WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL FROM 9 AM.
CHAMBER
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APPEARING BEFORE THE COMMITTEE TO ANSWER POINTS RAISED DIRECTOR OF AUDIT'S REPORT WILL BE THE DIRECTOR OF BROADCASTING, SECRETARY FOR THE TREASURY AND THE DIRECTOR OF WATER SUPPLIES.
THE TIMETABLE FOR THE HEARING IS AS FOLLOWS:
9 AM
9.30 AM
DIRECTOR OF BROADCASTING, PARAGRAPHS 8.1
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SECRETARY FOR THE TREASURY AND DIRECTOR OF WATER SUPPLIES,
PARAGRAPHS 9.1
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ATTENTION NEWS EDITORS:
MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES COVERING THE PUBLIC HEARING TO BRING WITH THEM A COPY OF THE DIRECTOR OF AUDIT'S REPORT.
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