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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1993
ON COMPLETION,
THE STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTION CAPACITY WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR TSUEN WAN WILL BE IMPROVED.
OF THE
CLOSING DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF TENDERS IS NOON ON NOVEMBER
19.
FORMS OF TENDER AND FURTHER PARTICULARS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT, 44TH FLOOR, IMMIGRATION TOWER, 7 GLOUCESTER ROAD, WAN CHAI.
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NEW POSTAL FEES AND CHARGES FROM NOVEMBER 1 REMINDED
THE POSTMASTER GENERAL, MR M
PAGLIARI, REMINDED THE PUBLIC
TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT NEW POSTAL FEES AND CHARGES WOULD COME INTO EFFECT ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1.
THESE INCLUDED:
* THE BASIC RATES FOR LOCAL LETTERS WOULD CENTS TO $1, AND FOR PRINTED PAPERS FROM CENTS;
INCREASE FROM 80 70 CENTS ΤΟ 90
* THE BASIC SURFACE LETTER AND PRINTED PAPER RATES то CHINA, TAIWAN AND MACAU WOULD BE $1.20 AND $1 RESPECTIVELY, WHILE THOSE TO OTHER COUNTRIES WOULD BE $2 AND $1.80 RESPECTIVELY;
* THE MINIMUM AIR MAIL RATES FOR ZONE 1 AND ZONE 2 WOULD BE
$1.90 AND $2.40 RESPECTIVELY;
* AEROGRAMMES WOULD COST $1.90 EACH, AND
* REGISTRATION FEE WOULD BE $11.
DETAILS OF OTHER REVISED POSTAL CHARGES CAN BE OBTAINED AT BRANCH POST OFFICES OR BY TELEPHONING THE POST OFFICE ENQUIRY BUREAU ON 9221 2222.
MR PAGLIARI SAID THE PURPOSE OF THE REVISION THE REAL VALUE OF POSTAGE CHARGES WHICH HAD NOT BEEN THE LAST POSTAGE RATE ADJUSTMENT IN 1991 APRIL.
WAS TO RESTORE INCREASED SINCE
WOULD BE
THE AVERAGE INCREASE FOR THE PRINCIPAL POSTAGE RATES 20 PER CENT WHICH WAS BELOW THE INFLATION RATE FOR THE PAST TWO-AND-A-HALF YEARS,
THE POSTAGE RATES REVISION WOULD HAVE MINIMAL EFFECT ON INFLATION GIVEN THAT POSTAGE CONSTITUTED ONLY A SMALL PROPORTION OF OVERALL CONSUMER EXPENDITURE.
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