TUESDAY, MAY 24, 1994
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POST OFFICE APPOINTS TWO COURIER COMPANIES
THE POST OFFICE HAS APPOINTED TWO COURIER COMPANIES, GESELLSCHAFT DER SCHNELLKURIERE GMBH & CO. KG OF GERMANY AND ASG SWEDEN AB TO UNDERTAKE CUSTOMS CLEARANCE AND DELIVERY OF SPEEDPOST ITEMS IN GERMANY AND SWEDEN RESPECTIVELY WITH EFFECT FROM JULY 1.
SPEAKING AT THE CONTRACT SIGNING CEREMONY YESTERDAY (MONDAY), THE POSTMASTER GENERAL, MR MIKE PAGLIARI, SAID THE APPOINTMENTS WERE
NECESSARY.
HE SAID THE APPOINTMENTS WERE MADE FOLLOWING DECISIONS BY THE TWO COUNTRIES TO WITHDRAW FROM THE INTERNATIONAL SPEEDPOST NETWORK AND TO TERMINATE THEIR EXISTING OBLIGATIONS TO OTHER POSTAL ADMINISTRATIONS TO DELIVER SPEEDPOST ITEMS WITHIN THEIR TERRITORIES AT THE END OF THE YEAR.
MR PAGLIARI SAID THE TWO COMPANIES WERE RECOMMENDED BY THE UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION AND THAT THEIR SERVICES WERE FOUND TO BE BOTH SATISFACTORY AND RELIABLE BY THE HONG KONG POST OFFICE.
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NEW STAMPS ON CHINESE FESTIVALS
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A SET OF SPECIAL STAMPS WOULD BE ISSUED ON JUNE 8 ON THE OF "TRADITIONAL CHINESE FESTIVALS", THE POSTMASTER GENERAL, MR MIKK PAGLIARI, SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).
THERE WILL BE FOUR DENOMINATIONS: $1, $1.9, $2.4 AND $5.
THE STAMPS ARE DESIGNED BY MR KEN LI AND PRINTED BY THE HOUSE OF QUESTA LIMITED OF ENGLAND. THE STAMPS FEATURE FOUR TRADITIONAL CHINESE FESTIVALS: THE DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL ($1), THE LUNAR NEW YEAR ($1.9), THE SEVEN SISTERS FESTIVAL ($2.4) AND THE MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL ($5).
THE STAMPS WILL BE DISPLAYED AT THE GENERAL POST OFFICE, TSIM SHA TSUI POST OFFICE AND SHA TIN CENTRAL POST OFFICE AS FROM FRIDAY (MAY 27).
OFFICIAL FIRST DAY COVERS WILL BE PLACED ON SALE AT ALL POST OFFICES, EXCEPT THE AIRPORT POST OFFICE, AS FROM FRIDAY AT $1 EACH.
ADVANCE ORDERS FOR SERVICED COVERS WILL BE ACCEPTED FROM MAY 27 TO JUNE 2. THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF COVERS PER ORDER IS FIVE.
A RESTRICTION OF TWO SHEETS OF STAMPS OF EACH DENOMINATION (100 SETS) PER CUSTOMER QUEUING WILL BE IMPOSED ON THE FIRST DAY OF ISSUE.
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