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For regular users of the service, the Post Office provides a pick-up service to collect Speedpost items at the sender's premises on his telephone order.
Same day collection service is provided for telephone orders placed before 3.30 pm.
The pick-up service has until now been provided for Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, and Tsuen Wan and Sha Tin in the New Territories.
Reciprocal Speedpost service is available to 70 overseas destinations.
Further enquiries about the service can be made of the Postal Services Representatives on tel 2921 2277.
End/Monday, January 2, 1995
Customs to elect best counter staff
To give recognition to counter staff who have provided quality services, the Customs and Excise Department is inviting the public to pick its best counter staff between January 3 and February 28.
Counter staff can be nominated for awards according to five categories of merits whether they are courteous, eager to
courteous, eager to help, efficient, friendly and knowledgeable.
"To ensure fairness, members of the public are requested not to cast more than one vote for the same staff member. The department will select five voters in a lucky draw to receive a souvenir," a spokesman for the department said today (Monday).
"Five officers who obtain the largest number of votes will be given the Best Counter Staff Awards and the office with the largest number of votes per member of counter staff will be given the Best Counter Team Award," he said.
Nomination forms are available at the following offices:
2/F & 7/F, Harbour Building, 38 Pier Road, Central, Hong Kong