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Access to TV and radio air time by Preparatory Committee
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In response to press enquiries, a government spokesman today (Friday) said the Administration had received a request from the Preparatory Committee for provision of air time on radio and TV to publicise the formation of the Selection Committee.
"We have considered the request on the basis of our three established parameters for co-operation with the Preparatory Committee, and have informed the Preparatory Committee Secretariat that we could agree to their request," he said.
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New postage rates effective from September 2
The acting Postmaster General, Mr P C Luk, today (Friday) reminded the public that new postage rates would come into effect from September 2.
The basic rates for local letters and printed papers will be increased by 10 cents, that is, from $1.20 to $1.30 for letters and $1.10 to $1.20 for printed papers. The basic surface letters and printed papers rates to China, Macau and Taiwan will be increased by 10 cents to $1.60 and $1.40 respectively.
For surface mail to other destinations, a two-zone system similar to air mail will be introduced. For Zone 1 (mainly Asian countries except Japan), the basic rate for letters will be $2.30. For Zone 2 (rest of the world), the basic rate will be $2.60. For air mail, the basic rates for air letters will be $2.50 for Zone 1 and $3.10 for Zone 2. Aerogrammes will cost $2.30 each.
Mr Luk further announced that the parcel postage rates will also be revised with effect from the same date. The overall weighted average increase for parcel postage will be 9.3 per cent, which is 6 per cent below inflation since the last increase in September 1994.
The increase is necessary to meet the rising cost over the past two years due to inflation, increased staff costs and higher payments to overseas postal administrations.