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Phonecards and mailing tubes available at all post offices
The Postmaster General, Mr Robert Footman, announced today (Friday) that the Post Office will sell Hong Kong Telecom Phonecards at all post offices, and extend the sale of mailing tubes to all post offices (except the mobile post offices) as from Monday (December 2).
"These initiatives are part of our contribution to the Serving the Community Week. They will expand our range of services in response to customer needs," said Mr Footman.
The Hong Kong Telecom Phonecards will be available in two types: the Definitive Hello Phonecard with denominations of $100, $200, and $300 and the Definitive SmartCard with denomination of $100.
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The mailing tubes have previously been available only at 22 selected post offices. The tubes are in two sizes a large tube (740 mm in length and 50 mm in diameter) at $12 and a small tube (445 mm in length and 50 mm in diameter) at $6.3.
The tubes are made of strong cardboard paper with a water-proof inner lining and a plastic cap at each end. Each tube is sold with a self-adhesive address label.
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Monetary statistics for October
According to statistics published today (Friday) by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, both deposits and loans and advances rose during October 1996. Table 1 summarises figures for October 1996 and comparisons with earlier months.
Deposits
Total deposits rose by 1.7% in October, following a growth of 0.7% in September. The increase was attributable to a 3.1% rise in HK$ deposits, which outweighed the slight fall of 0.1% in foreign currency deposits.
HK$ deposits recorded notable growth across the board. Demand deposits expanded further by 2.2% in October, having risen by 9.6% in September. Savings and time deposits rose more rapidly in October, by 2.3% and 3.5% respectively, compared to their respective growth of 0.8% and 1.4% in the previous month.