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"To provide a better customer service, we shall cancel the current $7 fee for making inquiries about a posted parcel or registered item," Mr Footman continued.
"Postal services for letters on postal business addressed to the Postmaster General will no longer be free."
Such free postal service has to cease as the Post Office moves onto trading fund operation. This type of mail is however minimal and in practice is usually stamped.
Other amendments include setting fees for ordering certain philatelic products.
For further inquiries on this subject, please contact Ms Aubrey Au on 2921 2261.
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International conference on drug education to be held
Schools heads, teachers and interested parties are invited to participate in an international conference on drug education in schools next month.
Organised by the Education Department, the conference will be held at the Hong Kong Science Museum on February 18 and 19.
Nine renowned experts from Pacific Rim are invited to introduce recent musi developments on drug education in schools in their countries and territories.
They are Mr Peter Slattery from Australia, Professor Eric Single from Canada, Dr Sun Jiang-ping from China, Professor Shingo Katsuno from Japan, Mr Yoon Sung- tae from Korea, Dr Jit Singh from Malaysia, Dr Ong Teck-hong from Singapore, Mr Prasert Tanskul from Thailand and Professor Patricia Morgan from the USA.
Professor Chen Char-nie from Action Committee Against Narcotics and Mrs Jenny McGlynn from Life Education Activity Programme will share local experience with the overseas experts.
Conducted in English, the two-day conference will accommodate some 300 participants. No fee will be charged.
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