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Sunday, February 18, 1973

Better counter facilities and an increase in mechanical aid would

enable the Post Office to handle a larger volume of mail in a shorter time,

he said.

The spokesman pointed out that the existing 62-year-old G.P.0.

building was too old for large-scale mechanisation.

However, extensive mechanisation would be employed in the new one,

with the British Post Office providing expert advice on the mechanisation

requirements.

More newspaper and parcel sorting machines, chain conveyors, chutes

and storage slides for bags would be installed to facilitate the flow of mail

inside the building.

More public counter space for the purchase of stamps and spacious

working area for mail and parcel sorting would be available, he said.

There would also be ample room for administration offices in the

five-storey new G.P.O. building, which will have a total floor area of more than 150,000 sq. ft. -- about 37,800 sq. ft. more than the present G.P.0.

WATER OUT IN WAN CHAI

A number of premises in Wan Chai will be without water for five hours

on Tuesday (February 20) starting from 1 a.m. This is to allow the Waterworks

Office to carry out a leakage test.

Affected premises include those within the area bound

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the south side of Johnston Road, the north side of Queen': Road cast, and Lee

Tung Street.

Release Time: 3.00 p.m.