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Tuesday, November 6, 1973

POSTAL SERVICES IN OUTLYING AREAS

Special postal facilities are provided by the Post Office in

less populated rural areas for the convenience of residents.

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A mobile post office calls regularly at smaller towns and remoter

villages and temporary postal centres are set up at fairs, agricultural.

shows and other large gatherings.

The purpose of the mobile post office is to serve rapidly developing

rural areas until the need to set up regular post offices in such areas

is justified," a Post Office spokesman explained.

The mobile post office is a 25-cwt Ford van which provides all the

counter facilities of an ordinary post office, including the cale of stamps,

postal stationery, the sale and encashment of postal orders, acceptance

and payment of money orders and the acceptance of registered articles.

A post box for ordinary postal items is also provided.

The mobile post office is manned by a driver and a postal clerk,

They work from Monday to Friday from 8.30 a.m. to 4.15 p.m., travelling

through towns and villages at Ping Shan, Hung Shui Kiu, Lam Tei, Tuen Mun,

Kwu Tung and San Wai, among others.

Postage stamps are also available from many licensed stamp vendors

and the Post Office issues licences freely to anyone prepared to sell

stamps.

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Note to Editors:

Copies of a picture of the mobile post

office are boxed for collection.

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