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Tuesday, December 11, 1973
CHRISTMAS POSTAL ARRANGEMENTS
Special counter positions for the acceptance of locally-addressed
Christmas cards will be operated at the Kowloon Central Post Office, the Taim
Sha Tsui Post Office and the General Post Office in Central to speed up the
handling and delivery of local Christmas mail,
The special arrangements will come into effect from Thursday
(December 13) and will continue until December 21. Any quantity of aards
will be accepted at these counters but customers are asked to separate
thair cards clearly among Hong Kong, Kowloon and New Territories addresses.
A Post Office spokesman said that during this period, the normal
limitation on acceptance of cash in prepayment of postage will be relaxed
at all branch offices except those in the New Territories.
Any customers with at least 40 items with a total postage of $4
er more may hand the items over the counter without affixing stamps. A
receipt will be given in exchange for the postage paid on the items concerned,
The latest time for the postings of local items to ensure delivery
before Christmas is 6 p.m. on December 21. Postings after this date cannot
be guaranteed delivery before Christmas.
Special letter deliveries have also been arranged on holidays.
One delivery is scheduled for Sunday, December 16, and two for the following
Sunday, December 23. There will also be one delivery on Boxing Day,
December 26.
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