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Monday, December 17, 1973
U.K. CHRISTMAS SURFACE MAIL TO HONG KONG DELAYED
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The Post Office announced today that Christmas sea mail from
the United Kingdom to Hong Kong has been delayed en route and because of
late arrival it will not now be possible to deliver the mail until after
Christmas.
The mail is on board the container vessel Hong Kong Express which
was due to arrive today (Monday). The shipping agents have informed the
Post Office, however, that the vessel is not expected to reach Hong Kong
until Christmas Day.
The Hong Kong Express is carrying three containers of Christmas
mail for Hong Kong, consisting of 862 bags of letter mail and 366 bags of
parcels.
A Post Office spokesman said that as far as Christmas sea mail to
the United Kingdon was concerned, the British Post Office had confirmed
that the ship carrying mail posted in Hong Kong by October 25 - the
latest date for posting Christmas sea mail to the U.K. had arrived in
England on schedule.
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