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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1975

NEW POST OFFICE OPENING AT JARDINE'S LOOKOUT POSTAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR LUNAR NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS ANNOUNCED

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A NEW POST OFFICE WILL BE OPENED THIS SATURDAY (FEBRUARY 8) AT THE JUNCTION OF TAI HANG ROAD AND PERKINS ROAD AT JARDINE'S LOOKOUT.

THE FULL RANGE OF POSTAL FACILITIES, EXCEPT ACCEPTANCE OF INSURED LETTERS AND BOXES, WILL BE AVAILABLE THERE AND TWO STAMP VENDING MACHINES HAVE BEEN INSTALLED TO SUPPLY 10-CENT AND 50-CENT STAMPS AT ALL HOURS.

A POST OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY THE OPENING OF THE NEW OFFICE IS PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME OF THE DEPARTMENT AND SHOULD BE OF BENEFIT TO RESIDENTS IN THE VICINITY OF JARDINE'S LOOKOUT.

+IT BRINGS TO 69 THE TOTAL NUMBER OF POST OFFICES OPERATED BY THE DEPARTMENT, INCLUDING A MOBILE POST OFFICE IN THE NEW TERRITORIES,+ HE SAID.

BUSINESS HOURS OF THE PERKINS ROAD POST OFFICE ARE FROM 9 A.M. TO 1 P.M. AND FROM 2.15 P.M. TO 5 P.M. ON WEEKDAYS, AND FROM 9 A.M. TO 1 P.M. ON SATURDAYS. IT WILL BE CLOSED ON SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.

MEANWHILE, THE POST OFFICE HAS ANNOUNCED SPECIAL POSTAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE LUNAR NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS.

POST OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED ON LUNAR NEW YEAR DAY (FEBRUARY 11) AND ON FEBRUARY 13 AND THERE WILL BE NO MAIL DELIVERIES.

ON FEBRUARY 12, THERE WILL BE ONE DELIVERY OF MAIL AND 32 POST OFFICES, INCLUDING THE GENERAL POST OFFICE, THE KOWLOON CENTRAL POST OFFICE AND THE TSIM SHA TSUI POST OFFICE, WILL BE OPEN FROM 9 A.M. TO 12 NOON.

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