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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1975

SPEEDPOST SERVICE TO JAPAN

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HONG KONG'S SPEEDPOST SERVICE WILL DE EXTENDED TO JAPAN FROM MARCH 3.

THE EXTENSION FOLLOWS THE SUCCESSFUL INTRODUCTION OF THE SERVICE TO GREAT BRITAIN, THE UNITED STATES AND BRAZIL.

UNDER THIS FACILITY, INTERNATIONAL PACKAGES OF BUSINESS PAPERS AND DOCUMENTS ARE GIVEN FAST AND RELIABLE COLLECTION AND DELIVERY SERVICE.

WHILE FULL DOOR-TO-DOOR PICK-UP AND DELIVERY SERVICES WILL BE OFFERED IN HONG KONG, JAPAN WILL DELIVER ONLY TO A POST OFFICE BOX ADDRESS AT TOKYO INTERNATIONAL POST OFFICE AND OSAKA CENTRAL POST OFFICE.

THE TERMS OF COLLECTION AND DELIVERY ARE SPECIFIED AND AGREED WITH THE CUSTOMER UTILISING PRE-DETERMIND FLIGHTS, AND EXPEDITIOUS TREATMENT IS GIVEN BY THE POSTAL ADMINISTRATION IN DELIVERING THE PACKAGES.

PACKAGES COLLECTED IN HONG KONG AT ABOUT NOON WILL BE DESPATCHED ON A FLIGHT LEAVING KAI TAK IN THE SAME AFTERNOON, ARRIVING IN JAPAN IN THE LATE HOURS OF THE SAME DAY FOR DELIVERY THE NEXT MORNING.

THE CHARGE FOR THE SERVICE, WHICH WILL BE ON A CONTRACT BASIS, IS HK$90 FOR THE FIRST POUND PLŪS HK$5 FOR EACH ADDITIONAL POUND WEIGHT OR PART OF A POUND.

ANYONE REQUIRING FURTHER INFORMATION MAY CONTACT THE POST OFFICE AT 5-245992.

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