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SATURDAY, JULY 26, 1975

NEW +ON DEMAND+ SPEEDPOST SERVICE TO U.K.

FROM AUG. 5

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A NEW FAST POSTAL DELIVERY SERVICE WILL COME INTO OPERATION OI AUGUST 5 WHEN THE POST OFFICE INTRODUCES SPEEDPOST +ON DEMAND+

MAJOR TOWNS AND CITIES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.

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THE NEW SERVICE WILL BE LIMITED FOR THE TIME BEING TO BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL PAPERS ONLY.

A POST OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY THAT, RPOVIDED AIRCRAFT ARE NOT SERIOUSLY DELAYED, THE ON DEMAND→ SERVICE WOULD SECURE DELIVERY WITHIN 48 HOURS OF DESPATCH FROM HONG KONG, EARLIER DELIVERY WOULD BE POSSIBLE TO LONDON DISTRICTS, HE ADDED.

THE BASIC CHARGES FOR THE ON DEMAND+ SERVICE WILL BE $120 FOR THE FIRST ONE POUND WEIGHT AND $15 PER POUND OR PART POUND THEREAFTER.

+THE ADVANTAGE OF THE ON DEMAND+ SERVICE,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID +IS THAT CUSTOMERS CAN PRESENT PACKAGES AT THE SPECIALLY DESIGNATED SPEEDPOST COUNTERS AT THE GENERAL POST OFFICE, TH: TSIM SHA TSUI AND KOWLOON GENERAL POST OFFICES AND

AFTER COMPLETION OF THE REQUIRED FORMALITIES, HAVE THEM DESPATCHED BY AIR WITHOUT HAVING TO MAKE PRIOR ARRANGEMENTS WITH THE POST OF ICE.+

_THE_+ON DEMAND+ SPEEDPOST SERVICE, HE SAID, WAS DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEED FOR AN INFORMAL SPEEDPOST SERVICE WITHOUT THE NECESSITY OF CONTRACT FORMALITIES.

IT IS NOT INTENDED THAT THE NEW SERVICE SHALL REPLACE CONTRACT SERVICE, BUT RATHER THAT IT SHOULD COMPLEMENT THEM.

+INDEED, IT IS HOPED THAT PRESENT CONTRACT CUSTOMERS WILL USE +ON DEMAND+ SERVICE TO COMPLEMENT CONTRACT ARRANGEMENTS AS REQUIRED,+ HE SAID,

AN ON DEMAND+ SPEEDPOST SERVICE HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY OPERATING BETWEEN HONG KONG AND THE UNITED STATES SINCE MAY THIS YE'.R.

FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE SERVICE MAY BE OBTAINED BY TE! EPIIONING 5-245992 OR, THE POST OFFICE ENQUIRY BUREAU 5-247116.

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