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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1975

SPEEDPOST SERVICE TO BELGIUM

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THE POST OFFICE IS TO EXTEND THE SPEEDPOST SERVICE TO BELGIUM ON JANUARY 1 NEXT YEAR FOLLOWING THE SUCCESSFUL INTRODUCTION OF THE SERVICE TO BRITAIN, THE UNITED STATES AND JAPAN.

ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE POST OFFICE SAID: +UNDER THIS FACILITY, INTERNATIONAL PACKAGES OF BUSINESS PAPERS, DOCUMENTS, COMPUTER DATA AND SAMPLES ARE GIVEN FAST AND RELIABLE DOOR-TO-DOOR COLLECTION AND DELIVERY SERVICE.+

+TIMES OF COLLECTION AND DELIVERY ARE SPECIFIED AND AGREED WITH THE CUSTOMER UTILISING PRE-DETERMINED FLIGHTS, AND SPECIAL FACILITIES ARE GIVEN BY THE BELGIAN POSTAL ADMINISTRATION IN DELIVERING THE PACKAGES,+ "HE ADDED.

HE EXPLAINED THAT PACKAGES COLLECTED IN HONG KONG WHEN NORMAL COMMERCIAL BUSINESS WAS COMPLETED FOR THE DAY WOULD BE DESPATCHED ON A FLIGHT LEAVING KAI TAK IN THE SAME EVENING AND ARRIVE IN BRUSSELS IN THE EVENING OF THE FOLLOWING DAY, FOR SUBSEQUENT SPECIAL DELIVERY IN BELGIUM.

THE COST OF THE SERVICE, ARRANGED ON A CONTRACT BASIS, WILL BE $100 FOR THE FIRST POUND, PLUS $15 FOR EACH ADDITIONAL POUND OR PART OF A POUND.

FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE SPEEDPOST SERVICE MAY EE OBTAINED BY TELEPHONING 5-245992.

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