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MONDAY, MAY 24, 1976

FURTHER EXTENSION OF SPEEDPOST SERVICE

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THE POST OFFICE IS TO EXTEND SPEEDPOST SERVICE TO FRANCE FROM NEXT MONDAY (MAY 31).

ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE POST OFFICE SAID THIS FOLLOWED THE SUCCESSFUL INTRODUCTION OF THE SERVICE TO BRITAIN, THE UNITED STATES, BRAZIL, JAPAN, BELGIUM AND AUSTRALIA.

HE SAID THAT UNDER THIS ARRANGEMENT, INTERNATIONAL PACKAGES OF BUSINESS PAPERS, DOCUMENTS, AND SAMPLES WOULD BE 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 FRENCH POSTAL ADMINISTRATION IN DELIVERING THE PACKAGES, THE SPOKESMAN

SAID.

+PACKAGES COLLECTED IN HONG KONG WHEN NORMAL COMMERCIAL BUSINESS IS COMPLETED FOR THE DAY WILL BE DESPATCHED ON A FLIGHT LEAVING KAI TAK IN THE SAME EVENING AND ARRIVE IN PARIS ON THE AFTERNOON OF THE FOLLOWING DAY, FOR SUBSEQUENT SPECIAL DELIVERY IN FRANCE.+

THE COST OF THE SERVICE, WHICH WILL BE ON A CONTRACT BASIS, WILL BE A BASIC HK$80 ̊ FOR THE FIRST POUND, PLUS HK$15 FOR EACH SUBSEQUENT POUND OR PART OF A POUND.

CUSTOMERS WISHING MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE SERVICE ARE ASKED TO CONTACT THE POST OFFICE REPRESENTATIVE ON 5-245992.

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