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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER. 20, 1977

HIGHER POSTAGE FOR PARCELS TO US

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POSTAL CHARGES FOR SURFACE AND AIR PARCELS TO THE UNITED STATES WILL BE INCREASED STARTING FROM NEXT MONTH.

ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY, THE POST OFFICE SAID IT WAS DUE TO THE INTRODUCTION BY THE U.S. POST OFFICE OF HANDLING AND DELIVERY CHARGES IN RESPECT OF PARCEL MAIL RECEIVED FROM ABROAD.

FOR SURFACE MAIL, THE CHARGE FOR A PARCEL NOT EXCEEDING TWO POUNDS WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED AT $10.50, WHILE THAT FOR PARCELS OF SEVEN POUNDS, 11 POUNDS AND 22 POUNDS WILL BE INCREASED FROM $15, $21.50 AND $34.50 TO $22, $35.50 AND $66.50 RESPECTIVELY.

FOR AIR MAIL, THE POSTAGE FOR THE FIRST POUND TO THE UNITED STATES WILL BE REDUCED FROM $21 TO $20, BUT THE CHARGE FOR EACH ADDITIONAL POUND WILL BE RAISED FROM $13 TO $15.

BETTER PUBLIC FACILITIES AT KCR ****

TWO SPECIALLY MODIFIED LAVATORIES HAVE BEEN OPENED AT THE KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY TERMINUS IN HUNG HOM FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF THE DISABLED.

AND, TO FURTHER HELP THE DISABLED TO TRAVEL BY TRAINS RAILWAY STAFF HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED THAT THEY MUST ASSIST DISABLED PEOPLE TO GAIN ACCESS TO AND ALIGHT FROM TRAINS, A SPOKESMAN FOR K.C.R. SAID.

+BY GIVING ADVANCE WARNING OF AN INTENTION TO TRAVEL, SUCH ASSISTANCE CAN BE BETTER ORGANISED, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

AS A NOTE OF ADVICE, THE SPOKESMAN SAID, HOWEVER, THAT IT WOULD BE BETTER FOR THOSE HANDICAPPED TO TRAVEL ON TRAINS OUTSIDE PEAK HOURS.

K.C.R. HAS ALSO INTRODUCED ANOTHER NEW FEATURE AT THE TERMINUS THE DISPLAY OF EXAMPLES OF REPRESENTATIVE TAXI FARES TO VARIOUS PARTS OF HONG KONG.

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+THIS HAS PROVED EXTREMELY HELPFUL TO PEOPLE TRAVELLING FROM CHINA AND TOURISTS IN HONG KONG WHO OTHERWISE WOULD HAVE LITTLE IDEA OF THE FARES THEY SHOULD BE CHARGED, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

A MAP OF ALL CONNECTING BUS ROUTES AT THE KOWLOON TERMINUS IS ALSO DISPLAYED AT ALL STATIONS TO HELP PEOPLE COMPLETE THEIR JOURNEYS.

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