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FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 1978

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FLOWER SHOP TO LET AT AIRPORT ******

THE CIVIL AVIATION DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR A FLOWER SHOP TENANCY AT THE ARRIVAL HALL OF HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

THE SHOP, NO. 56A WHICH IS LOCATED NEXT TO THE AIRPORT INFORMATION COUNTER, IS FOR A TENANCY OF THREE YEARS STARTING ON OR ABOUT MAY 1, 1978.

TENDER FORMS AND FURTHER PARTICULARS ARE OBTAINABLE FROM THE SECRETARY OF CIVIL AVIATION DEPARTMENT OR THE AIRPORT GENERAL MANAGER.

ALL TENDERS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE SECRETARY OF THE CENTRAL TENDER BOARD AND PLACED IN THE TENDER BOX AT THE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT BEFORE NOON ON MARCH 31.

MORE COUNTRIES TO START SPEEDPOST ******

SEVEN MORE COUNTRIES, INCLUDING SUCH IMPORTANT TRADING PARTNERS OF HONG KONG AS CANADA, WEST GERMANY AND SWITZERLAND, WILL IMPLEMENT SPEEDPOST SERVICES BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR.

THIS WAS ANNOUNCED TODAY EY THE DEPUTY POSTMASTER GENERAL, MR. A.C. HEATHCOTE, AT THE CLOSE OF THE VERY SUCCESSFUL 4TH INTERNATIONAL SPEEDPOST CONFERENCE HOSTED BY THE POST OFFICE AT THE SHERATON HOTEL.

THE OTHER FOUR COUNTRIES WHICH WILL BE IMPLEMENTING SPEED- POST SERVICES ARE KUWAIT, NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, AND SWEDEN.

+SPEEDPOST HAS PROVED TO BE A MOST RELIABLE SERVICE FOR HONG KONG BUSINESSMEN AND THE EXTENSION OF THIS PRIORITY SERVICE TO ADDITIONAL COUNTRIES WILL BE OF GREAT ASSISTANCE TO COMMERCE,+ MR. HEATHCOTE SAID.

THE CONFERENCE WAS THE FIRST CF ITS KIND TO BE HELD IN HONG KONG AND WAS ATTENDED BY 30 LELEGATES FROM 18 POSTAL ADMINISTRATIONS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.

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