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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1978

POST OFFICE TO REJECT UNENCLOSED CORRESPONDENCE

FROM SEPTEMBER

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1978,

THE POST OFFICE HAS ANNOUNCED THAT FROM SEPTEMBER 1 CORRESPONDENCE WHICH IS NOT ENCLOSED IN ENVELOPES OR WRAPPERS WILL NO LONGER BE ACCEPTED FOR LOCAL DELIVERY.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE POST OFFICE SAID UNENCLOSED ITEMS, SUCH AS CIRCULARS WHICH ARE STAPLED OR STUCK TOGETHER, OR PAPERS WITH NARROW WRAPPERS, WERE DIFFICULT TO HANDLE IN SORTING OFFICES. +THEY WILL NOT PASS THROUGH MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT AND THEY CANNOT BE SORTED WITH THE SAME SPEED AS PROPERLY ENVELOPED OR WRAPPED MAIL ITEMS. THEIR PRESENCE TENDS TO SLOW DOWN THE MAIL FLOW AND MOREOVER THE COST OF HANDLING THEM IS HIGH.+

HE ADDED THAT SUCH ITEMS HAD BEEN INADMISSIBLE IN OVERSEAS POST FOR MANY YEARS.

POST CARDS WOULD CONTINUE TO BE ACCEPTED PROVIDED THEY CONFORM WITH THE NORMAL LIMITS OF SIZE AND SHAPE. FOLDED CARDS WHERE ONE PART IS USED FOR REPLY PURPOSES WOULD ALSO BE ACCEPTED.

FURTHER DETAILS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE POSTAL ENQUIRY SERVICE ON 5-2671222.

NATHAN ROAD TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENT

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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT FROM 10 A.M. ON FRIDAY (AUGUST 25) ALL VEHICLES WILL BE PERMITTED TO USE AT ALL TIMES THE SECTIONS OF NATHAN ROAD BETWEEN BOUNDARY STREET AND PLAYING FIELD ROAD, BETWEEN PRINCE EDWARD ROAD AND DUNDAS STREET, AND THE FOLLOWING ASSOCIATED SIDE STREETS :-

* THE SECTION OF NULLAH ROAD BETWEEN SA! YEUNG CHOI STREET

AND NATHAN ROAD-

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THE SECTION OF ARRAN STREET BETWEEN LAI CHI KOK ROAD AND NATHAN ROAD-

THE SECTION OF LAI CHI KOK ROAD (SOUTHBOUND) BETWEEN PORTLAND STREET AND NATHAN ROAD-

* THE SECTION OF SHAN TUNG STREET BETWEEN SAI YEUNG CHOI STREET AND PORTLAND STREET, AND THE SECTION OF SOY STREET BETWEEN SAI YEUNG CHOI STREET AND PORTLAND STREET.

THIS FOLLOWS THE LIFTING OF RESTRICTIONS ON THE USE OF THESE SECTIONS OF ROAD BY PRIVATE CARS AND TAXIS BETWEEN 7 A.M. AND 7 P.M. DAILY.

HOWEVER, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT REMINDED MOTORISTS THAT NATHAN ROAD IS A CLEARWAY AND THAT ALL VEHICLES EXCEPT FRANCHISED BUSES ARE PROHIBITED FROM PICKING UP OR SETTING DOWN PASSENGERS AND LOADING OR UNLOADING GOODS BETWEEN 7 A.M. AND 7 P.M. DAILY.

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