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THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1979

NEW POST OFFICE TO OPEN ON MONDAY

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A NEW POST OFFICE WILL OPEN IN PEKING ROAD. TSIM SHA TSUI, ON MONDAY TO REPLACE THE EXISTING OFFICE IN SALISBURY ROAD WHICH HAS BEEN IN USE SINCE 1928.

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE TSIM SHA TSUI KAIFONG WELFARE ASSOCIATION, MR. YU LOOK-YAU, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY.

A POST OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (THURSDAY) THE NEW OFFICE WILL BE MORE ACCESSIBLE TO CUSTOMERS, BEING CENTRALLY LOCATED IN TSIM SHA TSUI.

+UNLIKE THE OLD OFFICE WHERE THE PARCEL DELIVERY AND ACCEPTANCE SERVICES ARE ACCOMMODATED AWAY FROM THE MAIN BUILDING, THE FULL RANGE OF POST OFFICE COUNTER SERVICES WILL BE OFFERED UNDER ONE ROOF IN THE NEW PREMISES,

+ THE NEW OFFICE WILL ALSO HOUSE AN ADDITIONAL 1,650 POSTAL BOXES TO MEET A DEMAND WHICH COULD NOT BE MET IN THE OLD BUILDING DUE TO LACK OF SPACE, HE SAID.

POSTAL BOX SERVICE WILL COMMENCE AT THE NEW OFFICE AT 8 A. M. ON MONDAY, THE CALL-FOR PARCEL SERVICE WILL BE TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED THAT MORNING BUT WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE NEW OFFICE FROM 10.30 A.M.

ALL OTHER COUNTER SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED AT THE OLD TSIM SHA TSUI POST OFFICE AND THE KOWLOON PARCEL OFFICE ON MONDAY MORNING UNTIL 10.30 A.M. AND THEREAFTER AT THE NEW OFFICE.

THE EXISTING HOURS OF BUSINESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER K-664111 REMAINS UNCHANGED AT THE NEW OFFICE.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE NEW POST OFFICE IN PEKING ROAD AT 10 A.M. ON MONDAY (MARCH 5).

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