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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1980
INTELPOST
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THE FASTEST MAIL IN THE CALD
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IMAGINE YOU WISH TO SEND A PERSONALISED GREETING CARD TO SOMEONE DEAR WHO IS GETTING MARRIED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM THE NEXT DAY. HOW CAN IT BE DELIVERED IN TIME?
THE ANSWER IS INTELPOST+ - A NEW ELECTRONIC MAIL FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION SERVICE OFFERED BY THE POST OFFICE IN CO-OPERATION WITH CABLE AND WIRELESS (HK) LTD,
*THE OTHER DAY A COUPLE USED THE INTELPOST SERVICE TO SEND A BEAUTIFUL HAND-PREPARED GREETING CARD TO THEIR SON WHO WAS GETTING MARRIED THE FOLLOWING DAY. AND IT REACHED HIM IN TIME,+ ACCORDING TO MR P.C. LUK, SENIOR CONTROLLER (MANAGEMENT SERVICES).
THE HONG KONG POST OFFICE ENTERED A NEW PHASE IN POSTAL HISTORY ON DECEMBER 6 LAST YEAR WHEN THE INTELPOST SERVICE BETWEEN HONG KONG AND 60 CENTRES IN BRITAIN WAS
LAUNCHED. IT ALSO BECAME THE FIRST POSTAL ADMINISTRATION OUTS IDE OF EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA TO HAVE SUCH A SERVICE.
+INTELPOST PROVIDES HIGH-SPEED FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION OF BUSINESS PAPERS, DOCUMENTS, REPORTS, CHARTS, DIAGRAMS, LETTERS, GREETINGS, AND, IN FACT, ANY PRINTED MATERIAL OR MANUSCRIPT,+ MR LUK EXPLAINED.
ON JANUARY 11, THE SERVICE WAS EXTENDED TO FIVE MAJOR CENTRES IN THE UNITED STATES: CHICAGO, HOUSTON, NEW YORK, SAN FRANCISCO AND WASHINGTON.
MR LUK DISCLOSED THAT PLANS ARE IN HAND FOR SIMILAR SERVICES TO CANADA, SINGAPORE, GERMANY AND OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES.
THE RESPONSE TO THE SERVICE HAS BEEN ENCOURAGING AND A VARIETY OF CUSTOMERS RANGING FROM BUSINESS CONCERNS, SOLICITORS FIRMS AND MUSIC COMPANIES TO PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS HAVE SO FAR USED IT.
+THE SERVICE IS ESPECIALLY USEFUL TO STOCKBROKERS, NEWS AGENCIES, BANKERS, PUBLISHERS, PRINTERS, ARCHITECTS, DESIGNERS AND SOLICITORS WHO HAVE OVERSEAS CONNECTIONS, + MR LÜK SAID.
DOCUMENTS ACCEPTED AT THE GENERAL POST OFFICE OR THE TSIM SHA TSUI POST OFFICE WILL BE TRANSMITTED TO THE OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS WITHIN ONE HOUR.
/DURING THE
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