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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1983

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DURING THE ACTUAL TRANSMISSION. THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENT IS SCANNED BY THE FACSIMILE MACHINE. THE VARIATIONS OF PRINT DENSITY ON THE DOCUMENT CAUSE THE SCANNER TO GENERATE ANALOGOUS ELECTRICAL VIDEO SIGNALS WHICH ARE THEN TRANSMITTED TO THE DISTANT END THROUGH THE INTERNATIONAL TELEPHONE NETWORK.

THESE SIGNALS ARE RECEIVED AND USED TO MODULATE THE DENSITY OF PRINT PRODUCED BY A PRINTING DEVICE OF THE RECEIVING FACSIMILE MACHINE. AS A RESULT A FACSIMILE COPY OF THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENT IS PRODUCED.

+ THE ENTIRE PROCESS OF TRANSMISSION IS COMPLETED IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. THAT'S WHY INTELPOST IS THE FASTEST MAIL SERVICE IN THE WORLD,+ MR LUK SAID.

ON ARRIVAL, THE FACSIMILE COPIES WILL EITHER BE DELIVERED BY SPECIAL MESSENGER TO ADDRESSEES WITHIN THE SPECIFIED DELIVERY AREAS OR CAN BE COLLECTED AT THE NEAREST INTELPOST OFFICE OR FORWARDED BY FIRST CLASS MAIL.

AT THE SENDER'S REQUEST, THE ORIGINALS CAN BE EITHER RETURNED TO HIM OR FORWARDED TO THE ADDRESSEE BY FIRST CLASS AIR MAIL AT NO ADDITIONAL COST TO THE SENDER.

THE COST OF INTELPOST IS $50 FOR THE FIRST SIDE OF PAPER UP TO A4 SIZE, AND $25 FOR EACH SUBSEQUENT SIDE BEING SENT AT THE SAME TIME TO THE SAME ADDRESSEE. THIS COST IS VERY REASONABLE, COMPARED WITH THAT OF OTHER EXPRESS TRANSMISSION METHODS, ACCORDING TO MR LUK.

HE STRESSED THAT INTELPOST, LIKE OTHER FIRST CLASS MAIL SERVICES OPERATED BY THE HONG KONG POST OFFICE, IS SECURE AND CONFIDENTIALITY OF THE ITEMS IS RESPECTED.