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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1983

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HOLIDAY POSTAL HOURS

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THERE WILL BE ONE MAIL DELIVERY ON SATURDAY AND MONDAY (FEBRUARY 12 AND 14) DURING THE LUNAR NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS, THE POSTMASTER GENERAL ANNOUNCED TODAY.

ON MONDAY MORNING (FEBRUARY 14) 35 POST OFFICES WILL BE OPEN FROM 9 AM TO 12 NOON. THEY INCLUDE THE GENERAL POST OFFICE ON HONG KONG ISLAND, KOWLOON CENTRAL AND TSIM SHA TSUI IN KOWLOON, AND TSUEN WAN AND TAI PO POST OFFICES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.

ALL OTHER POST OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED FOR THE HOLIDAYS FROM FEBRUARY 12 TO 15.

HELP SOUGHT IN EASING AIRPORT HOLIDAY RUSH

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PEOPLE LEAVING BY PLANE FOR THE LUNAR NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS HAVE BEEN ASKED TO HELP EASE THE EXPECTED CONGESTION AT THE AIRPORT.

IN SEEKING PUBLIC COOPERATION, AN AIRPORT MANAGEMENT SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT SOME 20 000 PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO BE LEAVING THE AIRPORT EACH DAY FROM TOMORROW, AND SOME 23 000 ON LUNAR NEW YEAR'S DAY. THE BUILD UP OF RETURNING PASSENGERS IS EXPECTED ON THE THIRD AND FOURTH DAY OF THE LUNAR NEW YEAR, HE ADDED.

HE ADVISED PEOPLE TO TRAVEL TO THE AIRPORT BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT INSTEAD OF BY PRIVATE CARS AND URGED THEM TO TRY TO KEEP THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE SEEING THEM OFF TO A MINIMUM.

PEOPLE SHOULD ALSO ARRIVE EARLY FOR CHECK-IN, HE SAID.

A SPECIAL CHECK-IN AREA FOR GUANGZHOU-BOUND PASSENGERS WILL BE SET UP AT THE WESTERN-END OF THE DEPARTURE HALL TO PROCESS THE LARGE NUMBERS OF PASSENGERS EXPECTED.

PEOPLE ARE ASKED TO DISEMBARK FROM VEHICLES AT THE FAR END OF THE DEPARTURE LEVEL ROADWAY NEAREST TO THE SPECIAL CHECK-IN AREA.

*THIS PROCEDURE WILL HELP REDUCE UNNECESSARY CROSS FLOW OF PEOPLE AND BAGGAGE MOVEMENT IN THE DEPARTURE HALL, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

+THE EFFICIENCY OF AIRPORT OPERATION WILL DEPEND GREATLY ON THE DEGREE OF CO-OPERATION FROM THE PUBLIC,+ HE SAID.

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