XN000022-1983-03-11 — Page 4

FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 1983

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NEW POSTAL RATES FROM OCTOBER

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POSTAGE RATES FOR LOCAL LETTERS AND PARCELS AND FOR SURFACE MAIL TO CHINA, TAIWAN AND MACAU WILL BE INCREASED FROM OCTOBER 1 THIS YEAR, THE POST OFFICE ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY).

THE BASIC RATE FOR LOCAL LETTERS WILL BE RAISED FROM 30 CENTS TO 40 CENTS, BUT THE RATE FOR LOCAL PRINTED PAPERS WEIGHING UNDER 30 GRAMS WILL REMAIN AT 30 CENTS. AMONG OTHER ITEMS, THESE PRINTED PAPERS INCLUDE INVOICES AND GREETING CARDS.

+THE REVISION HAS BEEN MADE TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF INCREASED SERVICE COSTS WHILE ABOUT SIX MONTHS NOTICE IS BEING GIVEN FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF POSTAL USERS,+ A SPOKESMAN FOR THE POST OFFICE SAID.

HE POINTED OUT THAT THE REVISED RATES WOULD STILL COMPARE FAVOURABLY WITH THOSE IN OTHER AREAS IN THE REGION.

THE BASIC RATES FOR LETTERS AND PRINTED PAPERS TO CHINA

WILL ALSO BE INCREASED BY 10 CENTS. BUT THERE WILL BE NO CHANGE IN THE POSTAGE RATES FOR SMALL PACKETS.

DETAILS OF THE PRESENT AND REVISED RATES ARE AS FOLLOWS:

INLAND POSTAGE RATES

LETTERS

PRINTED PAPERS

PRESENT

REVISED

PRESENT

REVISED

$

$

$

30 G

0.30

0.40

0.30

0.30

50 G

0.60

0.70

0.30

0.40

100 G

0.80

1.00

0.50

0.60

250 G

1.30

1.60

0.80

1.00

500 G

2.50

3.00

1.30

1.60

1 KG

5.00

6.00

2.00

2.40

2 KG

7.50

9.00

SURFACE MAIL