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THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1983

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SPEEDPOST SERVICE BEING EXTENDED TO BANGKOK

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THE SPEEDPOST SERVICE WILL BE EXTENDED TO BANGKOK, THAILAND, FROM MONDAY (MAY 16), THE POST OFFICE ANNOUNCED TODAY.

THIS WILL BRING TO 21 THE NUMBER OF COUNTRIES INCLUDED IN

THE SPEEDPOST NETWORK SERVED FROM HONG KONG.

THE SPEEDPOST SERVICE TO THAILAND IS RESTRICTED TO ADDRESSEES IN BANGKOK ONLY.

BUSINESS DOCUMENTS, SAMPLES OF GOODS AND MERCHANDISE ARE ACCEPTABLE FOR POSTING.

THE MAXIMUM WEIGHT LIMIT PER ITEM IS 10 KG.

THE POSTAGE RATES ARE :

$57 FOR AN ITEM UNDER 250G AND $77 FOR AN ITEM BETWEEN 250G AND 500G.

FOR ARTICLES WEIGHING MORE THAN 500G, THE RATE IS $77 FOR THE FIRST 500G, WITH A FURTHER $5 FOR EACH ADDITIONAL 500G,

BOTH CONTRACT' AND 'ON DEMAND' SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE.

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THE CONTRACT SERVICE PROVIDES DOOR DELIVERY TO ALL DESTINATIONS IN THE BANGKOK METROPOLIS BEARING POSTAL CODE NUMBERS PREFIXED BY 10.

ITEMS SENT UNDER THE 'ON DEMAND' SERVICE, HOWEVER, WILL ONLY BE GIVEN DOOR DELIVERY SERVICE IF THEY ARE ADDRESSED TO PLACES IN THE BANGKOK METROPOLIS BEARING POSTAL CODE NUMBERS 10100 AND 10500.

FOR OTHER PLACES IN THE BANGKOK METROPOLIS, THE ADDRESSEES WILL BE INFORMED BY TELEPHONE TO COLLECT ITEMS FROM THE EXPRESS MAIL SERVICE COUNTER AT BANGKOK GENERAL POST OFFICE.

SENDERS WILL THEREFORE HAVE TO SHOW THE TELEPHONE NUMBER OF THE ADDRESSEE ON THE ADDRESS AS WELL.

ITEMS POSTED DAILY BEFORE 4 PM WILL BE DELIVERED IN THE NEXT WORKING DAY. BIG MERCHANDISE ITEMS ARE SUBJECT TO CUSTOMS INSPECTION AND DELIVERY MAY THUS BE DELAYED, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE POST OFFICE SAID.

FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE SERVICE MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE POSTAL SERVICES REPRESENTATIVES ON 5-2671108 OR THE TELEPHONE ENQUIRY BUREAU ON 5-2671222.

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