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THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1984

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INTELPOST EXTENDED TO MALAYSIA

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THE POST OFFICE ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT THE INTELPOST (INTERNATIONAL ELECTRONIC POST) SERVICE WILL BE EXTENDED TO MALAYSIA FROM MONDAY (JUNE 25).

FROM THAT DAY, INTELPOST ITEMS POSTED IN HONG KONG BEFORE 3 PM WILL BE DELIVERED THE SAME DAY IN ANY MAJOR MALAYSIAN CITY. ITEMS FOR OTHER AREAS IN MALAYSIA WILL BE DELIVERED ON THE FOLLOWING WORKING DAY.

+ INTELPOST IS IDEAL FOR SENDING URGENT LETTERS, REPORTS, CHARTS OR CONTRACTS.

+THE DOCUMENTS, WHICH ARE HANDLED WITH CARE AND IN CONFIDENCE ARE SCANNED, CONVERTED INTO HIGH SPEED ELECTRONIC IMPULSES AND TRANSMITTED DIRECT TO THE RECEIVING STATION, A POST OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID.

INTELPOST IS AN ELECTRONIC MAIL SERVICE AND THAT EXPLAINS WHY IT IS SO FAST AND SO INEXPENSIVE.+

IN MALAYSIA THE COPY IS ENVELOPED AND DELIVERED TO THE ADDRESSEE BY POST OFFICE MESSENGER. ALTERNATIVELY, ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE FOR COLLECTION FROM A POST OFFICE.

THE CHARGE FOR THE SERVICE TO MALAYSIA WILL BE $-

* FOR THE FIRST SIDE OF AN A4 SHEET OF PAPER

$45

* FOR EACH SUBSEQUENT A4 SIDE SENT TO THE

SAME ADDRESSEE AT THE SAME TIME

$25

THE POST OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT INTELPOST SERVICE IS ALSO AVAILABLE TO THE UNITED KINGDOM, UNITED STATES, FRANCE, THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA, THE NETHERLANDS, SWEDEN AND AUSTRALIA, INTELPOST IS ALREADY ONE OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST PUBLIC ELECTRONIC MAIL SERVICES, AND IT IS GROWING FAST.

+ INTELPOST IS IMPORTANT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF MAIL SERVICES IN HONG KONG WHICH HAS TODAY BECOME A MAJOR FINANCIAL CENTRE IN THE WORLD, HE SAID.

PEOPLE WISHING TO MAKE USE OF THE SERVICE MAY POST THE IR DOCUMENTS AT EITHER THE GENERAL POST OFFICE OR THE TSIM SHA TSUI POST OFFICE AT 10 MIDDLE ROAD, TSIM SHA TSUI. IF THEY ALREADY HAVE FACSIMILE MACHINES IN THEIR OFFICES, ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE TO TRANSMIT THE IR ITEMS DIRECT TO THE POST OFFICE

• INTELPOST TERMINAL IN THE GENERAL POST OFFICE.

FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE SERVICE MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE INTELPOST REPRESENTATIVE ON TELEPHONE 5-2671148.

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