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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1984

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BOARD TO DISCUSS RENTS

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SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS WILL DISCUSS THE RECENT RENT INCREASES IN PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES, AT A MEETING TOMORROW (FRIDAY).

AT THE MEETING AN APPLICATION BY THE SHAM SHUI PO ARTS ASSOCIATION FOR A GRANT TO MEET PART OF THE DECORATION EXPENSES FOR THE ORGANISATION'S NEW PREMISES WILL ALSO BE TABLED FOR ENDORSEMENT.

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THE POST OFFICE HAS ANNOUNCED THAT THE INTERNATIONAL ELECTRONIC POST (INTELPOST) NETWORK FROM HONG KONG WILL BE EXTENDED TO ARGENTINA AND PORTUGAL ON SEPTEMBER 10.

FROM THAT DAY, INTELPOST ITEMS POSTED IN HONG KONG BEFORE 6 PM WILL BE DELIVERED THE SAME DAY IN BUENOS AIRES, LISBON, PORTO, FUNCHAL AND PONTA DELGADA. ITEMS FOR OTHER PARTS OF ARGENTINA AND PORTUGAL WILL BE DELIVERED THE NEXT WORKING DAY. A SPOKESMAN FOR THE POST OFFICE SAID: INTELPOST IS SIMPLICITY ITSELF AND IS IDEAL FOR SENDING URGENTLY-NEEDED LETTERS, REPORTS, CHARTS, DRAWING QUOTATIONS OR CONTRACTS NOT ONLY TO ARGENTINA AND PORTUGAL BUT TO 12 OTHER COUNTRIES INCLUDING THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE USA.

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+THE DOCUMENTS WHICH ARE HANDLED WITH CARE AND CONFIDENTIALITY ARE SCANNED, CONVERTED INTO HIGH-SPEED ELECTRONIC IMPULSES AND TRANSMITTED DIRECT TO THE RECEIVING STATION IN THE DISTANT COUNTRY.*

HE SAID INTELPOST COMBINED THE TRANSMISSION SPEED OF TELEX WITH THE REPRODUCTIVE QUALITY OF A PHOTOCOPIER. DOCUMENTS WERE FAITHFULLY REPRODUCED IN BLACK AND WHITE AND DELIVERED TO THE ADDRESSEE IN A MATTER OF HOURS.

IN ARGENTINA AND PORTUGAL, THE COPY SENT FROM HONG KONG WILL BE SEALED AND DELIVERED TO THE ADDRESSEE BY SPECIAL MESSENGER OR NORMAL POST OFFICE SERVICES, DEPENDING ON THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SENDER. ALTERNATIVELY, ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE FOR COLLECTION FROM A POST OFFICE.

CHARGES FOR