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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1984

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INTELPOST EXTENDED TO BRAZIL

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FROM TUESDAY (OCTOBER 30), INTELPOST (INTERNATIONAL ELECTRONIC POST) NETWORK FROM HONG KONG WILL BE EXTENDED TO BRAZIL, A POST OFFICE SPOKESMAN ANNOUNCED TODAY.

+ INTELPOST ITEMS POSTED IN HONG KONG BEFORE 6 PM WOULD BE DELIVERED THE SAME DAY IN SAO PAULO, RIO DE JANEIRO, BRASILIA AND 20 OTHER CITIES. ITEMS FOR OTHER AREAS IN BRAZIL WOULD BE DELIVERED ON THE NEXT WORKING DAY, HE SAID.

+ INTELPOST IS IDEAL FOR SENDING URGENTLY NEEDED LETTERS, REPORTS, CHARTS, DRAWINGS, QUOTATIONS OR CONTRACTS NOT ONLY TO BRAZIL BUT TO 15 OTHER COUNTRIES INCLUDING THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE UNITED STATES.

+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.

THE COPY SENT FROM HONG KONG IS ENVELOPED AND DELIVERED IN BRAZIL 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.

THE CHARGE FOR THE SERVICE TO BRAZIL WILL BE 1-

FOR THE FIRST SIDE OF AN A4

SHEET OF PAPER

FOR EACH SUBSEQUENT A4 SIDE SENT TO

$70

THE SAME ADDRESSEE AT THE SAME TIME $35

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT INTELPOST IS ALSO AVAILABLE TO THE UNITED KINGDOM, UNITED STATES, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, BELGIUM FRANCE, THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA, LUXEMBOURG, MACAU, MALAYSIA, THE NETHERLANDS, PORTUGAL, QATAR, AND SWEDEN.

+INTELPOST IS ALREADY ONE OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST PUBLIC ELECTRONIC MAIL SERVICES, AND IT IS STILL GROWING FAST, HE SAID.

PEOPLE WISHING TO USE THE SERVICE SHOULD HAND OVER THEIR DOCUMENTS AT EITHER THE GENERAL POST OFFICE, CONNAUGHT PLACE, OR THE TSIM SHA TSUI POST OFFICE AT 10 MIDDLE ROAD, TSIM SHA TSUI. THOSE WITH FACSIMILE MACHINES IN THEIR OFFICES CAN ARRANGE TO TRANSMIT THEIR ITEMS DIRECT TO THE POST OFFICE INTELPOST TERMINAL IN THE GENERAL POST OFFICE.

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

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