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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1995

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GREECE JOINS SPEEDPOST NETWORK

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SPEEDPOST SERVICE WILL BE EXTENDED TO GREECE FROM MONDAY (SEPTEMBER 9), BRINGING TO 34 THE NUMBER OF COUNTRIES IN THE SPEEDPOST NETWORK SERVED FROM HONG KONG.

SPEEDPOST ITEMS WILL BE ACCEPTED FOR TRANSMISSION TO ATHENS, PIRAEUS AND THESSALONIKI IN GREECE, A POST OFF ICE SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).

ITEMS POSTED IN HONG KONG ON MONDAY AND SATURDAY WILL BE DELIVERED TO ADDRESSEES IN GREECE ON THE NEXT WORKING DAY, WHILE THOSE POSTED ON TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WILL BE DELIVERED ON THE SECOND WORK ING DAY.

BOTH +CONTRACT+ AND +DEMAND+ SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE.

THE MAXIMUM WEIGHT PER ITEM IS 20 KILOGRAMMES AND THE POSTAGE RATES ARE

ITEMS UNDER 250G

: $75

ITEMS BETWEEN 250G AND 500G

: $90

EACH SUBSEQUENT ADDITIONAL 500G

: $25

CUSTOMERS REQUIRING MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE SPEEDPOST SERVICE SHOULD CONTACT THE POSTAL SERVICES REPRESENTATIVES ON 5-2671108, HE SAID.

TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF LEI CHENG.UK SWIMMING POOL

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THE URBAN COUNCIL TODAY ANNOUNCED THAT LEI CHENG UK SWIMMING POOL COMPLEX WILL BE CLOSED BETWEEN 9.45 A.M. AND 12 NOON TOMORROW (FRIDAY) DUE TO THE SUSPENSION OF POWER SUPPLY.

A COUNCIL SPOKESMAN CALLED ON MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO USE THE NEARBY LAI CHI KOK PARK SWIMMING POOL AND SHAM SHUI PO PARK SWIMMING POOL COMPLEXES DURING THE CLOSURE PERIOD.

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