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JASTA”, DECEMBER 19, 1905

+DEPENDING ON THE DESTINATION, CHARGES FOR SENDING A 'SHORT MESSAGE WILL BE 18 PER CENT TO 33 PER CENT CHEAPER THAN THE NORMAL RATES CHARGED FOR AN A4 SIZE DOCUMENT, HE SAID.

UNDER PRESENT ARRANGEMENTS DOCUMENTS, DIAGRAMS AND OTHERS UP TO A MAXIMUM OF A4 SIZE (210 MM X 297 MM) CAN BE SENT BY INTELPOST, AND EXPERIENCE HAS SHOWN A NOTICEABLE DEMAND FOR A SMALLER SIZE FACILITY.

+ THE SERVICE IS AVAILABLE AT ANY ONE OF THE 23 INTELPOST ACCEPTANCE OFFICES THROUGHOUT HONG KONG, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

+THE INTELPOST SERVICE OFFERS HIGH-SPEED FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION BETWEEN HONG KONG AND 34 OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS INCLUDING THE U.S., UK, FRANCE, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, JAPAN, AUSTRALIA AND CANTON, HE SAID.

+ INTELPOST SERVICE PROVIDES THE LARGEST DELIVERY NETWORK AND DELIVERY AT THE OVERSEAS DESTINATION CAN USUALLY BE AFFECTED WITHIN HOURS.

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

THOSE HAVING FACSIMILE MACHINES IN THE IR OFFICES CAN, BY ARRANGEMENT, TRANSMIT ITEMS DIRECT TO THE POST OFFICE INTELPOST TERMINAL IN THE GENERAL POST OFFICE FOR ONWARD TRANSMISSION OVERSEAS AT NO EXTRA COST.

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

TENDERS INVITED FOR TAXI LICENCES ****

THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR 100 URBAN TAXI LICENCES, IT WAS ANNOUNCED TODAY (THURSDAY).

TENDER FORMS FOR THE NEW LICENCES WILL BE AVAILABLE TOMORROW (FRIDAY) FROM THE DEPARTMENT'S PUBLIC VEHICLE SECTION AT ROOMS 906-909, HUTCHISON HOUSE, 10 HARCOURT ROAD, CENTRAL, OR FROM THE SECTION'S KOWLOON OFFICES ON THE NINTH FLOOR, PARK-IN COMMERCIAL CENTRE, 56 DUNDAS STREET, MONG KOK.

TENDERERS MUST DEPOSIT $25 000 WITH THE DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING SERVICES FOR EACH URBAN TAXI LICENCE THEY SEEK, AND ONE TENDER FORM MAY BE SUBMITTED FOR ANY NUMBER OF TAXI LICENCES NOT EXCEEDING 100, A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.

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