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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1986

39 IMMIGRATION STAFF COMMENDED

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THIRTY-NINE STAFF MEMBERS OF THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT WERE PRESENTED WITH COMMENDATION CERTIFICATES FOR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCES AT A CEREMONY HELD AT THE DEPARTMENT'S HEADQUARTERS TODAY (THURSDAY).

THE DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION, MR ALAN CARTER, SAID THAT THE CERTIFICATES WERE AWARDED ON A VERY SELECTIVÉ BASIS.

AMONG THE RECIPIENTS, A SENIOR IMMIGRATION ASSISTANT FROM THE AIRPORT SUB-DIVISION, MISS LAM YUK-MEI, WAS COMMENDED FOR DETECTING SIX FORGED PASSPORTS ON FOUR OCCASIONS BETWEEN OCTOBER AND DECEMBER LAST YEAR.

AUSTRIA, BERMUDA JOIN SPEEDPOST NETWORK

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STARTING NEXT MONDAY (SEPTEMBER 22), SPEEDPOST SERVICE WILL BE EXTENDED TO AUSTRIA AND BERMUDA, BRINGING TO 43 THE NUMBER OF COUNTRIES IN THE SPEEDPOST NETWORK SERVED FROM HONG KONG, THE POST OFFICE ANNOUNCED TODAY.

SPEEDPOST ITEMS WILL BE ACCEPTED FOR TRANSMISSION TO ALL AREAS IN THESE TWO COUNTRIES.

ITEMS POSTED ON MONDAY TO FRIDAY WILL BE DELIVERED ON THE SECOND WORKING DAY WHILE THOSE POSTED ON SATURDAY WILL BE DELIVERED ON THE NEXT WORKING DAY. BOTH +CONTRACT+ AND +ON DEMAND+ SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE.

THE MAXIMUM WEIGHT LIMIT PER ITEM IS 20 KG AND THE POSTAGE RATES WILL BE:

AUSTRIA

BERMUDA

ITEMS WEIGHING UNDER 250 G

$85

$70

ITEMS WEIGHING BETWEEN 250 G AND 500 G

$95

$85

EACH SUBSEQUENT ADDITIONAL 500 G

$25

$30

FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE SERVICE MAY BE OBTAINED BY CALLING THE POSTAL SERVICES REPRESENTATIVES ON 5-2671108.

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