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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1991

TUEN MUN CENTRAL POST OFFICE

TURN MUN SAN HUI POST OFFICE

TSUEN WAN POST OFFICE

TSUEN WING STREET POST OFFICE

YUEN LONG POST OFFICE

A HAND-BACK SERVICE WILL BE GIVEN TO "FIRST DAY" INDICATION FOR THE OCCASION.

ALL COVERS BEARING THE

INT'L BUSINESS REPLY SERVICE TO BE INTRODUCED NEXT MONTH

1)

BUSINESS

THE POSTMASTER

A NEW TYPE OF POSTAL SERVICE CALLED THE INTERNATIONAL REPLY SERVICE WILL BE INTRODUCED AS FROM OCTOBER GENERAL, MR DOMINIC S.W. WONG, ANNOUNCED TODAY (THURSDAY).

TO SEVEN COUNTRIES: FRANCE, THE NETHERLANDS, SWEDEN,.

INITIALLY, THE SERVICE WILL BE AVAILABLE THE UNITED KINGDOM. SINGAPORE, NORWAY AND ISRAEL.

"THE SERVICE IS EXPECTED TO BE POPULAR PARTICULARLY FOR COMPANIES WHICH SEND LARGE QUANTITIES OF PROMOTIONAL MAIL TO POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS OUTSIDE HONG KONG,' MR WONG SAID.

THIS SERVICE IS SIMILAR TO THE LOCAL BUSINESS REPLY SERVICE. UNDER THE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS REPLY SERVICE, A SENDER IN HONG KONG MAY ENCLOSE WITH HIS COMMUNICATION A SELF-ADDRESSED ENVELOPE OR CARD OF A PRESCRIBED DESIGN.

BUT WITHOUT THE ENVELOPE OR

THE RECIPIENT OVERSEAS CAN DESPATCH BY AIR MAIL, POSTAGE, HIS RESPONSE TO THE HONG KONG SENDER USING CARD PROVIDED.

THE HONG KONG POST OFFICE WILL CHARGE THE HONG $5.80 FOR EACH ITEM RETURNED TO HIM.

KONG SENDER

THE INTERNATIONAL SERVICE ALSO OPERATES IN THE REVERSE DIRECTION. ANYONE INTERESTED IN THE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS RRPLY SERVICE MAY APPLY TO THE POSTMASTER GENERAL FOR A LICENCE. THE ANNUAL LICENCE FEE IS $75.

FURTHER DETAILS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM POSTAL SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES ON TEL. 868 1868.

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