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MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 1993

POST OFFICE INTRODUCES NEW LETTER SCALES

ELECTRONIC A NEW TYPE OF

INCLUDING

LETTER SCALE HAS BEEN INTRODUCED TODAY (MONDAY) FOR USE INITIALLY AT 15 BUSIEST POST OFFICES THE GENERAL POST OFFICE AND TSIM SHA TSUI POST OFFICE.

EXPLAINING

DETAILS

HO,

ACTING

OF

THE MACHINE, THE

ELECTRONIC NEW SAID THE MRS DORIS GENERAL, AUTOMATICALLY CALCULATE THE POSTAGE REQUIRED FOR POSTING A TO A PARTICULAR COUNTRY.

POSTMASTER

SCALE CAN MAIL ITEM

REQUIRED THROUGH A INSTALLED A'I' THE COUNTER

CUSTOMERS WILL BE ABLE TO SEE THE POSTAGE REMOTE LIGHT EMITTING DILODE DISPLAY PANEL TOP, SHE SAID.

REDUCK THE TRANSACTION TIME, "THESE NEW SCALES WILL HELP TO

THE OVERALL ENSURE THE COLLECTION OF THE CORRECT POSTAGE AND IMPROVE EFFICIENCY OF THE POST OFFICE COUNTER SERVICE.

"THE PLAN IS TO PROVIDE ALL POST OFFICES WITH THESE NEW

SHE SAID. WITHIN THE NEXT FEW YEARS,"

SCALES

PROJECTS

THE NEW ELECTRONIC SCALE IS ONE OF SEVERAL AUTOMATION

IN ORDER TO ENHANCE THAT THE POST OFFICE HAS PLANNED TO INTRODUCE SERVICES TO ITS CUSTOMERS AND TO IMPROVE OVERALL EFFICIENCY.

OTHER PROJECTS INCLUDE SELF SERVICE AUTO-MAILING EQUIPMENT A COMPUTERISED SPEEDPOST ACCEPTANCE SYSTEM.

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AND

45 NEW BUILDING PLANS APPROVED IN OCTOBER ** * **

THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE OF THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT APPROVED 45 NEW BUILDING PLANS IN OCTOBER LAST YEAR.

OF THESE, 21 WERE FOR HONG KONG, 12 FOR KOWLOON AND 12 FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES.

APPROVED

THE

PLANS APARTMENT/COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS,

INCLUDED

22

FOR

APARTMENT,

10 FOR COMMERICAL DEVELOPMENTS

AND

ONE FOR FACTORY AND INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES.

ON

DURING THE MONTH, THE OFFICE GAVE CONSENT FOR WORK TO START 41 PROJECTS INVOLVING 128,112 SQUARE METRES OF USABLE DOMESTIC FLOOR AREA AND 63,619 SQUARE METRES OF USABLE NON-DOMESTIC FLOOR AREA.

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THE TOTAL DECLARED COST OF NEW BUILDINGS COMPLETED DURING THE MONTH WAS ABOUT $3,283 MILLJON.

USABLE FLOOR AREAS FOR ABOUT 173,768 SQUARE METRES

RESPECTIVELY.

DOMESTIC AND NON-DOMESTIC USES WERE AND ABOUT 151,394 SQUARE METRES

/IN OCTOBER