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SUNDAY, AUGUST 29, 1993

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PUBLIC URGED TO HELP IMPROVE POSTAL SERVICES

POSTAL SERVICES ARE SUCH AN ACCEPTED PART OF OUR EVERYDAY

AND ECONOMIC FABRIC THAT IT IS ALL TOO EASY TO TAKE

SOCIAL GRANTED.

THEM

FOR

WHAT IS OFTEN NOT FULLY REALISED IS THE EFFORT THE POST OFFICE PUT IN TO MAKE PROPER DELIVERY OF EVERY SINGLE LETTER TO YOUR MAIL BOX, AND SOMETIMES RIGHT TO YOUR DOOR.

THE PUBLIC OFTEN DO NOT REALISE THAT BY PUTTING A LITTLE BIT OF EFFORT THEY CAN HELP IMPROVE POSTAL SERVICES.

CONTROLLER OF POSTS (MANAGEMENT CONTROL), MRS ELLEN SIU, SAID THE POST OFFICE WAS GEARED TO FURTHER IMPROVE SERVICES. BUT MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC HAVE A PART TO PLAY TOO.

"NOTHING EXEMPLIFIES THE REAL SPIRIT OF PUBLIC SERVICE BETTER THAN THE WAY IN WHICH POST OFFICE IS PREPARED TO REACH OUT TO MEET THE 11 MRS SIU POSTAL NEEDS OF CITIZENS HERE. BUT WE TOO WANT THEIR HELP, SAID.

SHE GIVES A FEW TIPS THAT MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN FOLLOW:

章 THE RECEIVER'S ADDRESS ON THE MAIL ITEM SHOULD BE WRITTEN AS CLEARLY AND AS DETAILED AS POSSIBLE. USE THE FIRST LINE FOR FLAT AND FLOOR NUMBERS AND NAME OF BUILDING. THE SECOND LINE FOR THE NUMBER OF BUILDING AND NAME OF STREET. THE THIRD LINE FOR NAME OF THE DISTRICT AND THE FOURTH FOR HONG KONG, KOWLOON OR NEW TERRITORIES AS APPROPRIATE;

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FOR OVERSEAS MAIL, THE POSTAL DISTRICT NUMBER OR POSTAL CODE, NAME OF COUNTY, STATE OR PROVINCE, AND NAME OF COUNTRY SHOULD APPEAR IN THE LOWEST FOUR LINES OF THE ADDRESS;

A TYPED OR A MACHINE-PRINTED IN ROMAN TYPE, RATHER THAN A HANDWRITTEN ADDRESS IS PREFERRED;

CORNER OF

STAMP SHOULD BE AFFIXED ONTO THE TOP RIGHT-HAND THE MAIL ITEM, FOR PROCESSING MACHINE;

BY THE STAMP CANCELLING

USE ENVELOPES OF WHICH THE SIZE FALLS WITHIN THE PERMISSIBLE RANGE. THE MINIMUM SIZE IS 90 MM TIMES 140 MM, THE MAXIMUM SIZE IS 167 MM TIMES 260 MM.

THE POSTAL REQUIREMENTS ON THE

FOLLOW

MAXIMUM WEIGHT OF PARCEL. NORMALLY THE MAXIMUM WEIGHT IS 10 KILOGRAMS ALTHOUGH SOME DESTINATIONS ALLOW A MAXIMUM OF 15 ΤΟ 20 KILOGRAMS; AND

PACK, WRAP AND SEAL A PARCEL PROPERLY то AVOID DAMAGE,

DELAY OR EVEN DETENTION OF THE ITEMS.

MRS

MECHANISED

SIU SAID SINCE 1990, THE POST OFFICE HAD BEEN USING LETTER SORTING SYSTEM (MLSS) TO SORT MAIL.

THE

/THIS SYSTEM