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THURSDAY, JULY 28, 1994

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COMPUTERISING SPEEDPOST SERVICES

THE ACCEPTANCE

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ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES OF THE SPEEDPOST SERVICE WILL BE COMPUTERISED WITH EFFECT FROM NEXT MONDAY (AUGUST 1), THE POSTMASTER GENERAL, MR MIKE PAGLIARI, ANNOUNCED TODAY.

"SPEEDPOST IS A PREMIUM POSTAL SERVICE WHICH PROVIDES A SPEEDY AND RELIABLE SERVICE FOR TRANSFERRING DOCUMENTS, SAMPLES AND MERCHANDISE OVERSEAS," MR PAGLIARI SAID.

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"THE COMPUTERISED SPEEDPOST ACCEPTANCE SYSTEM ACCEPTANCE OPERATION, ACCOUNTING, ENQUIRY AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES, SO THAT CUSTOMERS CAN ENJOY SPEEDIER SERVICES IN POSTING ITEMS, ENQUIRY AND SETTLEMENT OF ACCOUNTS.

"IT REPRESENTS PART OF THE POST OFFICE'S CONTINUING EFFORTS IMPROVE THE POSTAL SERVICE WHICH HAS BEEN PLAYING A VITAL PART HONG KONG'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.'

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THE COMPUTERISED SYSTEM CONSISTS OF A HOST COMPUTER LINKED THE TERMINALS PROVIDED AT THE 37 SPEEDPOST ACCEPTANCE, OFFICES, THE SPEEDPOST PICK-UP CENTRES AT THE GENERAL POST OFFICE AND THE INTERNATIONAL MAIL CENTRE, THE AIR MAIL CENTRE WHICH DESPATCHES SPEEDPOST ITEMS TO OVERSEAS COUNTRIES, AS WELL AS THE ACCOUNTING DIVISION AT THE POST OFFICE HEADQUARTERS.

ALL POSTING DATA WILL BE IMMEDIATELY CAPTURED BY THE SYSTEM WHEN SPEEDPOST ITEMS ARE ACCEPTED AND PROCESSED AT ANY TERMINAL.

SPEEDPOST DOCUMENTS WHICH ARE MANUALLY PREPARED AT PRESENT WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY PRODUCED BY THE COMPUTERISED SYSTEM, WHICH WILL SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE SPEEDPOST SERVICE.

STARTING FROM AUGUST 1, 1994, SPEEDPOST CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE AGREEMENTS WITH THE POST OFFICE WILL BE ABLE TO TENDER SPEEDPOST ITEMS FOR POSTING AT ANY OF THE 37 SPEEDPOST ACCEPTANCE OFFICES, INSTEAD OF BEING LIMITED ΤΟ ONLY ONE OR TWO DESIGNATED OFFICES AS UNDER THE PRESENT ARRANGEMENT.

THESE CUSTOMERS HAVE ALREADY BEEN ISSUED NEW SPEEDPOST AUTHORITY CARDS BEARING NEW AGREEMENT NUMBERS AND BAR CODE LABELS TO BE AFFIXED ON SPEEDPOST ITEMS FOR CUSTOMER IDENTIFICATION PURPOSE.

THEY ARE REMINDED TO USE THEIR NEW AGREEMENT NUMBERS AND NEW SPEEDPOST AUTHORITY CARDS FOR THEIR PICK-UP ORDERS AND POSTINGS AT COUNTER WITH EFFECT FROM THAT DATE.

BAR-CODE LABELS BEARING THEIR NEW AGREEMENT NUMBERS SHOULD BE AFFIXED ON EVERY SPEEDPOST ITEM THEY POST,

OTHER CUSTOMERS WHO DO NOT HAVE AGREEMENTS WITH THE POST OFFICE WILL BE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A POSTING DOCKET (FORM POS 481 OR POS 481A) WHEN POSTING THEIR SPEEDPOST ITEMS OVER THE COUNTER.

THIS FORM IS OBTAINABLE SPEEDPOST ACCEPTANCE OFFICES.

FREE OF CHARGE AT ANY OF THE 37

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