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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 1994

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PROTOTYPE AUTOMATIC MAILING SYSTEM TO BE INSTALLED

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PROTOTYPE AUTOMATIC MAILING SYSTEM WILL BE INSTALLED AT GENERAL POST OFFICE FOR TRIAL USE BY THE PUBLIC AS FROM NEXT

SAID PAGLIARI, THE POSTMASTER GENERAL, MR MIKE (AUGUST 9), (WEDNESDAY).

THE

TUESDAY TODAY

SERVICE, THE SELF-SERVICE MACHINE TO POSTING SERVICE

"AMONGST THE MEASURES FOR IMPROVING THE POSTAL POST OFFICE HAS BEEN LOOKING FOR AN AUTOMATIC

LETTER WHICH CAN PROVIDE SPEEDY AND RELIABLE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC,

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MR PAGLIARI SAID.

KONG PRODUCTIVITY FOR THIS

THE POST OFFICE HAS COMMISSIONED THE HONG COUNCIL TO DEVELOP AND PRODUCE AN AUTOMATIC MAILING SYSTEM PURPOSE. THE PROTOTYPE MACHINE TO BE LAUNCHED IS THE PRODUCT OF COUNCIL'S INITIAL STUDY.

THE

INCORPORATING ANY

"A DEFINITIVE SYSTEM WILL BE DEVELOPED BY NECESSARY REFINEMENT IDENTIFIED DURING THE TRIAL PERIOD.

"IF THE SYSTEM IS PROVED TO BE COST-EFFECTIVE AND BENEFICIAL TO AT BUSY THE PUBLIC, THE POST OFFICE WILL CONSIDER ITS INSTALLATION

HE SAID. OFFICES TO FACILITATE THE POSTING OF LETTER MAIL,

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HAS MULTI- THE INNOVATIVE PROTOTYPE AUTOMATIC MAILING SYSTEM

OPTIONS VOICE MEDIA

INCLUDING A TOUCH-ON SCREEN AND FACILITIES GUIDE CUSTOMERS HOW TO USE THE MACHINE.

CUSTOMERS CAN CHOOSE TO HEAR INSTRUCTIONS IN ENGLISH, CANTONESE

OR PUTONGHUA,

IT CAN ACCEPT ALL KINDS OF HONG KONG COINS AND PROVIDE CHANGE.

IT

REGISTERED BOTH ACCEPTING IS

OF CAPABLE LETTERS, POSTCARDS OR PRINTED MATTER, FOR EITHER LOCAL OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS, SENT BY AIR OR BY SURFACE.

PRINT

THE SYSTEM CAN AUTOMATICALLY ASSESS THE POSTAGE THE AMOUNT OF POSTAGE PAID ONTO THE ENVELOPE.

FOR

AND ORDINARY ADDRESSES OR

REQUIRED AND

REGISTERED ITEMS IT CAN ISSUE A CERTIFICATE OF POSTING

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SENDER.

BE CONTAINED SHOULD SYSTEM THE ITEMS SENT THROUGH RECTANGULAR ENVELOPES WHICH ARE WHITE OR A LIGHT COLOUR.

THE MAXIMUM SIZE OF THE ENVELOPE ALLOWABLE IS 270 155 MM WIDE BY 5 MM THICK, AND THE MINIMUM SIZE IS 140 MM WIDE

THE ITEMS SHOULD NOT EXCEED 500 BY 0.25 MM THICK. WEIGHT.

IN

LONG BY

MM LONG BY 90MM GRAMMES IN

MAILING EITHER

IN ORDER TO ENABLE MORE CUSTOMERS TO TRY THE AUTOMATIC SYSTEM, A RESTRICTION OF ONE ITEM POSTED PER CUSTOMER QUEUING, BY ORDINARY OR REGISTERED MAIL, WILL BE IMPOSED NEXT TUESDAY WHEN MACHINE IS FIRST INTRODUCED TO THE PUBLIC.

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