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Airport Post Office extends business hours

The Postmaster General, Mr Robert Footman, announced today (Thursday) that the business hours of the Airport Post Office will be extended to 9.30 am to 8.30 pm, Monday to Saturday, with effect from Monday (February 5).

"The extension will bring about a better service to our customers which include tourists, airport staff and other users in the vicinity of the airport. The extension to the evening, which is a popular time slot for passenger departure, will be particularly welcomed," said Mr Footman.

As part of the policy to further expand the philatelic office network, the Airport Post Office will also become a philatelic office upon extension of its business hours. A full range of local philatelic products and selected foreign philatelic products will be available for sale.

Philatelic covers posted at the special posting box provided at this office will be cancelled by a pictorial datestamp depicting an aircraft.

"With the addition of the Airport Post Office, philatelists in the Kowloon East area will be better served," added Mr Footman.

Other existing philatelic offices are the General Post Office, Beaconsfield House Post Office, Peak Post Office, Tsim Sha Tsui Post Office, Granville Road Post Office, Sha Tin Central Post Office and Tsuen Wan Post Office.

On Monday, a hand-back service giving the Airport Post Office philatelic pictorial postmark will be provided at the Airport Post Office for any locally addressed covers bearing the "First Day" indication.

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