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Speedpost service extended to six countries

Reciprocal speedpost service will be extended to Ethiopia, Fiji, Ghana, Mauritius, Nepal and Solomon Islands as from Tuesday (August 27), the acting Postmaster General Mr P C Luk, announced today (Thursday).

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This will bring the total number of overseas destinations served by speedpost to

The postage rates and delivery standards are as below:

Postage

Ethiopia

Fiji

Ghana

Mauritius Nepal

Solomon

Islands

first 250g

$165

$85 $150

$190

$125

$85

first 500g

$200

$90

$190

$210

$140

$90

each addition

$65

$45

$80

$95

$30

$45

500g (up to total

weight of 8 kg)

each additional

$60

$45

$75

$90

$30

$45

500g (in excess

of 8 kg)

Kilopak

$255

$125

$260

$295

$160

$125

Delivery

1-4

1-4

2-5

1-2

1-2

3-5

Standards

(No of working

days required)

Speedpost is a fast and reliable service for sending urgent documents, samples and merchandise. It provides next day delivery to most major cities world-wide and reaches more than 1,500 cities in China.

Customers may register for pick-up service or post the speedpost items at any one of the 49 strategically located post offices.

"Hong Kong ranks the third among postal administrations world-wide in terms of the quantity of speedpost items handled, just after USA and Japan," said Mr Luk.