CAP. 981
[r. 8 cont.]
Post Office.
(c) letters on Hong Kong Savings Bank business posted in Hong Kong and addressed "Hong Kong Savings Bank”.
9. The following postal packets shall be charged the same rates of postage as if they were letters—
(a) all postal packets which are closed to inspection except parcels; and
(b) all postal packets which contain a letter.
10. No postal packet shall contain any inclosure which is directed to a name and address different from the name and address borne on the cover and which is inclosed with the intention of evading postage. Any such inclosure may be taken out and may be forwarded to the addressee charged with separate postage.
11. Precious stones, jewellery and other precious articles shall not be sent by letter post.
12. Notwithstanding any alternative method of treatment and disposal of prohibited articles authorized by the Ordinance, it shall be lawful for the Postmaster General, or any officer of the Post Office authorized by him in that behalf, forthwith to destroy any postal packet and the contents thereof which may have been opened under the authority of section 10, 12 or 13 of the said Ordinance and the contents of which may be any obscene, immoral, indecent, offensive or libellous writing, picture or other thing.
13. Subject to any special agreement between the Postmaster General and any particular steamship company, the rates of the gratuities payable under section 19 of the Ordinance, shall be—
(a) For transit mails other than parcels conveyed to Indo-China and to ports in China south of Shanghai $0.50 per bag or paper packet.
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CAP. 981
[r. 8 cont.]
Post Office.
(c) letters on Hong Kong Savings Bank business posted in Hong Kong and addressed "Hong Kong Savings Bank”.
9. The following postal packets shall be charged the same rates of postage as if they were letters—
(a) all postal packets which are closed to inspection
except parcels; and
(b) all postal packets which contain a letter.
10. No.postal packet shall contain any inclosure which is directed to a name and address different from the name and address borne on the cover and which is inclosed with the intention of evading postage. Any such inclosure may be taken out and may be forwarded to the addressee charged with separate postage.
11. Precious stones, jewellery and other precious articles shall not be sent by letter post.
12. Notwithstanding any alternative method of treat- ment and disposal of prohibited articles authorized by the Ordinance, it shall be lawful for the Postmaster General, or any officer of the Post Office authorized by him in that behalf, forthwith to destroy any postal packet and the con- tents thereof which may have been opened under the authority of section 10, 12 or 13 of the said Ordinance and the contents of which may be any obscene, immoral, inde- cent, offensive or libellous writing, pricture or other thing.
13. Subject to any special agreement between the Post- master General and any particular steamship company, the rates of the gratuities payable under section 19 of the Ordin- ance, shall be-
(a) For transit mails other
than parcels conveyed to Indo-China and to ports in China south of Shanghai
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$0.50 per bag or paper
packet.
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