Postal_Guide_September_1961 — Page 6

2 General Information

Tel. No. Hours of Business

POST OFFICES-NEW TERRITORIES

Sha Tin Post Office

Shek Wu Hui Post Office

Tai Po Post Office

Tsuen Wan Post Office

Yuen Long Post Office

Sha Tin

Shek Wu Hui, Sheung Shui

Main Street, Tai Po Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Building, Tsuen Wan

Main Street, Yuen Long

01:4490

8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

01:3017

Extn. 116

8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

01:2074

8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

01:774

8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

01:356

8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Cheung Chau Post Office Peng Chau Post Office

POST OFFICES-ISLANDS

Cheung Chau Island Peng Chau Island

01:05

9 a.m.

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5 p.m.

9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Stamps and Aerogrammes may be obtained from Licensed Vendors, the address of the nearest vendor to each Post Office being shown on the window notice of that office.

INQUIRIES AND COMPLAINTS

Inquiries and complaints in regard to all post office services should be addressed to the Controller of Posts, Hong Kong or Kowloon, as appropriate. Complaints regarding mishandling of mail should be accompanied by the envelope or wrapper of the item to which the complaint refers.

PRINCIPAL SERVICES AND CHARGES

For regulations see appropriate section of this guide.

LOCAL AND SURFACE MAILS

Service

Hong Kong. Macall and China

British Commonwealth; Territories under British Trusteeship: British Postal Agencies in Bahrain. Muscat, Qatar and the Trucial States; The Irish Republic

First oz., 200.; Each additional oz.. 15c.

All other countries

First oz., 40c.: Each additional oz., 25c.

125c. each

50c. each

LETTERS

First oz.: 10c.; Each additional oz., 10c.

POSTCARDS

5c. each

15c. each

REPLY PAID POSTCARDS

10c. each

300. each

SMALL PACKETS

PRINTED PAPERS

First 10 ozs.. 75c.; Each First 10 ozs.. 75c.; Each First 10 ozs., 75c.; Each additional 2 ozs.. 15c. additional 2 ozs.. 15c. additional 2 ozs., 15c.

First 1 oz.. So.; Each First 2 ozs., 15c.; Each First 2 ozs., 15c.; Each additional 2 ozs., Sc. additional 2 ozs.. 10c. additional 2 ozs., 10c.

LITERATURE FOR THE BLIND (BRAILLE)

COMMERCIAL PAPERS

SAMPLES

PARCELS

5c. for each 2 lbs. or Free part of 2 lbs.

Free

First 1 oz., Sc.; Each First 8 ozs., 40c.; Each First 8 ozs., 40c.; Each additional 2 ozs., 5c, additional 2 ozs., 10c. additional 2 ozs., 10c.

First 2 ozs., 15c.; Each First 2 ozs., 15c.; Each First 2 ozs., 15c.; Each additional 2 ozs., 10c. additional 2 ozs., 10c. additional 2 ozs.. 10c.

See Section II of this Guide.