ENG-1984 — Page 297

Hong Kong Year Books 香港年報 All

Aviation in

Hong Kong

HONG KONG

香港

HONG KONG

ER

香港

Avation in Hong Kong

HONG KONG

香港

AAKT.T

Aviation in Hong Kong

$1

Chinese Lanterns 3944

ER

$1.30

Chinese Lanterna +1-987200

Maps of Plug Kore fragil

Maps of Hong Kong

401

+

FILORG KORU

$130

Man of Hong Kong A

$1.30

30

ER

$1.00

HONG KONG 香港|

HONG KONG

30

ER

AAK 21 2

Aviation in Hong Kong

HONG KONG

香港

40c

Astras en Hong Kong

402

Chinese Lanterns Dif

ER

30

ER

$5.00

HONG KONG 香港

Chinese Lanterns

$5

Chinese Lanterns (biter

HONG KONG 5

Efficient Links

Excellent communications have been an important factor in Hong Kong's rise into the top rank of international financial and manufacturing centres. These have enabled the territory constantly to keep a finger on the world's pulse in finance and trade, by day and by night. This efficiency in the age of the computer and video display terminal is not confined to the business community. It applies to the public as a whole, ranging from rapid delivery of mail to the facsimile service by which a family may send birthday greetings to a relative living in the United Kingdom. The Post Office plays a central role, handling daily an average of 1.35 million letters and parcels. The Speedpost service now covers more than 250 cities, and Intelpost, introduced in 1982, is proving equally popular. The territory has over two million telephones, or around 38 sets for every 100 people, and calls by direct dialling can be made to many countries. For the Hong Kong Telephone Company Limited it represents a big advance since 1965 when telephones numbered only 250 000. International telecommunications are provided by land and submarine cables, radio systems and satellite links through the earth station at Stanley. These services are heavily used: Cable and Wireless (HK) Limited handled 36.4 million minutes of outward telex in 1983.

Mhus of Flong Kong FRE

$100

$500

Previous page: The Speedpost service now covers more than 250 cities. Left: New sets of stamps that were issued during the year.

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