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Kong to prepay the UK's VAT on behalf of their customers, a move that helps local merchants promote their products to UK customers.

Supporting the Community

In January and February, Hongkong Post volunteered to collect donations for tsunami victims on behalf of five international relief organisations, as well as from a government-led fund-raising event, using the one-stop payment service of PayThruPost via all Hongkong Post outlets.

The 34th International Letter-writing Competition for young people attracted more than 9 700 entries from over 500 schools helping students to improve their letter-writing skills and enhance their creative powers.

Once again, Hongkong Post held a 'Love and Care Day' in September giving staff and customers a chance to express gratitude for their mutual support. The public were encouraged to send one personal letter up to 50g free of charge to a local address at 10 selected post offices to promote a caring culture via physical mail.

Participation in the International Postal Arena

Hongkong Post participated in regional and international meetings to encourage the pursuit of performance excellence, partnership and product development within the postal community. It participates as a delegate of the People's Republic of China in meetings and activities organised by the Universal Postal Union (UPU) and the Asian-Pacific Postal Union (APPU). It attended the UPU Postal Operations Council and Council of Administration meetings held in January and October in Berne, Switzerland, and the ninth APPU Congress held in May-June in Seoul, Republic of Korea. Hongkong Post, representing China, co-chaired the three meetings of UPU Terminal Dues Project Group, and was re-elected as a board member of the UPU Express Mail Service Cooperative and the Asia Pacific Post Cooperative (APPC).

In September, Hongkong Post helped the APPC organise an Operations Workshop in Hong Kong to provide a forum for postal administrations in the region to work collectively to develop and improve the standard and performance of their express mail and parcel services.

Home Pages

Government Information Centre: www.gov.hk

Communications and Technology Branch of Commerce, Industry and Technology Bureau: www.citb.gov.hk/ctb

Office of the Government Chief Information Officer: www.ogcio.gov.hk

Information Services Department: www.isd.gov.hk

Government's e-bulletin: www.news.gov.hk

Hongkong Post: www.hongkongpost.com

Digital 21 Strategy: www.info.gov.hk/digital21

E-government in Hong Kong: www.info.gov.hk/digital21/e-gov

Electronic Service Delivery Scheme: www.esd.gov.hk

Smart Identity Card: www.smartid.gov.hk

Cyberport: www.cyberport.com.hk