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Post Office counter service during Olympic Torch Relay on Friday
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    Hongkong Post announced today (April 30) that due to the special traffic and transport arrangements on Friday (May 2) for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch Relay in Hong Kong, the mail collection schedule for nine post offices (see table below) in the vicinity along the torch relay route may be affected.  For posting of time sensitive mail items, customers are advised to patronise other post offices nearby during the traffic control period of the respective offices.

Post Offices that may be affected:

                                      Post Offices
Estimated Time                        that may
of Traffic Control    Affected Area    be affected
------------------  -------------    --------------

10am!11.30am        Tsim Sha Tsui    Tsim Sha Tsui
                                      Post Office;
                                      Granville Road
                                      Post Office

noon!2pm            Shatin            Wo Che
                                      Post Office;
                                      City One
                                      Sha Tin
                                      Post Office;
                                      Sha Kok
                                      Post Office

3pm!4pm            Hung Hom Bypass    International
                                      Mail Centre
                                      Post Office

3.30pm!4.30pm      Central District  General Post
                                      Office

4pm!5.30pm          Wan Chai        Hennessy Road
                                      Post Office;
                                      Gloucester
                                      Road Post
                                      Office

    For enquiries, customers may call Hongkong Post's Retail Business hotline at 2525 5856.

Ends/Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Issued at HKT 13:31

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