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Hongkong Post announced today (December 1) that the latest date for posting Christmas mail for local delivery before Christmas Day is Wednesday, December 22. Postings after this date may not be delivered in time because of seasonal work pressure. Members of the public are advised to post as early as possible in order to avoid a last minute rush.
During the Christmas Holidays (i.e. December 25 to 27), there will be no mail delivery. The General Post Office and the Airport Post Office will open from December 25 to 27, from 9am to 5pm and 8am to 5pm respectively. The Tsim Sha Tsui Post Office will open on December 26 (Sunday) from 9am to 2pm. All other post offices will be closed during the holidays. One mail collection will be arranged on December 27 for all street posting boxes except those on outlying islands and in remote areas.
To ensure that greetings sent by air mail are delivered before Christmas, members of the public are reminded to post their mail on or before the latest dates of posting listed below:
Asia Pacific
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Destination: Australia
Letters and Cards: December 15
Parcels and Packets: December 9
Destination: Mainland China
Letters and Cards: December 10
Parcels and Packets: December 10
Destination: India
Letters and Cards: December 4
Parcels and Packets: December 4
Destination: Indonesia
Letters and Cards: December 11
Parcels and Packets: December 10
Destination: Japan
Letters and Cards: December 11
Parcels and Packets: December 10
Destination: South Korea
Letters and Cards: December 12
Parcels and Packets: December 12
Destination: Malaysia
Letters and Cards: December 12
Parcels and Packets: December 12
Destination: New Zealand
Letters and Cards: December 11
Parcels and Packets: December 11
Destination: The Philippines
Letters and Cards: December 9
Parcels and Packets: December 4
Destination: Singapore
Letters and Cards: December 16
Parcels and Packets: December 13
Destination: Taiwan
Letters and Cards: December 11
Parcels and Packets: December 7
Destination: Thailand
Letters and Cards: December 11
Parcels and Packets: December 6
America
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Destination: Argentina
Letters and Cards: December 9
Parcels and Packets: December 9
Destination: Brazil
Letters and Cards: December 10
Parcels and Packets: December 10
Destination: Canada
Letters and Cards: December 6
Parcels and Packets: December 6
Destination: Mexico
Letters and Cards: December 10
Parcels and Packets: December 9
Destination: United States
Letters and Cards: December 6
Parcels and Packets: December 6
Europe
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Destination: France
Letters and Cards: December 9
Parcels and Packets: December 7
Destination: Germany
Letters and Cards: December 6
Parcels and Packets: December 6
Destination: Italy
Letters and Cards: December 13
Parcels and Packets: December 13
Destination: Netherlands
Letters and Cards: December 16
Parcels and Packets: December 11
Destination: Portugal
Letters and Cards: December 11
Parcels and Packets: December 6, 2010
Destination: Spain
Letters and Cards: December 13
Parcels and Packets: December 13
Destination: Switzerland
Letters and Cards: December 15
Parcels and Packets: December 15
Destination: United Kingdom
Letters and Cards: December 8
Parcels and Packets: December 8
A complete list of the latest dates of posting for this year's Christmas mail by air is displayed at all counter offices. Customers can also find the information at Hongkong Post's website at www.hongkongpost.com or contact Hongkong Post's general enquiry hotline at 2921 2222.
Ends/Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Issued at HKT 12:28
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