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Annual Report

Achievement of Performance Pledges

At Hongkong Post, it has always been our mission to win the hearts of our customers by providing them accessible, reliable and affordable postal services. With this in mind, we are pleased to report that we have achieved most of the targets set for 2005/06, and in some cases, surpassed them.

Service Pledges Targets Performance
Local and International Mail
1. Deliver locally posted letters to addressees by the following working day 98.0% 99.8%
2. Deliver Bulk Economy letters to addressees within 3 working days 99.0% 100%
3. Deliver Hongkong Post Circular Service items within 4 working days 99.0% 100%
4. Deliver outward airmail items, posted before the advertised latest time for posting, to the first available air carrier within the same day or the following working day 99.0% 99.0%
5. Deliver inward airmail items within 2 working days after arrival in Hong Kong 99.0% 100%
6. Deliver local and inward parcels within 2 working days after day of posting or arrival to Hong Kong, Kowloon and major commercial and industrial areas in the New Territories, and within 3 working days to other areas 99.0% 99.1%
7. Deliver outward air parcels, posted before the advertised latest time for posting, to the first available air carrier, either within the same day or the following working day 99.0% 99.9%
Speedpost and Local Courierpost
8. Provide pick-up service for Speedpost items within the period as specified in the Service Information Sheet 99.5% 100%
9. Deliver outward Speedpost items accepted before the specified latest times for posting to air carriers on the same day, subject to availability of outgoing flights 99.5% 99.7%
10. Deliver inward Speedpost items on the same day for items arriving before noon, or the next working day for those arriving later. Subject to special arrangements, deliver before 9:00am inward Speedpost items that arrive before 6:00am 99.5% 99.4%
11. Deliver Local Courierpost items according to the standards specified in the Service Leaflet 99.5% 99.7%
Retail Business
12. Serve customers within 10 minutes during non-peak hours 98.0% 98.4%
13. Serve customers within 25 minutes during peak hours or periods (Please see Notes) 98.0% 99.9%
14. Reset private franking machines at counters within 15 minutes 98.0% 100%
15. Deliver products under the Local Standing Order Service at counters within 15 minutes 98.0% 100%
Notes: Peak periods include the first days of issue of philatelic products, seasonal pressure periods such as Christmas, Lunar New Year and the government bills peak collection time such as the whole month of January and the last week of April, July and October. Details of specific peak hours for individual post offices are displayed in the public hall.
Philately & PostShop Products
16. Make products available for collection under the Local Standing Order Service on the first day of issue of the related special stamps 100% 100%
17. Despatch overseas orders within 6 working days from date of receiving the order 100% 100%
18. Open new philatelic accounts within 6 working days from date of receiving the application 100% 100%
19. Deliver local orders for Postshop products within 6 working days from date of receiving the order 99.0% 100%
Certification Authority

20. Process applications for Hongkong Post e-Cert within the working days stipulated below:

  • e-Cert (Personal) - 3 days
  • e-Cert (Organisational) - 10 days
  • e-Cert (Encipherment) - 10 days
  • e-Cert (Server) - 10 days
99.0% 100%
Hotlines
21. Answer calls to Hongkong Post hotlines within 3 rings, i.e. within 12 seconds 90.0% 89.5%
Application for Postal Services

22. Process applications for the following services within 5 working days:

  • Post Office Boxes
  • Freepost
  • Business Reply Service
  • International Business Reply Service
  • Use of Private Franking Machine
  • Opening of Deposit Accounts for posting of mail in bulk
  • Redirection Service
100% 100%
23. Process applications for Hongkong Post Circular Service within 1 working day 100% 100%
24. Process applications for Permit Mailing Service within 1 working day 99.0% 100%

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Last revision date : 8 November 2006