News
24 July 2001
Hongkong Post Holds a Lighting Ceremony to Celebrate the Arrival of its 160th Anniversary
Hongkong Post, this evening, organised a lighting ceremony at the General Post Office to celebrate its 160th Anniversary on 25 August 2001.
Hongkong Post has invited Ms. Sandra LEE, Secretary for Economic Services to join Mr. P.C. LUK, Postmaster General to officiate at the lighting ceremony of a billboard bearing a specially designed Hongkong Post 160th Anniversary Logo put up outside the General Post Office building at 2, Connaught Place, Central. The lights on the billboard symbolises the beacon to lead the Post on the way to an even brighter future.
Speaking at the lighting ceremony, Mr. P. C. LUK said, "In the past 160 years, Hongkong Post has undergone so many changes, changes that keep pace with the growth of Hong Kong."
Ms. Sandra LEE, Secretary for Economic Services, also stated, "'Customers first' is now an important element of Hongkong Post's service culture......This commitment to providing the best services to customers has been recognised in the results of the Public Perception Survey. The ranking of Hongkong Post in the survey as the best service organisation in Hong Kong has jumped from the fifth in 1997 to second in 2001."
Looking forward, Mr. LUK feels confident that guided by its new core values of teamwork and innovation, Hongkong Post is set to deliver the highest standard of services and to thrive in the next 160 years.
Today's lighting ceremony was followed by a cocktail reception held at the same place and attended by over 200 people including Hongkong Post staff, representatives from various government departments and major business partners.
A billboard bearing a specially designed Hongkong Post 160th Anniversary Logo was put up outside the General Post Office Building.
Hongkong Post, this evening, organized a Lighting Ceremony at the General Post Office to celebrate its 160th Anniversary on 25 August 2001. At the ceremony, Ms. Sandra LEE (fifth from the left), Secretary for Economic Services, Mr. P. C. LUK, the Postmaster General (sixth from the left), together with the Chairmen of Staff Unions gave a toast.