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News Archive of 2003

Press Releases
Date of Issue (January 2003 to December 2003)
19 December 2003 "Letters to Santa" Service Exemplifies Hongkong Post's Purpose Statement of "Linking People, Delivering Business" 
16 December 2003 Sale of Overseas Philatelic Products 
15 December 2003 Yau Tong Post Office Takes on a New Look 
13 December 2003 Latest Date for Posting Christmas Mail for Local Delivery 
12 December 2003 Special Stamp Issues - "Year of the Monkey" and "Gold and Silver Stamp Sheetlet on Lunar New Year Animals - Ram / Monkey" 
11 December 2003 "Development of Public Housing in Hong Kong" Special Stamps Issuing Ceremony 
10 December 2003 Issue of the Official Souvenir Cover to Commemorate The Jockey Club 3rd INAS-FID World Swimming Championships 
1 December, 2003 Dec 22 latest date for local Christmas mail 
27 November 2003  Hongkong Post Introduces New Collectibles
25 November 2003 "World Heritage in China" Special Stamps Issuing Ceremony 
24 November 2003 Prior notice of shipment required for shipments of food to US 
18 November 2003 Mail delivery service to Uruguay back to normal 
18 November 2003 Overseas philatelic products on sale at HK Post from November 21 
13 November 2003 Special Stamp Issue - "Development of Public Housing in Hong Kong"
6 November 2003 Mail to UK still subject to delays though strike is over 
6 November 2003 "Chinese Percussion Instruments" Special Stamps Issuing Ceremony
4 November 2003 Strike delays mail to UK 
4 November 2003 Issue of Official Souvenir Cover to "Commemorate Hongkong Post's Participation in the China 2003 - 16th Asian International Stamp Exhibition, Mianyang, Sichuan" 
31 October 2003 Latest Dates of Posting for Air Christmas Mail 2003
29 October 2003 Special Stamp Issue - World Heritage in China
16 October 2003 Joint Stamp Issue of Hongkong Post, China Post and Macau Post on "The Successful Flight of China's First Manned Spacecraft"
14 October 2003 Stamp Sheetlet of "HONG KONG 2004 Stamp Expo Tourism Series No. 2 - Green Hong Kong" Issuing Ceremony 
9 October 2003 Special Stamp Issue - "Chinese Percussion Instruments" 
4 October 2003 "Hong Kong, China - Sweden Joint Issue on Waterbirds" Special Stamps Issuing Ceremony 
24 September 2003 Hongkong Post Introduces New Collectible 
23 September 2003 Holidays Arrangements during the coming National Day and Chung Yeung Festival 
22 September 2003 Sale of Overseas Philatelic Products 
16 September 2003 Mail to Bermuda Subject to Delay 
15 September 2003 Hongkong Post e-Cert Ready for First Batch of Smart ID Card Holders 
15 September 2003 International Conference on "The Usage of Public Key Infrastructure in e-Business" 
11 September 2003 International Conference on "The Usage of Public Key Infrastructure in e-Business" 
11 September 2003 Issue of Stamp Sheetlet - HONG KONG 2004 Stamp Expo "Tourism Series No. 2 : Green Hong Kong" 
11 September 2003 Christmas Surface Mail - Latest Posting Dates 2003 
10 September 2003 "Heartwarming" Special Stamps Issuing Ceremony 
8 September 2003 Special Stamp Issue - Hong Kong, China - Sweden Joint Issue on Waterbirds 
6 September 2003  Issue of the "Implementing One Country Two Systems, Enhancing Stability and Prosperity" - Basic Law Promotion Souvenir Covers
5 September 2003 Stamp Issuing Programme for 2004, HONG KONG 2004 Stamp Expo & Launching of 2004 Local Standing Order Service 
5 September 2003 Holiday Arrangement 
4 September 2003 Hongkong Post Rolls Out "PostalPlus for SME" to Enhance Business Competitiveness of SMEs in Hong Kong 
18 August 2003 Sale of Overseas Philatelic Products 
13 August 2003   Special Stamp Issue - Heartwarming Special Stamps
9 August 2003 Hongkong Post Distributed Free Souvenir Covers to Promote the Community-Wide Adoption of One-Year-Free e-Cert on Smart ID Card 
7 August 2003 "Pet Fish" Special Stamps Issuing Ceremony Cum Children Stamps Design Competition 2003 Award Presentation 
21 July 2003 Issue of a Souvenir Cover to Commemorate the One-Year-Free E-Cert with Smart ID Card 
17 July 2003 "Miniature Landscapes" Special Stamps Issuing Ceremony 
11 July 2003 Launching Ceremony of International Fulfilment Service for Australian Natural Products 
5 July 2003 Special Stamp Issue - Pet Fish
30 June 2003 Extension of Bulk Acceptance Counter 
26 June 2003 Result of the 4th Inter-School Stamp Exhibits Competition 
26 June 2003 Mail to Mauritania Resumes Normal 
24 June 2003 Holiday Arrangements for the Forthcoming Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day 
20 June 2003 Hongkong Post to Issue First Free e-Cert to Smart ID Cardholders 
19 June 2003 Special Stamp Issue - Miniature Landscapes 
16 June 2003 Postal services to Mauritania suspended 
16 June 2003 Sale of Overseas Philatelic Products 
5 June 2003 Postponement of "World Heritage in China" Special Stamps 
2 June 2003 Issue of Mainland Scenery Series No. 2 - "The Master-of-Nets Garden, Suzhou" 
27 May 2003 Holiday Arrangements during the Forthcoming Tuen Ng Festival 
22 May 2003 Airmail to Taiwan back to normal 
19 May 2003 Commemorative Stamp Issue - World Heritage in China 
10 May 2003 Hongkong Post Issues "One Heart One Mind Bless Hong Kong" Souvenir Cover To Express Appreciation For AP Fighters
9 May 2003 Launching of Postal Remittance Service with Japan 
2 May 2003 Mail service to Nepal returns to normal
30 April 2003 Holiday Arrangements for the Forthcoming Buddha’s Birthday
28 April 2003 Sale of Overseas Philatelic Products 
24 April 2003 Holiday Arrangements for the Forthcoming Labour Day 
17 April 2003 Hongkong Post Announces Appointment of Miss Miriam YEUNG and Mr. Ekin CHENG as e-Cert Ambassadors to Drive Adoption of e-Cert for Hong Kong’s Smart Identity Cards 
15 April 2003 Mail service to Israel back to normal 
11 April 2003 Issue of Hong Kong Hoi Ha Wan Marine Park Prestige Stamp Booklet 
10 April 2003 Mail delivery services during Easter Holidays 
9 April 2003 Hongkong Post launches a New Bonus Point Scheme for Speedpost Customers 
8 April 2003 Stamp Sheetlet of "HONG KONG 2004 Stamp Expo Tourism Series No. 1 - Nightlife" Issuing Ceremony 
5 April 2003 Postal services to Israel delayed by industrial action 
4 April 2003 Official Souvenir Cover to Commemorate Hongkong Post’s Participation in the Hong Kong Stampex 2003 Issuing Ceremony 
1 April 2003 Hongkong Post Launches Special Promotion for Speedpost and Bulk Air Mail Postings to South Korea 
29 March 2003 Children Stamps Design Competition 2003 
28 March 2003 Issue of Souvenir Cover to Commemorate Hongkong Post's Participation in the Hong Kong Stampex 2003 
27 March 2003 Appointment of Philatelic Ambassador 
27 March 2003 Holiday Arrangements on Forthcoming Public Holiday (Ching Ming Festival) 
25 March 2003 Hongkong Post and Hutchison Telecom Unveil Hong Kong's First Collection and Delivery Management System Powered by Hutchison Telecom's GPRS Network
21 March 2003 Air Letter Mail to Iraq Subject to Delay
18 March 2003 Issue of the First Stamp Sheetlet for the HONG KONG 2004 Stamp Expo and a Souvenir Cover to commemorate the appointment of Miss Kelly CHEN as Philatelic Ambassador
15 March 2003 Sales of Language Fund Products at Selected Post Offices
13 March 2003 4th Inter-School Stamp Exhibits Competition
13 March 2003 "Traditional Trades and Handicrafts" Special Stamps Issuing Ceremony
3 March 2003 Sale of Overseas Philatelic Products
18 February 2003 Hongkong Post Occupational Health and Safety Week 2003 Opening Ceremony
17 February 2003 Commemorative Stamp Issue - Traditional Trades and Handicrafts
10 February2003 Philatelic products on sale from February 13 
6 February 2003 Issue of Special Postmark to Commemorate the 120th Anniversary of Hong Kong Observatory
23 January 2003 Holidays Arrangements for the Forthcoming Lunar New Year Holidays
19 January 2003 Lunar New Year Stamp Series Issuing Ceremony
12 January 2003 "Hong Kong Disneyland" special stamps issuing ceremony
8 January 2003 A New Post Office in Cyberport 
2 January 2003 Speedpost expands its network with effect from January 2, 2003
Last revision date : 31 December 2003