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News Archive of 2008

Press Releases Date of Issue (January 2008 - December 2008)
31 December 2008	Lunar New Year gift sets through Gift Fulfilment Service
29 December 2008	Special stamp issues for Year of the Ox
24 December 2008	Holiday arrangement for New Year's Day
22 December 2008	Tin Yiu Post Office relocated
15 December 2008	Latest date of posting Christmas mail for local delivery
12 December 2008	Sale of overseas philatelic products
11 December 2008	Mail services resume as normal
2 December 2008	Special philatelic products
1 December 2008	Hongkong Post holiday arrangements for Christmas
1 December 2008	Recruitment of Designers – Invitation to Expression of Interest in Designing Postage Stamps
28 November 2008	Sheung Wan Post Office Resume Business on December 8, 2008
27 November 2008	Delay in airmail and Speedpost items
27 November 2008	"Judiciary" special stamps issued at ceremony
26 November 2008	Delay in mail delivery services in Thailand
24 November 2008	Repulse Bay Post Office resumes business
14 November 2008	Sale of overseas philatelic products
11 November 2008	Special stamps issue "Judiciary"
10 November 2008	Last dates to post Christmas airmail 2008
6 November 2008	"Hong Kong, China - Republic of Korea Joint Issue on Masks" special stamps issuing ceremony
20 October 2008	Special Stamp - "Hong Kong, China - Republic of Korea Joint Issue on Masks"
17 October 2008	Speedpost 'Next Flight Out' service launched
16 October 2008	Renovation of Repulse Bay Post Office
10 October 2008	Renovation of Sheung Wan Post Office
9 October 2008	Secretary for Home Affairs visits Hongkong Post in support of Free Post Day
6 October 2008	Hongkong Post announces "One Person, One Letter" Free Post Day
29 September 2008	Hongkong Post has no connection with www.hkrpost.com
24 September 2008	Holiday arrangement for the National Day & Chung Yeung Festival
22 September 2008	Overseas philatelic products go on sale
19 September 2008	Christmas surface mail - latest dates of posting 2008
8 September 2008	Holiday arrangement for day after Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival
3 September 2008	Hongkong Post announces special new stamps for 2009
25 August 2008	Special stamp issue - stamp sheetlet to commemorate Hongkong Post's participation in World Stamp Exhibition PRAGA 2008
20 August 2008	Majority of the public utilities bills not delivered by Hongkong Post
15 August 2008	Mooncake gift sets for Mainland and local delivery
11 August 2008	Sale of philatelic products from other postal administrations
8 August 2008	Sale of "Beijing 2008 Olympic Equestrian Events" limited edition products
8 August 2008	Special arrangement for the sale of "Beijing 2008 Olympic Equestrian Events" limited edition products
21 July 2008	Special Stamp Issue - "Beijing 2008 Olympic Equestrian Events"
11 July 2008	Hongkong Post launches new "iMailR service"
1 July 2008	"Giant Pandas" Special Stamps Issuing Ceremony cum Fundraising Activity for "Sichuan Earthquake Relief Giant Panda Base Rebuilding Fund"
27 June 2008	Over $1.3 million raised from "Giant Pandas" limited edition stamps
27 June 2008	Mail delivery in Mainland China subject to delays
25 June 2008	Holiday arrangement for HKSAR Establishment Day
17 June 2008	Hongkong Post extends deadline to buy giant panda fund-raising stamps
16 June 2008	Sale of overseas philatelic products
12 June 2008	"Giant Pandas" special stamp issue
11 June 2008	"Jellyfish" special stamps ceremony held at Ocean Park
6 June 2008	Delay in mail delivery services in Mainland China
3 June 2008	"Speedpost Sports Games" China promotion announced for Speedpost customers
2 June 2008	No mail delivery on the day following Tuen Ng Festival
26 May 2008	Hongkong Post not connected to www.kd-express.com
26 May 2008	Special stamp issue - "Jellyfish" to be released in June
24 May 2008	Hongkong Post raises over HK$1.3 million for earthquake relief
20 May 2008	Hongkong Post Fundraising Auction for Sichuan Earthquake Relief
14 May 2008	Delay in mail delivery services in Mainland China
13 May 2008	North Point Post Office to close down
9 May 2008	Sale of overseas philatelic products
7 May 2008	Special stamp issue - "Children Stamps - Paper Folding Fun"
6 May 2008	Holiday Arrangement for The Buddha's birthday
30 April 2008	Post Office counter service during Olympic Torch Relay on Friday
28 April 2008	Holiday arrangement for Labour Day
18 April 2008	China Post Logistics Co. Ltd. and Hongkong Post Partnering for Logistics Service Provision in Greater China
18 April 2008	Awards presented at 9th Inter-School Stamp Exhibits Competition
15 April 2008	"Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch Relay (Hong Kong)" stamp mini-panes to go on sale
14 April 2008	Closure of Texaco Road Post Office and Opening of Yeung Uk Road Post Office
1 April 2008	Exhibition of 9th Inter-School Stamp Exhibits Competition
28 March 2008	Holiday arrangement for Ching Ming Festival
25 March 2008	Sale of Overseas Philatelic Products
20 March 2008	Kowloon Bay Post Office
14 March 2008	"Hong Kong Flowers" Special Stamps issuing ceremony
14 March 2008	Mail services to Australia
13 March 2008	Mail arrangements for Easter holidays
12 March 2008	Expressions of interest invited for designing postage stamps
3 March 2008	Mail delivery services on the Mainland back to normal
25 February 2008	HK Post announces special stamp issue - "Hong Kong Flowers"
21 February 2008	Revised business hours of selected post offices
18 February 2008	Overseas philatelic products to go on sale
11 February 2008	Special stamp issue - "Mainland Scenery Series No 7: Huanglong"
6 February 2008	Hennessy Road Post Office to re-open on February 14
5 February 2008	Hongkong Post supports local charities during Lunar New Year
3 February 2008	Airport Post Office opens throughout Lunar New Year holidays
31 January 2008	Temporary closure of Causeway Bay Post Office
30 January 2008	Mail services to Australia disrupted by flooding
30 January 2008	HK Post holiday arrangements for Lunar New Year 2008
29 January 2008	Delay in mail delivery services in Mainland China
26 January 2008	"Year of the Rat" Special Stamps Issuing Ceremony
17 January 2008	LovePost - Linking People in Love, exquisite Valentine's Day gift sets by Hongkong Post
16 January 2008	Hongkong Post and China Post-Shenzhen Post Bureau launch Hong Kong-Shenzhen Direct Mail Service
10 January 2008	Send Lunar New Year Gift Sets To The Mainland Through The Hong Kong/Mainland Gift Fulfillment Service
7 January 2008	Special Stamp Issue on "Year of the Rat"