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Sales of the letterboxes

Standard A4-size stainless letter box with an address plate are available for sale at the following post offices:

Hong Kong	Kowloon	New Territories	Outlying Islands
General Post Office Post Office Chai Wan Post Office Kennedy Town Post Office Queen's Road Post Office Shau Kei Wan Post Office Sheung Wan Post Office Sai Ying Pun Post Office Wan Chai Post Office	Gillies Avenue Post Office Kowloon Central Post Office Kwun Tong Post Office Kwong Wa Street Post Office Mong Kok Post Office Sham Shui Po Post Office Tai Kok Tsui Post Office Tsim Sha Tsui Post Office	Kam Tin Post Office Sha Tin Central Post Office Sai Kung Post Office San Tin Post Office Shek Wu Hui Post Office Tuen Mun Central Post Office Tai Po Post Office Tsuen Wan Post Office Yuen Long Post Office	Cheung Chau Post Office Peng Chau Post Office Lamma Island Post Office Mui Wo Post Office Tai O Post Office

Size: Height 390mm x Width 280mm x Depth 70mm
Price: HK$180 each

Registration

For the added security of collecting the signature of the addressee (or their agent) and internal monitoring within the postal system. A fee of $13 is charged to all local and international destinations.
If an advice of receipt is required an additional fee of $11 should be paid at the time of posting. Requests for advice of receipt are accepted only at the time of posting. Registration is available for letters and packets but not parcels. The Insurance service should be used for parcels. Compensation up to HK$320 is payable in the event of damage or loss of registered packets. Full details on the registration service are set out in the Post Office Guide, available at any post office. For posting of local registered items, multi-part address packs (Pos 650) should be used. The pack should be affixed onto the envelope and the name and address of the recipient should be fully completed in the appropriate space. The packs are obtainable from all post offices.

Insurance (Overseas mail only)

For the highest level of security and compensation within the postal system. Insured letters and parcels, up to a maximum of HK$46,000 may be sent to the countries indicated on "Postage Rates and Services (POS 15)" [PDF] and "Postage Rates and Services - Section 9 : Air Mail Latest Times of Posting & Delivery Speed (POS 15)" [PDF] subject to the regulations set out in the Post Office Guide. The fee is $2.50 for each $500 of insured value or part thereof, payable in addition to the normal postage, and in the case of insured letters, in addition to the $13 registration fee. The insured value of the item must be clearly written on it. See the Post Office Guide for full details.

Recorded Delivery (Local letter mail only)

A simpler and lower cost alternative to the registration service for items sent within Hong Kong. A fee of $11 is charged. A record is kept by the delivery office that the delivery was successfully completed.

Speedpost (Overseas mail only)

Speedpost is the international courier service from Hongkong Post. It provides you with a faster, more cost-effective way to reach over 210 destinations. Equipped with money back guarantee on its delivery standards, you can count on Speedpost to send your urgent documents, samples and merchandise to all around the globe. For details of Speedpost service, please refer to "Speedpost Rate Plan (Pos 15A/1)" [PDF], "Speedpost Posting Guide (Pos 15A/2)" [PDF], Speedpost - Delivery Standard and Latest Times of Posting [PDF]or call 2921 2277.

Express (Overseas mail only)

The express delivery service is available to the countries indicated on "Postage Rates and Services (POS 15)" [PDF] and "Postage Rates and Services - Section 9: Air Mail Latest Times of Posting and Delivery Standard (POS 15)" [PDF]. The additional fee is $6. An Express label, obtainable free at any post office, must be affixed to each Express item. Express items travel in the normal postal stream until they reach the country of destination where they are picked out for priority treatment and receive an accelerated delivery.

Freepost (Local mail only)

A convenient and cost effective way to maximise customers' response rate for your promotions. By simply applying to use our Freepost service, you are no longer required to send out self-addressed reply envelopes in your local direct mail campaign. Even if you would like to include a reply slip / envelope in your direct mail, no special design nor format is required. There is no minimum quantity set for the Freepost items. No licence fee or any initial deposit is required. Each Freepost item delivered is subject to a handling fee of 60 cents in addition to the normal postage. Charges will be settled monthly based on the actual number of Freepost items you receive.
Application forms are available at all post offices. For enquiries, please contact the Hongkong Post Financial Services Division on Tel: 2921 2250 or Fax: 2526 1198.

Business Reply Service (Local mail only)

Used by a business that wishes to obtain a reply from a client without requiring the client to pay the postage. Using a preprinted card or envelope, the item can be posted without postage and this will be levied on the receiver at the time of delivery.
See the Post Office Guide for full details of the service. Each item is charged at $0.5.

International Business Reply Service (Overseas mail only)

The same service as above but for international mail. The items are sent in the air mail stream. Each item must weight under 50g and are charged a flat rate of $6.00. For full details see the Post Office Guide.

International Reply Coupons

These coupons are exchangable at post offices overseas for postage stamps and enable the sender of an international letter to prepay the reply. A coupon costs $14 and can be exchanged for international postage stamps for an unregistered air mail letter not weighing over 20g.

Redirection of Mail

Subject to certain conditions, letters, packets and parcels will be redirected for 3 months at a charge of $100 for private user or $300 for business user. This service may be continued upon payment of the prescribed fee. See the Post Office Guide for full details.

Post Office Boxes

Fees for Post Office Box Rental are shown below.
See the Post Office Guide for full details of the service

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