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Hongkong Post today (December 29) announced that a new mobile application running on the Android platform will be available for download from the Android Market from December 30. You may go to the Android Market and search for "Hongkong Post" or go to the Hongkong Post website (www.hongkongpost.com) and click the direct link for downloading free of charge.
This Android version carries the same functionality as the iPhone version, which was launched in June this year. The mobile application provides the following functions:
* Mail tracking and relaying the delivery status of mail via SMS or e-mail;
* Indicating the nearest post offices, posting boxes and mobile post offices on a digital map;
* Providing a postage calculator and the ability to compare the cost of different services for the same piece of mail; and
* Receiving the latest Hongkong Post communications, including notices, press releases and promotions.
Further information about the Android application can be obtained from the Hongkong Post website at www.hongkongpost.com, or by calling the Hongkong Post Hotline at 2921 2222.
Ends/Thursday, December 29, 2011
Issued at HKT 10:01
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