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Hongkong Post announced today (April 30) that due to the special traffic and transport arrangements on Friday (May 2) for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch Relay in Hong Kong, the mail collection schedule for nine post offices (see table below) in the vicinity along the torch relay route may be affected. For posting of time sensitive mail items, customers are advised to patronise other post offices nearby during the traffic control period of the respective offices.
Post Offices that may be affected:
Post Offices
Estimated Time that may
of Traffic Control Affected Area be affected
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10am¡V11.30am Tsim Sha Tsui Tsim Sha Tsui
Post Office;
Granville Road
Post Office
noon¡V2pm Shatin Wo Che
Post Office;
City One
Sha Tin
Post Office;
Sha Kok
Post Office
3pm¡V4pm Hung Hom Bypass International
Mail Centre
Post Office
3.30pm¡V4.30pm Central District General Post
Office
4pm¡V5.30pm Wan Chai Hennessy Road
Post Office;
Gloucester
Road Post
Office
For enquiries, customers may call Hongkong Post's Retail Business hotline at 2525 5856.
Ends/Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Issued at HKT 13:31
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