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Hongkong Post today (October 20) announced the final posting dates for this year's Christmas airmail. To ensure that airmail items are delivered before Christmas, customers are requested to post their items on or before the relevant final date of posting for specific countries. These dates are displayed at all counter offices. Alternatively, customers may find the information at Hongkong Post's website at www.hongkongpost.com.
The latest posting dates for Christmas airmail to some of the major destinations are tabulated below:
Destination Letters and Parcels and
cards packets
Asia Pacific
Australia December 6 December 6
China, Mainland December 10 December 10
India December 2 December 2
Indonesia December 12 December 10
Japan December 13 December 10
Korea, South December 12 December 12
Malaysia December 12 December 12
New Zealand December 10 December 10
Philippines December 9 December 5
Singapore December 14 December 12
Taiwan December 14 December 10
Thailand December 12 December 7
America
Argentina December 9 December 9
Brazil December 10 December 10
Canada December 6 December 6
Mexico December 10 December 9
USA December 7 December 6
Europe
France December 5 December 5
Germany December 7 December 5
Italy December 12 December 12
Netherlands December 15 December 10
Portugal December 12 December 6
Spain December 10 December 10
Switzerland December 12 December 12
United Kingdom December 8 December 8
Enquiries on the subject can be directed to the Hongkong Post general enquiry hotline at 2921 2222.
A copy of the "Latest Dates of Posting for Christmas Airmail 2011" is enclosed for information.
Ends/Thursday, October 20, 2011
Issued at HKT 10:02
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