Hongkong Post today (October 13) announced the latest air mail posting dates for Christmas this year. While the dates are provisional, they have been compiled with due consideration of the requirements of respective postal administrations, and are for reference only. These dates and services are subject to availability of flights, and may be altered at short notice. The public are advised to post earlier than the dates shown. Members of the public may visit the web page at (www.hongkongpost.hk/en/about_us/whats_new/index.html) on the service availability for various destinations before posting.
 

Destination	Letters and packets		Parcels
Chinese Mainland	December 12		December 12
Taiwan	December 9		December 8
Asia and the Middle East
Destination	Letters and packets		Parcels
Bangladesh	December 4		December 1
Brunei Darussalam	December 10		December 9
India	December 1		November 30
Indonesia	December 9		December 8
Japan	December 8		December 8
Jordan	December 7		December 4
Korea	December 16		December 15
Lao People's Dem. Rep.	December 9		December 4
Lebanon	December 2		December 1
Malaysia	December 4		December 3
Myanmar	December 8		*
Nepal	November 20		November 19
Pakistan	December 9		December 3
Saudi Arabia	December 4		December 3
Singapore	December 3		December 2
Sri Lanka	December 9		*
Thailand	December 4		December 4
The Philippines	December 4		December 3
United Arab Emirates	December 9		December 8
Viet Nam	December 9		December 8
Other destinations in Asia and the Middle East	December 4		December 3
Central, South and North America
Destination		Letters and packets	Parcels
Argentina		November 20	November 17
Brazil		December 1	November 30
Canada		December 4	December 2
Chile		November 27	November 26
Costa Rica		November 27	*
Guyana		December 2	December 1
Mexico		December 3	December 1
Panama (Rep.)		December 8	December 7
Peru		November 24	November 23
United States of America#		December 9	December 8
Uruguay		December 1	November 30
Other destinations in Central, South and North America		November 24	November 23
Europe
Destination		Letters and packets	Parcels
Austria		December 3	December 2
Belgium		December 2	December 1
Cyprus		December 4	December 2
Czech Republic		November 18	November 18
Denmark		December 2	December 1
Estonia		December 8	December 7
Finland		December 8	December 2
France		December 3	December 3
Germany		December 8	December 7
Gibraltar		December 9	November 25
Greece		December 2	December 1
Hungary		December 4	December 3
Iceland		December 3	*
Ireland		December 9	December 3
Italy		December 3	December 2
Latvia		December 7	December 4
Lithuania		December 7	December 7
Malta		December 3	December 2
Netherlands		December 4	December 3
Norway		December 3	December 2
Poland		December 2	December 1
Portugal		December 7	December 7
Romania		December 9	December 2
Russia		December 2	December 1
Serbia		December 7	December 3
Slovakia		December 7	December 4
Spain		December 7	December 4
Sweden		December 4	December 4
Switzerland		December 9	December 7
Türkiye		December 4	December 3
United Kingdom		December 9	December 8
Other destinations in Europe		December 2	November 20
Oceania
Destination		Letters and packets	Parcels
Australia		December 9	December 8
Fiji		December 8	December 7
French Polynesia		December 3	December 1
Nauru		November 17	*
New Caledonia		December 4	December 4
New Zealand		December 2	December 1
Papua New Guinea		November 27	*
Solomon Islands		December 3	*
Tonga		December 3	December 2
Other destinations in Oceania		December 3	December 1
Africa
Destination		Letters and packets	Parcels
Egypt		December 9	December 8
Eswatini		December 7	*
Kenya		December 2	*
Malawi		December 3	*
Mauritius		December 2	November 25
Morocco		December 11	December 7
South Africa		November 24	November 23
Other destinations in Africa		December 2	November 23
* Service under suspension
# Postal services available for items containing document only

Ends/Tuesday, October 13, 2026
Issued at HKT 15:40

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