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HONGKONG POSTAL GUIDE
ADDENDA
British Post Office Agencies in China
On October 1st, 1916, the British Post Office Agencies in China (with the exception
of Wei Hai Wei) withdrew from the Imperial Penny Post System and now collect the
Postal Union Rates of postage on letters, viz.:—10 cents for the first 20 grammes and 6
cents for each additional 20 grammes.
The local rates to Hongkong, Wei Hai Wei, the British Post Office Agencies in
China and to Macao (and between Canton and Macao, also between Shanghai and
Ningpo) remain as before.
China-America Parcels Post
By the new parcels post arrangements recently entered into between China and
the United States the maximum weight has now been raised from 4 lb. to 11 lb., the
postage being 35 cents Mex. per lb. or fraction thereof when parcels are posted at steam
served post offices in China. From interior points not served by rail or steamer
additional domestic postage is charged. The registration fee is ten cents. No parcel
is accepted measuring more than three feet six inches in length, or exceeding six feet
length and girth combined, and from non-steam served points a parcel measuring over
one cubic foot will not be accepted.
Chinese Domestic Parcel Service
The extension of the Chinese Domestic Parcel Post System to the Province of
.Sinkiang took effect from the 1st December, 1916, subject to the following regulations-
Tariff.—{a) Parcels'between places in Sinkiang are subject to double rates, i.e.,
40 cents for the first kilo and 20 cents for each subsequent kilo or
fraction thereof.
(6) Parcels to, or from, Sinkiang are Subject to quadruple rates, i.e.,
80 cents for the first kilo and 40 cents for each subsequent kilo or
fraction thereof.
(c) Parcels between Yunnan and Sinkiang, transmitted via Indo China,
are subject to treble rates, i.e., 60 cents for the first kilo and 30
cents for each subsequent kilo or fraction thereof, in addition to
the special rates for parcels via Indo-China.
Dimensions and Weight.—-'So parcel may exceed 5 kilos (11 lbs.) in weight nor
30 x 30 x 30 centimetres (Ixlxl foot) in dimensions
Route.—Parcels to, and from, Sinkiang can only be transmitted via Kansu and
may be from 4 to 6 months en route according to circumstances.
Packing.—V&rce\s, must be securely packed in a manner adequate to the great
length of the journey and the trying conditions of overland transport.