Hongkong Post
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- For the Japanese-language newspaper, see Hong Kong Post.
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Hongkong Post is a department under the Hong Kong government, though operated as a trading fund. Founded in 1841, it was known as Postal Department or Post Office (郵政署) before the handover of Hong Kong in 1997.
Its head is Postmaster General. It used to make its income only by postal delivery and the sale of philately products. However, in recent years it began to offer Speedpost, issue electronic certificates for e-commerce, and provide bill-payment services.
Post offices of the Hongkong Post are scattered throughout Hong Kong and their mail drop-off boxes are also territory-wide. Before 1997, the boxes were painted red, and was engraved with a British royal coat of arms. After the transfer of sovereignty in 1997, its livery has become green, with the new Hongkong Post logo.
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Image:General Post Office2.jpg Image:General Post Office3.jpg Major Post Offices:
- The General Post Office at 2 Connaught Place, Central, Hong Kong Island
- The Kowloon Central Post Office at G/F, Kowloon Government Offices, 405 Nathan Road, Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon
- The International Mail Centre at 80 Salisbury Road, Hung Hom, Kowloon
- The Air Mail Centre at Catering Road West, Lantau
