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Hongkong Post is a government department of Hong Kong responsible for postal services, though operated as a trading fund. Founded in 1841, it was known as Postal Department or Post Office [2] (Chinese: 郵政署) before the handover of Hong Kong in 1997.
Post offices are scattered throughout Hong Kong. All of them are managed by Hongkong Post. As of 2020, there are 30 post offices on Hong Kong Island, 35 in Kowloon, 48 in the New Territories and eight on the Outlying Islands. There are also three mobile post offices providing postal services in remote areas in the New Territories.
The General Post Office (GPO) is the headquarters of Hongkong Post. Built in 1976, it is located at Connaught Place , Central , Hong Kong . The office was adjacent to the former Star Ferry Pier , and it is adjacent to Jardine House and the International Finance Centre .
General Post Office circa 1911. The postal system in the British colony of Hong Kong began in 1841 when the Royal Mail established the first General Post Office in the region. [1] [2] Between 1841 and 1862, no stamps were issued, and postmarks were used to certify payment of the postage instead.
The building was erected between 1912 and 1913, and opened on 1 March 1915 as the Wan Chai Post Office. [1] It is not known whether the building was originally built and designed for such purpose. The post office ceased to operate in 1992, after having served the Wan Chai community continuously for 77 years. [citation needed]
Kowloon Central Post Office (Chinese: 九龍中央郵政局) is the main post office in Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is located at 405 Nathan Road , Yau Ma Tei , [ 1 ] underneath the Kowloon Government Offices [ yue ] .
Hongkong Post advised to leave the postcode field blank or try to fill in with "000", "0000", "000000" or "HKG" wherever required. [1] The People's Republic of China's national postal service, China Post , has allocated postal code 999077 to Hong Kong, although this is only sporadically used when sending mail from Mainland China. [ 2 ]
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