At present, there are 8 post offices in the Southern District, which provide postal services to the public. Among them, the Cyberport Post Office is a small post office in the district, serving mainly neighboring residents and people working nearby.
Southern District Councillor Sima Wen pointed out that Hongkong Post recently announced that due to the failure to renew the lease, the Cyberport Post Office, which has been in service since 2003, will be closed on October 17 this year, but a street mailbox and "self-service post" will be added. Center" for residents to post and collect mail.
The transaction volume of Cyberport Post Office is 30% less than other similar post offices
According to information documents, the current post offices in Southern District are Pokfulam Post Office, Cyberport Post Office, Wah Fu Post Office, Aberdeen Post Office, Ap Lei Chau Post Office, Lei Tung Post Office, Repulse Bay Post Office and Stanley Post Office.
A few days ago, Hongkong Post announced that it had received a notice from the owner of the Cyberport Post Office that its lease will not be renewed after the expiration of October 31 this year, and requested the office to relocate to another designated commercial area (Digital Plaza) on the third floor. bunk.
As the service scope of the bureau overlaps with Pokfulam Post Office and Wah Fu Post Office in the area, and the relocation and replacement costs generally involve millions of dollars, Hongkong Post decided to close the Cyberport Post Office on the 17th of next month and set it up in Cyberport 3A. A "self-service postal center" is set up on the ground floor of the district office building, and a street mailbox will be added outside the building.
Hongkong Post stated in the document that from 2020 to 2021, the daily average transaction volume of Cyberport Post Office is only 150, which is far lower than the transaction volume of small post offices of the same size by more than 30%.
According to records, about 80% of the transactions of the bureau are posting mail, collecting mail and purchasing stamps or postage labels, while paying bills accounted for more than 10%. It believes that the establishment of a "self-service postal center" can arrange to ensure that public resources are properly and effectively In addition to the use, it can also facilitate the public to post letters or small parcels and pick up the mail at a more flexible time. The department believes that the newly established "self-service postal center", coupled with the postal facilities in the area, is sufficient to meet the residents' demand for postal services.
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