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Hongkong Post
The latest news and top stories on Hongkong Post. A prominent Hong Kong based governmental body, Hongkong Post is dedicated to providing reliable and universal postal services. Its headquarters are in Kowloon Bay. Established in 1841, its main activities include mail delivery services and operating as a Certification Authority for digital certificates.
A group of kindergarten students queue up to board a bus for a school field trip, guided by their teacher, outside the Hong Kong Space Museum in Tsim Sha Tsui on May 19. Photo: Jelly Tse
Education in Hong Kong

Letters | What Hong Kong educators can learn from Yidan Prize winners

Readers discuss the foundations that help a child arrive ready to learn, a key moment in a Hong Kong school’s history, and the value of Hongkong Post.

Hong Kong economy

Opinion | How Hong Kong can address its postal service’s losses

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Hong Kong society

Letters | Hong Kong needs clearer framework for handling high heat on work sites

Hong Kong economy

Editorial | Hongkong Post’s survival won’t come from belt-tightening alone

The postal service must look to successful examples overseas and not shy away from ambitious reforms.

Customers at the General Post Office in Central, Hong Kong, on August 18. Facing operational challenges and declining mail volumes, Hongkong Post has announced that it will offer two-year contracts rather than permanent employment to those completing their probation this September. Photo: Jelly Tse
E-commerce

Opinion | Hongkong Post should focus on public service, not profit

The traditional self-funding operating model is no longer viable in an increasingly competitive e-commerce market.

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Hong Kong society

Letters | Hongkong Post should not confuse reform with retreat

Readers discuss ways to make the postal administration more useful and commercially imaginative, and the maulings of two small pet dogs.

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Hong Kong economy

In Focus | Does struggling Hongkong Post need to deliver profits or just public services?

After eight consecutive years of deficits and with few branches turning a profit, what is next for Hongkong Post?

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Illustration: Henry Wong
The rapid expansion of the e-commerce market, the rise of private delivery firms and a decline in traditional mail have dragged Hongkong Post into a financial quagmire. Photo: Jelly Tse
The General Post Office, the headquarters of Hongkong Post, in Central. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong society

Hongkong Post scraps permanent contracts for new staff amid financial strain

Probationary staff to be offered two-year contracts under cost-cutting plans, including reviews of staffing, delivery frequency and branch closures.

Hong Kong politics

Opinion | How has John Lee’s ‘new chapter’ for Hong Kong promise held up?

As the chief executive works on both his policy address and a five-year plan for the city, more boldness, reforms and innovation are needed.

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong civil service chief vows ‘attractive’ pay rise once economy improves

Ingrid Yeung stresses prudent use of public money after some lawmakers say flat 2 per cent pay rise falls short of pay trends, union demands.

Secretary for Civil Service Ingrid Yeung Ho Poi-yan has rejected suggestions that public servant pay rises are being suppressed. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong society

Editorial | Hongkong Post must deliver on innovation to survive

As the city’s postal service seeks an injection of funds, it is clear that operations need a serious revamp.

The interior of a post office at Windsor House in Causeway Bay is seen on May 29. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Hong Kong society

Hong Kong to keep ‘open mind’ on options for struggling postal service

Government ‘comprehensively’ reviewing Hongkong Post’s operating model and will submit a report on the long-term road map in three years.

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Hong Kong society

Can Hongkong Post be saved or should it become a taxpayer-funded public service?

Observers say HK$4.6 billion rescue plan only buys time as officials must decide whether basic public services should override push for profit.

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Hong Kong society

Death of Hongkong Post? Mounting losses, dwindling demand cast shadow over service

Government has proposed HK$4.6 billion lifeline for operator after years of losses amid changing business environment.

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The post office in Causeway Bay. Over the past eight financial years, the self-financed government department has racked up HK$2.9 billion in losses. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Hong Kong

Video | Hongkong Post seeks financial line amid near multibillion-dollar loss

Government-owned postal service provider has recorded eight consecutive annual deficits, accumulating nearly HK$2.9 billion in losses.

Government-owned postal service provider has recorded eight consecutive annual deficits, accumulating nearly HK$2.9 billion in losses
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Hong Kong society

Stamp of approval sought on HK$4.6 billion lifeline for struggling Hongkong Post

Government-owned postal service provider has recorded eight consecutive annual deficits, accumulating nearly HK$2.9 billion in losses.

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Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong to raise postage rates from April 13 amid surging oil prices

Postage for local letters to go up by 9 per cent to HK$2.40, while increases for 90 per cent of airmail will be within 50 HK cents.

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Hong Kong transport

Hongkong Post’s airmail services to 24 countries affected by strikes in Middle East

Public postal service suspends airmail to Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates, affecting ‘services transiting through these locations’.

Residents mail parcels at the General Post Office in Central in May 2025. Photo: Elson Li
From our archives

In pictures: When 40,000 people queued for stamps in Hong Kong

From Queen Elizabeth’s 60th birthday to the 1997 handover, limited-edition stamps captured the city’s history in miniature.

Crime in Hong Kong

After 3 Hong Kong data breaches, here’s how to protect your private info

Customers’ details held by Cathay Pacific, Louis Vuitton and Hongkong Post targeted in recent string of data breaches.

Hong Kong has seen a recent spate of data breaches over several days. Photo: Sam Tsang
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