Hong Kong Regulations

POST OFFICE REGULATIONS - REGULATION 13

(1) Subject to the provisions of this regulation, the Postmaster General may
let private boxes or provide private bag services to any person applying
therefor on payment in advance of the following annual fees in respect of each
such box or bag service-

Large Box
$ Small Box
$ Private Bag
$

   (a)  at the General Post Office, or the Tsim Sha Tsui Post Office
        .....................................................

   (b)  at the Kowloon Central Post Office for small box and private bag only
        .........................................

   (c)  at any other Post Office ...................................
650

-

320
500

320

270
270

270

270, (L.N. 191 of 1988; L.N. 122 of 1991; L.N. 418 of 1993; L.N. 151 of 1995)
but where the initial letting is for a period of more than 12 months the fee
payable shall be the annual fee and for the period in excess of 12 months for
each month or part thereof one twelfth of the annual fee. (L.N. 184 of 1981)

(2) Every private box shall be let or bag service provided for an initial
period of not less than 12 months with effect from the date on or from which
the user rents the box or the service, and such letting or service shall
thereafter be renewable at the discretion of the Postmaster General for
further periods of- (L.N. 151 of 1995)

   (a)  12 months at a time upon payment of the annual rent prescribed in
        subregulation (1) 7 days before the date of expiry of the current
        period. (L.N. 184 of 1981)

   (b)  (Repealed L.N. 184 of 1981)

(3) With the consent of the Postmaster General any private box service may be
let jointly to 2 or more persons, and in every such case the fee for such
service shall be 75 % of the fee prescribed by subregulations (1) and

(2) and shall be payable by each such person.

(4) (a) The Postmaster General shall supply free of charge to every lessee of
a private box 1 key thereto and, on application and payment of a fee of $10
for each key, such additional keys as may be required, and no key other than
those supplied by the Postmaster General shall be used with any such box.
(L.N. 184 of 1981)

   (b)  The applicant for every private bag service shall supply to the
        Postmaster General for use in such service 2 bags each bag to be
        fitted with a lock, 1 key to which shall be delivered to the
        Postmaster General for retention by him during the continuance of such
        service.

(5) Every key supplied for use with any private box shall remain the property
of the Postmaster General and shall be returnable to him on termination of the
rental of the box in question; and every key supplied to the Postmaster
General for use with any private bag service shall remain the property of the
supplier thereof and shall be returnable by the Postmaster General on request
by the supplier or on termination of the service.

(6) Where during the currency of any rental period any lessee of a private box
requires that the lock thereof be changed, the Postmaster General-

   (a)  upon application in writing; and

   (b)  upon payment of the sum of $40; and (L.N. 184 of 1981; L.N. 191 of
        1988; L.N. 418 of 1993; L.N. 151of 1995)

   (c)  upon return of every key supplied for use therewith, or payment of the
        sum of $10 in lieu for each such key not returned, (L.N. 60 of 1985)
        shall cause such lock to be changed for another lock and shall supply
        therewith, free of charge, 1 key to each lessee of such box. (G.N.A.
        75 of 1958)