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Hong Kong reviews postal service, considering privatization

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Hong Kong's government is undertaking a comprehensive review of its postal service, Hongkong Post, which is facing financial difficulties. The administration plans to develop a long-term reform roadmap over the next three years. Options under consideration include privatization or reintegrating the service as a traditional government department, with a HK$4.6 billion cash injection intended to provide time for these reforms. AI

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Hong Kong reviews postal service, considering privatization

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Leopold Chen ·

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

    Hong Kong authorities have vowed to develop a long-term road map for the city’s struggling self-financing postal operator and keep an “open-mind” on all options, including privatisation or turning it into a traditional department. Acting Secretary for Commerce and Economic Develo…

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