Christmas air mail – latest dates of posting 2024

      Hongkong Post today (October 24) announced the latest air mail posting dates for Christmas this year. While the dates are provisional, they have been calculated based on the requirements of respective postal administrations, and are for reference only. These dates and services are subject to availability of flights, and may be altered at short notice. Members of the public are advised to post earlier than the dates shown. They may visit the Hongkong Post web page at (www.hongkongpost.hk/en/about_us/whats_new/index.html) on the service availability for various destinations before posting.
 

Destinations Letters and packets Parcels
Asia and the Middle East
Bangladesh December 5 November 29
Brunei Darussalam December 3 *
India December 2 November 29
Indonesia December 6 December 5
Iran December 3 December 2
Israel December 3 *
Japan December 4 December 4
Jordan December 3 December 2
Korea December 3 December 3
Lao People's Democratic Republic December 9 December 6
Lebanon November 29 November 28
Malaysia December 3 December 2
Myanmar December 3 *
Nepal December 3 *
Pakistan December 9 December 2
Saudi Arabia December 3 December 2
Singapore December 2 November 29
Sri Lanka December 9 *
Taiwan December 4 December 2
Thailand December 4 December 2
The Mainland December 9 December 5
The Philippines December 3 December 2
United Arab Emirates December 5 December 4
Vietnam December 6 December 5
Other destinations in Asia
and the Middle East
December 5 December 4
Central, South and North America
Argentina November 19 November 18
Brazil December 2 November 20
Canada December 4 November 28
Chile November 28 November 18
Costa Rica November 19 *
Mexico November 29 November 29
Panama December 3 December 2
Peru December 3 December 2
United States December 5 December 5
Other destinations in Central, South and North America    November 28 November 26
Europe
Austria December 3 December 2
Belgium December 5 December 4
Cyprus November 19 November 18
Czech Republic November 18 November 18
Denmark December 2 November 29
Estonia December 4 December 3
Finland December 5 December 2
France December 3 December 3
Germany December 6 December 5
Greece November 28 November 27
Hungary December 3 December 2
Iceland December 2 *
Ireland December 9 December 2
Italy December 3 *
Latvia December 2 November 29
Lithuania December 3 December 2
Malta December 3 December 2
Netherlands December 3 December 2
Norway December 3 December 2
Poland December 4 December 2
Portugal December 3 November 28
Romania December 6 December 2
Russia November 25 November 15
Serbia December 3 December 2
Slovakia December 4 November 29
Spain November 28 November 28
Sweden December 3 December 2
Switzerland December 9 December 5
Türkiye December 3 December 2
United Kingdom December 3 December 3
Other destinations in Europe November 26 November 25
Oceania
Australia December 4 December 4
Fiji November 29 November 28
French Polynesia December 3 December 2
Nauru November 29 *
New Caledonia December 3 December 2
New Zealand November 29 November 29
Papua New Guinea November 26 *
Solomon Islands December 3 *
Tonga December 3 December 2
Other destinations in Oceania December 3 November 25
Africa
Egypt December 6 December 6
Kenya December 3 *
Malawi December 4 *
Mauritius December 3 November 27
Morocco December 3 December 2
South Africa November 21 November 20
Other destinations in Africa December 3 December 2

* Service is currently under suspension