Postal services to certain destinations suspended or subject to delay
Hongkong Post announced today (March 25) an updated list including new destinations with airmail and/or Speedpost services suspended as a result of the reduction or cancellation of flights by airlines.
Destinations | Service Type | |
Asia | Azerbaijan, Israel, Jordan, Gaza and Khan Yunis | Airmail (including Speedpost) |
Iraq | Air Letter | |
Africa | Republic of Congo, Morocco, Sudan | Airmail (including Speedpost |
Central and South America | Bolivia, Suriname | Airmail (except Speedpost) |
Chile | Airmail (including Speedpost) | |
Europe | Armenia | Airmail (including Speedpost) |
Oceania | Angola, Vanuatu | Speedpost |
Fiji, Guam, Hawaii, Nauru, Caroline Island, Mariana Islands, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Wake Island | Airmail (including Speedpost) | |
Wallis and Futuna Islands | Airmail (except Speedpost) | |
Solomon Islands | Speedpost and Air Parcel | |
Kiribati, Tonga, Tuvalu, Samoa (U.S.A. Territory), Western Samoa | Air Parcel |
Another updated list is appended below to include new destinations with postal services to these destinations suspended or subject to delay as a result of local postal operation.
Destinations | Service delay/suspension | |
Asia | Afghanistan | Delayed (Surface Parcel) |
Georgia, Malaysia, Singapore | Delayed | |
Maldives, Philippines | Suspended | |
Africa | Cameroon | Delayed (Air Letter) |
Tunisia | Suspended | |
Central and South America | Cayman Island | Suspended |
Chile, Honduras, Jamaica | Delayed | |
Europe | Norway, Romania, Spitsbergen | Delayed |
Cyprus, North Macedonia | Suspended (Airmail including Speedpost) | |
North America | Canada | Delayed |
Oceania | Easter Island, French Polynesia, New Caledonia | Suspended |
Due to the substantial reduction in flight frequencies, airmail to a large number of destinations may be subject to considerable delays of more than two weeks in handing posted items to airlines subsequent to Hongkong Post's completion of the handling procedures after posting.
Members of the public are advised to visit the Hongkong Post website at https://www.hongkongpost.hk/en/about_us/whats_new/notices/index_id_893.html and https://www.hongkongpost.hk/en/about_us/whats_new/notices/index_id_894.html to refer to all destinations and their respective services affected.