Performance Pledge

  2013/13
Targets
2013/13
Performance
2014/14
Targets
Local and International Mail
1. Deliver locally posted letters to local addressees by the following working day. 99.0% 99.8% 99.0%
2. Deliver Bulk Economy letters to addressees within 3 working days. 99.5% 100% 99.5%
3. Deliver Hongkong Post Circular Service items within 4 working days. 99.5% 100% 99.5%
4. Despatch outward air mail items, posted before the advertised latest time for posting, to the designated air carrier, subject to availability of flights.      
  Non-peak periodsi   Within the same day or the following working day 99.0% 99.5% 99.0%
  Peak periodsii         Within 5 working days 90.0% 99.7% 90.0%
5. Deliver inward air mail items within 2 working days after arrival in Hong Kong. 99.0% 100% 99.0%
6. Deliver local and inward parcels within 2 working days after day of posting or arrival to Hong Kong, Kowloon and major commercial and industrial areas in the New Territories, and within 3 working days to other areas. 99.5% 99.7% 99.5%
7. Despatch outward air parcels, posted before the advertised latest time for posting, to the designated air carrier, subject to availability of flights.      
  Non-peak periodsi   Within 2 working days 99.0% 99.8% 99.0%
  Peak periodsii         Within 5 working days 90.0% 100% 90.0%
8. Despatch outward bulk air mail items, posted before the advertised latest time for posting, to the designated air carrier, subject to availability of flights.      
  Non-peak periodsi   Within 3 working days 90.0% 100% 90.0%
  Peak periodsii         Within 7 working days 90.0% 100% 90.0%
Speedpost and Local CourierPost
9. Provide pick-up service for Speedpost items within the period as specified in the Service Information Sheet. 99.5% 100% 99.5%
10. Deliver outward Speedpost items accepted before the specified latest times for posting to air carriers on the same day, subject to availability of flights. 99.5% 99.7% 99.5%
11. Deliver inward Speedpost items on the same working day for items arriving before 6:00am. 99.5% 99.9% 99.5%
12. Deliver Local CourierPost items according to the standards specified in the Service Leaflet. 99.5% 100% 99.5%
Retail Business
13. Serve customers within 10 minutes during non-peak hours. 98.0% 99.2% 98.0%
14. Serve customers within 25 minutes during peak hours or periodsiii. 98.0% 100% 98.0%
15. Reset private franking machines at counters within 15 minutes. 98.0% 100% 98.0%
16. Deliver products under the Local Standing Order Service at counters within 15 minutes. 98.0% 100% 98.0%
Philately and PostShop Products
17. Make products available for collection under the Local Standing Order Service on the first day of issue of the related special stamps. 100% 100% 100%
18. Despatch overseas orders within 5 working days from date of receiving the order. 100% 100% 100%
19. Open new philatelic accounts within 6 working days from date of receiving the application. 100% 100% 100%
20. Deliver local orders for PostShop products within 6 working days from date of receiving the order. 99.0% 100% 99.0%
Certification Authority
21. Process applications for Hongkong Post e-Cert within the working days stipulated below:

  • e-Cert (Personal) - 3 days
  • e-Cert (Organisational) - 10 days
  • e-Cert (Encipherment) - 10 days
  • e-Cert (Server) - 10 days
99.0% 99.9% 99.0%
Hotlines
22. Answer calls to Hongkong Post Hotlines within 3 rings, i.e. within 12 seconds. 90.0% 98.1% 90.0%
Application for Postal Services
23. Process applications for the following services within 5 working days:

  • Post Office Boxes
  • Use of Private Franking Machine
  • Opening of Deposit Accounts for posting of mail in bulk
  • Redirection Service

Process applications for the following services within 4 working days:

  • Freepost
  • Business Reply Service
  • International Business Reply Service
100% 100% 100%
24. Process applications for Hongkong Post Circular Service within 1 working day. 100% 100% 100%
25. Process applications for Permit Mailing Service within 1 working day. 99.0% 100% 99.0%

Notes:

  1. Non-peak periods: Janruary to August for 2013/14 and March to October for 2014/15.
  2. Peak periods: September to December for 2013/14 and November to February for 2014/15.
  3. Peak periods include the first days of issue of philatelic products, seasonal peak periods such as Christmas, Lunar New Year and the peak collection period forgovernment bills (i.e. the whole month of January and the last week of April, July and October). Details of peak hours for individual post offices are displayed in the public halls of the post office concerned.
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