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Hongkong Post ends permanent roles for new staff to cut operating costs, mulls branch closures

By Hans Tse

Hongkong Post has announced it will stop offering permanent civil service contracts to new staff in a bid to cut costs, as its chief has projected a continued decline in mail traffic. The embattled postal service will instead offer two-year contracts to new staff, including mail carriers and postal officers, whose probation periods are set […]