General Post Office
Characteristic
General Post Office, headquarters of Hong Kong Post, is situated in Central. Postal Gallery and Post Shop are located on the ground floor. Postal counters are on the 1st floor. Postal stuffs and stamps are displayed in the Postal Gallery. Souvenirs are sold in the Post Shop. There is also the Sorting Centre, where the staff sort the mails according to the districts they are to be sent and the mails are delivered to post offices of different districts.
Application Forms
Organisation
Hongkong Post
Contact
Assistant Manager (Public Relations)1
How to Apply
Send the application form to Assistant Manager (Public Relations) in advance of the filming date with information on the location, date, time, purpose of filming, nature of activities, story of the film, description of the scenes, filming schedule, size of the crew, names of personnel participating and equipment list.
Processing time : 5 working days upon receipt of all the required documents.
Fees
$6,870 (basic charge) for the first 4 hours or part thereof, $1,935 for each subsequent 4-hour block or part thereof, and a refundable deposit equal to the fees payable. Both are to be paid before filming.
If extra government personnel is required to assist in the filming, the actual cost plus the overheads will be charged.
Remarks
- The name of the property shall not be identified unless prior permission is sought. No mail articles shall be identified in the shooting.
- The nature of the film shall not be a cause of embarrassment to the HKSAR Government, nor should it offend the Laws of Hong Kong or be of immoral, defamatory or political flavour.
- Lighting of fire or the use of fireworks, explosives and any pyrotechnic or inflammable materials are strictly prohibited.
- The applicant shall not allow any person to enter the Hongkong Post premises, nor erect any fixtures or fittings in the facility or make any alterations to any fittings in the facility without prior permission of the department.
- The film crew shall not film, record or portray anything which might bring Hongkong Post into dispute, or which might associate the facility with illegal or immoral activities.
- Application form (PRS005-F) and detailed guidelines (PRS005-A) can be downloaded from the Hongkong Post's website.
Categories
Compliments to the government and public bodies that have agreed to consider applications to hire premises or facilities under their management for location filming.