Hongkong Post's remittance service will be extended to Indonesia and Nepal from Thursday, Postmaster General Allan Chiang said Tuesday.

With the launch of this reciprocal postal remittance service with the postal administrations of Indonesia and Nepal, customers can remit a maximum amount of 2,000 US dollars each time to Nepal and Indonesia, he said.

The service will be available in Hong Kong at all 132 post offices including the two mobile post offices.

"With over 200 post offices in Indonesia and 70 post offices in Nepal offering remittance service, our extended postal remittance service is an economical and convenient way for the public to sendmoney to their families, friends and trading partners in these two countries," Chiang said.

Through the continuous expansion of its network, Hongkong Post's postal remittance service is now available to the Chinese mainland, Canada, Japan, the Philippines, Indonesia and Nepal.

Source: Xinhua