UPON invitation by the People’s Republicof China,the 1987 Annual Meeting ofthe Executive Council of the Asian-Pacific Postal Union held from 27August to 1 September 1987 at the Fragrant HillHotel,Beijing.The Asian-Pacific Postal Union isa regional international organization,thepurpose of the Union is “to extend,facilitate andimprove the postal relations between themember-countries and promote cooperation inthe field of the postal services.”54 delegates andobservers from 20 countries and twointernational organizations and from Hongkong