There is supposed to be a seattle warehouse being built... Yeah!
I don't think HK Post banned shipment of lipos for their own safety... It must have been from complaints or governmental reasons.
If you have a lot of time on your hands check this link out. It is a little argument and a story about how one guy didn't get his batteries in time, filed a paypal dispute, went to the post office... It might have been a factor to the shipping controversy.
http://endless-sphere.com/forums/vie...817&start=1305