hong kong monthly digest of statistics (october 1975)
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EXCHANGE RATE
All figures quoted are in Hong Kong dollars.
The official rate for conversion to U.S. dollars was HK$5.085=U.S.$1.00 until 25th November, 1974.
The Hong Kong dollar floated on 26th Novem-ber, 1974. ·
PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY THE GOVERNMENT PRINTER
HONG KONG
56354--271(~12/75
Hong Kong
Monthly Digest of Statistics
October, 1975
Census & Statistics Department, Hong Kong
Sections/ tables
Part I
SECTION 1:
1.1
1.2
CONTENTS
CLIMATE
Summary of meteorological observations
Extract of meteorological observations made during October 1975
SECTION 2: VITAL STATISTICS
2.1 Statistics of registered births and marriages
2.2 Statistics of registered deaths
2.3 Deaths by cause
SECTION 3: EMPLOYMENT, WAGES, ACCIDENTS AND LABOUR STOPPAGES
3.1 Number of establishments and employment in manufacturing industry by Inter-
Page
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national Standard Industrial Classification major groups 4
3.2 Number of establishments and employment in manufacturing industry by employ-ment size 5
3.3
3.4
3.5 3.6
3.7
Employment in manufacturing industry by International Standard Industrial Classification divisions .
Employment in Government service by purpose
Indexes of average daily wages for workers in selected industries and services
Reported accidents by cause
Stoppages of work by industry .
SECTION 4: PRODUCTION
4.1 Mining production
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
Electricity production and distribution
Gas production and distribution
Cement production
Textile production
EXTERNAL TRADE
External trade .
Imports by areas
Domestic exports by areas
Re-exports by areas .
Trade with major trading partners
SECTION 5: 5.1
5.2 5.3 5.4
5.5 5.6
5.7
5.8 5.9
Imports by Standard International Trade Classification commodity sections
Domestic exports by Standard International Trade Classification commodity sections
Re-exports by Standard International Trade Classification commodity sections .
Domestic exports of principal commodities
SECTION 6: FOOD SUPPLIES
6.1 Rice .
6.2 Other foodstuffs
SECTION 7: TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS
7.1 Movements of aircraft and airborne passengers
7.2 Ocean-going vessels entered and cleared .
7.3 River steamers, hydrofoil vessels, junks and launches entered and cleared
7.4 Kowloon-Canton Railway (British Section) traffic statistics
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21 21
Sections/tables
7.5 Total tonnage of commercial cargo carried by different means of transport
7.6 Commercial cargo carried by vessels of all types
7.7 Containers carried by ocean-going vessels.
7.8 Public transport: passenger journeys by undertaking
7.9 Public transport: passenger journeys by area
7.10 Traffic accidents and casualties
7.11 Motor vehicles registered .
7.I2 Telephone services statistics
SECTION 8: PRICES AND PRICE INDEXES
8.I
8.2 8.3 8.4
8.5 8.6 8.7
8.8
Average retail prices of selected foodstuffs.
Average wholesale prices of selected foodstuffs .
New Consumer Price Index (A)
New Consumer Price Index (B)
Hang Seng Consumer Price Index
General Consumer Price Index .
Modified Consumer Price Index
General and Modified Consumer Price Indexes: averages for the period of I2 months
SECTION 9: MONEY, BANKING AND FINANCE
9.I Money supply .
9 .2 Banking statistics: liabilities and assets
9.3 Analysis of bank loans and advances
9 .4 Interest rates paid by principal banks
9.5 Interest rates charged and bank cheques cleared
9.6 Exchange rates in Hong Kong dollars
9.7 Exchange rates in Hong Kong dollars in October I975
9.8 Revenue and expenditure of the Hong Kong Government
9.9 Value of stock exchange turnover
9. I 0 Index of share prices
9. I I Index of share prices and value of stock exchange turnover in October I 97 5
9.I2 Instruments registered in the Land Office .
9.I3 Local and foreign companies registered and dissolved
SECTION 10: BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION AND HOUSING
10. I Existing private living quarters in urban areas .
10.2 Public housing .
10.3
10.4
I0.5
10.6
10.7
New building projects with consent to commence work
Completed buildings certified for occupation
Usable floor area of completed new buildings .
Number and cost of completed buildings by cost of construction
Completed building work reported to the Rating and Valuation Department during October I975
SECTION 11: TRA YELLING AND TOURISM
I 1.1
11.2
Il.3
Arrivals of passengers by air, sea and land
Departures of passengers by air, sea and land
Incoming tourists to Hong Kong
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SOCIAL STATISTICS Crime statistics .
Sections/tables
SECTION 12: 12.1 12.2 Infectious diseases notified: cases and deaths
SECTION 13: MISCELLANEOUS 13.1 Petroleum products: releases from bond by type 13.2 Petroleum products: releases from bond, duty free and duty paid 13.3 Fire services statistics 13.4 Water supplies .
Part II (appears in July issue only)
SECTION 14: POPULATION 14.1 Total population 14.2 Estimated population by age-group at mid-1976 14.3 Estimated mid-year population and growth rates 1966-1976
Part ill (appears in February issue)
SECTION 15: POPULATION 15.1 Estimated population and growth rates, 1965-1975
SECTION 16: SOCIAL STATISTICS 16.1 Education statistics .
Part IV (appears in January, April, July and October issues only)
SECTION 17: SPECIAL REVIEW:
Part V Explanatory notes
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SECTION 1 CLIMATE
1.1 SUMMARY OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS
Year/month
1971 ........... . 1972 .......... .. 1973 .......... .. 1974 .......... .. 1974: Oct ... .
Nov ... . Dec ... .
1975: Jan. Feb ... . Mar ... . Apr ... . May .. . June .. . July .. . Aug .. .. Sept ... . Oct.
Mean Air temperature
aptrMessurS Le M~an Mean rm!'frum.•aunm •.• maxnnum
mb 1,013.1 1,012.4 1,012.6 1,012.1 1,009.7 1,016.0 1,019.4 1,020.3 1,018.0 1,015.0 1,012.1 1,009.2 1,006.1 1,007.3 1,003.0 1,009.7 1,010.7
oc 25.9 25.9 26.3 25.9 28.3 23.9 20.5 18.3 20.5 20.7 27.3 29.2 29.8 31.l 30.4 30.9 27.7
oc 22.7 22.8 23.3 22.8 25.3 20.9 17.7 16.0 17.5 18.5 24.2 26.6 27.4 28.3 27.7 27.8 25.2
oc 20.5 20.7 21.2 20.5 23.1 18.8 15.6 14.3 15.4 16.9 21.8 24.6 25.5 26.1 25.7 25.4 23.l
Mean dew
point
oc 17.5 19.0 19.1 18.3 20.0 15.2 13.1 11.8 12.8 15.5 20.6 24.0 24.5 24.7 25.0 24.1 21.3
Mean Mean relative amount
humidity of cloud
% 74 80 79 77 74 71 75 77 76 83 81 86 85 81 85 81 80
% 59 66 69 66 70 62 74 77 68 91 75 81 81 64 74 59 70
Total bright
sunshine
hours ~116.6 1,852.3 1,750.9 1,932.6
145.4 143.7 114.2
88.9 117.3 43.6
138.7 123.3 111.3 229.6 169.4 193.8 141.l
Total rainfall
mm 1,903.8 2,807.3 3,100.4 2,322.9
718.4 24.9
206.9 35.8 35.7 81.5
345.0 571.5 579.6 292.4 458.9 96.0
465.6
Prevailing Mean Total wind wind evapora-
direction speed tion
points E E E E E
NNE E E E E E E E
wsw E E E
knots 5.9 5.5 6.1 5.6 7.0 4.1 5.9 6.3 6.1 9.1 5.4 4.4 4.5 3.6 5.8 3.5 7.5
mm 1,774.0 1,586.3 1,530.4 1,631.4
152.1 114.3 104.6 72.0 93.9 75.0
127.9 130.0 140.2 173.6 148.6 154.6 142.8
1.2 EXTRACT OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS MADE DURING OCTOBER 1975
Date
October 1 ............. .. 2 ............. .. 3 .............. . 4 .............. . 5 ............. .. 6 .............. . 7 .............. . 8 .............. . 9 .............. .
10 .............. . 11 ............. .. 12 .............. . 13 .............. . 14 ............. .. 15 .............. . 16 ............. .. 17 .............. . 18 .............. . 19 .............. . 20 .............. . 21 .............. . 22 .............. . 23 .............. . 24 .............. . 25 ............. .. 26 ............. .. 27 .............. . 28 .............. . 29 .............. . 30 .............. . 31 .............. .
Mean ........... . Total ........... .
Mean Air temperature pressure Mean dew
point at M.S.L. Max. Mean Min.
mb 1009.8
08.8 07.8 06.9 05.5 06.2 10.3 12.1 12.5 12.0 11.5 08.4 06.7 03.2 12.3 14.1 13.6 12.3 10.2 08.8 08.4 06.2 07.4 12.1 12.8 13.8 14.1 13.9 14.1 17.8 18.5
1010.7
oc 32.7 32.7 31.8 28.1 27.4 28.9 29.9 28.7 27.6 26.4 29.2 30.0 30.3 25.3 24.0 25.3 26.7 26.7 28.4 28.4 27.4 25.7 26.7 26.6 27.5 28.5 28.5 28.8 25.1 20.8 23.4 27.7
oc oc oc 29.l 26.9 24.7 29.2 27.2 24.6 28.7 26.6 24.6 26.2 24.2 24.0 26.0 24.4 24.8 27.5 25.2 24.5 27.7 25.8 24.4 26.6 24.6 21.3 26.0 24.6 20.0 25.2 23.8 23.8 26.0 23. 7 24.3 27.4 24.5 24.8 27.3 24.8 21.5 22.8 19.6 20.7 22.3 21.0 20.8 21.8 20.4 18.6 22.8 20.4 18.6 23.6 21.3 19.0 24.4 21.6 19.1 24.8 22.2 18.6 24.9 22.6 17.8 23.6 21.6 18.8 25.7 23.7 23.4 25.5 24.4 23.6 25.3 23.8 22.2 25.5 23.8 21.0 25. 7 23. 7 22.4 25.8 24.4 21.9 23.8 20.5 19.6 19.5 17.7 13.7 19.5 16.9 12.1 25.2 23.1 21.3
Mean Mean Total relative amount bright
humidity of cloud sunshine*
% 77 77 79 88 93 84 82 73 70 92 91 86 71 89 91 82 78 76 73 68 65 75 87 89 84 77 83 79 78 69 63 80
% 46 51 61 84 96 94 55 73 84 82 77 35 36 96 99 93 89 86 61 66 76 97 92 77 75 18 39 39 61 90 33 70
hours 9.4
10.0 7.2
0.5 1.5 9.4 3.7 4.8
3.5 10.2 10.1
0.2 1.5 2.0 7.9 7.0 6.5
1.1 5.6 4.0
10.2 7.7 8.3 2.0
6.8
Total rainfall
mm Trace
Trace 33.2 91.5 21.0
0.1 Trace 72.1 49.1
100.2 50.4
Trace
0.2
4.5 22.1
2.8 7.4
11.0
141.1 * 465.6
NORMALS FOR OCTOBER (1884-1939; 1947-1960):-
1013.8 27.3 24.6 22.5 19.3 72 51 218.9 99.2
Prevailing Mean Total wind wind evapora-
direction speed tion *
points E E E E E
SW w E E E E w N
NNW ENE
N N N N N N N E E E E E E N N N E
E
knots 4.8 5.8 5.5 8.7 9.2
13.5 5.4
10.0 10.6 5.6 2.5 4.5 5.5
16.7 9.6 4.9 5.2 4.4 7.2 9.5
10.7 11.0 15.3 8.5
10.1 6.9 2.2 4.0 4.2 6.5 4.1 7.5
mm 5.8 6.8 5.8 3.9 3.9 3.8 7.3 6.2 5.2 5.0 2.9 6.2 6.7
0.9 3.6 4.7 4.5 7.0 7.7 7.3 3.1 1.3 2.7 4.8 5.7 4.4 5.0 1.8 3.8 5.0
142.8*t
8.5 179.6*t
The minimum hourly reading of mean sea level pressure was 996.4 millibars at 1300 H.K.St.T. on the 14th. The maximum gust peak speed as recorded by the Dines anemograph was 76 knots from NE at 1434 H.K.St.T. on the 14th in
Typhoon Elsie. The maximum instantaneous intensity of rainfall as recorded by the Jardi recorder was 191 millimetres per hour at 0631 H.K.St.T.
on the 5th.* * These readings were made at King's Park Meteorological Station. The figures for evaporation are the total amounts measured
during the 24 hours from 0800 H.K.St.T. on the date tabulated. t 1958-1967. t Total for 30 days.
SECTION 2 VITAL STATISTICS
2.1 STATISTICS OF REGISTERED BIRTHS AND MARRIAGES
Year/month
1971 .......................... .
1972 .......................... .
1973 .......................... .
1974 .......................... .
1974: Oct. ................. .
Nov ................. ..
Dec .................. .
1975: Jan .................. .
Feb .................. .
Mar .................. .
Apr .................. .
May ................. .
June ................. .
July ................. .
Aug .................. .
Sept ................. ..
Oct .................. .
Year/month
1971 ......................... ..
1972 .......................... .
1973 .......................... .
1974 .......................... .
1974: Oct .................. .
Nov ................. ..
Dec ................. ..
1975: Jan .................. .
Feb ................. ..
Mar .................. .
Apr ................. ..
May ................ ,.
June ................ ..
July ................. .
Aug .................. .
Sept .................. .
Oct .................. .
Chinese
Male Female Total
38,660
39,731
40,216
40,980
3,845
3,913
3,435
3,668
3,127
3,022
3,468
3,207
2,842
3,403
3,084
3,418
3,729
36,349
37,345
37,888
38,766
3,696
3,607
3,331
3,418
2,780
2,820
3,138
2,880
2,524
3,067
2,774
3,190
3,427
75,009
77,076
78,104
79,746
7,541
7,520
6,766
7,086
5,907
5,842
6,606
6,087
5,366
6,470
5,858
6,608
7,156
Births
Non-Chinese
Male Female Total
899
1,049
1,024
1,042
122
94
76
102
89
84
88
79
91
74
76
107
95
910
928
1,019
1,091
96
102
84
92
77
81
76
76
77
92
75
97
99
1,809
1,977
2,043
2,133
218
196
160
194
166
165
164
155
168
166
151
204
194
Total
Male Female Total
39,559
40,780
41,240
42,022
3,967
4,007
3,511
3,770
3,216
3,106
3,556
3,286
2,933
3,477
3,160
3,525
3,824
37,259
38,273
38,907
39,857
3,792
3,709
3,415
3,510
2,857
2,901
3,214
2,956
2,601
3,159
2,849
3,287
3,526
76,818
79,053
80,147
81,879
7,759
7,716
6,926
7,280
6,073
6,007
6,770
6,242
5,534
6,636
6,009
6,812
7,350
Marriages
26,904
27,358
30,436
37,634
3,218
3,305
3,389
3,240
2,475
3,008
3,234
3,329
3,065
2,997
2,438
2,916
3,130
2.2 STATISTICS OF REGISTERED DEATHS
Chinese
Male Female Total
11,224
11,709
11,809
12,042
944 823
1,079
1,151
884
879
970
1,090
914
896
855
926
959
8,754
9,146
9,261
9,722
715
678
785
19,978
20,855
21,070
21,764
1,659
1,501
1,864
834 1,985
742 1,626
757 1,636
856 1,826
890 1,980
764 1,678
790 1,686
669 1,524
703 1,629
707 1,666
Non-Chinese
Male Female Total
186
201
202
178
2
20
10
21
25
13
23
18
18
15
18
13
10
21
89
87
88
101
13
7
9
8
6
3
11
9
8 7
6
9
6
275
288
290
279
33
17
30
33
19
26
29
27
23
25
19
19
27
Male
11,410
11,910
12,011
12,220
964
833
1,100
1,176
897
902
988 1,108
929
914
868
936
980
Total
Female Unknown Total sex
8,843
9,233
9,349
9,823
728
685
794
842
748
760
867
899
772
797
675
712
713
2
7
1
2
20,253
21,145
21,360
22,050
1,692
1,519
1,869
2,019
1,645
1,662
1,855
2,007
1,702
1,712
1,543
1,648
1,694
VITAL STATISTICS
2.3 DEATHS BY CAUSE
1974 1974 1974 1974 1975 Cause of death 1971 1972 1973 1974 lst 2nd 3rd 4th lst
qtr. qtr. qtr. qtr. qtr.
Infective and parasitic ....................... 1,459 1,469 1,393 1,281 445 332 239 265 208
Neoplasms .................................... 4,256 4,388 4,562 4,710 1,135 1,182 1,186 1,207 1,206
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic ... 179 204 236 218 73 38 49 58 65
Blood and blood-forming organs ......... 56 72 59 46 15 12 12 7 18
Mental disorders .............................. 14 13 18 26 5 6 6 9 9
Nervous system and sense organs ......... 148 130 138 176 51 46 47 32 24
Circulatory system ........................... 5,129 5,157 5,358 5,604 1,974 1,248 1,077 1,305 1,554
Respiratory system ........................... 3,369 3,645 3,373 3,795 1,455 872 799 669 810
Digestive system .............................. 1,033 1,043 1,135 1,115 320 257 255 283 249
Genito-urinary system ..................... 440 454 443 373 99 101 74 99 96
Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium ........................... 11 16 8 13 5 3 2 3 1
Skin and subcutaneous tissues ............ 20 10 28 32 8 4 9 11 2
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissues ....................................... 14 40 43 35 11 13 6 5 8
Congenital anomalies ...................... 283 350 336 398 112 91 92 103 99
Certain causes of perinatal mortality ... 620 576 550 552 147 109 165 131 106
Symptoms ill-defined ........................ 1,784 1,813 1,779 1,928 739 402 351 436 503
Accidents, poisonings and violence ...... 1,438 1,765 1,901 1,748 422 393 448 485 368
Total ....................................... 20,253 21,145 21,360 22,050 7,016 5,109 4,817 5,108 5,326
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SECTION 3 EMPLOYMENT, WAGES, ACCIDENTS AND LABOUR STOPPAGES
3.1 NUMBER OF ESTABLISHMENTS AND EMPLOYMENT IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY BY INTERNATIONAL STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION MAJOR GROUPS
All establishments l.S.I.C.
major groups December 1974 March 1975 June 1975
Establish- Persons Establish- Persons Establish- Persons ments engaged ments engaged ments engaged
Food products ........... .
Beverages ................. .
Tobacco .................... .
1,139
28
4
14,225
2,891
817
Textiles . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. . 3,405 98,222
Wearing apparel, except footwear . . . . .. .. . . . . . .. .. . 6,848 188,458
Leather and leather products, except footwear and wearing apparel ... 165 2,076
Footwear, except rubber, plastic and wooden footwear.................. 487 4,218
Wood and cork products, except furniture......... 1,217 6,998
Furniture and fixtures, except primarily of metal ..................... 1,217 7,436
Paper and paper products 940 7,236
Printing, publishing and allied industries . ........ 1,542 19,297
Chemicals and chemical products . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . .. . 459 5, 731
Products of petroleum and coal ................. .
Rubber products (figures for rubber footwear in brackets) .............. .
Plastic products (figures for plastic toys in brackets) .............. .
Non-metallic mineral products, except products of petroleum and coal ....................... .
Basic metal industries ...
Fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment ........ .
Machinery, except elec-trical .................... .
Electrical machinery, apparatus, appliances and supplies (figures for electronic parts and components for computers and transistorized radios in brackets)
Transport equipment ...
Professional and scientific, measuring and controlling equipment not elsewhere classified, and of photographic and optical goods ..... .
Other manufacturing in-dustries ................. .
Total ......
358 ("179)
3,809 (1,361)
304
245
4,799
1,330
856 (414)
239
282
1,644
31,318
8
6,897 (5,622)
59,074 (31,968)
3,243
3,098
52,446
10,900
64,669 (50,179)
14,064
11,221
16,903
600,128
1,091
29
4
13,077
2,669
793
3,258 95,314
6,579 195,914
165 2,362
462 3,994
1,201 7,724
1,161 7,332
903 6,989
1,512 19,448
439 5,746
2
330 (163)
3,678 (1,300)
270
246
4,681
1,285
814 (387)
234
287
1,577
30,208
15
6,352 (4,970)
58,942 (31,386)
3,235
3,145
52,133
10,462
55,774 (41,979)
13,120
10,835
16,284
591,659
1,077
29
4
13,612
2,837
798
3,241 101,695
6,562 207,611
164 2,279
462 4,162
1,155 7,752
1,117 7,370
900 7,437
1,473 18,757
442 6,214
3
327 (160)
3,618 (1,302)
272
244
4,680
1,218
824 (402)
220
294
1,559
29,885
4
16
5,315 (4,009)
65,402 (35,110)
3,487
3,042
54,004
10,845
60,490 (45,685)
12,367
10,818
17,681
623,991
Establishments registered with or recorded by Labour Department June 1974 March 1975 June 1975
Establish- Persons Establish- Persons Establish- Persons ments engaged ments engaged ments engaged
848
22
11,860
3,304
798
2,557 94,940
3,761 162,982
71 1,348
236 3,524
644 4,959
620 4,659
620 6,677
1,246 17,745
212 5,440
2
318 (167)
3,162 (1,184)
160
175
3,613
908
635 (347)
102
189
853
20,957
27
6,024 (5,073)
60,995 (33,741)
3,163
2,349
48,247
9,632
69,575 (56,381)
12,837
10,119
14,139
555,343
785
22
3
11,572
2,610
793
2,260 88,209
3,338 169,665
73 1,590
195 2,967
585 4,893
610 5,012
580 5,830
1,191 18,128
189 4,585
2
292 (147)
2,830 (1,064)
132
156
3,393
834
558 (280)
99
194
774
19,095
15
6,244 (4,947)
54,215 (29,715)
2,270
2,519
46,028
8,279
52,704 (40,114)
12,519
9,929
11,987
522,563
786
22
3
11,981
2,807
f,:793
2,279 93,517
3,376 175,682
75 1,502
200 3,188
543 5,061
601 5,144
585 6,105
1,183 17,461
186 4,892
2
282 (139)
2,825 (1,072)
133
150
3,419
848
543 (271)
97
195
776
19,109
14
5,157 (3,941)
59,396 (32,952)
2,488
2,463
47,057
9,012
56,890 (43,141)
11,841
9,541
12,478
544,470
EMPLOYMENT
3.2 NUMBER OF ESTABLISHMENTS AND EMPLOYMENT IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY BY EMPLOYMENT SIZE
Size of establishment (numbers of persons
engaged)
1-9
10-19
20-49
50-99
100-199
200-499
500-999
1,000-1,999 ................. .
2,000 and over ........... .
Temporarily ceased
All establishments December 1974 March 1975
Establish- Persons Establish· Persons ments engaged ments engaged
19,558
4,182
2,864
1,180
610
344
83
28
8
76,458
56,123
87,602
81,748
83,987
101,931
57,466
36,228
18,585
19,889
4,163
2,910
1,193
613
342
84
28
8
83,894
55,797
88,062
80,359
80,433
98,538
55,792
31,877
16,907
operation . .. . ..... ... .. . 2,461 978
Total ...... 31,318 600,128 30,208 591,659
June 1975 Establish- Persons
ments engaged
19,211
4,526
2,475
1,287
667
333
87
32
4
1,263
88,192
64,125
78,768
89,346
92,695
98,228
58,930
44,382
9,325
29,885 623,991
Establishments registered with or recorded by Labour Department June 1974 March 1975 June 1975
Establish- Persons Establish- Persons Establish- Persons meats engaged ments engaged ments engaged
12,146
3,689
2,294
1,194
619
355
91
29
9
531
43,721
44,787
78,901
81,633
84,949
101,412
61,750
36,561
21,629
20,957 555,343
10,835
3,003
2,485
1,100
589
342
84
28
8
621
50,087
42,094
76,004
73,895
77,369
98,538
55,792
31,877
16,907
19,095 522,563
10,638
3,301
2,087
1,154
632
325
85
32
4
851
52,931
48,025
66,888
80,284
88,601
96,375
57,659
44,382
9,325
19,109 544,470
3.3 EMPLOYMENT IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY BY INTERNATIONAL STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION DIVISIONS
I.S.I.C. divisions
Manufacture of food,
December 1974 Male Female
beverages and tobacco 14,236 3,697
Textile, wearing apparel
All establishments March 1975
Male Female
13,167 3,372
June 1975 Male Female
13,732 3,515
and leather industries 112,047 180,927 111,354 186,230 117,682 198,065
Manufacture of wood and cork products, including furniture 12,434
Manufacture of paper and paper products, printing and publishing 22,301
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical, petroleum, coal, rubber and plastic products . . . 34,907
Manufacture of nonmetallic mineral products, except products of petroleum and coal ... .. .. . . . ........ 2,524
Basic metal industries 2,855
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, machinery and equipment . .. .. .. .. 82,875
Other manufacturing industries ............... 10,183
2,000
4,232
36,803
719
243
70,425
6,720
13,077
22,303
35,268
2,501
2,906
80,448
10,188
1,979
4,134
35,787
734
239
61,876
6,096
13,260
22,187
37,439
2,641
2,812
82,335
10,887
1,862
4,007
39,508
846
230
66,189
6,794
Establishments registered with or recorded by Labour Department June 1974 March 1975 June 1975
Male Female
12,611 3,351
99,413 163,381
8,088
20,770
34,660
2,350
2,138
76,200
7,549
1,530
3,652
37,826
813
211
74,210
6,590
Male Female
11,909 3,066
95,327 167,104
8,560
20,352
31,465
1,747
2,315
71,188
7,132
1,345
3,606
33,594
523
204
58,271
4,855
Male Female
12,420 3,161
99,424 174,465
8,821
20,085
32,688
1,901
2,271
72,377
7,254
1,384
3,481
36,771
587
192
61,964
5,224
Total ...... 294,362 305,766 291,212 300,447 302,975 321,016 263,779 291,564 249,995 272,568 257,241 287,229
s
EMPLOYMENT
3.4 EMPLOYMENT IN GOVERNMENT SERVICE BY PURPOSE
Purpose January 1972 April 1975 July 1975
Male
January 1973
Female Male
January 1974
Female Male
January 1975
Female Male Female Male Female Female Male
General public services... 23,941 2,913 24,651 3,341 26,017 4,158 29,499 4,779 29, 766 4,973 29,683 4,998
General administration 5,942 1,602 6,151 1,780 6,500 2,355 7,335 2,497 7,263 2,489 7,220 2,450
Public order and safety 17,999 1,311 18,500 1,561 19,517 1,803 22,164 2,282 22,503 2,484 22,463 2,548
Police .................. (13,064) (1,036) (13,063) (1,247) (13,618) {1,375) (15,225) {l,754) (15,451) {l,976) (15,386) (2,053)
Judiciary and prison {I ,995) (237) (2,184) (280) (2, 572) (382) (3,334) (469) (3,445) (450) (3,488) (438)
Fire protection . . . . . . (2,940) (38) (3,253) (34) (3,327) ( 46) (3,605) (59) (3,607) (58) (3,589) (57)
Defence ...... .. .... ... . .. ... 162 15 168 15 194 17 196 20 196 20 196 15
Education .................. 3,180 2,609 3,194 2,590 3,166 2,597 3,207 2,649 3,199 2,630 3,169 2,643
Health .... ...... .. ....... .. 5,389 5,719 5,686 6,295 5,885 6,720 6,001 7,220 5,889 7,466 6,101 7,207
Social security and welfare services . . . . . . . . . 820 604 872 701 997 836 1,109 998 1,098 998 1,108 992
Housing and community amenities ......... ... ... 20,186 2,221 21,499 2,933 23,243 3,468 25, 111 3,803 25,229 3,814 24,981 3,876
Housing . .. .... .. ...... ... 5,212 713 5,271 763 5,352 828 5,588 924 5,621 914 5,563 922
Community infra-structure 5,650 391 5,990 477 6,966 508 7,579 606 7,709 598 7,581 625
Sanitary services ...... 9,324 1,117 10,238 1,693 10,925 2,132 11,944 2,273 11,899 2,302 11,837 2,329
Other community and social services............ 1,490 168 1,666 268 1,716 270 2,073 321 2,121 315 2,147 314
Recreation and related cultural services...... 1,490 168 1,666 268 1,716 270 2,073 321 2,121 315 2,147 314
Economic services ...... 15,173 798 15,756 1,080 15,632 1,275 16,624 1,582 16,656 1,600 16,455 1,636
Agriculture, fisheries and forestry . . . . . . . . . 1,906 128 1,953 184 2,094 214 2,434 453 2,390 441 2,294 4 70
Mining, manufacturing 5,161 53 5,279 118 4,472 125 4,675 127 4,701 125 4,642 128
Water .. .. .. .... ........... 2,560 112 2,754 122 2,874 161 2,991 175 3,028 198 3,016 206
Land transport . . . . . . . . . 1, 104 49 1,064 98 1,211 128 1,321 138 1,340 138 1,335 139
Water transport......... 356 48 387 51 402 63 441 73 435 74 423 73
Air transport ... ...... ... 331 29 321 36 331 44 349 46 357 48 350 51
Commerce and industry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I, 762 361 1,854 452 1,973 521 2,062 552 2,069 553 2,066 546
Post services . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,993 18 2,144 19 2,275 19 2,351 18 2,336 23 2,329 23
Total . .. ... 70,341 15,047 73,492 17,223 76,850 19,341 83,820 21,372 84,154 21,816 83,840 21,681
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WAGES
3.5 INDEXES OF AVERAGE DAILY WAGES FOR WORKERS IN SELECTED INDUSTRIES AND SERVICES
Nominal average daily wages
Overall ......................................... .
Manufacturing ............................. .
Textiles ...................................... .
Bleaching and dyeing ................ ..
Cotton knitting ...................... ..
Cotton spinning ...................... ..
Cotton weaving (three shifts) .... ..
Cotton weaving (two shifts) ....... ..
Woollen knitting ....................... .
Bakery products .......................... .
Dockyards ................................ .
Electrical appliances ................... ..
Electronics ................................ .
Enamelware ................................ .
Garments ................................... .
Gloves ...................................... .
Handbags ................................... .
Job printing ............................... ..
Leather footwear ...................... ..
Metal torch cases ...................... ..
Misc. plastic products ................ ..
Paper boxes ............................... ..
Plastic flowers ............................ ..
Plastic toys ............................... ..
Rubber footwear .......................... .
Torch bulbs ................................ .
Wigs ......................................... .
Wooden furniture & fixtures .......... ..
Wrist watch bands ....................... .
Public utilities ............................... ..
Bus operators ............................ ..
Electricity supply ....................... .
Telephone service ...................... ..
Tramway operators ................... ..
Godown ...................................... .
Motor vehicle repairing ................... ..
Real average daily wages
Overall ......................................... .
(July 73-June 74=100)
Excluding fringe benefits
1974
Mar. Sept.
102
102
102
104
102
104
102
105
99
101
110
101
102
103
100
101
101
104
101
104
103
101
103
103
100
104
113
101
101
105
105
104
107
106
108
105
101
103
102
104
112
105
104
103
101
100
104
135
100
106
103
99
88
98
105
102
101
105
112
99
102
103
104
104
100
109
107
106
105
110
107
107
109
97
7
1975
Mar.
104
102
105
llO
105
105
104
98
101
106
142
106
106
106
96
88
88
106
99
101
llO
109
94
105
105
112
109
96
111
ll9
116
ll6
123
122
123
lll
97
Wages in
Mar. 1975
HK$
23.31
22.90
22.43
26.63
26.81
21.00
20.76
23.26
23.20
23.33
33.47
20.62
21.31
25.70
22.88
21.08
20.28
22.62
28.70
18.90
22.79
26.07
20.11
20.64
23.22
24.59
25.97
45.81
22.48
29.17
25.61
31.45
30.91
34.91
32.32
27.69
Including fringe benefits
1974
Mar. Sept.
102
101
102
104
103
104
101
105
99
101
110
101
102
102
100
101
101
101
101
101
102
101
102
102
101
101
ll2
101
101
105
105
104
107
106
108
106
101
102
102
104
114
105
104
103
105
100
107
135
100
106
105
98
88
99
llO
103
100
100
113
99
95
104
101
104
100
llO
107
106
105
109
107
107
llO
96
1975
Mar.
103
101
103
112
106
102
104
102
101
ll3
156
106
105
106
96
88
89
105
100
99
105
109
94
100
104
108
108
97
113
119
116
ll7
122
121
123
110
96
Wages in
Mar. 1975
HK$
26.89
26.29
28.45
36.66
28.72
29.09
27.55
28.80
24.49
27.36
37.50
24.13
25.98
31.09
24.63
22.23
22.46
27.78
29.79
21.14
26.59
33.51
22.15
24.23
24.53
25.53
27.12
48.30
26.08
35.86
33.66
38.00
36.17
40.84
36.36
33.03
ACCIDENTS
3.6 REPORTED ACCIDENTS BY CAUSE
Machinery: Machinery: Power driven Other
Year/quarter
Transport Explosions or fires
Hot or corrosive
substances
Gassing, poisoning and
other toxic substances
Electricity Falls of persons
1971 ... .... .. ... ... 12 7,475 7,487 277 278 s 431 436 30 234 264 696 697 6 6 2 43 45 27 747 774
1972 ... ...... ... . .. 2 4,599 4,601 616 617 8 318 326 14 205 219 592 592 5 II 16 2 44 46 39 1,577 1,616
1973 13 S,994 6,007 Sil 514 80 1,138 1,218 18 300 318 1,542 1,542 4 14 18 9 100 109 65 2,965 3,030
1974t 8 6,322 6,330 431 431 49 1,083 1,132 13 303 316 1,464 1,464 3 10 13 4 116 120 62 3,639 3,701
1974 ... .... .. ... 8 6,065 6,073 415 415 48 1,032 1,080 12 280 292 - 1,395 1,395 8 II 3 112 115 56 3,438 3,494
1974: 3rd qtr. ... 1 1,845 1,846
4th qtr. ... 2 1,447 1,449
1975: lst qtr .... 1,188 1,191
2nd qtr. ... 2 1,616 1,618
3rd qtr. ... 1 2,163 2,164
Year/quarter
Stepping on or striking
against objects
116 116 13 300 313 s
73 73 II 262 273
70 70 5 213 218
81 81 6 259 265
132 132 15 333 348 2
Falling objects
g 0 ....
Falls of grounds
1971............... 33 4,194 4,227 14 1,631 1,645
71
68
84
53
64
76
68
85
54
66
Handling without
machinery
Oi 0 ....
476 476
363 363
273 273 2
354 354 5
475 475 9
Hand tools
4 37
27
2 10
5 2 27
9 2 31
Miscellaneous and causes not yet ascertained
Oi 0 ....
37 21 1,045 1,066
28 14 877 891
10 17 739 756
29 14 909 923
33 7 1,034 1,041
Grand total•
3,380 3,380 1,588 1,588 14 83 97 139 20, 788 20,927
1972 .............. . 3,552 3,553 10 1, 770 1, 780 9 13 22 4 2,614 2,618 1,712 1,712 26 1,369 1,395 121 18,992 19,113
1973 ............... 6 3,795 3,801 II 2,129 2,140 S
1974t ... ... . .. ... 4 4,584 4,588 13 2,283 2,296 s
1974 ............... 4 4,400 4,404 9 2,173 2,182 s
1974: 3rd qtr. ... 2 1,329 1,331 4 808 812 2
4th qtr .... 994 994 2 511 513
1975: lst qtr. ... 2 909 911 2 388 390
2nd qtr.... 2 1,203 1,205 4 405 409
3rd qtr .... 1,993 1,994 2 537 539
• Figures for 1971-1972 include only industrial accidents.
t Figures in these 1974 annual series are with amendments.
10 1 S 2 5,303 5,305 3,250 3,253 85 3,163 3,248 304 30,214 30,518
8 13 4,511 4,512 3,067 3,068 71 2,959 3,030 234 30, 780 31,014
8 13 4,298 4,299 2,894 2,895 84 4,262 4,346 234 30,780 31,014
4 6 1,147 1,148 840 841 14 1,230 1,244 65 9,251 9,316
1,148 1,148 750 750 21 822 843 51 7,344 7,395
803 803 596 596 20 1,073 1,093 50 6,349 6,399
3 1,132 1,132 718 718 21 1,345 1,366 52 8,110 8,162
3 1,089 1,089 959 959 18 1,339 1,357 48 10,161 10,209
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INDUSTRIAL WORK STOPPAGES
3.7 STOPPAGES OF WORK BY INDUSTRY
1974 1974 1975 1975 1975 1971 1972 1973 1974 3rd 4th lst 2nd 3rd
qtr. qtr. qtr. qtr. qtr.
Number of work stoppages
Agriculture, forestry, fishing ............
Mining and quarrying .....................
Manufacturing ........................... 28 35 35 13 3 4 4 4 2
Electricity, gas, water ..................... 2
Construction ................................. 7 4 8 6
Wholesale and retail trade, restaurants and hotels .............................. 1 3
Transport, storage, communication ... 4 2 10
Financing. insurance, real estate and business services ························ 2
Community, social and personal serv-ices .......................................
Total ........................ 42 46 54 19 4 s 4 4 3
Working days lost
Agriculture, forestry, fishing ............
Mining and quarrying .....................
Manufacturing ........................... 15,977 38,118 20,370 9,969 1,359 7,781 418 2,361 1,450
Electricity, gas, water ..................... 225
Construction ................................. 5,245 1,381 8,136 739 88 300
Wholesale and retail trade, restaurants and hotels .............................. 23 175
Transport, storage, communication ... 4,130 2,140 28,050 29
Financing, insurance, real estate and business services ........................ 20 135
Community, social and personal serv-ices .......................................
Total ........................... 25,600 41,834 56,691 10,708 1,447 8,081 418 2,361 1,479
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SECTION 4 PRODUCTION
4.1 MINING PRODUCTION
1971
1972
1973
1974
Year/quarter
1974: 3rd quarter ................................................................. .
4th quarter ................................................................. .
1975: lst quarter ................................................................. .
2nd quarter ................................................................. .
3rd quarter ................................................................. .
Feldspar
1,145
1,149
1,340
5,566
251
385
483
546
427
Iron ore (50-56% Fe concentrate)
162,739
162,283
150,713
159,737
45,452
39,336
34,968
37,723
47,188
4.2 ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION
Kaolin
2,540
3,162
6,753
3,320
551
318
288
222
288
Year/month Domestic Commercial Industrial Street lighting
1971 ................................ 1,058.77 1,779.86 2,031.17 21.48
1972 ................................ 1,193.37 1,984.57 2,211.41 22.99
1973 ................................ 1,322.29 2,243.96 2,419.89 24.45
1974 ································ 1,393.72 2,178.71 2,319.10 25.60
1974: Oct . ........................ 139.04 214.64 196.41 2.26
Nov ......................... 111.28 177.16 180.25 2.28
Dec. ························ 91.88 152.96 170.62 2.30
1975: Jan. ........................ 106.16 159.08 169.39 2.53
Feb. ........................ 103.94 147.18 134.34 2.37
Mar ......................... 97.37 146.00 153.29 2.16
Apr. ························ 107.02 182.59 203.15 2.36
May ........................ 124.96 216.14 215.29 2.21
June ........................ 136.99 223.34 212.45 2.17
July ........................ 162.60 244.61 239.52 2.12
Aug ......................... 162.94 239.39 234.46 2.22
Sept ......................... 153.27 239.84 232.87 2.31
Oct. ........................ 151.19 239.28 234.57 2.42
Metric tons
Quartz
5,141
3,631
991
351
102
71
96
Million kWh
Total
4,891.28
5,412.34
6,010.60
5,917.13
552.36
470.97
417.76
437.15
387.83
398.82
495.12
558.59
574.95
648.85
639.02
628.29
627.45
Note: Relevant Orders of Emergency (Control of Oil) Regulations 1973 came into operation from lOth December, 1973 to 23rd May, 1974.
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PRODUCTION
4.3 GAS PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION
Year/month Domestic Commercial
1971 ··························································· 5,149,564 3,717,691
1972 ........................................................... 5,567,203 4,179,161
1973 ........................................................... 6,572,427 4,554,073
1974 ........................................................... 7,485,945 5,516,096
1974: Oct. ................................................... 528,075 453,740
Nov .................................................... 587,664 449,218
Dec . ................................................... 640,909 452,426
1975: Jan . ................................................... 815,442 522,324
Feb. ................................................... 792,420 467,848
Mar .................................................... 727,120 464,259
Apr . ................................................... 760,539 532,185
May ................................................... 678,758 502,555
June ··················································· 614,198 466,226
July ··················································· 575,688 488,425
Aug .................................................... 543,369 478,496
Sept .................................................... 550,561 491,727
Oct. ................................................... 579,536 513,036
4.4 CEMENT PRODUCTION
1971
1972
1973
1974
Year/month
1974: Oct ....................................................................................... .
Nov ....................................................................................... .
Dec ....................................................................................... .
1975: Jan ...................................................................................... ..
Feb ....................................................................................... .
Mar ..............•.........................................................................
Apr ....................................................................................... .
May ...................................................................................... .
June ...................................................................................... .
July ...................................................................................... .
Aug ....................................................................................... .
Sept ...................................................................................... ..
Oct. ...................................................................................... .
11
Industrial
946,057
1,012,551
982,652
984,960
75,063
84,962
73,122
75,764
69,062
77,412
96,267
104,149
95,808
104,113
101,487
99,237
100,802
Total production
511,827
408,314
441,211
570,946
42,035
49,774
51,344
59,076
42,731
46,543
44,082
44,084
28,617
55,005
57,458
45,567
44,699
Therms
Total
9,813,312
10,758,915
12,109,152
13,987,001
1,056,878
1,121,844
1,166,457
1,413,530
1,329,330
1,268,791
1,388,991
1,285,462
1,176,232
1,168,226
1,123,352
1,141,525
1,193,374
Metric tons
PRODUCTION
4.5 TEXTILE PRODUCTION (NEW SERIES)
1975 lst qtr.
1. Number of spinning and weaving establishments ................................... . 798
2. Number of persons engaged .............................................................. . 51,496
Operatives Male ........................................................ .
Female ..................................................... .
Other employees Male ........................................................ .
Female ..................................................... .
3. Total estimated man-hours worked by operatives ('OOO)
4. Machinery by type
Spindles No. installed ............................................... .
No. in operation ......................................... .
Looms No. installed ............................................... .
No. in operation ......................................... .
Unit 5. Material consumed and material stocks
Raw cotton ............................................................ 'OOO lb.
Man-made (staple) fibre .......................................... 'OOO lb.
Wool tops ............................................................ 'OOO lb.
Cotton yarn, grey ................................................... 'OOO lb.
Cotton/man-made fibre yam ···································· 'OOO lb.
Man-made (continuous) fibre yarn .............................. 'OOO lb.
Man-made (staple) fibre yarn .................................... 'OOO lb.
Unit 6. Production and product stocks
Cotton yarn, grey ................................................... 'OOO lb.
Cotton/man-made fibre yarn .................................... 'OOO lb.
Man-made (staple) fibre yarn .................................... 'OOO lb.
Woollen yarn ......................................................... 'OOO lb.
Worsted yam ......................................................... 'OOO lb.
Wool/man made fibre yarn ....................................... 'OOO lb.
Cotton piecegoods ................................................... 'OOO sq. yd.
Cotton towelling ................................................... 'OOO sq. yd.
Cotton/man-made fibre piecegoods .............................. 'OOO sq. yd.
Cotton towels ...................................................... 'OOO doz.
Man-made (continuous) fibre piecegoods ..................... 'OOO sq. yd.
Man-made (staple) fibre piecegoods ........................... 'OOO sq. yd.
Fibre-glass piecegoods .............. ~ .............................. 'OOO sq. yd.
Labels .................................................................. 'OOO doz.
12
21,870
24,962
3,946
718
27,824
888,766
770,857
25,735
21,602
Stocks Consumption at end
of qtr.
81,634 72,037
8,338 6,604
2,829 3,893
74,338 26,388
6,857 1,388
628 311
320 221
Stocks Production at end
of qtr.
70,876 14,302
8,996 2,960
2,847 2,520
688 820
1,861 2,001
269 129
149,088 82,970
1,192 1,308
20,694 28,494
214 153
726 398
353 274
195
29,836 1,838
1975 2nd qtr.
809
53,360
22,492
26,001
4,068
799
29,376
891,410
833,145
26,207
24,146
Stocks Consumption at end
of qtr.
105,016 95,446
11,352 6,894
3,747 3,919
88,695 27,296
9,058 1,526
649 317
191 97
Stocks Production at end
of qtr.
91,316 13,586
12,837 2,888
3,356 1,724
2,078 320
1,597 977
637 293
179,455 79,771
3,216 1,607
25,897 25,073
342 180
999 296
213 317
311
31,888 1,398
SECTION 5 EXTERNAL TRADE
5.1 EXTERNAL TRADE S million
Cumulative totals
Year/month Imports Domestic exports Re-exports
Total exports
Trade balance
1971 ............... 20,256.23 13,749.85 3,414.39 17,164.24 -3,091.99
1972 ............... 21,763.93 15,245.15 4,154.44 19,399.59 -2,364.34
1973 ............... 29,004.60 19,474.35 6,525.01 25,999.36 -3,005.24
1974 ............... 34,120.08 22,911.34 7,124.35 30,035.69 -4,084.40
Imports
% change % change Year to on 12 months on
date previous to date previous year 12 months
+15.05
+ 7.44
+33.27
+17.64
Domestic exports
% change % change Year to on 12 months on
date previous to date previous year 12 months
+11.37
+10.88
+27.74
+17.65
1974:Sept. ...... 2,679.26 1,981.16 598.09 2,579.25 -100.01 26,550.58 +33.45 35,658.98 +38.79 17,744.53 +29.71 23,538.54 +32.80
Oct. . . . . . . 2,453.35 1,624.48 520.84 2,145.33 -308.02 29,003.93 +26.66 35,109.35 +31.02 19,369.02 +24.32 23,263.08 +28.27
Nov. ...... 2,574.37 1,810.Sl 566.61 2,377.12 -197.25 31,578.30 +21.70 34,635.76 +24.02 21,179.53 +20.92 23,139.05 +23.56
Dec. ...... 2,541.78 1,731.81 526.56 2,258.37 -283.41 34,120.08 +17.64 34,120.08 +17.64 22,911.34 +17.65 22,911.34 +17.65
1975:Jan. ...... 2,405.93 1,634.93 514.91
484.98
558.37
554.81
553.12
546.96
607.79
2,149.84
1,757.47
2,179.43
2,215.19
2,291.25
2,423.49
2,669.94
-256.09 2,405.93 - 1.10 34,093.32 + 15.26 1,634.93 -13.75 22,650.78 + 12.38
2,907.43 -14.54 22,416.68 + 9.80
4,528.49 -14.11 22,167.40 + 5.67
6,188.86 -13.97 21,905.98 + 1.41
7,926.98 -15.65 21,440.83 - 3.99
9,803.51 -14.54 21,243.07 - 6.70
11,865.67 -12.57 21,204.63 -8.73
Feb. . . . . . . 2, I 53.91 1,272.49
Mar....... 2,434.55 1,621.06
Apr. . ..... 2,512.81 1,660.38
May ...... 2,677.11 1,738.12
June ..... .
July ..... .
2,634.66 1,876.53
2,882. 70 2,062.16
-396.44 4,559.84 - 8.54 33,694.08 +II.SI
-255.11 6,994.38 -13.28 33,049.41 + 5.38
-297.62 9,507.19 -15.27 32,406.96
-385.87 12,184.30 -17.01 31,622.98 - 6.18
-211.17 14,818.96 -16.93 31,100.17 - 9.80
-212.76 17,701.67 -15.33 30,915.41 -12.18
Aug. . . . . . . 2,855. 72 2,064. 72 632.64 2,697.37 -158.35 20,557.38 -13.88 30,806.15 -13.67 13,930.39 -11.63 21,078.35 -10.22
Sept. ...... 3,151.95 2,342.08 605.18 2,947.26 -204.68 23,709.33 -10.70 31,278.83 -12.28 16,272.47 - 8.30 21,439.28 - 8.92
Oct. •. .. ... 3,224.86 2,040.85 632.36
• Provisional figures for month only.
5.2 IMPORTS BY AREAS
Year/month
1971
1972
1973
1974
1974: Sept ... .
Oct ... . Nov ... .
Dec.
1975: Jan. Feb.
Mar ... . Apr ... . May
June .. . July .. .
Aug ... . Sept ... .
North America
2,663.84
2,721.34
3,853.68
4,827.38
374.84
336.06
335.87
282.87
280.37
272.18
318.15
315.78
292.90
312.73
373.54
343.92
462.10
S . U . Central Western ov1et ruon and Europe and Eastern South
4,161.95
4,181.54
5,569.89
6,211.89
502.81
483.45
454.27
460.86
433.39
411.29
439.34
435.89
492.92
422.59
434.89
484.53
490.22
Europe America
120.54
120.25
185.86
235.12
23.82
20.11
13.72
9.29
15.87
13.87
6.38
12.20
7.53
11.27
10.45
30.56
25.71
204.84
215.03
413.68
277.82
11.45
21.42
17.98
18.79
32.57
16.25
59.14
10.o7
21.39
20.62
18.29
35.64
54.68
Middle East
486.33
513.98
569.41
804.46
62.53
46.32
48.93
36.51
29.31
30.72
47.50
39.96
42.84
43.90
49.21
35.23
67.08
13
Asia
11,508.31
12,957.20
16,996.23
20,236.83
1,598.12
1,440.81
1,591.61
1,610.67
1,509.33
1,302.65
1,468.42
1,582.93
1,714.21
1,699.66
1,855.44
1,803.92
1,935.09
S million
Australasia Postal Total Africa O:Ua packages merchandise
428.44
389.02
568.61
609.21
33.92
38.82
58.75
47.62
29.89
63.80
36.00
39.36
33.98
48.93
50.28
37.21
41.30
668.64
653.68
839.29
910.72
70.99
65.38
52.56
74.58
74.76
42.62
59.28
76.21
70.90
74.31
89.98
84.05
74.97
13.34
11.90
7.94
6.65
0.79
0.98
0.68
0.58
0.45
0.53
0.35
0.41
0.45
0.65
0.62
0.65
0.79
20,256.23
21,763.93
29,004.60
34,120.08
2,679.26
2,453.35
2,574.37
2,541.78
2,405.93
2,153.91
2,434.55
2,512.81
2,677.11
2,634.66
2,882.70
2,855.72
3,151.95
EXTERNAL TRADE
Year/month North America
1971 1972 1973 1974
6,192.12 6,625.68 7,337.08 8,041.56
1974: Sept. ... 814.49 Oct. ... 559.62 Nov. ... 585.84 Dec. 517.26
1975: Jan. 512.43
1971 1972 1973 1974
Feb. 356.70 Mar. ... 479.25 Apr. ... 533.18 May ... 603.89 June ... 648.32 July .. . 766.43 Aug. ... 802.83 Sept. .. . 961.23
Year/month
1974: Sept .................. . Oct .................. . Nov .................. . Dec .................. .
1975: Jan. Feb. Mar ................. .. Apr ................. .. May ................. . June ................ .. July ................. . Aug ................. .. Sept .................. .
5.3 DOMESTIC EXPORTS BY AREAS
$million
Soviet Union Central Western and Europe and Eastern South
Middle East Asia
Australasia Postal Total Africa O~a packages merchandise
4,215.63 5,096.67 6,731.25 7,757.28
534.73 519.41 664.00 728.89
661.50 542.90 668.49 655.71 626.13 698.43 720.22 649.31 731.98
Europe America
4.37 10.94 34.87 47.53
5.09 2.75 1.82 1.27
5.09 2.06 2.13 4.27 7.46 4.47 2.72 4.91 6.98
308.43 328.92 326.21 428.20
42.04 37.74 37.87 25.04
27.52 20.89 26.47 29.09 29.13 32.14 37.21 39.33 39.90
238.50 286.69 443.82 630.18
65.43 48.87 60.52 44.55
44.02 41.45 59.90 62.03 75.92 74.89 79.36 78.74 72.80
1,561.03 1,612.07 2,798.48 3,169.73
562.37 661.60 587.69 688.03 685.68 1,107.81
1,043.02 1,785.60
279.67 91.93 146.86 242.23 84.13 128.91 253.15 77.84 128.75 218.18 76.36 119.43
196.79 64.69 122.17 155.57 73.27 78.88 203.05 94.32 86.72 195.84 95.84 84.42 206.70 105.37 82.79 199.34 100.84 116.42 234.64 106.48 114.30 241.36 124.60 122.75 268.58 116.57 143.18
5.4 RE-EXPORTS BY AREAS
5.82 8.46 9.14 8.23
0.92 0.81 0.72 0.83
0.73 0.78 0.74
0.74 1.67 0.79 0.89 0.86
13,749.85 15,245.15 19,474.35 22,911.34
1,981.16 1,624.48 1,810.51 1,731.81
1,634.93 1,272.49 1,621.06 1,660.38 1,738.12 1,876.53 2,062.16 2,064.72 2,342.08
$million
North Western Soviet Union Central Middle Amen.ea E and Eastern and South East
urope Europe America Asia
Australasia Total Africa and h d' Oceania mere an 1se
338.93 409.46 509.77 577.90
56.96 46.72 50.44 41.71
39.66 37.08 45.63 42.94 45.55 44.14 43.74 62.35 51.86
348.23 449.01 560.10 765.16
63.13 65.99 63.26 61.28
47.97 41.22 50.13 52.50 70.80 61.06 60.45 • 64.98 64.32
0.20 5.66 1.06 9.75
0.02 0.35 7.02 1.25
0.09 0.02 0.91 1.99 1.41 1.84 0.51 0.48 1.85
78.24 113.18 149.30 191.00
14.72 17.10 14.74 12.56
13.63 13.80 12.94 11.31 10.50 13.07 14.28 16.99 15.61
14
87.71 110.67 189.47 253.37
19.98 13.24 20.13 24.74
19.27 15.30 26.46 21.09 23.27 24.40 19.52 27.58 27.61
2,222.12 2,749.48 4,721.41 4,744.76
394.38 329.57 356.86 344.21
355.88 339.30 379.25 370.28 350.74 360.80 425.81 407.69 386.61
152.96 134.43 173.31 292.67
26.58 22.14 26.20 24.23
19.99 23.87 24.30 33.94 30.81 18.86 19.49 26.53 28.29
185.98 182.55 220.58 289.74
22.33 25.73 27.96 16.59
18.41 14.40 18.77 20.76 20.05 22.79 23.99 26.04 29.02
3,414.39 4,154.44 6,525.01 7,124.35
598.09 520.84 566.61 526.56
514.91 484.98 558.37 554.81 553.12 546.96 607.79 632.64 605.18
EXTERNAL TRADE
5.5 TRADE WITH MAJOR TRADING PARTNERS
Year/month Japan
1971 1972 1973 1974
4,926.46 5,045.04 5,852.92 7,141.50
1974: Sept....... 596.39 Oct. ...... 540.03 Nov....... 524.51 Dec. ...... 518.22
1975: Jan. ...... 478.16 Feb. ...... 463.01 Mar....... 485.72 Apr....... 541.73 May...... 607.05 June ... .. . 547.89 July ...... 604.70 Aug....... 619.69 Sept. . . . . . . 648.05
China
3,330.37 3,846.94 5,633.99 5,990.52
489.51 471.43 567.88 524.28
488.37 372.53 448.38 496.46 501.06 574.99 584.10 573.41 633.08
Imports
U.S.A.
2,534.54 2,595.06 3,701.89 4,621.06
359.42 318.14 324.72 264.87
266.40 251.48 303.78 302.30 280.07 295.39 355.00 325.27 441.97
U.K.
1,592.70 1,437.39 1,715.54 1,941.85
188.83 147.47 146.54 155.71
161.74 128.02 138.64 163.52 166.02 143.33 113.90 141.70 141.48
Taiwan
991.50 1,308.70 1,685.85 1,765.30
124.38 106.80 126.03 138.96
124.74 96.20
127.56 140.91 163.16 158.77 183.49 182.16 171.67
U.S.A.
5,708.33 6,124.78 6,825.24 7,422.34
767.28 512.24 536.05 467.20
463.38 317.85 422.95 482.39 546.46 591.13 697.59 730.93 884.47
$million
Domestic exports
Fed. Rep. of U.K. Germany Japan
1,946.25 2,194.95 2,814.49 2,768.04
188.82 183.99 214.88 229.07
185.75 169.94 231.23 245.91 230.73 235.13 242.51 201.98 270.52
1,128.06 1,524.68 1,901.98 2,444.48
167.33 169.95 237.69 258.58
236.85 196.78 238.15 217.44 207.29 237.07 238.33 226.11 232.47
484.32 479.61
1,064.92 1,061.24
118.96 89.87 81.33 68.58
57.82 49.42 65.57 66.64 74.53 66.16 87.18 99.87
113.79
Canada
483.79 500.90 511.84 619.22
47.21 47.37 49.79 50.06
49.04 38.85 56.30 50.79 57.43 57.19 68.84 71.91 76.76
5.6 IMPORTS BY STANDARD INTERNATIONAL TRADE CLASSIFICATION COMMODITY SECTIONS
Year/month Food and live
animals
1971 ..................... 3,474.08 1972 ..................... 3,679.12 1973 .... ... .. ... .. . . .. .. . 4,914.27 1974 ..................... 6,111.44
1974: Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
1975: Jan. Feb. Mar ............ . Apr ............ . May ........... . June July Aug ............ . Sept ............ .
511.93 432.51 516.84 539.96
527.85 469.68 486.97 494.31 451.92 490.36 489.32 550.10 521.49
Beverages and
tobacco
Crude materials
Mineral Animal and fuels and ve!!etable Chemicals lubricants 01}~~nd
Manufactured goods
classified chiefly by material
Machinery and
transport equipment
Miscellaneous
manufac-
442.56 1,458.42 652.81 473.70 1,417.35 668.40 578.99 2,101.28 790.60 540.16 2,360.12 2,132.66
41.56 40.15 32.00 55.87
39.74 44.74 34.21 45.53 51.57 45.19 45.03 45.43 61.41
151.80 130.75 176.66 159.88
161.05 152.47 162.34 151.49 155.13 218.21 211.76 224.80 279.50
196.35 146.73 159.08 166.84
174.58 114.23 148.33 170.74 180.88 166.80 231.08 142.96 224.31
tured articles
118.89 1,517.09 6,628.14 3,466.81 2,449.80 112.99 1,637.32 7,240.49 3,856.66 2,632.11 134.17 2,204.47 9,779.37 4,925.27 3,523.06 216.00 2,891.96 10,174.27 5,623.87 4,004.28
13.78 17.36 23.70 27.50
22.12 13.75 13.80 22.64 17.12 22.09 12.73 13.50 23.12
15
219.93 221.65 203.89 187.22
181.37 146.96 168.09 166.05 203.49 169.84 223.59 233.54 231.36
740.78 694.07 667.93 716.04
621.87 547.70 661.09 739.01 830.70 812.66 891.20 868.43 863.50
447.95 415.17 439.90 380.82
396.47 407.08 473.22 417.06 466.68 414.90 443.44 437.64 591.05
349.84 349.27 345.98 300.28
274.29 252.99 281.17 299.67 313.18 287.95 327.67 330.20 350.62
$million
Commodities and transactions not classified according
to kind
Total merchan
dise
47.64 20,256.23 45.79 21,763.93 53.11 29,004.60 65.33 34,120.08
5.34 5.69 8.40 7.38
2,679.26 2,453.35 2,574.37 2,541.78
6.58 2,405.93 4.30 2,153.91 5.31 2,434.55 6.30 2,512.81 6.44 2,677.11 6.65 2,634.66 6.87 2,882. 70 9.12 2,855.72 5.59 3,151.95
EXTERNAL TRADE
5.7 DOMESTIC EXPORTS BY STANDARD INTERNATIONAL TRADE
Year/month
1971 .................... .
1972 ····················· 1973 .................... . 1974 .................... .
1974: Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
1975: Jan. Feb. Mar ............ . Apr ............ . May ........... . June July Aug. Sept.
Food and live
animals
238.54 236.34 301.49 299.34
36.72 23.73 24.79 22.19
21.57 21.30 22.24 28.11 29.40 31.42 35.23 29.52 36.73
CLASSIFICATION COMMODITY SECTIONS
Beverages and
tobacco
48.99 52.37 31.73 46.61
5.46 2.07 3.43 4.65
5.18 1.93 2.72 6.65 3.53 2.59 5.05 6.39 6.01
Crude materials
162.04 192.07 267.12 397.37
33.78 25.80 33.73 25.60
17.23 14.37 15.91 18.20 17.13 16.42 19.56 21.28 18.13
Mineral Animal and fuels and vei,;etable Chemicals lubricants 01ra~nd
Manufactured goods
classified chiefly by material
Machinery and
transport equipment
0.01 .. 0.01
4.33 4.72 4.98 4.62
0.28 0.15 0.26 0.56
0.34 0.31 0.39 0.26 0.27 0.32 0.20 0.46 0.57
122.95 1,955.36 1,684.46 130.88 2,190.60 2,125.29 171.30 3,212. 70 2,897.86 201.00 3,780.81 3,674.12
16.59 333.47 339.08 15.65 244.24 318.33 16.44 266.91 299.25 16.20 247.35 242.57
13.22 13.69 15.64 15.10 17.57 15.07 16.29 14.94 17.14
224.72 178.36 219.87 207.76 228.62 243.57 254.15 269.16 342.27
238.21 187.04 258.34 261.34 254.83 264.27 294.17 306.00 309.31
Miscellaneous
manufac .. tured
articles
9,489.59 10,271.83 12,540.47 14,451.78
1,210.90 989.70
1,159.53 1,167.48
1,109.36 850.98
1,080.86 1,118.11 1,181.08 1,296.82 1,431.70 1,410.43 1,605.80
• Less than $ 0.005 million.
Year/month
1971 .................... . 1972 ................... .. 1973 .................... .
1974 ····················· 1974: Sept.
Oct. Nov. Dec.
1975: Jan. Feb. Mar ........... .. Apr ............ . May June July Aug. Sept.
5.8 RE-EXPORTS BY STANDARD INTERNATIONAL TRADE CLASSIFICATION COMMODITY SECTIONS
Food and live
animals
335.36 367.99 493.00 512.71
47.85 31.63 31.68 48.20
66.99 62.19 48.75 36.39 32.09 44.82 47.46 42.68 45.46
Beverages and
tobacco
34.06 35.52 50.01 54.00
5.56 3.36 4.63 4.48
3.64 4.03 3.52 3.56 4.55 2.55 4.74 4.19 3.76
Crude materials
209.10 305.88 526.63 628.42
54.94 46.60 53.52 47.48
52.85 30.87 37.61 41.30 38.47 40.76 47.44 49.72 49.03
Mineral Animal and fuels and v~etable Chemicals lubricants 01}~t~nd
46.27 44.31 56.55
101.51
10.13 9.84
10.66 8.33
8.65 5.70 8.62 7.57 6.95 8.18 7.85 7.74 8.75
9.09 10.18 14.56 29.40
2.25 0.88 1.98 2.71
1.46 1.04 2.43 0.73 0.89 1.41 0.89 1.08 1.08
16
571.11 557.51 746.38 926.80
70.75 64.16 66.72 70.42
55.79 56.08 75.96 81.47 73.07 75.40 77.20 85.65 76.17
Manufactured goods
classified chiefly by material
1,329.79 1,765.22 2,752.47 2,513.66
212.64 173.87 176.72 156.89
145.69 146.60 177.00 170.50 194.09 178.38 199.33 216.91 196.18
Machinery and
transport equipment
Miscellaneous
manufac-tured
articles
379.17 480.63 450.30 597.19 775.72 1,084.40 950.07 1,370.49
76.04 114.64 69 .46 117.50 89.92 126.39 80.91 103.81
70.26 106.50 75.53 100.57 87.99 113.76 84.33 126.31 79.31 90.63 85.71 95.49 91.48
120.66 102.26 133.81 126.97 130.12
$million
Commodities and transactions not classified according
to kind
43.58 41.05 46.70 55.70
4.88 4.82 6.18 5.20
5.11 4.51 5.09 4.84 5.69 6.05 5.81 6.54 6.13
Total merchan
dise
13,749.85 15,245.15 19,474.35 22,911.34
1,981.16 1,624.48 1,810.51 1,731.81
1,634.93 1,272.49 1,621.06 1,660.38 1,738.12 1,876.53 2,062.16 2,064.72 2,342.08
$million
Commodities and transac
tions not classified according
to kind
19.81 20.34 25.29 37.28
3.29 3.54 4.39 3.33
3.08 2.38 2.73 2.65 3.06 2.57 3.34 2.22 3.16
Total merchan
dise
3,414.39 4,154.44 6,525.01 7,124.35
598.09 520.84 566.61 S26.56
514.91 484.98 558.37 554.81 553.12 546.96 607.79 632.64 605.18
EXTERNAL TRADE
5.9 DOMESTIC EXPORTS OF PRINCIPAL COMMODITIES
S million
Manufac-Electronic tures of Travel metal
Textile• Toys and Artificial Transistor· components Transis· (largely goods, Watches Year/month Clothing fabrics dolls flowers ized radios andrg:rts tors and cutlery Footwear handbags and
diodes and similar clocks computers and articles household
utensils)
1971 .................. 5,464.26 997.63 1,184.19 353.74 711.73 284.62 225.05 344.85 350.83 227.90 175.09
1972 .................. 6,112.76 1,127.47 1,295.37 418.29 918.85 279.28 275.64 415.40 303.69 301.74 201.78
1973 .................. 7,453.67 1,727.81 1,504.00 479.09 l,147.74 399.26 387.91 520.56 266.28 405.36 293.23
1974 .................. 8,752.09 1,977.84 1,660.21 345.28 1,313,27 465.49 386.70 641.14 311.24 437.30 509.76
1974: Sept .......... 769.95 182.33 114.63 21.14 128.65 39.85 33.52 48.35 19.76 32.31 50.56
Oct. ......... 597.80 123.76 87.97 19.36 111.64 40.92 29.67 45.50 23.17 31.69 47.72
Nov •......... 724.91 124.53 100.80 16.19 107.83 36.73 26.80 53.94 34.31 32.22 57.25
Dec. 768.55 128.57 108.70 14.45 86.65 36.60 18.24 49.21 30.64 31.89 40.62
1975: Jan. 743.67 116.79 88.02 11.76 68.70 37.05 27.49 46.52 25.66 35.05 43.49
Feb. 574.52 82.31 64.02 7.35 69.37 20.42 15.13 32.47 21.08 24.13 34.65
Mar .......... 704.37 104.72 97.19 11.89 79.66 33.49 20.60 44.33 21.54 28.20 46.37
Apr. 715.21 105.41 109.38 15.85 85.81 32.72 20.03 44.65 19.17 31.18 46.30
May 748.10 112.61 124.58 17.18 89.82 27.45 22.59 48.03 17.37 32.84 49.97
June 843.90 128.37 132.82 18.51 90.83 30.59 22.50 47.11 18.07 37.02 54.14
July 896.31 120.33 176.04 23.49 111.28 30.75 20.27 54.79 18.14 39.84 60.38
Aug. 880.50 138.45 174.81 21.35 118.37 28.87 22.43 59.42 21.29 44.34 48.31
Sept. ......... 1,097.00 191.06 145.88 19.66 124.10 23.41 21.83 59.29 18.38 46.43 55.83
• Sum of S.l.T.C. groups 652-655 only.
17
SECTION 6 FOOD SUPPLIES
Year/month
1971
1972
1973
1974
1974: Oct.
Nov. Dec.
1975: Jan.
Feb. Mar.
Apr. May
June July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Year/month
1971 ··············· 1972 ··············· 1973 ··············· 1974 ··············· 1974: Oct.
Nov. Dec.
1975: Jan.
Feb.
Mar. Apr. May
June July
Aug. Sept.
Oct.
Cattle
174,041
201,051
198,743
177,905
19,383
17,212
18,863
15,459
10,208
12,897
15,144
15,402
15,181
17,046
17,205
18,521
20,030
6.2
Live animals slaughtered• (head)
Goats/ Swine sheep
2,709,087 18,369
3,025,607 21,582
2,906,889 18,791
2,854,263 15,688
239,478 1,390
231,300 2,711
237,190 3,129
243,882 4,230
204,493 845
221,993 1,251
231,583 612
246,252 411
249,878 472
264,917 431
269,539 384
263,599 713
267,202 1,679
* In both urban and rural abattoirs.
6.1 RICE
Intakes
344,716
376,783
358,374
299,271
16,285
19,244
20,688
19,779
38,057
25,445
27,580
24,361
28,359
18,528
36,638
23,359
19,938
OTHER FOODSTUFFS
Off-takes
347,133
359,833
346,074
324,119
23,820
29,508
27,186
33,367
22,150
36,205
29,793
24,622
18,467
29,623
36,201
19,336
24,845
Supplies of fresh vegetables (metric tons)
Locally Imported Total grown vegetables Total vegetablest
2,901,497 130,641 236,776 367,417
3,248,240 119,676 230,460 350, 136
3, 124,423 120,738 215,795 336,533
3,047,856 119,633 219,078 338,711
260,251 6,549 15,380 21,929
251,223 4,452 22,591 27,043
259,182 9,147 23,162 32,309
263,571 12,328 27,456 39,784
215,546 13,164 17,348 30,512
236,141 12,865 19,085 31,950
247,339 11,038 17,709 28,747
262,065 8,090 17,928 26,018
265,531 5,993 22,580 28,573
282,394 7,910 26,151 34,061
287,128 8,760 20,322 29,082
282,833 6,223 22,175 28,398
288,911 4,557 15,427 19,984
t Including estimates for those not sold through the Vegetable Marketing Organization. t Including estimates for those not sold through the Fish Marketing Organization.
18
Metric tons
Stock at end of period
69,629
86,579
98,879
74,031
90,794
80,530
74,031
60,443
76,350
65,591
63,378
63,117
73,009
61,914
62,351
66,373
61,466
Supplies of fresh fish (metric tons)
Fresh-water fish Marine fish; Total
31,309 83.738 115,047
31,662 83,372 115,034
32,197 85,068 117,265
29,964 90,415 120,379
2,623 6,446 9,069
3,242 7,217 10,459
3,304 8,071 11,375
3,387 8,577 11,964
3,001 5,747 8,748
2,493 8,809 11,302
1,684 8,488 10,172
1,881 8,124 10,005
1,753 7,092 8,845
2,028 7,980 10,008
2,787 7,230 10,017
2,225 7,928 10,153
1,730 8,256 9,986
SECTION 7 TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS
7.1 MOVEMENTS OF AIRCRAFT AND AIRBORNE PASSENGERS
1971
1972
1973 1974
Year/month
1974: Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
1975: Jan.
Feb. Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Year/month
1971
1972
1973 ·1974
1974: Oct. .............. .
Nov ............... .
Dec ............... .
1975: Jan.
Feb. Mar ............... .
Apr ............... .
May .............. .
June .............. .
July .............. .
Aug ............... .
Sept ............... .
Oct ............... .
Aircraft movements
Arrivals
24,432
24,548
26,915
26,469
2,106
2,231
2,253
2,275
2,078
2,229
2,114
2,052
2,013
2,112
2,161
2,101
2,176
Departures
24,441
24,546
26,907
26,460
2,106
2,237
2,250
2,276
2,080
2,224
2,112
2,062
2,014
2,105
2,164
2,101
2,177
Total
48,873
49,094
53,822
52,929
4,212
4,468
4,503
4,551
4,158
4,453
4,226
4,114
4,027
4,217
4,325
4,202
4,353
Arrivals
1,092,137
1,347,064
1,670,421
1,717,278
155,950
146,141
140,398
132,936
136,092
141,443
147,543
138,268
131,908
139,256
177,265
142,500
168,190
7.2 OCEAN-GOING VESSELS ENTERED AND CLEARED
British
Entered Cleared
'OOO 'OOO No. N.R.T. No. N.R.T.
958 3,618
678 3,061
471 3,507 389 3,217
35 295
29 327
24 207
36 355
30 292
28 255 33 193 34 259
37 249
35 275
35 332
48 378
33 394
942 3,509
654 2,951
481 3,559
398 3,198
37 288
34 314
28 241
34 357
32 265 32 328
34 166 34 254
35 254
34 216
39 381
41 327
33 373
American
Entered Cleared
'OOO 'OOO No. N.R.T. No. N.R.T.
337 2,461 343 2,446
431 3,957 430 4,053
503 4,982 507 4,984 485 5,169 488 5,174
29 319 26 303
32 348 35 359
36 398 37 398
37 393 36 390
31 332 29 324
35 407 35 407
30 347 30 347 36 389 36 409
32 354 34 378
37 423 34 363
29 340 32 379
34 411 34 394
35 386 35 388
Chinese
Entered Cleared
'OOO 'OOO No. N.R.T. No. N.R.T.
899 956 900 951
906 1,293 917 1,331
968 1,368 975 1,363 907 1,355 911 1,388
67
68 83
65
68
76
72
77
79
70
70
74
67
113 62
122 72
145 80
116 68
123 70
160 68
131 78 145 78
113 81
114 71
123 68
108 77
127 63
97
143
108
130
138
95 205
119
109 153
118
120
94
N.R.T.: Net Registered Tons.
19
Passengers
Departures
1,095,191
1,380,918
1,709,546
1,769,960
153,603
154,185
142,533
139,916
139,407
154,457
136,733
151,856
138,118
151,718
180,601
148,051
166,163
Total
2,187,328
2,727,982
3,379,967
3,487,238
309,553
300,326
282,931
272,852
275,499
295,900
284,276
290,124
270,026
290,974
357,866
290,551
334,353
Danish
Entered Cleared
No. ~~'.ii-. No. ~~'.ii-
233 989 232 974
264 1,072 263 1,068
253 1,299 250 1,272 258 1,199 256 1,192
23
20
26
27
25
23
28
31
28
22
23
27
20
134
69 123
145
123
110 112
150
114 103
124
125
131
24
20 25
28
25
23
28
33
26
18
23
28
21
134 73
120
149 122
110
112
157
79
89
118
135
150
TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS
Dutch German Greek
Year/month Entered Cleared Entered Cleared Entered Cleared
No.~-~~- No.~-~~- No. ~-~~T. No. N .. ~~- No.~-~~- No.~-~~-
Japanese Liberian
Entered Cleared Entered
'OOO No.N.R.T.
Cleared 'OOO 'OOO 'OOO
No. N.R.T. No. N.R.T. No. N.R.T.
1971 ......... 292 1,223 287 1,183 154 775 154 789 248 809 247 783 1,555 4,108 1,529 4,095 536 2,307 551 2,360
1972 ········· 300 1,243 291 1,192 201 1,237 200 1,238 302 908 302 929 1,236 3,573 1,257 3,613 634 2,805 630 2,775
1973 ......... 244 1,271 245 1,246 158 1,317 157 1,316 275 991 277 978 1,020 3,318 1,037 3,338 731 3,281 747 3,346
1974 ......... 247 1,405 246 1,384 159 1,735 157 1,665 281 1,269 282 1,262 945 3,431 948 3,449 800 3,683 800 3,786
1974: Oct. ... 19
Nov .... 29
Dec. ... 21
1975: Jan. ... 14
Feb. ... 19
Mar .... 21
Apr .... 25
May ... 20
June ... 19
July ... 25
Aug .... 22
Sept. ... 19
Oct. ... 23
Year/month
125 21
156 27
133 19
92 15
63 19
130 21
133 25
116 21
122 20
134 23
143 25
98 18
159 23
130 10
154 9
124 20
89 15
67 23
135 21
132 29
117 14
124 19
123 16
158 8
94 16
155 16
124 10
52 9
321 20
62 14
208 22
108 23
217 28
72 15
125 20
171 14
74 9
164 15
147 16
124 22
52 24
261 26
49 21
219 18
113 24
203 17
91 22
122 16
169 23
75 12
160 23
147 17
102 21
107 24
101 30
94 20
67 19
130 22
77 18
99 23
56 14
111 26
48 13
102 19
77 19
98
101
118
79
79
119
81
95
54
115
55
74
81
77
96
81
68
86
97
91
77
79
78
81
88
90
326
292
249
229
234
321
359
365
371
295
347
327
281
74
98
84
68
80
101
92
80
81
78
79
87
91
Norwegian Panamanian Others
Entered Cleared
'OOO 'OOO No. N.R.T. No. N.R.T.
Entered
'OOO No. N.R.T.
Cleared Entered Cleared
No. ~-~~- No. ~-~~- No. ~-~~-
319 67
305 66
255 73
227 64
229 53
329 67
358 66
375 70
374 58
293 77
343 68
324 74
290 63
Entered
270 63
272 69
359 76
261 55
219 55
315 68
293 65
350 73
248 54
360 69
340 72
330 69
214 66
Total
248
320
380
208
203
282
286
340
211
287
347
287
241
Cleared 'OOO 'OOO
No. N.R.T. No. N.R.T.
1971
1972
1973
1974
345 1,419 341 1,435 811 1,449 837 1,471 1,346 4,146 1,351 4,167 7,714 24,261 7,714 24,163
387 1,692 385 1,689 949 1,964 979 1,999 1,539 5,434 1,572 5,526 7,827 28,238 7,880 28,365
312 1,543 305 1,550 861 2,204 887 2,270 1,562 5,926 1,569 5,973 7,358 31,007 7,437 31,194
248 1,419 237 1,334 1,067 2,993 1,092 3,011 1,535 5,719 1,555 5,751 7,321 32,594 7,370 32,594
1974: Oct. ............ 22
Nov............. 22
Dec............. 23
1975: Jan. ............ 20
Feb. ............ 16
Mar............. 13
Apr............. 21
May............ 19
June ............ 17
July ............ 15
Aug ............ 17
Sept............. 14
Oct. ............ 14
90
122
102
77
94
67
141
81
103
85
71
89
66
20
22
20
20
16
12
21
18
18
16
17
15
13
N.R.T.: Net Registered Tons.
84
123
93
81
91
59
140
88
106
94
72
91
63
99
90
101
104
88
103
112
119
107
118
111
123
113
272
246
239
297
217
282
269
322
297
316
318
318
324
85
107
98
104
91
109
112
128
105
116
121
103
121
20
218
310
237
293
236
267
288
328
291
313
341
262
335
111
125
116
122
100
118
112
129
130
125
107
119
112
392
479
439
428
407
424
418
495
460
482
390
474
425
121 424
120 486
125 476
106 370
111 429
121 436
108 398
132 481
135 490
126 488
109 394
124 484
108 420
581 2,564
610 2,593
630 2,818
593 2,550
557 2,377
626 2,710
636 2,690
648 2,844
621 2,612
641 2,869
583 2,650
659 2,923
603 2,731
564 2,467
637 2,742
642 2,812
568 2,421
569 2,400
635 2,680
639 2,716
67} 2,854
623 2,592
625 2,'103
607 2,779
630 2,752
609 2,738
Year/month
1971
1972
1973
1974
TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS
7.3 RIVER STEAMERS, HYDROFOIL VESSELS, JUNKS AND LAUNCHES ENTERED AND CLEARED
River steamers Hydrofoil vessels Junks Launches Total
Entered Cleared Entered Cleared Entered Cleared Entered Cleared Entered Cleared
'000 '000 'OOO 'OOO 'OOO '000 '000 '000 '000 'OOO ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1,598 2,015 1,595 1,999 10,812 689 10,818 700 7,493 1,204 7,485 1,216 5,331
1,841 1,960 1,843 1,962 13,020 856 13,014 855 7,321 1,179 7,338 1,142 6,202
2,035 2,237 2,036 2,238 lS,058 1,001 15,060 1,001 7,709 1,247 7,674 1,240 6,372
1,987 2,245 1,987 2,245 16,436 1,097 16,439 1,097 9,264 1,442 9,193 1,436 6,166
SOS S,340
S99 6,18S
602 6,341
S61 6,163
499 25,234 4,413 25,238 4,414
S99 28,384 4,S93 28,380 4,SSB
594 31,174 5,087 31,111 S,073
S61 33,853 S,344 33,782 5,339
1974: Oct. ..•........• 148 165 148 165 1,139 77 1,139 77 688 106 674 103 38S 3S 386 35 2,360 382 2,347 379
Nov............. 172 194 171 192 1,286
Dec. .....•...... 183 206 184 207 1,361
1975: Jan ............ .
Feb ...•.........
Mar ...•..•..•...
Apr ...•..•......
May ........... .
June ........... .
July ··•········· Aug ............ .
174 200
186 212
181 204
160 180
141 152
132 149
130 144
170 186
174 200 1,391
186 212 1,392
181 204 1,493
160 180 1,415
140 151 1,430
132 149 1,396
131 14S 1,472
169 184 l,S60
86 1,286 86 883 136 890 138 496 so 496
92 1,362 92 919 14S 915 14S 616 S7 621
93 1,393 93
94 1,394 9S
IOI 1,493 101
99 1,413 99
111 1,430 Ill
Ill 1,394 Ill
111 1,474 111
141 1,560 141
857
6SS
760
774
791
783
833
841
137 8S6
103 638
122 774
130 767
130 802
134 773
14S 833
14S 845
S2 S74
44 40S
54 S20
S3 S27
S2 Sii
S2 492
S6 570
SS S29
Sept ............ .
Oct ............ .
128
126
136
131
129
12S
137 l,S42 149 1,S42 149 834 137 821
130 1,284 120 1,287 121 706 122 699
137 S7S
97 406
127 519
128 527
134 Sl2
132 491
145 565
145 S27
137 577
122 4SO
S8 S78
46 449
N.R.T.: Net Registered Tons.
so 2,837 465 2,843 465
S7 3,079 SOO 3,082 501
S2 2,997
44 2,639
S4 2,953
S4 2,876
S2 2,874
S2 2,802
S7 3,000
SS 3,098
S8 3,081
4S 2,S66
482 2,997
453 2,623
482 2,968
463 2,867
44S 2,883
44S 2,791
4S6 3,008
S26 3,103
482
448
487
461
448
443
4S8
S2S
480 3,070 482
419 2,S60 417
7.4 KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY (BRITISH SECTION) TRAFFIC STATISTICS
Year/month
1971
1972
1973 1974
1974: Oct ... . Nov ... .
Dec ... .
1975: Jan ... . Feb ... . Mar ... . Apr ... . May .. .
June .. . July .. . Aug ... .
Sept ... .
Oct. .. .
Passengers carried
Persons
Upward
Passenger/ kilometres
Downward
Persons Passenger/ kilometres
5,480,338 97,532,460 5,417,416 96,237,125
6,161,931 119,828,531 5,994,529 115,671,703
6,696,407 140,624,547 6,962,035 143,860,152
568,855 11,756,075 591,953
607,457
11,982,736 12,672,911
511,758 10,442,519
712,714 15,959,450 608,617 13,115,621 619,471 13,758,705 460,878 8,157,192
468,201 9,619,560 570,336 12,091,796 604,235 12,254,950 554,372 11,097,241
558,938 11,501,379
6,503,724 136,578,204 6,744,368 141,310,981
563,795 11,836,429 573,266 11,362,501 584,283 11,993,169
497,680 10,176,397
670,305 14,749,206 587,125 12,615,834 617,594 14,139,679 451,443 9,343,275
456,717 9,378,092 540,431 11,233,017 595,917 12,552,841 537,347 10,196,854
547,560 11,299,641
• Withdrawn after 30th September, 1971. .... Less than $50.
21
Revenue collected ($'000) Concession
tickets• Passenger tickets
Goods tickets
Advertising charges
346 8,839.5 8,501.7
10,199.5 9,960.6
11,297.4 10,647.8 12,563.6 12,867.4
529.9 378.4
563.1 400.2
1,352.5 3,312.9
603.7 1,397.8 993.2 1,064.7
468.3 536.5
51.4 41.1
62.8
913.9 1,072.3 51.2
1,492.0 860.8 51.1 3,259.6 1,119.7 51.8 1,341.8 1,231.5 50.8
844.3 1,316.8 33.7 842.3 1,461.3 33.7
1,068.9 1,632.9 33.2 1,192.9 1,468.0 33.7 3,274.6 1,468.9 19.9
1,132.4 1,782.8 115.7
547.5 588.5
111.7 87.2 64.1
38.1 37.9 59.3
40.2 39.9
57.4 80.1 32.8
52.9
97.8
Total
12.7 18,262.2
6.4 21,129.7
11.3 22,972.3 53.1 26,609.1
1.0 4,829.5 13.5 2,143.3 2.0. 2,186.8
2.3 2,077.9 3.7 2,445.4
7.6 4,498.0 5.7 2,670.1 2.7 2,237.4
2.7 2,397.4 0.2 2,815.3
2,727.3 0.6 4,816.9
0.2 3,128.8
TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS
7.5 TOTAL TONNAGE OF COMMERCIAL CARGO CARRIED BY DIFFERENT MEANS OF TRANSPORT
Year/month Cargo
discharged
By sea (metric tons)
Cargo loaded Total
By air (metric tons)
Import Export Total
By railway
Upward Downward
Metric Metric ton/ tons kilometres
Metric tons
Metric ton/ kilometres
By road* (metric tons)
1971 ............... 11,654,061 3,204,829 14,858,890 23,833 51,631 75,464 1,475 42,131 1,005,571 35,057,582 70,853
1972 ............... 12,292,079 3,821,129 16,113,208 26,235 55,024 81,259 1,537 48,633 1,163,173 40,711,047 75,929
1,233,755 43,181,412 67,550
1,162,600 40,756,549 70,957 1973 ··············· 13,341,873 4,465,228 17,807,101 37,179 59,163 96,342 3,405 115,360 1974 ............... 13,708,504 4,919,890 18,628,394 35,485 66,773 102,258 795 27,744
1974: Oct. ......... 956,324
Nov.......... 1,029,279
Dec. ......... 1,185,179
1975: Jan. ......... 989,676 Feb. . . . . . . . . . 953,552 Mar. ......... 1,103,594
Apr. ......... 1,055,965 May ......... 1,116,852
June ... . . . ... 1,046,718 July .... ..... 1,214,326
Aug. ......... 1,160,761
Sept. ...... ... 1,338,558
Oct. ......... 1,085,653
355,323 1,311,647
355,801 1,385,080
437,160 1,622,339
431,840 1,421,516 338,738 1,292,290
391,305 1,494,899
407,105 1,463,070 416,940 1,533,792
440,122 1,486,840
418,984 1,633,310 449,492 1,610,253
439,302 1,777,860 414,835 1,500,488
2,592 6,228 8,820
2,556 6,943 9,499
2,422 4,792 7,214
2,034 4,871 6,904
2,196 5,169 7,365 3,514 7,450 10,964
3,302 8,396 11,698 3,292 7,494 10,786
4,019 7,356 11,375
3,962 8,889 12,851
3,665 9,528 13,193
3,756 11,921 15,677 4,047 10,542 14,589
• Road transport refers to cross frontier traffic through Man Kam To.
70 83
54
59 27
47 54
68
85 76
37
66
71
2,433
2,895
1,895
2,073
958 1,636
1,886 2,356
2,972
2,655
1,303
2,320 2,465
114,106
150,865
107,975
102,809 69,451
101,480
98,771 106,150
126,924 141,504
117,251
124,371
153,899
3,993,218
5,279,849 3,778,535
3,597,636
2,429,988
3,550,949
3,456,357 3,714,833 4,442,037 4,952,347
4,103,485
4,352,767
5,386,383
6,757 7,101
6,910
6,164
4,731 5,006
4,641
5,530 5,055 6,282
6,042
5,995 6,128
7.6 COMMERCIAL CARGO CARRIED BY VESSELS OF ALL TYPES
Year/month
1971 1972
1973
1974
1974: Oct.
Nov. Dec.
1975: Jan. Feb.
Mar. Apr. May
June July Aug. Sept.
Oct.
Ocean-going vessels
10,210,310 10,726,632
11,752,005
12,121,975
844,437 876,529
1,009,492
836,154
834,134 952,834
906,462 964,230
898,988 1,048,827
995,759 1,179,012
949,248
Cargo discharged
Junks
712,038 737,673
774,960
838,747
63,498
84,786 97,229
89,023
64,487 77,534
80,588 81,065 77,708 92,976 92,541 82,351 73,167
River steamers and launches
547,654
633,638
604,192
531,277
33,285
51,708 59,740
48,868 39,871 55,796 52,238 53,918 53,491 53,344 54,128 56,054 46,092
Total
11,470,002
12,097,943
13,131,157
13,491,999
941,220 1,013,023
1,166,461
974,045 938,492
1,086,164 1,039,288 1,099,213
1,030,187 1,195,147 1,142,428 1,317,417 1,068,507
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Ocean-going vessels
2,969,058
3,569,934
4,188,115
4,662,047
338,108
334,146 415,838
411,255
322,849 370,059
387,449 398,958 421,351 396,542 428,753 414,175 393,816
Deadweight tons
Cargo loaded
Junks
177,042
179,349
197,331
170,221
11,004
15,601
13,763
13,277 9,584
14,409
12,849 10,875 11,420 14,935 13,285 17,231 13,344
River steamers and launches
8,113 11,497
9,260
9,919
599 435 655
488 955 657
377 522
400 890 355 958
1,123
Total
3,154,213
3,760,780
4,394,706
4,842,187
349,711
350,182
430,256
425,020 333,388
385,125 400,675
410,355 433,171 412,367 442,393 432,364
408,283
TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS
7.7 CONTAINERS CARRIED BY OCEAN-GOING VESSELS
Discharged
Year/month Full Empty Cargo
T.E.U.s T.E.U.s Dead weight tons
1974 ....................................... 287,206 73,666 2,454,597
1974: Sept .................................. 22,284 7,267 192,089 Oct . ................................. 20,359 6,673 175,227 Nov .................................. 19,479 5,740 167,881 Dec .................................. 22,908 8,655 201,177
1975: Jan. ································· 20,319 8,392 183,080 Feb. ································· 19,319 7,904 176,853 Mar .................................. 23,158 6,404 209,708 Apr. ................................. 23,301 7,623 209,890 May ................................. 26,147 9,228 225,733 June ................................. 24,085 8,300 216,752 July ................................. 26,937 8,261 241,755 Aug .................................. 27,808 9,092 252,890 Sept .................................. 26,304 7,337 232,496
Note: 'Full' means containers are fully or partially filled with cargo. 'Empty' means containers having no cargo within.
Loaded Full Empty
T.E.U.s T.E.U.s
312,546 52,797
24,291 5,474 19,484 6,537 23,049 4,792 26,350 6,512
24,494 5,571 19,759 5,440 24,977 6,186 24,331 6,203 26,593 6,246 27,672 6,321 30,632 5,093 30,305 5,344 29,790 4,961
Cargo Dead weight
tons
2,296,350
180,456 147,051 171,139 199,290
188,714 154,890 193,872 190,628 212,408 205,904 228,194 229,581 224,600
'T.E.U.s' refers to Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (based on a standardised container size of 20 ft. x 8 ft. x 8 ft.)
7.8 PUBLIC TRANSPORT: PASSENGER JOURNEYS BY UNDERTAKING
Thousands
Hongkong Kowloon- New Year/month Kowloon China Hongkong and Star Ferry Canton Peak Lantao Total Motor Bus Motor Bus Tramways Yaumati Railway* Tramways Bus Ferryt
1971 .................. 547,571 175,110 156,760 190,531 58,216 10,954 2,303 1,141,445 1972 .................. 501,188 . 166,721 148,464 179,496 58,108 12,228 2,260 1,068,465 1973 .................. 493,691 150,586 145,672 155,532 52,566 13,286 1,964 1,013,297 1974 .................. 564,488 181,172 147,588 153,397 50,465 13,778 2,051 l,020t 1,113,959
1974: Oct. 46,484 15,583 12,373 11,514 4,079 1,138 171 87 91,429 Nov. 49,755 16,736 12,940 12,552 4,530 1,166 173 100 97,952 Dec. 50,090 16,949 12,510 12,694 4,557 1,198 177 109 98,284
1975: Jan. 50,796 17,209 12,219 12,243 4,303 1,015 152 91 98,028 Feb. 48,844 16,297 11,309 12,117 4,104 1,394 167 112 94,344 Mar. 52,700 17,414 12,078 12,301 4,527 1,202 161 122 100,505 Apr. 51,318 17,320 11,869 12,101 4,333 1,237 168 111 98,457 May 52,777 17,618 12,230 11,830 4,393 912 156 94 100,010 June 50,885 17,143 11,799 11,583 4,228 925 154 101 96,818 July 53,337 17,563 12,479 12,301 4,733 1,111 196 145 101,865 Aug. 51,920 17,519 12,375 12,122 4,644 1,200 206 156 100,142 Sept. 55,954 19,266 12,594 11,945 4,477 1,092 190 116 105,634 Oct. 54,168 18,582 12,275 11,470 4,455 1,106 174 102 102,332
* Included passengers travelling to and from Lo Wu. t Figure for the period March 1974-December 1974 only. t Included estimated passengers in vehicles from July 1974 onwards. Note: The estimated daily passengers carried by public light buses in 1974 were 1,418 thousands.
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TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS
7.9 PUBLIC TRANSPORT: PASSENGER JOURNEYS BY AREA Thousands
Hong Kong Cross Harbour New Territories Year/month Kowloon Total Island Ferry* Tunnel Urban Ruralt Ferry
1971 ·················· 334,173 475,405 239,894 36,155 46,965 8,853 1,141,445 1972 ·················· 311,989 422,076 227,965 12,320 39,766 44,710 9,639 1,068,465 1973 .................. 276,874 387,039 196,349 46,641 49,461 45,184 11,749 1,013,297 1974 ·················· 299,819 420,114 189,717 67,519 67,690 54,955 14,145 1,113,959
1974: Oct. ········· 25,373 34,313 14,539 5,889 5,765 4,496 1,054 91,429 Nov .......... 26,883 36,728 15,890 6,334 6,167 4,758 1,192 97,952 Dec .......... 26,494 36,662 16,037 6,652 6,269 4,956 1,214 98,284
1975: Jan. ········· 26,447 37,223 15,421 6,579 6,454 4,779 1,124 98,028 Feb .......... 24,539 35,356 14,992 6,749 6,113 5,366 1,229 94,344 Mar .......... 26,333 38,279 15,538 6,955 6,702 5,408 1,290 100,505 Apr .......... 26,163 37,206 15,117 6,682 6,594 5,378 1,317 98,457 May ......... 26,643 38,423 15,003 6,960 6,835 4,926 1,220 100,010 June ......... 25,827 36,869 14,602 6,811 6,611 4,889 1,209 96,818 July ......... 26,865 38,384 15,634 7,098 7,152 5,332 1,400 101,865 Aug .......... 26,657 37,213 15,323 7,265 6,827 5,414 1,443 100,142 Sept .......... 28,574 40,382 15,149 7,271 7,528 5,457 1,273 105,634 Oct. ········· 27,570 39,180 14,720 7,241 7,201 5,215 1,205 102,332
• Included estimated passengers in vehicles carried by Hongkong & Yaumati Ferry Co.'s Vehicular Ferry Services from July 1974 onwards.
t Included passengers carried by New Lantao Bus from March 1974 onwards.
7.10 TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AND CASUALTIES
Accidents Casualties
Year/month Hong New Hong Kong Kowloon New Territories Total Kong Kow- Terri- Total Island*
Island* loon tories Fatal Serious Slight Fatal Serious Slight Fatal Serious Slisht
1971 ·················· 3,675 6,041 2,564 12,280 89 1,241 2,999 162 2,520 4,382 132 1,360 2,078 14,963 1972 .................. 3,726 6,156 2,916 12,798 102 1,300 3,079 178 2,807 4,568 162 1,383 2,836 16,415 1973 ·················· 3,975 6,004 2,835 12,814 140 1,523 3,184 185 2,707 4,472 157 1,318 2,669 16,355 1974 ·················· 3,658 4,935 2,403 10,996 94 1,339 3,035 152 2,237 3,690 117 1,331 1,970 13,965
1974: Apr .......... 311 388 185 884}
May ......... 329 426 226 981 24 333 821 32 576 1,002 22 297 531 3,638 June ......... 324 420 201 945 July ......... 330 429 203
962} Aug .......... 333 396 223 952 25 350 800 42 527 1,011 38 335 485 3,613 Sept .......... 310 461 205 976 Oct. ········· 298 452 . 217
967} Nov .......... 312 423 204 939 21 336 766 45 598 915 29 400 454 3,564 Dec .......... 298 429 184 911
1975: Jan. ········· 249 392 156 '") Feb .......... 249 411 204 864 21 309 583 37 593 840 36 359 425 3,203 Mar .......... 264 419 198 881
Apr. 294 435 199 928}
May ......... 290 479 204 973 18 337 786 30 578 985 39 367 466 3,606 June ......... 339 456 189 984
• Including marine and Lantao Island since 1973.
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TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS
7.11 MOTOR VEillCLES REGISTERED
Public buses
As at end of Motor Motor Private China Motor Kowloon Motor Other
Taxis Bus Co. Ltd. Bus Co. Ltd. public Private year/month cycles tricycles cars buses buses
Single Double Single Double deck deck deck deck
1971 ........................... 16,S92 100 lOS,874 3,406 334 194 36S 768 1,028 386 1972 ··························· 19,833 82 120,72S 3,448 23S 261 366 906 1,113 367 1973 ··························· 23,283 S8 129,309 4,7S4 160 40S 3S9 96S 1,222 340 1974 ........................... 23,2S4 38 119,273 4,754 119 476 363 1,008 1,236 308
1974: Oct. ·················· 23,410 40 121,212 4,7S4 125 469 363 1,007 1,238 312 Nov ................... 23,338 39 120,274 4,754 123 471 363 1,008 1,238 309 Dec. ·················· 23,2S4 38 119,273 4,7S4 119 476 363 1,008 1,236 308
1975: Jan. ·················· 23,180 38 118,S87 4,754 llS 480 378 1,013 1,234 306 Feb. ·················· 23,124 34 118,038 4,754 110 489 407 1,022 1,234 306 Mar ................... 23,078 33 117,400 4,754 110 491 407 1,038 1,230 304 Apr ................... 22,990 32 116,838 4,7S4 109 SOO 407 1,047 1,233 304 May .................. 22,948 29 116,442 4,7S4 104 Sll 408 1,0SS 1,231 302 June .................. 22,860 27 116,206 4,7S4 104 S21 428 1,069 1,229 303 July .................. 22,782 27 1 tS,713 4,7S4 76 S22 428 1,074 1,227 301 Aug. ·················· 22,736 27 llS,482 4,7S4 7S S41 428 1,081 1,229 299 Sept ................... 22,S41 27 llS,236 4,7S4 69 SSl 438 1,087 1,229 298 Oct . .................. 22,426 27 114,893 4,7S4 67 SSS 439 1,096 1,228 297
Goods vehicles Crown vehicles
Public Private Con-(Excluding vehicles Tramcars in
As at end of light light Public Commercial struction
of H.M. Forces) Grand service year/month buses buses cars
sites total
Container Others Cycles Other Trams Trailers tractors vehicles
1971 ··············· 3,813 l,S67 884 4S 2S,670 7S 81S 2,462 164,378 162 22 1972 ··············· 3,828 1,684 1,063 117 28,634 43 843 2,64S 186,193 162 22 1973 ··············· 3,943 1,743 1,106 21S 31,28S 34 843 2,7Sl 202,77S 162 22 1974 ............... 4,277 1,648 1,264 333 31,231 32 902 2,923 193,439 162 22
1974: Oct. ...... 4,217 l,6S9 1,212 329 31,3S9 32 928 2,894 19S,S60 162 22 Nov ....... 4,248 1,660 l,2SS 332 31,298 32 912 2,910 194,S64 162 22 Dec. 4,277 1,648 1,264 333 31,231 32 902 2,923 193,439 162 22
197S: Jan. ...... 4,279 1,622 1,277 334 31,178 32 912 2,920 192,639 162 22 Feb ....... 4,299 1,602 1,284 334 31,109 32 92S 2,922 192,02S 162 22 Mar ....... 4,309 l,S78 1,284 334 31,066 32 92S 2,927 191,300 162 22 Apr ....... 4,309 1,SSS 1,284 334 31,09S 31 918 2,928 190,668 162 22 May ...... 4,309 l,S40 1,283 334 31,072 30 9S3 2,934 190,239 162 22 June ...... 4,308 l,S26 1,283 33S 31,104 30 948 2,960 189,99S 162 22 July ...... 4,308 l,S07 1,283 337 31,lSS 27 942 2,973 189,436 162 22 Aug ....... 4,306 1,487 1,283 339 31,309 26 944 2,976 189,322 162 22 Sept ....... 4,307 1,472 1,283 340 31,338 2S 939 3,001 188,93S 162 22 Oct. ...... 4,307 1,463 1,283 340 31,399 2S 935 3,037 188,571 162 22
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7.12 TELEPHONE SERVICES STATISTICS
Total equipped Size of waiting
Year/month New line applications New lines capacity Total working list including received connected (exchange lines) exchange lines removal
applications
During period As at end of period
1971 ........................... 121,670 102,714 647,746 565,453 31,177
1972 ........................... 126,306 98,905 744,152 651,468 38,271
1973 ··························· 126,264 110,943 879,000 746,653 29,356
1974 ··························· 81,053 80,730 1,003,060 803,144 13,411
1974: Oct. ·················· 5,459 5,535 983,320 795,321 16,041
Nov ................... 5,809 6,190 999,060 799,031 14,456
Dec. ·················· 5,342 6,298 1,003,060 803,144 13,411
1975: Jan. ·················· 4,671 5,619 1,003,060 805,925 9,600
Feb. .................. 4,200 4,276 1,016,560 807,421 8,507
Mar ................... 4,334 4,785 1,026,460 808,799 6,768 Apr. ·················· 6,090 5,476 1,030,260 810,488 6,017 May ·················· 5,738 5,805 1,031,760 812,293 5,050
June ·················· 6,007 6,185 1,031,760 815,160 3,894 July ·················· 7,365 7,029 1,044,280 818,492 3,552 Aug ................... 6,677 6,568 1,044,280 821,992 3,380
Sept ................... 7,079 6,856 1,044,280 825,614 3,198
Oct. ·················· 7,484 6,844 1,047,500 829,528 3,093
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SECTION 8 PRICES AND PRICE INDEXES
8.1 AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SELECTED FOODSTUFFS
$ per catty, except where otherwise stated
Rice Meat and poultry Marine fish, fresh Year/month
Top ~:g1e grade Low grade
Pork, best cut
Pork chop
Beef, best
quality
Beef, belly flesh
Chicken, top
grade
Duck, top
grade <J::.~~d Mackerel Garoupa
Monthly average
1971 1972 1973 1974
1974: Oct.* .................... . Nov ..................... . Dec ..................... .
1975: Jan. Feb. Mar .................... .. Apr. May June .................... . July .................... . Aug ..................... . Sept ..................... . Oct. .................... .
1.01 1.02 1.61 2.20
2.18 2.13 2.08
1.93 1.88
0.79 0.81 1.40 1.94
1.93 1.89 1.84
1.70 1.67
1.83 1.61 1.81 1.59 1.80 1.58 1.73 1.52 1.64 1.43 1.64 1.43 1.64 1.43 1.63 1.44
4.93 4.92 6.19 7.24
6.18 6.23 7.97 9.32
6.76 6.81 8.17
10.61
7.30 9.39 9.78 7.26 9.25 10.12 7.21 9.13 9.97
7.14 7.50
9.02 9.34
10.12 10.36
3.76 3.70 4.52 6.18
5.81 6.08 6.06
6.23 6.35
5.83 6.33 7.47 8.49
3.70 3.75 4.88 5.28
7.87 5.06 7.32 5.04 7.40 4.92
7.38 8.88
5.06 6.31
7.83 9.80 10.52 6.42 7.79 5.92 7.50 9.51 10.03 6.13 7.46 4.97 7.35 9.23 9.84 5.96 7.36 4.34 7.22 9.09 9.78 5.85 8.27 4.88 7.18 9.06 9.69 5.77 7.88 5.10 7.16 9.07 9.63 5.70 7.92 5.24 7.16 9.08 9.60 5.62 8.15 5.26 7.16 9.08 9.54 5.49 8.14 5.46
Fresh-water fish, fresh Fresh vegetables Fresh fruits Fresh
hen eggs Year/month Grass carp Big head White Flowering
cabbage cabbage Tomato Applest Oranges Bananas (per doz.)
Monthly average
1971 1972 1973 1974
5.79 6.57 7.63 8.40
4.68 5.14 5.92 6.57
1974: Oct.* ......... 7.99 5.90 Nov. . . . . . . . . . 7.24 5.94 Dec. 7.56 6.05
1975: Jan. 7.53 6.10 Feb. 8.23 6.69 Mar. ... .. .. .. 7.12 6.18 Apr. .. . . . . . . . 7.38 6.69 May 7.06 5.66 June 7.96 5.84 July 8.02 5.68 Aug. 8.72 5.81 Sept. . . . . . . . . . 8.57 5.82 Oct. 8.33 6.13
Note: 1 catty=l.33 lbs. or 0.60 kg.
0.93 1.10 1.38 1.30
1.46 1.69 2.02 1.96
0.97 1.20 1.84 2.67
2.06 2.43 4.19 2.13 2.96 4.27 0.90 1.69 2.93
0. 78 1.52 1.86 1.25 1.85 1.58 1.01 1.51 1.49 0.96 1.46 1.22 1.65 2.15 1.54 2.80 3.05 3.06 2.06 2.38 2.14 1.32 1.99 3.26 2.29 2. 78 3.90 3.06 3.51 4.05
(per lb.) (per doz.) (per lb.}
1.82 2.08 2.35 2.58
5.91 5.60 6.54 7.34
1.27 1.19 1.19 1.30
11.04 6.55 1.07 9.72 6.58 0.94 9.36 6.13 0.85
10.80 5.87 0.78 11.52 5.89 0.92 11.04 5.71 1.01 10.08 5.69 1.23 10.08 5.60 1.21 10.32 5.48 0.99 12.48 5.39 1.04 11.88 5.50 1.04 12.00 6.55 1.03 11.52 6.05 0.89
• Prices are obtained from new samples from October 1974 onwards. t Price per dozen from October 1974 onwards.
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2.57 2.74 3.15 4.12
4.16 4.49 4.58
4.56 ~.55
4.36 3.78 3.42 3.49 3.51 3.60 3.81 3.89
2.98 3.52 4.50 4.27
4.42 4.78 4.36
4.35 4.18
3.60 3.99 5.13 5.40
6.75 7.78 9.23 9.77
5.26 10.49 6.06 10.63 5.37 8.90
5.00 5.24
8.34 8.56
3.61 4.54 7.73 3.61 3.58 7.29 3.79 3.62 7.58 4.53 4.55 8.79 4.39 4.90 8.37 5.16 5.37 9.66 4.64 5.36 9.80 4.99 5.61 11.53
Flour, wheat
0.50 0.53 0.80 1.42
1.44 1.42 1.38
1.39 1.39 1.34 1.34 1.32 1.31 1.31 1.32 1.30 1.28
Sugar (per lb.)
0.62 0.93 1.11 2.28
2.63 3.14 2.79
2.72 2.67 2.65 2.59 2.49 2.28 2.12 2.04 2.02 1.88
PRICES AND PRICE INDEX
8.2 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF SELECTED FOODSTUFFS
$per catty, except otherwise stated
Rice (per picul) Live pigs (per
picul)
Live cattle (per
picul)
Marine fish, fresh Fresh vegetables, locally produced
Year/month
Monthly average
1974 ··················
1974: Oct. Nov. Dec.
1975: Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct.
Sec mew
198.51
198.00 189.66 181.20
155.60 153.56 150.58 150.87 148.46 138.93 132.89 136.18 138.90 137.07
South China
jien
188.93
186.00 174.32 167.08
147.54 145.97 140.55 142.81 141.75 133.28 127.41 132.56 132.91 131.68
Note: I catty=l.33 lbs. or 0.60 kg.
Thai 100% whole
181.77
177.08 173.89 165.02
IS0.66 146.40 138.53 142.lS 140.67 125.95 115.28 130.14 129.77 127.31
1 picul (100 catties)=l33.33 lbs. or 60.48 kg.
321
327 341 346
319 319 342 318 317 310 309 309 310 310
SSS
465 566 393
577 619 562 458 SOI 479 437 479 406 409
2.80
2.68 2.74 2.87
2.97 2.93 2.54 2.59 2.8S 3.19 3.27 3.59 3.12 2.90
2.S9
1.96 2.94 3.02
2.87 3.13 2.71 1.91 2.16 2.77 3.10 3.29 3.44 2.41
5.6S
7.37 6.83 6.06
S.83 5.63 S.34
4.95 5.11 6.11 6.10 7.38 6.92 8.07
Flowering White cabbage cabbage
1.10
1.25 2.12 0.94
0.87 0.89 0.73 0.64 1.01 2.02 1.37 1.04 1.75 2.23
0.61
1.09 1.05 0.29
0.39 O.S8 0.41 0.34 0.51 1.44 1.03 0.47 1.27 1.69
Tomato
1.65
I.7S 3.22 1.97
1.63 0.90 0.77 0.37 0.59 1.92 1.21 2.96 3.27 2.36
8.3 NEW CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (A)
Year/month All items
Weights attached 100.00
Monthly average
1974(July-Dec.)... 107.0
1974: Oct. ......... 108 Nov.......... 109 Dec. ......... 106
1975: Jan. ......... 105 Feb. ......... 107 Mar.......... 106 Apr. ......... 106 May......... 107 June ......... 109 July ......... 107 Aug.......... 107 Sept.......... 109 Oct. ......... 111
Foodstuffs
S6.60
105.8
108 108 103
101 104 101 100 102 105 103 102 106 108
(July 73-June 74=100)
Housing Fuel and Alcoholic Clothing
light drinks and and tobacco footwear
14.08 3.39
105.5 126.8
105 127 105 127 108 128
108 128 108 128 109 128 110 128 110 128 111 129 Ill 129 112 ,, 129 112 129 112 129
28
2.65
108.7
110 110 110
110 110 122 122 122 122 122 122 122 122
3.82
101.3
IOI 101 101
100 100 97 97 99 99 97 97 97 97
Durable goods
1.41
106.0
106 106 106
106 106 106 106 106 106 106 106 106 106
Miscellaneous goods
4.58
113.5
114 114 114
115 115 115 115 115 115 115 115 115 115
Transport and Services
vehicles
4.36
106.3
107 107 107
107 107 107 107 108 108 107 108 108 108
9.11
108.2
111 111 111
111 113 116 117 117 117 117 117 117 120
Year/month All items
Weights attached 100.00
Monthly average
1974 (July-Dec.) .. .
1974: Oct. ........ . Nov ......... . Dec ......... .
1975: Jan ......... . Feb ........ .. Mar ......... . Apr ......... . May ........ . June ........ . July ........ . Aug ......... . Sept ......... . Oct ......... .
Year/month
107.0
108 108 107
106 107 106 106 107 108 107 107 109 110
All items
Weights attached 100.00
Monthly average
1974(July-Dec.) .. .
1974: Oct ......... . Nov ......... . Dec ......... .
1975: Jan ........ .. Feb ......... . Mar ......... . Apr ......... . May ........ . June ... ., .. .. July ....... .. Aug ......... . Sept ......... . Oct ......... .
104.3
105 105 104
104 104 104 104 105 105 105 105 106 107
8.4 NEW CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (B)
Foodstuffs
47.82
106.0
107 108 104
102 104 102 101 102 105 103 103 106 108
Housing
16.79
105.7
105 106 108
108 108 109 109 109 110 110 111 112 112
(July 73-June 74=100)
Fuel and Alcoholic Clothing drinks and and
light tobacco footwear
2.71
125.8
126 126 127
127 127 127 128 128 128 128 128 128 129
2.04
108.0
109 109 109
109 109 118 119 119 119 119 119 119 119
5.92
101.0
101 101 101
100 100 96 96 99 99 97 97 96 96
Durable goods
2.97
105.8
106 106 106
105 105 105 105 104 104 104 104 104 104
8.5 HANG SENG CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
Foodstuffs
26.27
104.0
105 105 102
101 103 101 100 101 103 102 102 104 106
Housing
28.14
101.0
101 101 101
102 102 102 103 103 103 103 104 104 104
(July 73-June 74=100)
Fuel and Alcoholic Clothing light drinks and and
tobacco footwear
2.53
126.7
127 127 127
127 127 127 128 128 128 128 128 129 129
29
0.73
107.3
108 108 108
108 108 114 114 114 115 ll5 115 115 115
6.11
95.8
98 96 96
92 91 92 93 97 97 95 93 97 97
Durable goods
3.88
102.5
103 102 102
102 102 103 102 102 102 102 102 103 102
PRICE INDEXES
Miscellaneous goods
5.17
112.3
112 113 113
114 114 114 114 114 114 113 114 114 113
Miscellaneous goods
4.36
110.2
109 110 110
111 111 111 111 111 111 110 111 111 110
Transport and
vehicles
5.11
109.5
110 110 111
111 111 111 111 112 112 112 112 112 112
Transport
Services
11.47
107.8
111 111 111
111 113 114 114 114 114 115 115 115 118
and Services vehicles
7.47
113.7
114 115 115
115 116 116 117 117 117 118 119 119 119
20.51
104.0
105 104 104
104 105 106 106 106 106 106 106 106 107
PRICE INDEXES
8.6 GENERAL CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
(Sept. 63-Aug. 64=100)
Food- Fuel and Alcoholic Clothing Durable Mi see I- Transport Year/month All items stuffs Housing light drinks and and goods laneous and Services
tobacco footwear goods vehicles
Weights attached 100.0 48.3 15.2 3.0 3.3 6.2 2.1 4.2 3.2 14.5
Monthly average
1971 ·················· 130.8 150.3 108.7 103.2 110.8 104.3 122.2 117.3 110.9 120.7 1972 ·················· 138.8 161.0 115.0 104.2 112.7 107.7 127.3 122.6 127.4 126.2 1973 ·················· 164.0 200.1 124.3 111.4 120.5 119.4 147.8 139.9 133.5 141.7 1974 ·················· 187.6 232.3 134.0 159.8 133.8 130.1 171.3 171.1 140.7 154.7
1974: Oct. ......... 194 241 137 164 140 129 174 176 144 162 Nov .......... 196 246 137 165 140 130 173 178 146 161 Dec. 187 227 138 165 140 130 173 177 146 160
1975: Jan. ········· 184 219 138 166 140 128 174 179 146 161 Feb. ......... 188 228 138 166 140 129 174 179 146 165 Mar .......... 184 219 138 165 156 126 174 179 146 162 Apr .......... 184 216 147 166 156 126 171 179 147 163 May ......... 188 224 148 165 156 128 171 178 148 164 June ......... 196 240 148 166 156 127 170 178 148 164 July ......... 190 227 148 166 157 127 170 178 148 164 Aug .......... 188 223 149 166· 156 126 170 178 148 164 Sept .......... 194 235 149 166 156 129 170 178 148 164 Oct. ········· 200 247 149 167 157 127 169 178 148 169
8.7 MODIFIED CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
(Sept. 63-Aug. 64=100)
Food- Fuel and Alcoholic Clothing Durable Miscel- Transport Year/month All items stuffs Housing light drinks and and goods laneous and Services
tobacco footwear goods vehicles
Weights attached 100.0 55.6 12.9 3.0 4.2 4.9 1.5 4.1 2.8 11.0
Monthly average
1971 .................. 133.9 151.7 108.9 105.1 110.8 105.3 125.7 117.3 110.7 117.3 1972 .................. 142.8 162.6 115.3 106.3 112.6 108.7 131.5 122.3 132.1 122.3 1973 ·················· 170.1 203.2 124.3 114.8 119.6 120.4 154.6 138.9 138.0 135.3 1974 .................. 195.3 235.8 133.6 164.6 133.0 131.7 182.2 169.3 140.7 148.6
1974: Oct. ......... 203 246 136 169 139 131 185 175 143 156 Nov .......... 205 250 136 170 139 132 184 175 144 156 Dec .......... 194 231 137 170 139 132 184 175 144 156
1975: Jan. ········· 190 222 137 171 139 130 185 177 144 156 Feb. ......... 195 231 137 171 139 130 185 177 144 162 Mar .......... 190 221 137 170 156 128 185 177 144 157 Apr .......... 190 218 147 170 156 128 180 177 144 158 May ......... 195 227 147 170 156 130 180 176 145 159 June ......... 204 244 147 170 157 129 180 176 145 159 July ········· 196 230 147 170 157 129 180 176 145 159 Aug .......... 194 225 149 170 157 128 179 176 145 159 Sept .......... 201 238 149 170 157 130 179 175 145 159 Oct. ......... 209 252 149 171 157 129 178 176 145 164
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PRICE INDEXES
8.8 GENERAL AND MODIFIED CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES:
Period
Nov. 1972- Oct. 1973 Dec. 1972 - Nov. 1973 Jan. 1973 - Dec. 1973 Feb. 1973-Jan. 1974 Mar. 1973 - Feb. 1974 Apr. 1973 - Mar. 1974 May 1973 - Apr. 1974 June 1973 - May 1974 July 1973 - June 1974 Aug. 1973 - July 1974 Sept. 1973 -Aug. 1974 Oct. 1973 - Sept. 1974 Nov. 1973 - Oct. 1974 Dec. 1973 - Nov. 1974 Jan. 1974 - Dec. 1974 Feb. 1974 - Jan. 1975 Mar. 1974- Feb. 1975 Apr. 1974- Mar. 1975 May 1974- Apr. 1975 June 1974 - May 1975 July 1974 - June 1975 Aug. 1974 - July 1975 Sept. 1974 - Aug. 1975 Oct. 1974 - Sept. 1975 Nov. 1974 - Oct. 1975
AVERAGES FOR THE PERIOD OF 12 MONTHS (Sept. 63-Aug. 64=100)
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General C.P.I.
159.6 161.8 164.0 166.9 169.5 172.3 174.8 177.2 179.2 181.l 182.0 182.5 183.9 186.2 187.6 188.0 188.4 188.2 188.1 188.3 189.0 188.8 188.8 189.4 189.9
Modified C.P.I.
165.3 167.7 170.1 173.3 176.2 179.3 182.0 184.5 186.6 188.6 189.4 189.8 191.3 193.8 195.3 195.6 195.9 195.4 195.3 195.5 196.3 195.8 195.8 196.4 196.9
SECTION 9 MONEY, BANKING AND FINANCE
9.1 MONEY SUPPLY S million
Legal tender coins and notes in circulation Licensed Legal
As at end of banks' tender coins Demand Time Savings holdings and notes deposits Money deposits deposits Money supply year/month Co'b:!',:'~cialaoyemment of legal in hands of with supply with with (definition 2)
Total tender non-bank licensed (definition I) licensed licensed issues issues coins and public banks banks banks
notes
(A) (B) (A)-(B)=(C) (D) (C)+(D)=(E) (F) (G) (E)+(P)+(O)-(H)
1971 ..................... 2,742 190 2,932 358 2,574 5,317 7,891 7,395 6,073 21,359 1972 ..................... 3,151 227 3,378 466 2,912 8,500 11,412 7,807 8,306 27,525 1973 ..................... 3,448 264 3,712 574 3,138 8,623 11,761 9,958 7,610 29,329 1974 ..................... 3,574 293 3,867 658 3,209 8,161 11,370 14,200 8,637 34,207
1974: Oct . ............ 3,446 293 3,739 583 3,156 8,857 12,013 13,933 7,232 33,178 Nov ............. 3,508 293 3,801 605 3,196 8,613 11,809 14,222 7,392 33,423 Dec. ············ 3,574 293 3,867 658 3,209 8,161 11,370 14,200 8,637 34,207
1975: Jan ············ 3,875 312 4,187 840 3,347 8,158 11,505 14,062 9,399 34,966 Feb. ············ 3,727 314 4,041 625 3,416 7,715 11,131 14,076 9,958 35,165 Mar ............. 3,682 314 3,996 550 3,446 8,545 11,991 13,717 10,275 35,983 Apr ............. 3,590 314 3,904 623 3,281 9,150 12,431 13,359 10,827 36,617 May ............ 3,637 308 3,945 590 3,355 9,261 12,616 13,424 11,285 37,325 June ............ 3,674 310 3,984 600 3,384 9,070 12,454 13,396 11,669 37,519 July ············ 3,658 305 3,963 592 3,371 9,205 12,576 13,512 11,795 37,883 Aug ............. 3,737 335 4,072 654 3,418 9,405 12,823 13,439 11,959 38,221 Sept ............. 3,780 338 4,118 667 3,451 9,671 13,122 13,263 12,130 38,515 Oct ............. 3,792 349 4,141 646 3,495 9,604 13,099 13,108 12,353 38,560
9.2 BANKING STATISTICS: LIABILITIES AND ASSETS S million
Liabilities Assets
Amount Other Total Amount due from Loans and Investments Other assets Average No. of De- due to liabili- banks abroad advances As at end licensed posits a\'::~~~ ties liabili- Cash Total liquidity
of year/month banks ties Demand assets during & short Time Hong Hong Hong Abroad
month% term deposits Kong Abroad Kong Abroad Kong
c1aims
1971 73 18,785 3,000 3,070 24,855 358 9,384 336 11,197 639 1,051 30 734 1,126 24,855 52.5 1972 73 24,613 5,428 4,121 34,162 466 10,616 449 16,629 1,097 1,491 59 2,020 1,335 34,162 46.0 1973 74 26,191 8,911 5,150 40,252 574 10,201 623 21,578 1,685 1,923 62 1,786 1,820 40,252 40.4 1974 74 30,998 15,460 6,803 53,261 658 14,726 1,835 23,594 S,955 2,363 48 2,719 1,363 53,261 44.9
1974:0ct ....... 74 30,022 13,751 6,923 50,696 583 14,218 2,092 23,103 4,890 2,287 52 2,889 582 50,696 44.9 Nov ....... 74 30,227 15,575 7,367 53,169 605 14,559 2,000 23,241 6,074 2,293 SI 3,336 1,010 53,169 44.5 Dec ....... 74 30,998 15,460 6,803 53,261 658 14,726 1,835 23,594 S,955 2,363 48 2,719 1,363 53,261 44.9
1975:Jan ....... 74 31,619 15,851 6,559 54,029 840 14,566 1,979 23,536 6,715 2,278 46 2,899 1,170 54,029 44.9 Feb ....... 74 31,749 17,191 6,599 55,539 625 15,295 2,131 23,644 7,656 2,298 47 2,960 883 55,539 44.7 Mar ....... 74 32,537 18,592 6,452 57,581 550 16,839 2,108 24,135 7,968 2,309 so 2,762 860 57,581 46.7 Apr ....... 74 33,336 18,340 6,686 58,362 623 16,940 2,072 24,310 8,210 2,340 49 2,982 836 58,362 47.9 May ...... 74 33,970 17,720 6,875 58,565 590 17,217 1,927 24,169 8,055 2,384 so 3,185 988 58,565 48.2 June ...... 74 34,135 18,243 7,255 59,633 600 17,475 1,914 24,309 8,257 2,512 52 3,275 1,239 59,633 48.3 July ...... 74 34,512 18,877 7,450 60,839 592 17,806 2,041 24,159 8,751 2,561 51 3,555 1,323 60,839 48.6 Aug ....... 74 34,803 20,242 7,537 62,582 654 17,963 2,227 24,316 9,837 2,570 50 3,742 1,223 62,582 48.3 Sept ....... 74 35,064 20,256 8,443 63,763 667 18,444 2,278 24,343 9,686 2,549 50 4,458 1,288 63,763 48.9 Oct ....... 74 35,065 20,874 8,345 64,284 646 18,353 2,125 24,360 10,246 2,584 49 4,257 1,664 64,284 49.2
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9.3 ANALYSIS OF BANK LOANS AND ADVANCES
As at last day of quarter ended
No. of reporting banks ...................... ..
Dec. 1971
73
1. Manufacturing: . .. .. . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. . 1,979
(a) textiles: ........................................... .. (i) cotton ......................................... .
(ii) other ........................................ ..
(b) footwear and wearing apparel .............. .
(c) metal products and engineering .............. .
(d) rubber, plastics and chemicals ............... ..
(e) shipbuilding and repair ....................... .
(f) electrical and electronic ....................... .
(g) food ................................................. .
(h) beverages and tobacco ......................... ..
(i) printing and publishing ....................... .
(j) miscellaneous ...................................... .
2. Agriculture and fisheries: .......................... .
(a) fisheries ............................................ .
(b) livestock and livestock products ............. ..
(c) vegetables and horticulture ................... ..
765 (462) (303)
315
161
159
36
213
43
29
61
197
s 2
2
Dec. 1972
73
2,233
785 (425) (360)
424
191
156
so 269
36
43
61
218
8
2
2
4
3. Transport and transport equipment . .. .. . .. .. .. .. . 1,439 2,063
4. Electricity, gas and telephone........................ 144 197
S. Building and construction ........................... 723 1,089
6. General commerce: ........................... ......... 4,189 5,110
(a) import, export and wholesale trade .. . . .. . .. 3,961 4,770
(b) retail trade . .. . . .. .. .. .. . . . .. .. . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. 228 340
7. Mining and quarrying ................................ .
8. Miscellaneous: ......................................... .
(a) hotels, boarding houses and catering ........ .
(b) financial concerns including banks ........... .
(c) stockbrokers ..................................... ..
(d) professional and private individuals: .... .. (i) for business purposes ................... ..
(ii) for private purposes ...................... ..
( e) all others ........................................... .
Total loans and advances .................... .
3,356
102
535
249
1,862 (566)
(1,296)
608
11,836
* Comprising only loans and advances in Hong Kong.
16
7,010
230
1,259
736
3,746 (1,030) (2,716)
1,039
17,726
33
Dec. Sept. 1973 1974
74 74
2,423
838 (432) (406)
495
186
181
57
224
42
48
68
284
10
4
3
3
3,035
273
1,572
6,957
6,567
390
21
8,972
346
1,359
503
4,320 (875)
(3,445)
2,444
23,263
2,836
986 (517) (469)
455
201
238
69
283
62
56
125
361
14
s 3
6
3,485
317
1,527
8,694
8,206
488
10,030
347
1,949
434
4,038 (838)
(3,200)
3,262
26,904
Dec. 1974
74
2,956
1,040 (547) (493)
452
236
314
48
292
73
57
130
314
20
6
9
s
4,246
374
1,569
8,880
8,423
457
8
11,496
355
1,720
291
4,020 (848)
(3,172)
5,110
29,549
Mar. 1975
74
2,902
1,047 (527) (520)
424
244
314
54
305
64
53
108
289
12
6
2
4
4,540
414
1,511
8,973
8,521
452
8
13,743
355
1,658
289
4,079 (882)
(3,197)
7,362
32,103
BANIUNG
$million
June 1975
74
2,922
1,079 (556) (523)
438
269
338
52
240
54
41
114
297
15
7
4
4
4,803
343
1,652
8,848
8,407
441
9
13,974
363
1,653
318
4,150 (873)
(3,277)
7,490
32,566
Sept.* 1975
74
2,744
1,104 (587) (517)
446
258
220
26
201
55
27
119
288
16
8
3
5
2,390
299
1,611
8,806
8,347
459
9
8,468
364
1,716
328
4,175 (782)
(3,393)
1,885
24,343
BANKING
9.4 INTEREST RATES PAID BY PRINCIPAL BANKS % per annum
Time deposits rates paid Savings deposits Effective from
7 days' call 1 month 3 months 6 months 12 months rate paid
S May 1971 .......................................... 4! St St St 3t 11 Oct. 1971 .......................................... 3t 4t 4t 4t 3t 1 Mar. 1973 .......................................... 4! St Si St 3t
14 June 1973 ·········································· s 6 6t 6t 3t 1 Aug. 1973 ·········································· 6 6t 6t 6t 3t
17 Aug. 1973 ·········································· 6t 7 7 7 3t 1 Sept. 1973 .......................................... 6t 7 7 7 4
10 Sept. 1973 .......................................... 7t 7t s s s 4 4 July 1974 .......................................... St St 9 9 9 4
lS July 1974 .......................................... 9t 10 lot lot lot 4 1 Aug.1974 ·········································· 9t 10 lot lot lot s
30 Oct. 1974 .......................................... 9 9t 9! 9t 9t s 20 Nov. 1974 .......................................... St St 9t 9t. 9t s 27 Nov. 1974 .......................................... 7t s 9 9t 9t s 2S Nov. 1974 .......................................... 6 6t St 9 9 s 13 Dec. 1974 .......................................... s s 7t 8 St s 16 Dec. 1974 .......................................... 4t 6 7 7t s 1 Jan. 197S .......................................... 4t 6 7 7t 4t
19 Feb. 197S .......................................... 4t St 6t 7 4-!-22 Feb. 197S .......................................... 4t 4t St 6 4t
1 Mar. 197S .......................................... 4! 4t St 6 3t S Mar. 197S ·········································· 2t 3t 4t St 3t
12 Mar. 197S .......................................... 2t 3t 4t St 2t
Note: Interest rate for deposits over 12 months is by agreement between the individual depositor and the bank concerned.
9.5 INTEREST RATES CHARGED AND BANK CHEQUES CLEARED
Year/month
1971 1972 1973 1974
1974: Oct ................................................ .
The HSBC's quoted best lending rate
% per annum
7-S 7
7-9t 9-12
12 (llt)t
Inter-bank lending rate
% per annum
3t-7t 2t-7 3t-11 4t-17t
7-St Nov ................................................ . llt{ll)(lQt)(IOt)t 6t-lot Dec ................................................ . tot (9i) (9) § 4t-7t
197S: Jan ................................................ . 9 3t-tot Feb ................................................ . 9 (St) (7-mf 2-!--lot Mar ................................................ . 7t (6t)** 1-2! Apr ................................................ . 6t i-1 May ............................................... . 6t t-1 June ............................................... . 6t t-1 July ............................................... . 6t t-lt Aug ................................................ . 61 1 Sept ................................................ . 6t 1-S Oct ................................................ . 6} l-3t
t llt% per annum with effect from 30th October 1974.
Bank cheques cleared
Items
20,969,29S 2S,Sl3,779 33,774,608 31,428,SS2
2,S47,1Sl 2,719,2SO 2,SSS,104
2,962,49S 2,39S,90S 2,463,62S 2,S9S,96S 2,918,012 2,763,314 2,801,361 2,S81,700 2,S22,063 2,900,76S
Value of bank cheques cleared
$million
1S4,493 329,0S9 463,8S4 3S2,676
27,SSS 29,960 2S,S74
33,S07 27,7SS 30,709 30,S93 32,S24 32,lSO 32,4S3 30,S94 34,30S 34,907
t 11 % per annum with effect from 20th November 1974, 10! % per annum from 27th November 1974 and 1 ot % per annum from 2Sth November 1974.
§ 9t% per annum with effect from 13th December 1974 and 9% per annum from 16th December 1974. 'If St% per annum with effect from 19th February 197S and 7t% per annum from 22nd February 1975.
•• 61-% per annum with effect from Sth March 197S.
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FINANCE
9.6 EXCHANGE RATES IN HONG KONG DOLLARS Hong Kong dollars to one unit of foreign currency
New Indo- Republic As at end of d1;;J~r Sterling D~u;:~he Yen Cd~ll~~an A'ds~Ji'a~an Sid~jfa~re Guilder Taiwan ~:~~ Renminbi Th:~1nd nesian Belgian of year/month dollar rupiah franc Korea
won
1971 ............ 5.705 14.58 1.76 0.0181 5.70 6.75 1.98 1.76 0.127 1.47 2.4876 0.277 0.014 0.130 0.015 1972 ............ 5.700 13.40 1.79 0.0191 5.74 7.30 2.03 1.77 0.149 1.52 2.5648 0.280 0.014 0.130 0.013 1973 ············ 5.090 11.80 1.90 0.0180 5.11 7.53 2.07 1.81 0.133 1.59 2.5336 0.255 0.012 0.130 0.013 1974 ............ 4.930 11.60 2.06 0.0165 4.98 6.50 2.15 1.99 0.135 1.98 2.6610 0.247 0.012 0.137 0.011
1974: Oct. ... 5.020 11.85 1.98 0.0169 5.12 6.58 2.12 1.93 0.133 1.78 2.5780 0.254 0.012 0.132 0.013 Nov. ... 4.880 11.40 1.99 0.0164 4.95 6.45 2.12 1.92 0.132 1.82 2.5826 0.250 0.012 0.132 0.012 Dec. ... 4.930 11.60 2.06 0.0165 4.98 6.50 2.15 1.99 0.135 1.98 2.6610 0.247 0.012 0.137 0.011
1975: Jan. ... 4.715 11.30 2.02 0.0160 4.78 6.31 2.08 1.94 0.127 1.90 2.6378 0.246 0.012 0.135 0.011 Feb. ... 4.685 11.40 2.05 0.0166 4.73 6.40 2.10 1.99 0.130 1.95 2.6582 0.235 0.011 0.136 0.011 Mar. ... 4.850 11.77 2.08 0.0168 4.87 6.57 2.15 2.03 0.133 1.93 2.7701 0.255 0.011 0.138 0.011 Apr. ... 4.915 11.75 2.09 0.0169 4.88 6.60 2.17 2.03 0.126 1.95 2.7427 0.244 0.012 0.135 0.011 May ... 4.935 11.52 2.10 0.0170 4.91 6.61 2.20 2.05 0.128 1.97 2.7647 0.242 0.012 0.138 0.010 June ... 4.965 11.40 2.12 0.0167 4.93 6.57 2.17 2.05 0.129 2.00 2.7925 0.236 0.012 0.136 0.010 July ... 5.074 11.30 1.99 0.0171 5.01 6.57 2.06 1.93 0.135 1.89 2.6518 0.252 0.012 0.127 0.011 Aug. ... 5.058 11.20 1.98 0.0170 5.04 6.45 2.07 1.93 0.128 1.90 2.6261 0.253 0.012 0.127 0.011 Sept. ... 5.092 10.80 1.92 0.0168 5.02 6.42 2.03 1.87 0.129 1.86 2.5740 0.253 0.012 0.126 0.011 Oct. ... 5.026 10.60 1.99 0.0167 4.95 6.40 2.06 1.94 0.125 1.94 2.5740 0.251 0.012 0.130 0.011
Note: Rates quoted are the closing selling rates for the last working day of the period under consideration.
9.7 EXCHANGE RATES IN HONG KONG DOLLARS IN OCTOBER 1975
Hong Kong dollars to one unit of foreign currency
As at end d~ll~r Sterling Di':i'!.~~he New Indo- Republic
Yen Cd~ll~~an A'ds~\j~~an Sid~tl~~re Guilder Taiwan ~r~~~ Renminbi Th~1~~d nesian Belgian of of day dollar rupiah franc Korea
won
October 1 ............ 5.073 10.80 1.93 0.0168 5.01 6.40 2.04 1.88 0.129 1.87 2.5740 0.253 0.012 0.126 0.011 2 ............ 5.055 10.80 1.96 0.0167 4.99 6.41 2.05 1.90 0.130 1.89 2.5740 0.253 0.012 0.128 0.011 3 ............ 5.072 10.70 1.95 0.0168 5.00 6.41 2.05 1.89 0.130 1.88 2.5740 0.253 0.012 0.127 0.011 4 ............ 5.070 10.65 1.94 0.0168 5.00 6.38 2.04 1.89 0.133 1.88 2.5740 0.252 0.012 0.126 0.011 5 ............ 6 ............ 5.055 10.65 1.94 0.0167 4.98 6.38 2.04 1.88 0.134 1.88 2.5740 0.252 0.012 0.126 0.011 7 ············ 5.053 10.60 1.94 O.Ol67 4.97 6.38 2.04 1.88 0.134 1.88 2.5740 0.252 0.012 0.127 0.011 8 ............ 5.055 10.60 1.95 0.0167 4.96 6.37 2.04 1.89 0.132 1.88 2.5740 0.255 0.012 0.128 0.011 9 ............ 5.065 10.60 1.96 0.0167 4.97 6.38 2.05 1.90 0.130 1.89 2.5740 0.255 0.012 0.129 0.011
10 ············ 5.060 10.60 1.96 0.0167 4.97 6.38 2.05 1.90 0.130 1.89 2.5740 0.255 0.012 0.130 0.011 11 ············ 5.040 10.60 1.98 0.0168 4.94 6.36 2.06 1.92 0.129 1.91 2.5740 0.255 0.012 0.133 0.011 12 ············ 13 ············ 14 ············ 15 ············ 5.055 10.60 1.97 0.0167 4.94 6.39 2.04 1.91 0.129 1.90 2.5740 0.255 0.012 0.130 0.011 16 ············ 5.045 10.60 1.98 0.0167 4.92 6.39 2.06 1.92 0.129 1.91 2.5740 0.255 0.012 0.130 0.011 17 ············ 5.045 10.60 1.98 0.0167 4.92 6.38 2.05 1.93 0.129 1.92 2.5740 0.255 0.012 0.130 0.011 18 ············ 5.043 10.50 1.98 0.0167 4.92 6.38 2.05 1.92 0.128 1.91 2.5740 0.255 0.012 0.130 0.011 19 ············ 20 ............ 5.043 10.50 1.97 0.0167 4.92 6.38 2.05 1.92 0.128 1.91 2.5740 0.255 0.012 0.129 0.011 21 ············ 5.037 10.60 1.97 0.0167 4.92 6.38 2.05 1.92 0.128 1.91 2.5740 0.255 0.012 0.129 0.011 22 ............ 5.036 10.60 1.98 0.0168 4.92 6.38 2.05 1.93 0.128 1.92 2.5740 0.255 0.012 0.130 0.011 23 ............ 5.037 10.65 1.99 0.0167 4.93 6.41 2.06 1.94 0.127 1.93 2.5740 0.255 0.012 0.130 0.011 24 ············ 5.040 10.65 1.98 0.0167 4.94 6.40 2.05 1.93 0.127 1.93 2.5740 0.255 0.012 0.129 0.011 25 ············ 5.037 10.65 1.98 0.0167 4.95 6.40 2.05 1.93 0.127 1.93 2.5740 0.255 0.012 0.129 0.011 26 ............ 27 ············ 5.037 10.65 1.98 0.0167 4.95 6.40 2.05 1.93 0.127 1.93 2.5740 0.255 0.012 0.129 0.011 28 ············ 5.040 10.65 1.98 0.0167 4.95 6.40 2.05 1.93 0.125 1.93 2.5740 0.257 0.012 0.129 0.011 29 ............ 5.037 10.65 1.98 0.0167 4.96 6.40 2.05 1.93 0.125 1.93 2.5740 0.255 0.012 0.129 0.011 30 ············ 5.035 10.65 1.99 0.0167 4.95 6.40 2.06 1.94 0.125 1.93 2.5740 0.253 0.012 0.126 0.011 31 ............ 5.026 10.60 1.99 0.0167 4.95 6.40 2.06 1.94 0.125 1.94 2.5740 0.251 0.012 0.130 0.011
Note: Rates quoted are the closing selling rates. Dashes indicate no business performed on the day.
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9.8 REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE OF THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT $million
Revenue Year*/quarter
Expenditure
Direct Indirect Other Total Economic Social General Unallocable Total taxes taxes revenue services services services expenditure
1971-1972 ····················· 956 1,210 1,375 3,541 330 1,626 865 80 2,901 1972-1973 ..................... 1,123 1,832 1,981 4,936 946t 2,090 1,161 103 4,300t 1973-1974 ..................... 1,729 1,556 1,956 5,241 930t 2,671 1,444 123 5,168t 1974-1975 ..................... 2,186 1,402 2,287 5,875 866 3,499 1,732 159 6,255
1974: Apr.-June ............ 142 338 534 1,014 176 732 354 34 1,296 July-Sept. ············ 154 325 569 1,048 260 884 398 40 1,582 Oct.-Dec. ............ 840 349 540 1,729 171 915 458 42 1,586
1975: Jan.-Mar. ............ 1,051 388 645 2,084 259 967 522 43 1,791 Apr.-June ............ 214 426 502 1,142 150 802 372 42 1,366
• Fiscal year.
t Including $500 million contribution towards the Mass Transit System. t Including $300 million contribution towards the Mass Transit Railway Equity Corporation. Note: 'Economic services' includes primary products, airport and harbour, commerce and industry, transport and communica
tions, roads and civil engineering. 'Social services' includes education, medical and health, water, housing, fire services, labour, social welfare, amenities
and related services. 'General services' includes administration, law and order, defence, public relations, revenue collection and financial
control. 'Unallocable expenditure' includes interest and repayment on public debt, pensions and advances.
9.9 VALUE OF STOCK EXCHANGE TURNOVER $million
Hong Kong Far East Kam Ngan Kowloon Year/month Stock Stock Total turnover Stock Exchange Ltd. Exchange Ltd. Exchange Ltd. Exchange Ltd.
1971 ······························ 4,738.37 7,833.72 2,221.31 14,793.39 1972 ······························ 10,610.72 18,110.79 8,104.09 6,932.02 43,757.62 1973 ······························ 12,285.00 15,937.33 12,415.40 7,579.65 48,217.38 1974 ······························ 2,445.62 5,049.35 3,049.34 701.37 11,245.68
1974: Oct. ........................ 101.36 250.92 170.47 23.58 546.33 Nov ......................... 102.91 229.80 138.53 17.92 489.16 Dec ......................... 64.52 172.17 103.20 13.95 353.84
1975; Jan. ························ 158.52 342.08 199.71 25.26 725.57 Feb ......................... 235.79 512.80 318.91 41.78 1,109.28 Mar ......................... 389.54 840.33 477.50 76.40 1,783.77 Apr ......................... 350.21 641.62 389.33 47.86 1,429.02 May ........................ 358.26 640.25 395.72 39.04 1,433.27 June ........................ 218.21 427.13 273.11 23.55 942.00 July ........................ 159.02 272.84 169.18 11.17 612.21 Aug ......................... 92.43 144.58 87.45 5.89 330.35 Sept ......................... 114.08 219.27 132.12 8.12 473.59 Oct. ························ 131.36 194.83 102.70 6.09 434.98
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9.10 INDEX OF SHARE PRICES
Year/month
Monthly average
1971 ······················································································ 1972 ······················································································ 1973 ..................................................................................... .
1974 ·······················································································
1974: Oct .............................................................................. . Nov .............................................................................. . Dec .............................................................................. .
1975: Jan .............................................................................. . Feb .............................................................................. . Mar .............................................................................. . Apr .............................................................................. . May ............................................................................. . June ............................................................................. . July ............................................................................. . Aug .............................................................................. . Sept .............................................................................. . Oct .............................................................................. .
§ Monthly average of April - December. t Monthly average of August - December.
Hang Seng Index (31.7.64 = 100)
281.81 489.18 786.01 304.94
224.42 174.85 171.11
220.23 252.67 279.38 322.61 320.94 321.20 306.77 300.14 306.40 312.27
Far East Index (1.4.71 = 1000)
As at end of month
1,483.82§ 2,374.15 3,824.25 1,454.90
1.094.96 840.98 834.65
1,095.57 1,264.47 1,366.30 1,587.15 1,564.14 1,596.66 1,519.32 1,484.50 1,519.89 1,537.44
FINANCE
Kam Ngan Index (2.1.73 = 100)
48.36t 26.98
20.58 16.36 15.55
18.48 21.26 23.95 27.30 27.66 27.43 26.79 25.86 26.23 26.50
9.11 INDEX OF SHARE PRICES AND VALUE OF STOCK EXCHANGE TURNOVER IN OCTOBER 1975
Stock exchange tum over
As at Hang Seng Far East Kam Ngan end of day Index Index Index Hong Kong Far East Kam Ngan Kowloon
(31.7.64= 100) ( 1.4. 71 = 1000) (2.1.73=100) Stock Exchange Ltd. Stock Stock Total Exchange Ltd. Exchange Ltd. Exchange Ltd.
$mn. $mn. $ mn. $mn. $mn. October
1 ............... 303.51 1,503.39 26.03 4.48 6.94 4.21 0.17 15.80 2 ............... 304.12 1,502.89 26.01 3.74 6.05 3.05 0.18 13.02 3 ............... 303.72 1,500.83 26.01 3.83 6.28 2.85 0.23 13.19 4 ............... 5 ··············· 6 ............... 306.97 1,518.58 26.19 3.87 5.16 2.66 0.25 11.94 7 ............... 306.30 1,509.84 26.14 4.07 5.75 2.90 0.18 12.90 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307.92 1,522.53 26.33 3.44 6.40 3.34 0.21 13.39 9 ............... 308.86 1,523.27 26.36 4.06 6.42 3.47 0.17 14.12
10 ............... 311.39 1,542.79 26.58 5.95 8.51 5.23 0.23 19.92 11 ............... 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 ............... 14 ............... 15 ............... 314.66 1,555.22 26.68 7.51 11.20 5.18 0.28 24.17 16 ............... 313.43 1,548.15 26.64 6.19 8.62 4.24 0.22 19.27 17 ............... 316.27 1,563.31 26.80 8.41 11.94 6.33 0.51 27.19 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 ............... 20 ............... 314.46 1,549.48 26.70 8.31 11.44 6.46 0.44 26.65 21 ............... 316.24 1,556.83 26.86 7.67 9.04 5.25 0.40 22.36 22 ............... 319 .17 1,569.47 26.99 10.13 14.49 8.06 0.34 33.02 23 ··············· 318.69 1,563.68 26.94 7.33 11.12 6.63 0.40 25.48 24 ··············· 319.88 1,577.41 27.07 8.22 15.75 7.28 0.49 31.74 25 ··············· 26 ..•............ 27 ··············· 317.67 1,568.53 26.96 5.03 10.06 3.64 0.21 18.94 28 ............... 317.82 1,565.12 26.93 6.94 7.85 4.96 0.27 20.02 29 ··············· 313.56 1,547.23 26.64 7.53 11.43 6.59 0.19 25.74 30 ··············· 308.38 1,522.52 26.28 8.34 12.53 5.96 0.44 27.27 31 ............... 312.27 1,537.44 26.50 6.34 7.85 4.41 0.27 18.87
Note: Dashes indicate no business performed on the day.
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Year/month
1971 ....................... . 1972 ....................... . 1973 ....................... . 1974 ....................... .
1974: Oct ............... . Nov ............... . Dec ............... .
1975: Jan ............... . Feb .............. .. Mar ............... . Apr ............... . May .............. . June .............. . July .............. . Aug ............... . Sept .............. .. Oct .............. ..
Year/month
1971 ....................... . 1972 ....................... . 1973 ...................... .. 1974 ....................... .
1974: Oct ............... . Nov ............... . Dec ............... .
1975: Jan ............... . Feb ............... . Mar ............... . Apr ............... . May .............. . June .............. . July .............. . Aug ............... . Sept ............... . Oct ............... .
9.12 INSTRUMENTS REGISTERED IN THE LAND OFFICE
Assignments of lot
No.
839 896 888 349
28 25 11
29 16 36 29 32 47 42 38 28 37
Value
Smn.
602.92 910.10
1,751.55 658.67
27.76 18.56 4.81
17.62 10.42 41.35
123.50 28.14 42.93
168.10 30.05 53.01 65.20
Reassignments and certificates of satisfaction
No.
10,947 12,087 14,310 16,460
1,501 2,056 1,186
1,476 1,105 1,293 1,278 1,806 1,655 1,850 1,548 1,847 1,852
Value
Smn.
973.98 1,369.34 1,670.44 1,791.01
164.59 237.59
96.48
199.88 126.72 144.65 142.81 185.52 242.64 257.28 161.29 266.05 214.58
Assignments of properties
Assignments of share of lot
Assignments of section
Assignments of share of section
No. Value
Smn.
9,288 832.80 9,355 1,095.15
10,904 1,519.54 9,226 1,344.18
No.
888 902 827 310
590 103.14 26 824 147.05 40 343 52.65 7
969 147.70 589 89.68 595 88.19 738 132.46 979 163.87 821 141.93
1,074 165.67 773 134.04
1,055 184.23 832 116.99
25 13 18 32 43 48 31 46 37 34
Value
$mn.
741.29 964.78
2,042.30 915.69
No. Value
$mn.
13,407 1,003.32 19,136 1,709.62 21.781 2,346.29 19,107 2,194.73
145.20 1,443 143.67 66.06 1,777 277.95
119.10 923 112.66
678.43 20.93 18.86 23.68 40.02 86.17 23.67 61.75 21.99 52.08
2,297 261.95 962 112.34
1,022 123.82 1,517 222.21 2,456 324.32 1,902 249.73 1,990 233.96 1,637 220.08 1,699 223.04 1,544 216.29
Exclusion orders
Building mortgages
Mortgages
Mortgages other than building
mortgages
No. Value No. Value
145 196 96
115
10 6 4
7 5 6 5 4
11 19 11
9 15
$mn. Smn.
208.23 17,440 1,839.09 472.75 23,902 2,621.99 343.84 31,712 4,978.58 345.52 23,954 3,977.04
39.27 2,136 310.27 10.66 2,293 427.85 22.82 1,228 220.13
18.09 10.12 5.54 6.18 7.77
25.31 51.37 30.45 70.06 44.05
2,779 360.46 1,569 248.08 1,378 357.15 1,742 293.66 2,772 314.19 2,332 408.91 2,678 344.95 2,190 298.05 2,554 319.64 2,292 274.51
Agreements for sale
and purchase Tenancy
agreements issued under Landlord Miscellaneous Total
No.
13,007 14,760 6,251 6,058
265 487 383
543 345 431 680 722 546 663 621 711 606
Value No.
Smn.
1,509 1,769 1,828 1,795
140 184 94
161 Iii 153 136 147 131 157 149 138 130
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Value
Smn.
and Tenant Ordinance
No.
224 195 138 164
24 19 7
7 13 10 3 6 3 6 2 6
Value
$mn.
No.
6,252 7,859 7,631 7,644
887 818 426
775 505 612 672 633 569 640 619 584 639
Value No. Value
$mn. $mn.
4.58 73,946 6,206.22 37.66 91,057 9,181.39 33.24 96,366 14,685.78 15.66 85,182 11,242.50
1.87 1.82 0.04 5.34 2.46 4.56 0.30 1.95 0.55 1.20
7,050 933.88 8,529 1,185.72 4,612 628.65
9,061 5,227 5,557 6,839 9,597 8,068 9,147 7,638 8,664 7,987
1,685.99 620.11 779.59 949.84
1,066.30 1,202.18 1,245.30
937.66 1,138.56
984.91
Year/month
1971
1972
1973
1974
1974: Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
1975:Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
9.13
Under $10,000
264
396
548
493
44
33
54
25
39
23
26
52
44
40
27
44
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LOCAL AND FOREIGN COMPANIES REGISTERED AND DISSOLVED
Local companies
Amount of authorised share capital
$10,000 $50,000 $100,000 $500,000 $1,000,000 $5,000,000 and and and and and and $10,000,000
under under under under under under and above $50,000 $100,000 $500,000 $1,000,000 $5,000,000 $10,000,000
449
754
1,239
1,163
66
89
89
130
75
61
80
99
108
86
72
77
81
253
317
253
205
16
23
16
16
8
10
15
15
17
15
16
25
22
1,603
1,741
1,524
1,338
76
81
88
98
85
91
109
100
132
97
110
128
111
512
600
580
433
35
26
28
46
26
36
40
39
46
36
33
39
42
563
711
932
675
47
38
39
32
32
42
35
45
41
46
33
36
38
39
32
53
110
66
4
2
2
2
6
2
24
79
154
41
5
5
5
4
5
2
4
5
Total Total corn- com
panies panies regis- distered solved
Foreign companies
Total
during during Guar- year/ year/ antee month month
exist- Total Total ing at regis- disend of tered solved period during during
year/ year/ month month
147 3,847 454 21,622 107
159 4,810 365 26,067 101
179 5,519 294 31,292 74
154 4,568 444 35,416 81
10 302 62 34,904 8
15 314 23 35,195 10
11
13
14
14
18
20
13
14
11
14
13
328 107 35,416
367
283
284
327
25 35,758
11 36,030
86 36,228
36,552
376 100 36,828
407
339
303
367
28 37,207
55 37,491
24 37,770
42 38,095
351 113 38,333
4
5
6
3
3
7
9
4
5
40
32
53
64
8
2
s
4
2
2
7
2
5
2
Total existing at end of period
763
832
853
870
863
871
870
871
876
877
878
878
878
885
889
885
888
SECTION 10 BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION AND HOUSING
10.1 EXISTING PRIVATE LIVING QUARTERS IN URBAN AREAS*
Net gain Existing living quarters Year/quarter Hong Kong Kowloon New Tsu en Total Hong Kong Kowloon New Tsuen
Island Kowloon Wan Island Kowloon Wan Total
1971t ··············· 6,240 990 2,175 1,175 10,580 118,636 95,069 56,433 6,264 276,402
1972 ··············· 6,997 3,039 5,355 2,060 17,451 125,633 98,108 61,788 8,324 293,853
1973 ............... 6,547 5,607 5,413 4,391 21,958 132,180 103,715 67,201 12,715 315,811
1974 ··············· 6,975 3,103 5,428 2,381 17,887 139,155 106,818 72,629 15,096 333,698
1974: lst qtr. 1,669 654 1,346 540 4,209 133,849 104,369 68,547 13,255 320,020
2nd qtr. 703 928 1,158 757 3,546 134,552 105,297 69,705 14,012 323,566
3rd qtr. 2,129 864 1,762 600 5,355 136,681 106,161 71,467 14,612 328,921
4th qtr. 2,474 657 1,162 484 4,777 139,155 106,818 72,629 15,096 333,698
1975: lst qtr. 2,315 622 1,223 311 4,471 141,470 107,440 73,852 15,407 338,169
* Hotels excluded.
t From lst March onwards.
10.2 PUBLIC HOUSING
As at end of year/quarter
Hong Kong Island Kowloon New Kowloon Rest of
New Territories Tsuen Wan Total
Flats Shops Persons Flats Shops Persons Fiats Shops Persons Flats Shops Persons Flats Shops Persons Flats
1971 ··············· 33,255 1,078 179,000 6,822 151 40,200 210,175 9,504 1,121,400 48,679 1,744 242,800 5,622
1972 ............... 34,196 1,094 186,500 7,173 151 41,100 215,357 9,499 1,158,900 55,896 1,798 287,200 5,597
1973 ............... 38,006 1,116 197,000 10,799 179 50,100 221,737 9,467 1,165,300 59,080 1,828 306,200 5,612
1974 ............... 37,990 I, 116 203,800 12,938 184 65,600 223,391 9,663 1,170,200 59,014 1,817 309,900 5,619
1974: 3rd qtr .... 37,990 1,118 203,400 12,051 183 60,400 222,953 9 ,648 1,173,700 59,025 1,814 310,000 5,615
4th qtr. ... 37,990 1,116 203,800 12,938 184 65,600 223,391 9,663 1,170,200 59,014 1,817 309,900 5,619
1975: lst qtr. ... 37,992 1,118 204,90014,711 200 75,100 222,409 9 ,596 1,174,300 59,014 1,817 311,200 5,619
2nd qtr .... 37,997 1,116 206,20016,856 207 85,000 223,390 9,596 1,173,900 60,162 1,814 313,800 6,701
3rd q tr .... 37,999 1,123 205,80017,076 228 90,400 223,094 9,609 1,174,700 61,622 1,840 315,700 6,701
'Flats' refers to domestic units within estate blocks including vacant flats.
'Shops' refers to commercial units within estate blocks excluding charitable, educational and welfare units.
'Persons' refers to authorized population in estate blocks.
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192 14,500 304,553
177 17,000 318,219
176 18,700 335,234
172 22,000 338,952
172 21,800 337,634
172 22,000 338,952
172 22,100 339,745
176 22,500 345,106
176 25,800 346,492
Shops Persons
12,669 1,597,900
12,719 1,690,700
12,766 1,737,300
12,952 1,771,500
12,935 1,769,300
12,952 1,771,500
12,903 1,787,600
12,909 1,801,400
12,976 1,812,400
BUILDING
10.3 NEW BUILDING PROJECTS WITH CONSENT TO COMMENCE WORK
1971 1972 1973 1974
Year/month
1974: Oct ................................. . Nov ................................. . Dec ................................. .
1975: Jan. Feb. Mar ................................. . Apr ................................. . May ................................ . June ................................ . July ................................ . Aug ................................. . Sept ................................. . Oct. ................................ .
Number of consents
issued
741 712 650 611
41 55
56
50 42 46 76 50 54 54 58 52 56
Residential
12,432 10,912 7,871 4,876
127 598 374
580 364 242 578 578 616 442 296 394 539
Usable floor area (thousand sq. ft.)
Commercial
5,295 3,250 5,013 5,729
831 516 464
412 267 640 432 340 257 901 323 367 338
Factory/ god own
8,863 4,380 5,507
'4,226
294 148 481
186 67
193 975 274
1,568 98
314 150 755
Others
984 1,605
720 1,048
101 103 113
177 71
603 150 73 17 32
391 187 30
Total
27,575 20,146 19,110 15,880
1,353 1,365 1,432
1,354 769
1,679 2,135 1,265 2,458 1,473 1,324 1,097 1,662
Note: Figures cover the whole Colony and refer to new building projects with consent to commence work given by the Buildings Ordinance Office, Public Works Department.
10.4 COMPLETED BUILDINGS CERTIFIED FOR OCCUPATION
Residential
Year/month Usable Gross No. floor floor
area area
Cost of
construetion
Non-residential
Cost/ sq. ft. Usable Gross usable No. floor floor floor area area area
Cost of
construetion
Combined
*Cost/ sq. ft. Usable Gross
usable No. floor floor floor area area area
Cost of
construetion
Total
Cost/ sq. ft. Usable Gross
usable No. floor floor floor area area area
Cost of
construetion
*Cost/ sq. ft. usable floor area
'OOO '000 $'000 $/ sq. ft. sq. ft. sq. ft.
'OOO 'OOO $'000 $/ sq. ft. sq. ft. sq. ft.
'000 'OOO $'000 $/ sq. ft. sq. ft. sq. ft.
'OOO 'OOO $'000 $/ sq. ft. sq. ft. sq. ft.
1971 ......... 83 3,471 5,636 201,558 58 228 11,477 15,398 442,626 1972 ......... 113 3,868 6,086 294,441 76 235 11,314 15,581 484,593 1973 ......... 110 3,266 5,423 282,960 87 205 8,074 10,665 449,107 1974 140 4,327 7,218 456,753 106 195 7,618 10,827 580,591
38 341 5,112 8,094 232,763 43 371 8,193 13,950 476,892 54 395 9,951 15,627 651,253 76 309 9,934 15,810 831,625
46 652 20,060 29,127 876,947 58 719 23,376 35,617 1,255,926 65 710 21,292 31,715 1,383,320 84 644 21,880 33,855 1,868,969
44 54
65 85
1974: Oct. ... 16 Nov .... 19 Dec.... 9
1975:Jan. ... 8 Feb. ... 9 Mar.... 9 Apr .... 10 May ... 11 June... 9 July ... 7 Aug .... 10 Sept.... 10 Oct. ... 10
663 1,000 70,266 106 647 1,196 39,051 60 356 543 44,067 124
455
146 236 423 404 263 109 266 316 123
733 49,851 110 229 17,825 122 373 36,477 155 615 52,132 123 712 69,346 172 430 45,969 175 170 17,722 162 442 37,958 143 534 72,963 231 189 28,473 231
21 14 16
13 21
622 200 256
503 518
895 39,998 272 19,189 377 20,544
63 96 80
574 28,416 56 674 44,709 86
18 382 518 29,630 78 13 581 821 82,188 141 9 246 295 34,516 140
17 1,037 1,421 97,070 89 12 370 551 60,797 164 12 860 1,218 82,807 96 14 663 931 130,383 197 16 1,044 1,510 103,315 99
• Calculation excludes values of certain projects with no area given.
24 615 1,023 61,428 100 25 1,340 2,031 76,330 57 30 697 1,073 69,926 100
34 21 35 16 23 26 14 24 20
18
658 974 56,843 86 434 661 32, 700 75 997 1,672 103,825 104 413 751 38,065 92 254 380 397 597 258 386 630 1,043 376 617
348 556
25,603 IOI
43,386 109 29,529 114 72,420 115 46,074 122
38,476 111
61 1,900 2,918 58 2, 186 3,499 55 1,309 1,992
55 1,616 2,281 51 1,097 1,564 62 1,615 2,564 39 1,418 2,186 43 904 1,387 52 1,698 2,447 33 738 1,107 46 1,756 2,702 44 1,355 2,082
44 1,516 2,254
171,692 90 134,571 62 134,537 103
135,111 84 95,234 87
169,932 105 172,385 122 129,464 143 186,425 107 108,048 146 193,185 110 249,420 184
170,264 112
Note: Figures cover the whole Colony and refer to completed new buildings certified for occupation by the Buildings Ordinance Offiee, Public Works Department.
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BUILDING
Year/month
1971 ........... . 1972 ........... .
1973 ············ 1974 ........... .
1974: Oct ... . Nov ... . Dec.
1975: Jan. Feb. Mar ... . Apr ... . May .. . June .. . July .. . Aug ... . Sept ... . Oct.
10.5 USABLE FLOOR AREA OF COMPLETED NEW BUILDINGS
Thousand sq. ft.
Residential Non-residential
Hong Kong New New Hong Kong New New Grand Island Kowloon Kowloon Territories Total Island Kowloon Kowloon Territories Total total
3,927 4,409 4,006 4,972
636 654 373
635 167 601 387 455 274
91 364 246 183
826 1,820 2,120 2,638
270 636 159
59 40
225 210 38 40
119 49
136 43
1,499 2,547 2,338 2,367
64 228 102
64 192 110
53 22 92 44
115 57 45
900 1,301 2,016 1,524
94 217 89
108 38 95 36 29 69 21
115 126
59
7,151 10,079 10,478 11,501
1,063 1,735
723
866 436
1,031 687 544 476 274 644 565 330
2,501 3,856 2,697 3,578
264 207 200
195 202 263 526 87
422 71
395 561 353
1,817 783
1,571 1,583
97 93 30
53 35 54
142 137
29 380 463
88 489
4,458 2,937 2.353 1,281
53 49
288
78 264 185 47 15 66
4 200
40 2
4,134 5,721 4,191 3,938
423 102
67
424 160
81 16
122 705
9 54
102 342
12,910 13,297 10,812 10,379
837 452 586
749 661 583 730 360
1,222 464
1,112 790
1,186
20,060 23,376 21,292 21,880
1,900 2,186 1,309
1,616 1,097 1,615 1,418
904 1,698
738 1,756 1,355 1,516
Note: Figures cover the whole Colony and refer to completed new buildings certified for occupation by the Buildings Ordinance Office, Public Works Department.
10.6 NUMBER AND COST OF COMPLETED BUILDINGS BY COST OF CONSTRUCTION
Under $50,000-- $100,000-- $200,000-- $300,000-- $500,000-- $1,000,000 Total $50,000 $99,999 $199,999 $299,999 $499,999 $999,999 and above Year/month
No Build- Site N B?ild- Site No. B?ild- Site No B?ild- Site No B?ild- Site No B?ild- Site No. Build- Site · ing work 0 · 1ng work ing work · mg work · 1ng work · 1ng work ing work No. Build
ing Site
work
$mn. $mn.
1971 ··········· 6 0.21
1972 ........... 3 0.09
1973 ........... 3 0.07
1974 ........... 0.03
1974:0ct ....
Nov ... .
Dec ... .
1975:Jan •...
Feb ....
Mar ....
Apr ... .
May .. .
June ...
July .. .
Aug ... .
Sept ... .
Oct. 1 0.04 0.48
$mn. $mn. $mn. $mn. $mn. $mn. $mn. $mn. $mn. Smn. $mn. $mn. $mn. $mn.
14 1.18 0.15 88 13.71 0.92 96 22.76 2.96 94 36.28 1.22 79 55.83 2.58 197 675.15 29.53 574 805.12 37.36
3 0.17 37 5.44 0.21 68 17.47 0.84 88 33.62 1.16 56 37.95 1.28 192 682.39 35.28 447 777.14 38.77
4 0.41 0.14 25 4.0S 0.72 77 19.28 0.94 !IS 44.51 1.70 88 61.37 3.26 268 1,490.60 83.54 S80 1,620.28 90.30
3 0.17 12 1.91 0.60 41 10.48 0.37 106 42.02 2.20 92 62.24 3.18 278 1,426.28 99.88 533 1,543.13 106.24
1 0.05
2 0.27 0.73 II 4.26 0.13 17 II.SS 0.49 24 139.03 7.73 S7 1SS.8S 8.36
12 4.49 0.22 13 8.90 0.16 18 87.06 7.S7 43 100.4S 7.95
1 0.16 0.01 2 0.54 7 2.92 0.18 7 4.79 0.10 34 163.54 10.S7 52 172.00 10.85
0.12
1 0.11
2 0.52 2 0.72 - 6 4.12 0.37 25 lOS.93 0.47 3S 111.30 0.84
1 0.29 0.06 7 3.01 0.19 2 1.59 0.08 16
2 0.52 0.08 7 2.71 O.o3 8 S.38 0.39 17
84.15 1.09 27
65.80 4.05 34
89.17 1.41
74.41 4.55
2 0.53
2 0.53
1 0.29
II 4.54 0.04 3 2.14 31 135.68 8.83 47 142.89 8.87
9 3.62 0.34 8 5.23 o.ss 28 134.48 7.06 47 143.86 7.94
2 0.77 0.06 7 4.27 0.12 18 171.68 0.82 29 177.11 1.01
0.16 0.02 2 0.53 7 2.75 0.19 10 6.44 0.25 18 127.16 5.39 38 137.04 5.85
1 0.12 7.31 4 1.10 0.16 4 1.65 0.10 S 3.14 0.15 II 41.40 5.78 25 47.41 13.50
1 0.41 1 0.80 0.01 22 165.47 3.84 24 166.68 3.85
2 0.59 0.12 1 0.35 0.06 2 1.31 0.13 16 131.85 15.70 22 134.13 16.49
Note: Figures only cover the Colony excluding the New Territories and refer to completed buildings with occupation permits issued and subsequent declared forms furnished by respective developers to the Rating and Valuation Department.
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BUILDING
10.7 COMPLETED BUILDING WORK REPORTED TO THE RATING AND VALUATION DEPARTMENT DURING OCTOBER 1975
Factories and Others godowns Offices and shops Houses and flats (including mixed Total
accommodation)
No. Build- Site No. Build- Site No. Build- Site No. Build- Site No. Build- Site ing work ing work ing work ing work ing work
$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 HONG KONG
Buildings under $200,000 ...............
$200,000-$299,999 .........
$300,000-$499,999 ......... 349 65 349 65
$500,000-$999,999 .........
$1,000,000 and above ...... 31,619 10,165 2 10,885 683 5 42,504 10,848
Total ························ 4 31,968 10,230 2 10,885 683 6 42,853 10,913
KOWLOON
Buildings under $200,000 ............... 35 480 35 480
$200,000-$299,999 .........
$300,000-$499,999 .........
$500,000-$999,999 .........
$1,000,000 and above ...... 24,145 510 2 14,829 531 4 28,998 3,060 9 67,972 4,101
Total ··························· 24,145 510 14,864 1,011 4 28,998 3,060 10 68,007 4,581
NEW KOWLOON
Buildings under $200,000 ...............
$200,000-$299,999 ......... 2 590 115 2 590 115
$300,000-$499,999 .........
$500,000-$999,999 ......... 2 1,311 131 2 1,311 131
$1,000,000 and above ...... 2,050 19,323 751 2 21,373 751
Total ........................... 2,050 4 1,901 246 19,323 751 6 23,273 997
Note: Figures only cover the Colony excluding the New Territories and refer to completed buildings with occupation permits issued and subsequent declader forms furnished by respective developers to the Rating and Valuation Department.
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SECTION 11 TRA YELLING AND TOURISM
11.1 ARRIVALS OF PASSENGERS BY AIR, SEA AND LAND
Year/month British and
Commonwealth
Air
Chinese Aliens Total British
and Common
wealth
Sea
Chinese Aliens Total British
and Common
wealth
Land
Chinese Aliens Total
Grand total
1971 ............ 390,056 136,527 565,554 1,092,137 72,422 1,310,950 228,291 1,611,663 8,376 426,77210,001 445,149 3,148,949 1972 ............ 329,191 171,205 846,668 1,347,064 85,334 1,527,568 299,001 1,911,90312,926 698,61618,429 729,971 3,988,938
1973 ............ 416,549 240,861 1,013,011 1,670,421100,914 1,763,893 380,580 2,245,387 14,343 897,957 24,842 937,142 4,852,950
1974 ............ 452,928 285,103 979,247 1,717,278 94,511 1,771,618 351,651 2,217,78012,862 885,168 28,552 926,582 4,861,640
1974: Oct. ... 40,009 22,450 Nov. . .. 35,943 20,003
Dec. ... 42,718 24,679
1975: Jan. ... 37,520 20,786
Feb. ... 36,614 24,345
Mar. . .. 38,257 22,660 Apr. ... 44,765 28,939
May ... 38,749 21,004
June ... 39,742 22,048
July . . . 43,964 25,688
Aug. . . . 57,056 34,815 Sept. . . . 46,343 23,400
Oct. . . . 47,409 28,901
93,491 155,950 6,856 118,453 25,117 150,426 1,685 50,347 3,115 55,147 361,523
90,195 146,141 6,216 115,452 33,784 155,452 1,324 54,363 3,937 59,624 361,217
73,001 140,398 7,384 157,242 24,314 188,940 658 63,844 930 65,432 394,770
74,630 132,936 7,356 119,242 28,831 155,429 556 48,546 624 49,726 338,091
75,133 136,092 6,682 179,168 31,506 217,356 340 165,844 589 166,773 520,221
80,526 141,443 7,918 164,445 29,089 201,452 455 79,116 1,117 80,688 423,583 73,839 147,543 10,615 148,224 20,208 179,047 1,255 74,551 3,087 78,893 405,483
78,515 138,268 7,099 102,214 27,037 136,350 1,587 41,024 4,074 46,685 321,303
70,118 131,908 8,532 125,905 26,150 160,587 1,163 38,729 1,227 41,119 333,614
69,604 139,256 8,169 144,652 22,946 175,767 1,354 55,900 1,392 58,646 373,669 85,394 177,265 10,567 184,747 31,506 226,820 1,414 84,325 1,933 87,672 491,757
72,757 142,500 8,259 127,920 26,952 163,131 1,267 36,761 2,008 40,036 345,667
91,880 168,190 6,703 101,938 25,183 133,824 1,851 38,497 4,291 44,639 346,653
11.2 DEPARTURES OF PASSENGERS BY AIR, SEA AND LAND
Year/month British and
Commonwealth
Air
Chinese Aliens Total British
and Common
wealth
Sea
Chinese Aliens Total British
and Common
wealth
Land
Chinese Aliens Total
Grand total
1971 ............ 395,114 144,177 555,900 1,095,191 73,989 1,306,443 228,442 1,608,874 6,687 430,983 9,199 446,869 3,150,934
1972 ............ 343,671 187,299 849,948 1,380,918 88,620 1,534,039 301,132 1,923,79110,116 692,739 16,416 719,271 4,023,980 1973 ............ 431,480 262,859 1,015,207 1,709,546105,232 1,733,103 374,987 2,213,32211,330 861,295 22,000 894,625 4,817,493
1974 ............ 475,503 304,018 990,439 1,769,960 93,369 1,751,637 346,293 2,191,299 10,686 821,597 23,053 855,336 4,816,595
1974: Oct. ... 39,986 24,630
Nov. .. . 38,440 21,289 Dec. . . . 43,321 28,630
1975: Jan. ... 39,175 20,330
Feb. ... 38,185 26,662 Mar. . . . 43,898 29,368
Apr. . . . 42,053 23,640 May ... 41,506 24,380 June . . . 42,243 24,392 July ... 49,206 31,915 Aug. .. . 59,014 34,446 Sept. ... 50,151 24,531 Oct. . . . 48,490 30,548
88,987 153,603 5,532 107,077 25,428 138,037 1,488 40,015 3,731 45,234 336,874
94,456 154,185 6,875 130,348 33,075 170,298 675 45,404 2,271 48,350 372,833 70,582 142,533 6,669 142,090 22,989 171,748 489 66,871 376 67,736 382,017
80,411 139,916 7,047 110,660 28,020 145,727 332 39,123 391 39,846 325,489 74,560 139,407 6,436 182,482 30,495 219,413 241 165,169 431 165,841 524,661
81,191 154,457 8,868 164,472 29,194 202,534 607 83,646 665 84,918 441,909 71,040 136,733 9,984 137,623 20,165 167,772 1,608 52,631 3,179 57,418 361,923 85,970 151,856 7,636 108,647 26,734 143,017 1,264 37,885 2,250 41,399 336,272
71,483 138,118 8,729 119,524 24,568 152,821 940 37,400 797 39,137 330,076 70,597 151,718 8,756 148,991 22,259 180,006 1,098 67,859 833 69,790 401,514 87,141 180,601 11,191 180,907 31,480 223,578 1,118 70,443 926 72,487 476,666 73,369 148,051 7,281 125,993 26,194 159,468 897 36,786 1,114 38,797 346,316 87,125 166,163 6,887 100,688 25,060 132,635 1,670 36,491 4,307 42,468 341,266
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Year/month Japan
1971
1972
1973
1974
243,211
349,212
476,091
414,011
1974: Oct. ...... 32,477
Nov....... 37,537
Dec. ...... 26,093
1975: Jan. .... .. 36,898
Feb. ...... 39,089
Mar....... 34,200
Apr. ...... 21,578
May ...... 28,237
June ...... 27,728
July ...... 22,628
Aug. ...... 35,957
Sept. ...... 29,849
Oct. ...... 33,610
Year/month Indonesia
1971
1972
1973
1974
1974: Oct ...... .
Nov ...... .
Dec ...... .
1975: Jan ...... .
Feb ...... .
Mar ...... .
Apr ...... .
May ..... .
June ..... .
July ..... .
Aug ...... .
Sept ...... .
Oct ...... .
17,332
16,769
24,804
32,298
3,677
2,470
3,291
1,880
1,507
2,333
2,960
3,062
3,001
2,518
3,279
3,727
4,540
TOURISM
11.3 INCOMING TOURISTS TO HONG KONG
U.S.A.
217,887
212,690
230,425
238,255
30,069
24,541
15,082
11,328
11,716
15,617
16,370
17,549
15,733
18,133
15,140
12,192
20,706
France
10,382
16,726
21,747
19,547
1,444
1,978
1,392
1,482
1,556
1,851
1,760
1,492
859
1,260
2,161
1,457
2,217
Australia
55,189
62,966
74,192
93,398
9,567
7,308
7,968
10,141
6,835
7,044
9,017
10,083
8,731
8,708
10,733
11,178
12,558
Canada
13,964
16,919
17,824
20,067
2,049
2,407
1,417
1,400
1,525
1,836
1,998
1,933
1,515
1,914
1,503
1,295
2,347
U.K.
51,053
67,943
69,446
65,477
Taiwan
23,796
29,995
44,535
50,834
6,678 2,805
5,965 3,232
6,120 4,743
5,119 4,185
.5,714 3,191
6,245 4,367
5,514 4,373
5,226 4,251
4,589 4,281
5,596 4,864
5,654 5,488
6,652 4,673
7,651 4,578
India Philippines
15,991
16,040
15,666
16,760
1,268
1,175
1,526
1,171
1,075
1,392
1,723
2,114
1,719
1,450
1,350
1,372
1,482
45
40,937
35,732
15,160
21,239
1,684
1,672
1,933
1,385
1,341
1,742
1,848
2,401
2,008
1,942
1,808
2,035
2,291
Malaysia Thailand Singapore Germany
25,028
30,417
43,497
46,264
4,157
4,255
4,064
1,979
2,899
3,158
5,918
3,800
3,892
4,287
5,178
5,080
5,400
Italy
8,204
10,534
14,304
13,214
1,699
1,368
1,066
1,038
946
1,196
1,526
1,151
507
734
2,132
1,560
1,872
29,909
33,688
41,030
48,447
3,766
4,186
5,858
3,039
4,354
4,682
8,563
8,990
5,871
6,287
5,066
4,920
6,748
Korea, South
15,803
14,340
14,146
16,809
1,428
1,545
1,616
1,193
1,252
1,335
1,746
1,391
1,409
1,448
1,732
1,578
1,882
19,740
26,541
34,844
34,620
3,362
3,378
3,420
1,280
1,680
2,639
3,850
3,335
4,581
2,534
2,915
3,311
3,690
Others
99,159
115,775
124,604
134,048
14,247
11,937
9,235
9,152
8,118
11,211
13,836
14,128
10,008
11,862
12,798
11,781
15,322
19,710
25,966
29,635
30,174
3,084
3,870
2,714
2,480
2,695
3,745
3,442
2,513
1,838
1,805
1,896
2,82.5
3,900
Total
907,295
1,082,253
1,291,950
1,295,462
123,461
118,824
97,538
95,150
95,493
104,593
106,022
111,656
98,270
97,970
114,790
105,485
130,794
1971* 1972* 1973* 1974* 1974
Year/quarter
1974: 3rd qtr. 4th qtr.
1975: lst qtr. 2nd qtr. 3rd qtr.
1971 * 1972* 1973* 1974* 1974
Year/quarter
1974: 3rd qtr. 4th qtr.
1975: lst qtr. 2nd qtr. 3rd qtr.
1971* 1972* 1973* 1974* 1974
Year/quarter
1974: 3rd qtr. . ................ . 4th qtr .................. .
1975: lst qtr. . ................ . 2nd qtr. ................. . 3rd qtr .................. .
SECTION 12 SOCIAL STATISTICS
12.1 CRIME STATISTICS
Against public order
Cases Persons reported prosecuted
150 179 647
1,073 1,075
280 320
316 266 335
Rape
510 579 845
1,384 1,401
405 423
408 434 459
Cases Persons reported prosecuted
45 62 64
101 100
18 24
23 15 30
Murder and manslaughter
29 41 43 38 38
9 8
14 7
11
Against lawful authority
Unlawful society
Cases Persons reported prosecuted
1,034 1,014 1,319 3,070 3,064
968 943
694 848
1,413
874 836
1,146 2,612 2,609
832 786
539 650
1,109
Other offences
Cases Persons reported prosecuted
202 231 479 504 503
106 197
109 131 112
113 135 306 238 236
72 72
59 80 85
Against public morality
Indecent assault
Cases Persons reported prosecuted
332 476 485 556 564
170 118
134 201 193
138 164 168 190 189
57 49
45 74 81
Other offences
Cases Persons reported prosecuted
464 580 780 982 840
203 252
152 200 234
229 290 306 348 347
88 87
59 79 81
Against the person
Attempted murder Serious assaults Other offences
Total
Cases Persons reported prosecuted
1,386 1,424 2,445 4,647 4,642
1,354 1,460
1,119 1,245 1,860
Total
1,497 1,550 2,297 4,234 4,246
1,309 1,281
1,006 1,164 1,653
Cases Persons reported prosecuted
841 1,118 1,329 1,639 1,504
391 394
309 416 457
Total
396 495 517 576 574
154 144
118 160 173
Cases Persons Cases Persons Cases Persons Cases Persons Cases Persons reported prosecuted reported prosecuted reported prosecuted reported prosecuted reported prosecuted
98 115 110 102 102
30 26
40 29 20
115 123 118 82 65
28 16
16 28 13
4 12 10 8 8
2
3 2
3 10 2
12 13
2
2 2
1,598 1,726 2,237 3,738 3,883
1,171 1,086
1,067 1,276 1,219
1,212 1,181 1,456 1,807 1,783
466 506
524 629 652
282 255 176 427 432
132 132
135 177 181
131 103 102 234 234
59 84
62 118 121
1,982 2,108 2,533 4,275 4,425
1,335 1,245
1,245 1,484 1,421
1,461 1,417 1,678 2,135 2,095
555 606
603 777 788
• Figures in the annual series are with amendments.
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1971* 1972* 1973* 1974* 1974
Year/quarter
1974: 3rd qtr .................. .
1975:
1971* 1972* 1973* 1974* 1974
4th qtr .................. .
lst qtr. 2nd qtr. 3rd qtr.
Year/quarter
CRIME STATISTICS
Against property
Robbery with firearms
Cases Persons reported prosecuted
14 25 21 33 33
7 14
18 11 15
13 19 11 13 13
6 5
9 8
17
Other robberies
Cases Persons reported prosecuted
5,132 7,379 8,696
12,754 12,765
3,059 3,421
3,286 2,768 2,679
2,779 2,180 1,833 2,198 2,163
476 569
492 441 443
Against property-continued
All burglaries
Cases Persons reported prosecuted
3,789 3,688 4,740 6,328 6,330
1,641 1,547
1,669 1,610 1,532
1,180 750 487 712 705
181 173
151 136 138
Theft from persons
Cases Persons reported prosecuted
1,705 1,551 1,183 1,511 1,513
353 450
488 411 395
Other crimes
778 446 278 358 361
80 106
115 84 91
Other thefts Other offences Total Forgery and coinage Bribery and corruption
Cases Persons Cases Persons Cases Persons Cases Persons Cases Persons reported prosecuted reported prosecuted reported prosecuted reported prosecuted reported prosecuted
10,363 9,208
12,104 15,741 15,760
4,030 3,073 3,299 5,011 5,036
5,401 5,201 4,315 6,624 6,641
3,201 3,129 2,246 3,073 3,108
26,404 27,052 31,059 42,991 43,042
11,981 9,597 8,154
11,365 11,386
233 514 599 384 382
60 49 62 68 62
80 81 45 29 30
35 47 33 23 24
1974: 3rd qtr. .................. 4,036 1,414 1,339
1,853 2,136
998 10,949 3,155 66 143
19 19
12 10
1975:
4th qtr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,971
lst qfr. 2nd qtr. 3rd qtr.
3,230 3,437 3,001
1,066 1,018
862
1,712 1,750 1,944
816 11,539
693 733 903
10,403 9,987 9,566
3,008
2,526 2,420 2,454
Other crimes-continued
1971* 1972* 1973* 1974* 1974
Year/quarter
1974: 3rd qtr. . ................ .
1975:
4th qtr .................. .
lst qtr. 2nd qtr. 3rd qtr.
Possession of arms and ammunition
Cases Persons reported prosecuted
41 84 45 82 82
27 18
28 19 88
31 53 21 50 48
17 6
16 14 20
Others
Cases Persons reported prosecuted
273 241 250 403 396
82 85
121 66
108
172 181 149 336 327
79 77
139 85 88
* Figures in the annual series are with amendments.
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Total
Cases Persons reported prosecuted
627 920 939 898 890
187 252
331 219 256
298 330 265 477 461
125 106
191 131 132
171 129 46
25 28 11
Serious narcotic offences
Cases reported
1,221 1,377 1,473 1,461 1,492
370 357
343 327 484
Persons prosecuted
1,306 1,593 1,569 1,785 1,774
441 463
340 367 581
6
11 5
14
4
11 4
13
Grand total
Cases reported
32,461 33,999 39,778 55,911 55,995
14,586 15,247
13,750 13,678 14,044
Persons prosecuted
16,939 14,982 14,480 20,572 20,536
5,739 5,608
4,784 5,019 5,781
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
12.2 INFECTIOUS DISEASES NOTIFIED: CASES AND DEATHS
1971
1972
1973
1974
Year/quarter
1974: 3rd qtr.
4th qtr.
197S: lst qtr ............... .
1971
1972
1973
1974
2nd qtr.
3rd qtr.
Year/quarter
1974: 3rd qtr.
4th qtr.
197S: lst qtr ............... .
1971
1972
1973
1974
2nd qtr.
3rd qtr.
Year/quarter
1974: 3rd qtr.
4th qtr.
1975: lst qtr ............... .
2nd qtr.
3rd qtr.
Amoebiasis
Cases
66
3S
37
38
14
12
11
4
Deaths
4
3
s 6
3
2
Leprosy
Cases
117
101(19)
100
119
26
29
14
38
16
Deaths
4
4
Scarlet fever
Cases
5
4
7
80
58
33
40
7
Deaths
Bacillary dysentery
Cases
S43
462
407
316
7S
104
91
103
87
Deaths
3
3
Malaria
Cases
9
10(8)
16(16)
21(18)
4(3)
S(3)
1(1)
S(S)
11(11)
Deaths
Tuberculosis
Cases
9,028
8,420
8,152
8,320
1,984
2,028
2,312
1,821
1,914
Deaths
1,250
1,312
l,IS4
974
188
196
165
180
149
Cerebrospinal meningitis
Cases
s 10
11
11
4
Deaths
s
6
Measles
Cases
591
783
1,034
1,575
24
7
18
8S
23
Deaths
4
9
21
S3
Typhus (miteborne)
Cases Deaths
2
Chickenpox
Cases
.443
SIO
272
887
27
7S
272
209
14
Deaths
2
4
Ophthalmia neonatorum
Cases
S6
51
33
12
3
2
5
5
Deaths
Whooping cough
Cases
2
9
Deaths
Diphtheria
Cases
2S
s
2
Deaths
2
Poliomyelitis
Cases Deaths
2
4
3
Food poisoning•
Cases
454
124
128
57
125
37
Deaths
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
Enteric fever
Cases
SIS
466
339
380
137
93
173
191
130
Deaths
6
4
6
7
Puerperal fever
Cases Deaths
Viral hepatitis*
Cases
639
197
150
317
885
358
Deaths
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
47
12
8
13
5
11
Note: Cholera, plague, rabies, relapsing fever, smallpox, typhus (epidemic louse-borne) and yellow fever-no case of any of which was reported. The figures are for "notifiable" diseases only. Figures in brackets refer to imported cases.
N.A.=Not available.
• Notifiable since 27.3.1974.
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SECTION 13 MISCELLANEOUS
13.1 PETROLEUM PRODUCTS: RELEASES FROM BOND BY TYPE
Year/ month
1971 1972 1973 1974
1974: Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
1975:Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.
34,189 38,263 41,541 37,488
3,141 3,126 3,248 3,095
3,147 2,851 3,118 3,090 3,321 3,085 3,200 3,171 3,127
Light oils
831 536 371 127
21
8 12
6
10 15 to 24
13 5 5 6 6
119,349 127,995 142,185 143,774
12,324 11,538 12,228 12,389
12,554 10,680 11,642 12,717 13,217 12,969 13,855 13,759 13,256
Other light oils
11,766 12,663 12,081 13,397
1,243 1,237 1,474 1,472
1,674 1,304 1,527 1,603 1,658 1,538 1,523 1,468 1,584
Light diesel for
buses
7,398 8,126 8,531
10,135
849 865 871 928
928 855
948 914 941 934 973 990
Light diesel, other road users
37,391 42,477 47,292 49,376
4,369 4,035 4,324 4,166
4,187 3,742 4,138 4,072 4,205 4,100 4,925 4,356
970 4,495
Heavy oils
Light diesel,
industrial Kero-and senc
marine uses
110,807 124,360 131,728 122,299
9,643 8,698 9,875
10,640
48,408 44,582 40,831 43,034
3,188 3,242 3,828 4,698
4,044 3,784 3,982 3,960 3,721 3,806 4,061 3,807
Medium/ Furnace ~i:SiJ fuel fuel oil
25,711 34,418 46,693 40,591
3,954 2,766 3,439 3,474
3,094 3,155 4,480 4,267 2,537 3,694 4,211 3,951
584,283 718,356 762,172 646,767
49,617 50,364 47,318 46,892
9,869 8,881
10,200 10,904 11,974 11,203 11,464 11,870 12,236 5,004 4,911
45,213 36,799 46,086 53,685 57,062 53,775 64,821 61,773 61,249
Thousand imperial gallons
Others
Petroleum Lubri- products eating not
oils otherwise
10,951 12,307 14,041 13,747
1,364 1,205 1,317 1,060
1,079 822
1,107 1,086 1,150 1,285 1,146
851 1,092
classified
2,128 334
4,472 3,037
21
Total
993,212 1,164,416 1,251,940 1,123,773
89,710 87,083 87,933 88,821
85,797 72,887 87.237 96,320 99,799 96,393
110,203 106,001 107,930
Liquefied petroleum gas
(thou. ·lbs.)
97,872 133.943 163,304 160,649
ll,857 12,504 14,707 15,894
16,427
14.446 15,363 14,051 13,517 13,019 13,109 12,878 13,460
13.2 PETROLEUM PRODUCTS: RELEASES FROM BOND, DUTY FREE AND DUTY PAID
Light oils: Motor spirit Aviation spirit ...................................... . Aviation turbine fuel ............................. . Other light oils ...................................... .
Heavy oils: Light diesel for buses Light diesel-Other road users ................. . Light diesel-Industrial/marine use ........... . Kerosene ............................................ . Medium/heavy diesel fuel ....................... . Furnace fuel oil ..................................... ..
Others: Lubricating oils ..................................... .. Petroleum products not otherwise classified .. .
Total ......................................... .
Liquefied petroleum gas (thousand lbs.) ......
• Less than 500 imperial gallons.
Inland, including Govt. and H.M.
Forces
Sept. 1974
322 5
355 1,235
343 7,650 3,127
39 40,386
529
53,991
11,544
Sept. 1975
228 3
239 1,570
29 9,989 4,935
533 50,602
544
68,672
13,147
Duty free
Export
Sept. 1974
126
8
253 59
1,142 148
605
2,341
310
49
Sept. 1975
159
14
216 69
1,336 220
316
2,329
309
Ship stores and aircraft stores
Sept. 1974
13 11,969
1,740 2
2,773 9,083
229
25,809
2
Sept. 1975
13,017
2,030
3,043 10,427
232
28,750
Thousand imperial gallons
Duty paid
Sept. 1974
2,692
849 4,026
7,569
Sept. 1975
2,741 2
970 4,466
8,178
Total
Sept. 1974
3,141 21
12,324 1,243
849 4,369 9,643 3,188 3,954
49,617
1,364
Sept. 1975
3,127 6
13,256 1,584
970 4,495
12,236 5,004 4,911
61,249
1,092
89,710 107,930
11,857 13,460
FIRE SERVICES
13.3 FIRE SERVICES STATISTICS
(A) FIRE, SPECIAL SERVICE, AMBULANCE CALLS AND FATALITIES
1971
1972
1973
1974
Year/quarter
1974: 3rd quarter
4th quarter
197 5: 1 st quarter
Fire and special service calls
Hong Kong Island
New Kowloon Terri
tories Total calls
3,197 4,859
3,294 4,957
5,811
2,134 10,190
1,713 9,964
2,521 11,971 3,639
3,427 5,036 2,109 10,572
827 1,125
824 1,375
758 1,286
399 2,351
513 2,712
Fire calls False 1~~~i- inZ:u~'t;ial alarms
410
483
413
385
6,320
5,106
6,467
5,108
87 943
105 1,371
833
1,459
1,691
1,652
383
448
Special service
calls
2,627
2,916
3,400
3,427
938
788
2nd quarter ...... 834 1,141
404 2,448
411 2,386
414 2,439
82 1,202
78 1,007
97 972
438
384
416
726
917
954 3rd quarter ...... 861 1,164
Year/ quarter
Complaints
Dangerous goods, timber yards and
storage
Factories
Fire installations,
neon signs, etc.
(B) FIRE PREVENTION STATISTICS
Fire inspections
Places of
public entertainment
Rest au
rants and
night clubs
VentilaSchools tion
systems
Means Miscel-of laneous escape
Ambulance calls Fatalities
Emergency Removal Indus-FireNon- Special
trial industrial service
53,141
56,358
32,064
37,863
57, 704 44,502
60,947 48,156
15,973 12,407
15,027 12,430
15,848 11,811
25,527 7,671
25,839 7,179
15
18
7
3
3
87
61
29
22
3
9
13
3
10
149
356
228
250
82
57
57
81
88
Fire prevention
Total
Fire
6~ji~!d I:icences ~~~~~ for new issued/ ment projects renewed notices,
issued
Prosecutions undertaken
Fines Cases imposed
HK$
1971 149,928 9,010 19,752 3,722 3,439 7,806 4,401 17,360 25,451 1,299 242,168 5,648 3,408 5,302 1,442 379,370
1972 101,495 7,189 32,018 3,648 1,686 10,766 6,947 10,965 8,598 7,581 190,893 5,503 3,160 4,387 1,249 419,005
1973 109,134 8,257 46,381 4,314 1,346 3,851 4,655 7,850 10,291 645 196,724 6,259 3,150 4,961 1,346 562,250
1974 83,590 8,464 50,172 6,263 1,007 2,969 6,915 11,177 9,714 848 181,119 5,756 3,032 6,267 1,103 444,765
1974:
3rd quarter 18,400 2,283 14,158 1,809 227 713 2,818 2,979 3,691 204 47,282 1,593
4th quarter 19,072 2,200 12,397 1,994 261 933 1,182 2,695 2,422 201 43,357 1,201
1975:
968 1,636 236 80,645
738 2,513 165 66,210
lst quarter 19;619 1,966 9,048 1,116 224 834 1,388 2,609 2,868 372 40,044 1,210 993 1,917 158 61,050
2nd quarter 21,498 2,614 7,812 1,178 279 975 1,057 2,045 2,887 245 40,590 1,644 910 1,719 281 130,045
3rd quarter 20,735 2,602 8,805 975 314 778 1,311 683 2,502 374 39,079 1,597 999 1,016 243 80,690
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Year/month
1971
1972
1973
1974
1974: Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
1975: Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
13.4 WATER SUPPLIES
Storage at beginning of period
47,002
35,205
40,613
51,942
34,438
52,901
53,633
54,507
51,527
48,935
46,347
46,128
61,271
66,271
65,672
66,762
64,104
66,840
Consumption
66,100
71,563
78,780
76,841
5,953
5,999
5,962
5,904
5,302
5,863(8)
6,367(31)
6,763(18)
6,919(33)
7,497(116)
7,285(274)
7,062(262)
7,045(348)
WATER SUPPLIES
Million gallons
Daily mean consumption
181
196
216
211
192
200
192
190
189
189
212
218
231
242
235
235
227
Note: The maximum capacity of the existing total 17 storage reservoirs is 67,339 million gallons.
Water restriction on a 16 hour supply daily basis (6 a.m. to 10 p.m.) was imposed from 25.9.74 to 8.10.74 and on 10 hour basis (6-11 a.m. & 4-9 p.m.) from 9.10.74 to 17.10.74.
Figures in brackets refer to desalted water produced.
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EXPLANATORY NOTES
Part I (for all issues)
Section I CLIMATE
Statistics of meteorological observations are taken from the records of the Royal Observatory. They refer to observations made at the Royal Observatory, except in the case of evaporation, sunshine and the instantaneous intensity of rainfall, which are derived from its King's Park Station.
The normals for various meteorological items refer to the averages during the periods 1884-1939 and 1947-1960.
Section 2 VITAL STATISTICS
Statistics relating to births, deaths and marriages refer to such events as were registered with the Registrar General during the period covered, and do not necessarily equate exactly to the number of events which occurred during that period. The marriage figures include marriages performed at the official registries and at licensed places of public worship; they include also marriages other than first marriages.
Statistics of deaths by cause are supplied by the Medical and Health Department.
Section 3 EMPLOYMENT, WAGES, ACCIDENTS AND LABOUR STOPPAGES
Prior to December 1973, the statistical coverage of employment in the manufacturing field was limited to those establishments which had been registered with or recorded by the Labour Department; these comprise manufacturing establishments which employ 20 or more manual workers or are equipped with power driven machinery. As from that time, statistics became available covering those engaged in work in all establishments known to the Census and Statistics Department. During 1974, a matching exercise was undertaken of the records of the Business Registration Office with those of the Census and Statistics Department. The register of establishments is now as complete as it can be and will be so maintained. Employment figures based on the complete register are available as from December 1974.
By "employment" is meant the number of persons engaged including working proprietors, working partners, unpaid family workers and all persons in the direct employ of the establishments concerned. Outworkers are excluded.
The classification of establishments is based on the United Nations International Standard Industrial Classification (1968) published in U.N. Statistical Papers Series M, No. 4, Rev. 2.
Statistics of employment in Government service are compiled from quarterly returns made by Government Departments. Classification of Government departments and sections by purpose is based on the System of National Accounts classification for Government expenditure with some modifications.
Indexes of average daily wages are compiled half-yearly by the Census and Statistics Department from April 1973 to show the movements of wages in selected industries and services, both including and excluding fringe benefits. Up to September 1974, the index was compiled with March 1964 as the base period. As from 1975, the base period has been shifted to July 1973-June 1974 so as to conform to a new Consumer Price Index. The series of wage indexes with the new base period begins with March 1974. The wage indexes are weighted by the number of workers employed in the month indicated and measure the percentage changes in average daily wages since the base period. The index of nominal wages measures the changes in the amount of money earned as wages, while the index of real wages measures the changes in the purchasing power of money earned as wages. The real wage index numbers are calculated by deflating the nominal index numbers by the average monthly Consumer Price Index (A) for the previous six months.
Reported accidents refer to all accidents reported to the Labour Department which have resulted in the death of a workman or the total or partial incapacity of a workman for more than three days. It should however be noted that in the statistics presented in Table 3.6, a discontinuity occurred in the period 1971 to 1972. Figures for these years related only to accidents which occurred in industrial undertakings or which arose out of industrial work.
Statistics on industrial work stoppages are supplied by the Labour Department. They refer to number of work stoppages and the corresponding number of working days (or man-days) classified by International Standard Industrial Classification major divisions. These figures cover stoppages of work arising from disputes connected with terms and conditions of employment. Stoppages involving fewer than ten workers or lasting less than one day are excluded, unless the aggregate of working days lost exceeds 100. The number of workers involved is the number who actually cease work at the establishments where the disputes occur.
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Section 4 PRODUCTION
The output of mines is supplied by the Commissioner of Mines and that of electricity and gas by the public utilities. Statistics of cement production are supplied by the cement manufacturing companies.
Statistics of textile production are compiled from quarterly returns submitted by establishments classified to the spinning and weaving sector on the Register of Manufacturing Establishments maintained by the Census and Statistics Department. Establishments engaging less than 20 persons are selected on a sampling basis. Production of similar items by establishments outside the spinning and weaving sector is not included.
Items 4, 5 and 6 exclude contributions from establishments engaged principally in providing services to spinning and weaving. These establishments are classified as spinning and weaving establishments and their details included in items 1 and 2. Examples of such supporting services are: yarn winding, yam doubling, texturizing, miscellaneous weaving activities, etc. Items with a quantity of less than 100,000 units are not listed out. They include materials such as worsted yarn, wool/man~made fibre yarn, silk yam, metallic yarn and rubber thread; products such as mesh cloth, worsted piecegoods, silk piecegoods, silk/man-made fibre piecegoods, silk/wool piecegoods, elastic band, laces and badges.
Section 5 EXTERNAL TRADE
External trade statistics comprise movements of cargo between Hong Kong and other trading partners, by land, air and water and to a limited extent by post, with the exception of the following classes of goods:-
1. Transhipment/transit cargo;
2. Articles imported or exported by the armed forces of the Crown;
3. Ships' stores, including bunker fuel; aircraft stores, including aviation fuel;
4. Personal baggage and possessions of travellers;
5. Advertising materials supplied free of charge and samples of no commercial value or valued at less than five hundred dollars;
6. Marine fish arriving direct from fishing grounds on fishing craft registered or licensed in Hong Kong;
7. Gifts of a personal nature where no payment has been made by the receiver;
8. Articles temporarily imported and exported solely for exhibition and subsequent return;
9. Articles imported or exported under and in accordance with an A.T.A. carnet;
I 0. Circulatory used freight containers and the like.
The trade accounts relate to movements of merchandise only, and do not include those of bullion and specie.
Imports are c.i.f. values, exports and re-exports are f.o.b. values.
Section 6 FOOD SUPPLIES
Statistics of rice supplies are provided by the Commerce and Industry Department. The intakes, off-takes and stock figures refer to the position at the godowns.
Statistics of live animals slaughtered and supplies of fresh vegetables and fresh fish are provided by the Agriculture and Fisheries Department. They refer to quantities available for sale over the period under consideration.
Section 7 TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS
The statistics are drawn from the reports of Immigration, Civil Aviation, Marine, Transport and Commerce and Industry Departments, the Royal Hong Kong Police Force, the Advisory Committee on Telephone Services and the Kowloon~Canton Railway. Figures for airborne passengers are supplied by the Immigration Department.
"Entered" refers to vessels arriving at Hong Kong. "Cleared" refers to vessels leaving Hong Kong.
The traffic accident figures exclude accidents involving damages only.
As from the September 1975 issue, the basis of recording containers carried has been revised to use the T.E.U. (Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit, standardised volume of 20 ft. length by 8 ft. breadth and by 8 ft. height) instead of "Actuals" (merely an absolute count, regardless of the varying container sizes handled). This new basis, supplemented by a new series of corresponding quantity by weight (deadweight tons), will enable direct comparisons to be made using the internationally recognised standard unit for container throughput.
Section 8 PRICES AND PRICE INDEXES
The average retail prices of the principal foodstuffs are obtained by price investigators from market stalls and shops throughout Hong Kong during the periods specified.
The average wholesale prices of rice are supplied by the Commerce and Industry Department, while those of live pigs, live cattle, fresh marine fish and fresh vegetables are supplied by the Agriculture and Fisheries Department.
The New Consumer Price Index (A) and New Consumer Price Index (B), compiled monthly by the Census & Statistics Department, are based on the sample survey carried out during the period July 1973 to June 1974. For the New Index (A) the weights are derived from the pattern of the households with monthly expenditure between HK$400 and HK$1,499, and for the New Index (B) between HK$1,500 and HK$2,999 at the time of the survey in 1973-74.
The Hang Seng Consumer Price Index, compiled by Hang Seng Bank Ltd., supplements the New Consumer Price Indexes (A) and (B). The weights of the Hang Seng Consumer Price Index are derived from the pattern of households with monthly expenditure between HK$3,000 and $9,999 during the period July 1973 to June 1974.
The General and Modified Consumer Price Indexes, compiled monthly by the Census and Statistics Department, are based on the sample survey carried out during the period September 1963 to August 1964. Details of the commodities and services included, together with the derivation of their weights and the method of calculation are available in the Report "The Household Expenditure Survey 1963-64 and the Consumer Price Index" published by the Hong Kong Government Printer.
For the General Index the weights are derived from the pattern of the households whose monthly expenditure ranges from HK$ JOO to HK$ I ,999 and for the Modified Index ranges from HK$100 to HK$599 at the time of the survey in 1963-64.
The averages in table 8.8 are arithmetic means of the two indexes for each of the twelve previous months.
Section 9 MONEY, BANKING AND FINANCE
Currency in circulation and banking statistics are supplied by the Com~ missioner of Banking.
The banking statistics (in table 9.2) exclude interbank balances within Hong Kong, certificates of indebtedness and the equivalent note issue. The method of computing the average liquidity during the month is prescribed in Section 18 of the Banking Ordinance.
Bank's quoted best lending rate, which refers to the Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation and Chartered Bank's quoted best lending rate for general guidance of other banks, as well as interest rates paid to depositors are supplied by the Hang Seng Bank Ltd.; number and value of bank cheques cleared, by the Hong Kong Bankers' Clearing House.
The inter-bank lending rates are obtained by the Census and Statistics Department from "Wah Kiu Yat Po" and "Sing Tao Jih Pao".
The tables on exchange rates in Hong Kong dollars are compiled by the Census and Statistics Department and are based on the daily closing selling rates of respective currencies supplied by the Hang Seng Bank Ltd. The currencies are selected for those countries which are major trading partners of Hong Kong.
Government revenue and expenditure statistics are supplied by the Treasury; the analyses by source and function are made by the Census and Statistics Department. Information on companies registered and dissolved and instruments registered is supplied by the Registrar General; and on stock exchange turnover by the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Ltd., the Far East Exchange Ltd., the Kam Ngan Stock Exchange Ltd. and the Kowloon Stock Exchange Ltd. The indexes of share prices are compiled by the Hang Seng Bank Ltd., the Far East Exchange Ltd. and the Kam Ngan Stock Exchange Ltd. The Hang Seng Index refers to transactions in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Ltd.; the Far East Index and the Kam Ngan Index refer to transactions in the Far East Exchange Ltd. and the Kam Ngan Stock Exchange Ltd. respectively.
Section 10 BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION AND HOUSING
Private living quarter statistics are compiled by the Census and Statistics Department by subtracting the number of living quarters in buildings demolished and adding the number in new buildings erected according to monthly returns supplied by the Buildings Ordinance Office of the Public Works Department, taking the 1971 Population and Housing Census figures as the base. Quarters enumerated are those in urban areas excluding the rest of the New Territories other than Tsuen Wan. A living quarter is defined as "a dwelling unit used exclusively by one household or shared by a number of households for eating, living and sleeping, internally connected so that the occupants could move between rooms/cubicles without going outside onto a public corridor, landing or staircase, and having direct external access to the street, a corridor, a landing or staircase without going through another household's accommodation''.
Statistics of public housing are supplied by the Housing Department. Population figures refer to total authorized residents.
Statistics of building projects with consent to commence work (in table I 0.3) and completed buildings certified fo occupation (in table l 0.4) are compiled from details contained in the monthly returns of the Buildings Ordinance Office of Public Works Department.
The "consents" to commence work apply to superstructure and general building work above foundation level.
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Statistics respecting usable floor area of completed buildings (in tables 10.4 and 10.5) are also supplied by the Buildings Ordinance Office, and refer also to buildings which have been certified for occupation.
"Usable floor area" is defined as "the aggregate of the areas of the floor{s) in a storey or a building excluding any staircases, public circulation space, lift landings, lavatories, water closets, kitchens and any space occupied by machinery for any lift, air-conditioning systems or similar service provided for the building".
"Combined" refers to combined domestic/non-domestic buildings such as apartment/commercial buildings or tenement/commercial buildings. "Cost/ sq. ft. usable floor area" is calculated from the relevant permits.
Number and cost of completed buildings (in table 10.6) and completed building work (in table 10.7) are supplied by the Rating and Valuation Department and they only cover the Colony excluding the New Territories. They refer to private buildings for which occupation certificates have been issued and therefore imply a time-lag between the time of completion of the building and that of submission of the relevant statistics to the Department by individual developers.
Building statistics throughout tables 10.3 to 10.7 deal exclusively with the building activities of private developers as distinct from such public works as the construction of public buildings, reservoirs, roads and drainage and similar works under town planningi development or resettlement plans.
Section 11 TRA YELLING AND TOURISM
Statistics on arrivals and departures of passengers by air. sea and land are compiled from the reports of the Immigration Department and refer exclusively to international movements of passengers. Particulars on incoming tourists are supplied by the Hong Kong Tourist Association. For incoming tourists, the countries of origin of tourists are used in the classification.
Section 12 SOCIAL STATISTICS
Statistics of reported crime are supplied by the Royal Hong Kong Police Force; of infectious diseases as notified to the Medical and Health Department.
If a person is prosecuted on two or more occasions he is recorded once on each occasion; and when a person is prosecuted on the same occasion for two or more offences, one offence is selected for tabulation.
Section 13 MISCELLANEOUS
Petroleum statistics are prepared from the monthly returns submitted by the seven leading petroleum companies.
The fire services statistics are supplied by the Fire Services Department and refer to operational and preventive work.
Statistics on water supplies are supplied by the Waterworks Office, Public Works Department and refer to fresh water supply only (while salt water for flushing purposes is excluded). That is to say, it includes resources from old reservoirs, Plover Cove System and water from China.
Part II (for July issue only)
Section 14 POPULATION
The de facto method was applied in the population censuses; that is to say, all persons who were actually found within the territory at the census moment, regardless of whether they were local nationals, permanent foreign residents or transients, were included.
The mid-year population figures are estimated by adjusting the 1971 Population Census figures for total births, deaths and balance of migration, whether legal or illegal. over the periods.
The mid-year population estimates are de facto. They include local nationals, permanent foreign residents as well as transients at a point of time, i.e. 30th June each year.
The birth rates, death rates, rates of natural increase and infant mortality rates refer to calendar years while the population growth rates refer to annual periods from 1 st July to 30th June.
Part III (for February issue) Section 15 POPULATION
The mid-year and end-year population figures are estimated by adjusting the 1971 Population Census figures for total births, deaths and balance of migration, whether legal or illegal, over the period.
The mid-year or end-year estimates are de facto. They include local nationals, permanent foreign residents as well as transients at a point of time. i.e. 30th June or 31st December each year.
The birth rates, death rates, rates of natural increase and infant mortality rates refer to calendar years while the population growth rates refer to annual periods from lst July to 30th June.
Section 16 SOCIAL STATISTICS (EDUCATION)
Statistics of schools and enrolment are supplied by the Education Department while those respecting the Universities and Polytechnic are supplied by the University and Polytechnic Grants Committee. The figures for institutes and enrolment by type of education refer to both day and evening classes.
GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS Produced by
Census and Statistics Department (corrected to I 5th September 1975)
Title of Publications
Report of The By-Census 1966 (Vols. I & 11) .......................... : ......................... .. The Census and You .1966 ............................................................................. . Hong Kong Population and Housing Census 1971: Main Report:
English Version ............................................................. ; ......... ; ............... . Chinese Version (-.ivt-~~m:A P 7km~tf1lf:±~¥1H!~rll) ......................... ..
Hong Kong Population and Housing Census 1971: Technical Report .................... . Hong Kong Population and Housing Census 1971: Basic Tables ......... : ................ . The 1971 Census: A Graphic Guide ............................................................. .. Hong Kong Population Projections 1971-1991 ................................................. .. Hong Kong life Tables 1971-1991 ....................................................... ;.; ...... .. Hong Kong Statistics 1947-1967 .................................................................... . Hong Kong Social and Economic Trends 1968-72 ............................................ . Hong Kong Monthly Digest of Statistics:
1974 series ......................................................................................... . 1975 series ........................................................... · .................................. . Annual Subscription ................................................................................ .
Hong Kong Trade Statistics: Imports (Monthly except December) ........................................................... : Imports (December on.ly) .......................................................................... .. Exports & Re-exports (Monthly except December) ...................................... . Exports & Re-exports (December only) .................................................... .. Annual Subscription ................................................................................ .
Hong Kong Imports & Exports Classification List 1974 issue ............................... .. Hong Kong Review of Overseas Trade in
1973 ..................................................................................................... . 1974 ..................................................................................................... .
The 1974-75 Budget: Economic Background English Version ....................................................................... ; .............. .. Chinese Version (-.it-1:::129~.¥-1:::1i~M~~J1t~Jff$:5t:TJJ~~: -.it-t.=~~~-
?l) ....................................................................................................... . The 1975-76 Budget: Economic Background
English Version ...................................................................................... . Chinese Version (-.it-1:::1i~.¥-l:::/\~M~~J1t~Jff$:5t:f'A~~: -.it-1:::129~~~-
?l) ..................................................................................................... . Estimates of Gross Domestic Product 1966-72 .................................................. . Estimates of Gross Domestic Product 1961-73 .................................................. . 1971 Census of Manufacturing Establishments ; ................................................ .. Cost of Living Survey 1958-63/64:
English Version ...................................................................................... . Chinese Version (-.it1il\~.¥-.it/\=.//\12Q~~fr§Jt.FIH11ll~) ...................... ..
The Household Expenditure Survey 1963/64 and the Consumer Price Index: English Version ...................................................................................... . Chinese Version (-.it/\=.~.¥-.it/\12Y~*~mJtst:l±!il'i1Ctt~mJt~1JU~Jfl) ....... ..
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