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Preventive Force (Customs) inspector searching for narcotics en Thai trawler in Hong Kong Harbor
Despite this large customs force, the geography of Hong Kong, large numbers of small boats in Colony waters, and considerable in- coming and outgoing cargo and passenger trafic combine to pose a monumental enforcement task. The harbor covers 23 square miles. The rugged coastline totals some 350 miles. The small boats in the Colony total over 30.000, including 10,000 fishing boats and a floating marine population of about $0,000 persons. Over 5.000 vessels (ships, trawlers, and junkies) are in the harbor in a normal day.
Vessel, aircraft, passenger, and cargo traffic in and out of Hong Kong during 1972 included the following (1971 figures in paren- thesis):
Ocean-going vessels, arrivals.
Aircraft, arrivals..
Travellers in and out.
By sea.
By air.
By land.
Cargo (metric tons)
By sea..
By air....
By rail.
7,830 24, 518
8, 000, 000
3,500,000
2.700,000
1,500,000
In
12, 100, 000 (11,500,000)
26, 235 (10,833) 1, 100, 000
(7,714) (24,482)
(6,300, 000) (3,200, 000) (2,260,000) (900, 000)
Out 3,700,000
(3, 100,000)
55, 023 (23,468)
1,362