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CHINESE DELIVERY SECTION.
During the period 6,885,915 ordinary letters and 762,664 other articles were delivered.
The registered articles delivered totalled 235,280 of which 11,894 were from the United States of America and Canada, and 223,386 from China and other countries.
Eleven insured packets were dealt with during the period.
Scale showing the increase of work in this Branch
Registered Insured Letters Packets
Period
Ordinary Other
Letters Articles
1.4.47 31.3.48
6,885,915 762,664
235,280 11
1.5.46 31.3.47
6,204,515 645,605
197,220
2
Increase
681,400| 117,059
38,060
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SUMMARY OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACTIVITIES
FOR YEAR 1947/48.
Marine Services.
With the arrival of new high power equipment, a 24 hour long distance short-wave service has been opened for non-British shipping. The long distance short-wave service for British ships, continues as part of the Empire network, operated in combination with the Royal Navy.
Temporary equipment, installed in 1946 to reopen the medium wave W/T service for shipping is still in use, pending the arrival of new transmitters.
The marine receiving station in the Royal Observatory grounds, has been improved by the installation of modern receivers and new aerial arrays.
A traffic summary is detailed in Annex A.
Aeradio Services.
These services have now been extended to 24 hour working. Seven transmitters are now in use on point to point services, two additional small transmitters having been acquired during the
year.
A meteorological broadcast service has been instituted, weather information being broadcast every 3 hours.
A 24 hour medium-wave beacon service has been established at Hung Hom with 2 new transmitters and a smaller one with temporary reconditioned equipment at Waglan Island.
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