TABLE 2
STATEMENT SHOWING THE NUMBER OF REGISTERED (INCLUDING INSURED) ARTICLES DEALT WITH IN 1955/56 AS COMPARED WITH 1954/55
REGISTERED
Posted and delivered at Hong Kong
ARTICLES
Posted at Hong Kong for other countries
Received from other countries for Hong Kong
In transit
Total Number
1954/55
513,051
700,947
974,245
35,556
2,241,799
1955/56
531,958
768,168
1,034,624
57,900
2,392,650
INCREASE..
18,907
67,221
60,379
4.344
150,851
DECREASE.
TABLE 3
NUMBER OF PARCELS RECEIVED AND DISPATCHED
PARCELS POSTED
Ordinary, by surface routes
395,504
Insured, by surface routes
Ordinary, by air
Insured, by air
6,496
82,751
47
Trade-charge (C.O.D.) Surface
887
Trade-charge (C.O.D.) Air
1
Total
485,686
PARCELS RECEIVED
Ordinary, by surface routes
198,836
Insured, by surface routes
5,676
Ordinary, by air
21,697
Insured, by air
457
Trade-charge (C.O.D.) Surface
1,784
Trade-charge (C.O.D.) Air
71
Total
228,521
The trade-charge (Cash-on-delivery) service extends only to Malaya
and Great Britain.
The above figures do not include 12,760 parcels in transit.
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