TABLE II
STATEMENT SHOWING THE NUMBER OF REGISTERED (INCLUDING INSURED) ARTICLES DEALT WITH IN 1963-64
AS COMPARED WITH 1962-63
Poated and delivered at Hong Kong
Posted at Hong Kong for other countries
Received from other countries for Hong Kong
Transit
Total Number
1962-63 ...
1963-64...
1,657,690
2,550,140
1,763,522
67,466 6,038,818
1,898,647
2,315,125
1,859,997
69,590 6,143,359
Increase
-་་
240,957
96,475
2,124
104,541
Decrease
235,015
TABLE III
NUMBER OF PARCELS POSTED AND RECEIVED FROM IST APRIL, 1963 TO 31ST MARCH, 1964 indicating in parenthesis comparative figures for 1962-63
PARCELS POSTED
Ordinary, by surface routes...
Insured, by surface routes
Trade-charge (COD) surface... Ordinary, by air
Insured, by air
Trade-charge (COD) air
Express, by air
常
1963-64 1962-63
817,708 (792,586)
***
26,701 (16,526)
3,446 298,517 (268,472)
(3,314)
9,929
(5,524)
116
(32)
562
(--)
PARCELS RECEIVED
Ordinary, by surface routes... Insured, by surface routes
Trade-charge (COD) surface ... Ordinary, by air
Insured, by air
Trade-charge (COD) air
***
Total
Total
1,156,979 (1,086,454)
301,536 (282,536)
27,455
(27,059)
1,427
(993)
72,919
(65,746)
5,156
(3,415)
197
(98)
408,690 (379,847)
The trade-charge (Cash-on-Delivery) service extends only to Malaya, Great Britain and North Borneo.
The above figures do not include 18,814 parcels in transit.
Total Posted and Received ...
Total handled (including Transit) Total handled 1962-63
***
Increase
18
1,565,669
1,584,483
1,497,442
87,041 5.81%