TABLE I
SUMMARY OF POSTAL STATISTICS
(1) NUMBER OF POSTAL ARTICLES POSTED IN HONG KONG
(A) TO DESTINATIONS ABROAD
(i) Letters, Postcards and Aerogrammes (ii) Printed Papers, etc.
(a) Printed Papers, Samples, etc.
(b) Small Packets (China Mainland) (c) Small Packets (Other
destinations)
(iii) Registered Articles
(iv) Parcels
(B) FOR LOCAL DELIVERY
(i) Letters, Postcards
(ii) Printed Papers, etc.
(iii) Registered articles
(iv) Parcels
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1966-67
56,184,607
16,252,097
5,142,874
279,497 21,674,468
2,920,478
1,624,765 82,404,318
35,116,884 27,885,208
*
2,776,266
(2) RECEIVED FROM ABROAD FOR LOCAL DELIVERY
(i) Letters, Postcards and Aerogrammes (ii) Printed Papers, etc.
(iii) Registered Articles
(iv) Parcels
(3) IN TRANSIT
(i) Letters, Postcards and Aerogrammes
(ii) Printed Papers, etc.
***
4,970 65,783,328
57,605,833
8,118,610
2,094,292
455,348 68,274,083
1,958,600
276,000
(iii) Registered Articles
(iv) Parcels
98,716
18,132 2,351,448
SUMMARY AND COMPARISON
Increase or
Number of Postal Articles Handled
1965-66
1966-67
Decrease %
(1A) Posted to destinations abroad
76,631,600
(1B) Posted for local delivery
61,087,900
82,404,300 +7.5% 65,783,300 +-7.7%
(2)
Received from abroad for local
delivery
62,670,700
68,274,100 +8.9%
(3)
In Transit
2,144,300
2,351,400
+9.7%
Total Handled
202,534,500 218,813,100
+8.0%
No. of post offices in operation*
47
52
* Including 2 mobile post offices operating in the New Territories.
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