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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13,102,813
4,577,525
1968-69
51,204,533
891,904 18,572.242
(2) RECEIVED FROM ABROAD FOR LOCAL DELIVERY
(i) Letters, Postcards and Aerogrammes
(ii) Printed Papers, etc. ...
2,989,503
1,910,211 74,676,489
44,041,244
34,623,783
3,024,146
37,165 81,726,338
48,350,765
5,618,112
2,226,125
(iii) Registered articles
(iv) Parcels
494,036 56,689,038
(3) IN TRANSIT
(i) Letters, Postcards and Aerogrammes (ii) Printed Papers, etc.
1,353,873
276,335
(iii) Registered articles
99,005
(iv) Parcels
39,163 1,768,376
SUMMARY AND COMPARISON
Number of Postal Articles Handled
(1A) Posted to destinations abroad (1B) Posted for local delivery
Received from abroad for local
delivery
(2)
(3)
In Transit
1967-68
1968-69
Increase or Decrease %
82,601,900 74,676,500 69,840,900 81,726,300
9.6%
+17.0%
73,422,100
56,689,000
-22.8%
2,520,700
1,768,400
-29.8%
5.9%
Total Handled
No. of post offices in operation
228,385,600 214,860,200
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