APPENDIX I
TABLE I
SUMMARY OF POSTAL STATISTICS
(MILLIONS)
(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 Countries)
(iii) Registered articles (iv) Parcels
(B) FOR LOCAL DELIVERY (i) Letters, Postcards
(ii) Printed Papers, etc.
(iii) Registered articles
(iv) Parcels (Inland)
**
1
1969-70
67.6
12.1
6.2
0.3
18.6
3.3
2.2
91.7
53.0
344
29.0
3.3
0.02
85.3
(2) RECEIVED FROM ABROAD FOR LOCAL DELIVERY
(i) Letters, Postcards and Aerogrammes
(ii) Printed Papers, etc.
(iii) Registered articles
(iv) Parcels
(3) IN TRANSIT
44
(i) Letters, Postcards and Aerogrammes
(ii) Printed Papers etc.
(iii) Registered articles
(iv) Parcels
55.3
+ 1 *
*
9.1
2.5
0.5
67.4
1.4
0.2
0.1
0.02
1.7
SUMMARY AND COMPARISON
Number of Postal Articles Handled
1968-69
Increase or
1969-70
Decrease%
(1A) Posted to destinations abroad
83.6*
91.7
+11
(IB) Posted for local delivery...
81.7
85.3
+ 5
(2)
(3)
Received from abroad for local delivery In transit
62.5*
67.4
+ 8
1.8
1.7
6
Total Handled
229.6
246.1
+7
* Retrospectively adjusted-para. 33 of text refers.
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