APPENDIX V
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)
(iii) Registered Articles (iv) Parcels
(B) FOR LOCAL DELIVERY
(i) Letters, Postcards
1
1971-72
51.7
23.3
4.9
28.2
3.8
2.3
86.0
59.5
(ii) Printer Papers, etc.
45.5
(iii) Registered Articles
4.4
(iv) Parcels
0.04
109.4
(2) RECEIVED FROM ABROAD FOR LOCAL DELIVERY
(i) Letters, Postcards and Aerogrammes
39.0
(ii) Printed Papers, etc.
6.8
(iii) Registered Articles
2.5
(iv) Parcels
0.6
48.9
(3) IN TRANSIT
(i) Letters, Postcards and Aerogrammes (ii) Printed Papers, etc.
1.8
0.2
(iii) Registered Articles
0.1
(iv) Parcels
0.03
2.1
SUMMARY AND COMPARISON
Increase or
Number of Postal Articles Handled
1970-71
1971-72
Decrease%
(1A) Posted to destinations abroad
95.9
86.0
- 10.3%
(1B) Posted for local delivery...
105.9
109.4
+ 3.3%
(2)
Received from abroad for local delivery
48.3
48.9
+ 1.2%
(3)
In Transit
2.2
2.1
4.5%
Total Handled...
252.3
246.4
2.3%
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