APPENDIX VI-Contd.
TABLE II
STATEMENT OF LETTER MAIL HANDLED DURING THE YEAR 1972-73
(MILLIONS)
Printed
Letters
Papers
Registered
and Postcards
and Small
Articles
Total
Packets
1. LOCAL MAIL
Sub Total
65.2
44.9
4.3*
114.4
2. POSTED TO OTHER
COUNTRIES
(a) Air Mail
36.7
5.2
2.7
44.6
(b) Surface Mail
13.7
20.1†
1.0
34.8
Sub Total
50.4
25.3
3.7
79.4
3.
RECEIVED FROM OTHER
COUNTRIES
(a) For delivery in Hong Kong
(1) Air Mail
22.8
3.1
2.4
28.3
(ii) Surface Mail
19.5
4.5
0.4
24.4
Sub Total
42.3
7.6
2.8
52.7
(b) In Transit
(1) Air Mail
1.80
0.16
0.12
2.08
(ii) Surface Mail
0.09
0.10
0.02
0.21
Sub Total
1.89
0.26
0.14
2.29
TOTAL
159.8
78.1
10.9
248.8
* Including 1.4 million Recorded Delivery items. † Including 5.8 million small packets to China.
SUMMARY AND COMPARISON
1971-72
1972-73
% Change
Local Articles
109.4
114.4
+ 4.6
Articles Posted to Other Countries Overseas Articles for Local Delivery Articles in Transit
83.7
79.4
5.1
48.3
52.7
+ 9.1
2.1
2.3
+ 9.5
Total Handled
243.5
248.8
+ 2.2
28