14. On Ching Ming Festival Day, 5th April, 1968, and Chung Yeung Festival Day, 30th October, 1968, in addition to the daily normal service of 34 trains, 32 and 22 special trains, respectively, were run to facilitate visits to the cemeteries at Wo Hop Shek and Sandy Ridge. On these two days, 121,357 and 74,313 passengers respectively (excluding season and monthly ticket holders) were carried.
15. On Dragon Boat Festival Day, 31st May, 1968, 20 special trains, in addition to the normal service, were operated to and from the New Territories to transport spectators to the Dragon Boat Races held at Yuen Chou Tsai in Tai Po. On that day, 66,365 passengers were carried to all stations.
16. On Mid-Autumn Festival Day, 6th October, 1968, 21 special trains were added to the normal daily train services for picnickers going to the New Territories. On that day, 61,286 passengers were carried to all stations.
17. On 20th October, 1968 the train services were strengthened by the addition of 33 special trains for the transportation of spectators to the Tai Po Festival Procession. On that day, the total number of passengers to all stations was 77,059.
18. On 19th February, 1969, the Third Day of the First Moon of the lunar calendar, which was the peak for railway travel during the Chinese New Year period, a total of 92,348 passengers were conveyed to all stations.
19. The figures for passenger traffic, showing the number of journeys and the revenue, appear in Appendix IV.
20. Goods Traffic. There was a substantial increase in goods traffic during the year resulting in higher revenue. Comparative figures are as follows:
Percentage Increase
1966-67
1967-68
1968-69
Increase
(1968-69
against
1967-68)
Carriage of general merchandise... $5,566,155
$3,740,479 $5,505,501 (1,044,151) (566,452) (819,354) (Metric tons) (Metric tons) (Metric tons)
$1,765,022
47.19
(252,902)
44.65
(Metric tons)
Other goods services (Handling
charges, baggage, parcels, etc.)...
$2,583,374 $1,001,240
Total goods revenue
$8,149,529
$4,741,719
$1,315,845
$6,821,346
$ 314,605
31.42
$2,079,627
43.86
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