HONG KONG ANNUAL REPORT, 1954
The Colony has 437.11 miles of roadway as follows:-
New
Туре
Island Kowloon Territories Total
Concrete
65.96
30.59
16.93
113.48
Bituminous Macadam
70.69
21.65
68.36
160.70
Waterbound Macadam
35.49
57.97
42.75
136.21
...
Earth
9.48
4.11
12.62
26.21
Steps, concrete or stone. .51
.51
Grand Total (Miles)
182.13 114.32
140.66
437.11
....
Vehicles
The number of vehicles registered in the Colony during the year was 22,162 and the various classes are shown below. This is an increase of 2,336 vehicles over the figure for 1953 and represents a density of 51 vehicles per mile of roadway.
Private cars
Motor Cycles
Taxicabs
14,500
1,199
344
Public Hire Cars
283
Buses
535
Public Commercial Lorries
1,395
Private Commercial Lorries
1,413
Government Vehicles
802
Private rickshaws
56
Public rickshaws
853
Private tricycles
782
22,162
Civil Aviation
Hong Kong Airport, which is situated on the main- land about 4 miles from Kowloon, is under the control of the Director of Civil Aviation. The Airport is suitable for both land and sea aircraft, for Kowloon Bay is adjacent to the airfield and both types of air traffic are controlled from the same centre.
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