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APPENDICES
Appendix X-Contd
(Chapter 15: Communications)
Kowloon-Canton Railway, British Section*
Length of line ..
Main points of call Passengers carried
Passenger kilometres Freight carried
Total revenue
Operating expenditure
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Main line-22 miles
Total length of line-35 miles New Territories (Hong Kong)
5,891,040 (5,993,037)
151,507,001 (126,677,301)
355,860.79 metric tons (253,862.27)
$9,848,285 ($8,076,133)
$4,312,634 ($3,860,707)
Net operating revenue
Capital expenditure
$5,535,651
$ 350,051
($4,215,426) ($681,606)
* Figures for 1959 are shown in brackets.
Vehicles
(Total of vehicles registered on 31st December 1959 Total of vehicles registered on 31st December 1960 Private cars (including 31 on Lantau Island) Motor cycles (including motor scooters) Taxis (including 14 in NT)
Buses
Goods vehicles
Crown vehicles
Rickshaws
Tricycles
Density of vehicles per mile of roadway
*
Passenger aircraft
Passengers
Freight
41,298)
48,890
31,507
3,533
1,026
871
9,151
1,129
866
807
98
Air Traffic
In
Out
5,962
5.961
186,650
194,254
1,529,507 kilos
3,251,143 kilos
599,190 kilos
738,912 kilos
Telegraph and Radio Traffic
Telegrams accepted for transmission
883,596
Telegrams delivered
1,136,377
Telegrams handled in transit
1,022,618
Telex Calls-Outward minutes
Telex Calls-Inward minutes
82,603
94,538
Telex Calls
Relayed minutes
18,090
Overseas Radiotelephone Calls-Outward minutes
417,786
Overseas Radiotelephone Calls-Inward minutes
608,931
Press Broadcast-Number of Hours
Radio Pictures-Transmitted
Radio Pictures-Received
Harborfone Calls with Ships in Harbour
Meteorological Broadcasts-Morse-Number of Hours Inland Telegrams
40
·
34
52,792
25,585
47,031
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3,698