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
Net operating revenue
Capital expenditure
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:
Main line-22 miles
Total length of line-35 miles New Territories (Hong Kong)
7,004,345
(6,834,481)
445
146,406,256 (138,934,877)
385,671.44 metric tons (329,489.54) $10,293,315.72 ($9,424,427)
$ 4,626,472.74 ($4,352,720)
$ 5,666,842.98 ($5,071,707)
$ 4,419,109.31 ($5,515,955)
* Figures for 1961 are shown in brackets.
Vehicles
The number of vehicles registered in the Colony on the 31st December 1962 was 63,056. This represented an overall increase of 7,230 over 1961. There is now a density of 120.4 vehicles for every mile of roadway.
Private cars (including 42 on Lantau Island)
Motor cycles (including scooters and 2 on Lantau Island)
Taxis (including 524 in New Territories)
Buses
Goods vehicles
Dual purpose vehicles (Private car/goods vehicle) Hire cars
Public cars
Crown vehicles
Rickshaws
Tricycles
Trailers
Chairs
:
:
:
:
*
+
:
:
:
40,216
4,949
1,767
1,185
10,867
593
120
91
1,694
818
735
21
Passenger Aircraft
Passengers Freight
:
:
:
Air Traffic
Total..
In
7,873
292,007
2,097,015 kilos
637,291 kilos
63,056
Out
7,879
299,397
4,883,108 kilos
907,052 kilos