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Appendix 36

(Chapter 13: Land, Public Works and Utilities) Electricity Consumption, 1988

Maximum

demand

megawatts

Sales

million megajoules

China Light and Power Company

3.849

The Hongkong Electric Company

(3 650) 1 421 (1 379)

60 366 (56 409) 20 452 (19 120)*

**

Total

Note: Figures in brackets refer to 1987.

* Excluding inter-connection sales. + Revised figure.

80 819

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Electricity Distribution

Domestic

Industrial

Commercial

Street lighting

Export to China

Total

Consumers

hundreds

13 594

(13 115)

4 216

(4 047)†

17 810

million megajoules

1986

1987

1988

12 808

14 022

15 711

21 391

29 180

23 979 32 403

24 876

34 818

213

222

228

4 350

4 904

5 186

67 942

75 529

80 819

Gas Consumption and Distribution (Town Gas)

Domestic

Industrial

Commercial

Total

million megajoules

1986

1987

1988

4 593

5 254

6 127

327

399

4 123

4 930

440 5 680

9 043

10 584

12 247

Local Sales of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)

Total

Note: * Estimated figure.

1986

159 210

1987

174 119

tonnes

1988*

185 457

Water Consumption

million cubic metres

1986

1987

1988

Fresh water

703

750

808

Salt water (flushing purposes)

107

108

110

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