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(H) Sand Monopoly—Volume of Business—1970–71
Quarter Annual Totals A 1 2 3 4 1970-71 1969-70 1968-69 1st 2nd Apr-Jun Jul-Sep 3rd 4th Oct-Dec Jan-Mar Number of Demand Notes Raised Hong Kong 3,457 2,163 2,471 1,257 2,480 2,920 2,876 4,714 4,643 5,391 5,255 Kowloon 2,379 10,470 12,095 10,677 9,533 Total 4,658 4,007 20,003 16,753 14,684 Percentage increase or decrease compared to preceding year +25.4% +14.1% -1.8% Number of Sand Permits Issued Kennedy Town 397 397 25 21 North Point 2,013 2,002 1,996 2,137 8,148 6,896 Cheung Sha Wan 7,055 ... 1,745 1,622 2,199 2,202 7,768 Kwun Tong Sha Tin • Tai Lam Chung Silver Mine Bay Temporary Storage 6,271 4,642 ... 1,183 985 1,157 1,100 4,425 4,490 2,793 370 449 566 622 2,007 1,356 1,193 ... 457 515 564 564 2,100 1,486 1,107 Head Office (Special) 29 28 38 31 126 171 133 132 417 17 326 82 ... 61 62 56 261 401 442 Total 6,011 6,079 6,996 7,038 26,124 21,096 17,386 Percentage increase or decrease compared to preceding year +23.8% +21.3% -4.2% Number of Lorry Loads Recorded Kennedy Town ... ... North Point Cheung Sha Wan 50 12,760 15,003 15,229 13,102 12,142 16,810 10,496 Kwun Tong 2,869 2,917 187 163 15,360 58,352 35,310 33,240 16,784 58,838 44,778 28,651 Sha Tin 7,638 8,074 8,890 35,098 35,630 18,069 Tai Lam Chung 4,221 ... 2,255 2,952 2,831 2,627 10,665 6,307 4,124 Silver Mine Bay 228 222 191 180 821 1,225 766 Temporary Storage 890 ... 4,490 115 2,253 7,748 41,249 Total 44,303 48,712 49,670 183,934 128,830 89,234 Percentage increase or decrease compared to preceding year +42.8% +44.4% -16.0%184
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