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See report appended.

Approximate revenue for the four weeks ended 1st April was $3.016.000. equal to 131% of corresponding average d three preceding quarters. Approximate revenue for the first thirteen weeks of 1939 was $10,193,000, equal to 114% of first thirteen weeks of 1938.

HONG

KONG.

WEEKLY AIR MAIL REPORT ON LOCAL SITUATION (SECRETARY OF STATE'S TELEGRAM No. 233 of 20TH NOVEMBER, 1938).

1.

Cost of Living and Supplies

2.

Population and Refugees.

3.

Remarks on State of Industrial and Shipping Activity.

4.

Remarks on Revenue

Position and Prospects.

border and other camps

30. 3. 39.

No. of refugees in

on

Net rise (+) or fall Trend of population. (-) for week ended

28. 3. 39.

5878 +2473

Report for the week ending Friday, 31. 3. 39.

Fresh Vegetables: Supplies about 85% of normal and prices up about 15%.

Freshwater Fish: Supplies about 75% of normal and prices up about 33%

Saltwater Fish

Poultry

Meat

Supplies and

prices normal.

The decline in the supplies of Fresh Vegetables and Freshwater Fish is due to the hostilities in the vicinity of Kongmoon this week. The supplies from Kongmoon come chiefly via Macao.

No. of persons of all kinds entering Colony during week ended.

28. 3.39..30.3.39

By

steamer.

By

railway.

No. of

(if known)

By other

routes

Camp

refugees

in Kam Tin

on

30. 3. 39.

32920 N11

Nil

3584

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