40 and 15 smaller shops (barbers, tailors, jewellers etc.). On market
days a large number of fish and fruit hawkers fill the street with
stalis. Exports and imports to and from Hongkong are not great owing
to the difficulty of the sea passage. There are six junks, of average
capacity 200 piculs each, trading regularly between Tai Fo and Hong Kong. These junks take about 90,000 picuis a year, a fair amount of which is fire-wood for hongkong. The charges are 7 1/2 cents for
heavy goods and 10 cents and more for miscellaneous goods. Between
Tai Po and Sher Chun there is a trade of about 35,000 piculs (at 20
cents a picul) besides fruit and vegetables taken by hawwers. The
average daily trade is about $1,500. Markets are held every third
day. There is a large opening on this route for importation of fire-
wood in Hongkong.
The inhabitants of San Tin, Hau Yeux, Sheung Shui, Han Ling,
Luk Yeuk and part of Sha Tau Kok districts do most,
cs:their marketing at
Shan Chun market, which consists of 61 Large shops and 828 medium
sized shops. in enclosure D'ars given particulars of export and ir-
port trade to and from Hongkong. Enclosure shews the number of per-
sons going from the New Territory to Shar Chun Market. A large amount.
of goods are brought into Shan Chun by coolies from the surrounding
districts. karkots are held every third day.
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North of Sham Chun the Kun Lau Hu and Fo kok Yarkets are the
most important. At Kun Lau Hu which is the cattle centre of the dis-
trict, there are 15 large shops and 136 medium sized shops; while
at Fo Fox there are 43 shops.