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The River Trade compared with 1923 is shown in the following
Table:-
Year.
1923.
1924..
Imports Толя.
Exports. Tons.
Passengers.
369,685
493,711
589,849
663,802
1,923,909
2,536,768
The following Tables show the Junk Trade of the Colony for the year 1923 and 1924 :-
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Emigration and Immigration.
One hundred and Twenty-nine thousand, eight hundred and fifty-nine (129,859) emigrants left Hongkong for various places during the year 1923, (120,224 in 1923). Of these, 72,259 were carried in British ships, and 57,600 in foreign ships.
One hundred and thirty thousand, one hundred and ninety- four (130.194) returning emigrants were reported to have been brought to Hongkong from the several places to which they had emigrated either from this colony or from coast ports, as against 121,102 in 1923. Of these, 68,307 arrived in British ships, and 61,887 in foreign ships.
Statement of number of emigrants to Straite Settlements, 1913 to 1924, compared with total Chinese emigration.
IMPORTS.
1923.
1924.
No. of Emigrants
Junka.
Foreign Trade,......12,234 Local Tile,... 3,769
Tons.
1.297,253
Junks. Tonnage.
to
Straits Settlements.
Total No. of Emigranta.
173,365
18,661 6,206
1,644,206 368,494
1913
102,353
142,759
1914
44,974
76,296
1915
41,278
68,275
Total,.....15,993
1,470,618
19,967
2,012,700
1916
82,797
117,653
1917
63,292
96,298
1918
Corge.
Tons.
8,019
43,830
1919
11,638
59,969
89
Cattle, 764 leads,..........
1920
43,935
105,258
Swine, 11,912 hesis,,
7000
1921
87,324
156,011
Earth and Stones,
General........
12,178 .592,578
1922
50,350
98,393
1923
65,584
120,224
1024
75,682
129,859
603,540
EXPORTS,
1923.
1924.
(b.)-INDUSTRIES.
Engineering and Shipbuilding-The figures are as follows for
the years 1923 and 1924:-
Junke.
Foreign Trade.......12,319
Local Trade,.
3,855
Tons. 1,321,750 178,085
Juuks
Tonnage.
13,864
1,654,622
1923.
6,559
Total,16,204
1,499,835
20,423
315,079
1,969,701
IT.K. Whampoa Dock Co., Ld... 5 vessels of 9,577 gross tons and 7,680 I.B.P. Taikoo Dockyard & Eng. Co., Ld. 5
3,120 W. 8. Bailey & Co., Ld......... 7 "
700
4,711 880
M
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J
Total
.17 vessels of 15,118 gross tons and 11,500 LF.P.
Curgo.
Kerosiue,
Rice and Paddy.
Coal,
General, ..............................
Tour.
47,596 .888,883 .......168,344 ...603,763
.1,208,586
1924.
W. A. Bailey & Co., Ld.
.26
Kwang Sung Lung Can th..... Ching Ngai
Total......
H.E. & Whampoa Dock Co., Ld...23 vessels of 4,845 grom tons and 6,315 LB.P. Taikoo Dockyard & Bag. Co., Ld. 12
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דו
8,754
1,763
11
53
90
H
373
900
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+
7,000
IF
810
11
.81 vessels of 16,788 grow tons and 13,616 I,R.P.
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