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Hong Kong Annual Administration Reports, 1841-1941

OF HER MAJESTY'S COLONIAL POSSESSIONS.

Census of Hong Kong, including the MILITARY and Naval ESTABLISHMENTS,

April 2, 1871.

Population.

Total. Men. Women. Boys. Girls.

Europeans and Americans, resident population

1,381 684 407 264 26

British, military

700 700 36 45 31

naval establishment

821 1,022 1,022

Europeans, police

100

and Americans, mercantile shipping) 1,080 in the harbour

Europeans and Americans, temporary residents

126 8 6 3 29

1,109 57 57

prisoners

60

Total of Europeans and Americans

4,418 757 458 298 5,931

Goa, Manila, Indian, and others of mixed blood,) resident

470 97 54 61 685

Goa, Manila, Indian, and others of mixed blood, crews of mercantile vessels in harbour

697 6 703

Indians, military

1,094 10 0 0 1,122

police

285 8 3 2 298

Goa, Manila, Indian, and others of mixed blood, prisoners

15 15

Total of Indians, &c.

2,561 121 66 75 2,823

Chinese in employ of Europeans, resident

5,436 808 170 195 6,609

in harbour

548 2 550

police

223 223

employed by naval and military establishments

458 458

Chinese residing in Victoria

47,647 14,209 5,299 5,760 72,915

villages and Kowloon

6,325 2,051 1,290 835 10,501

Boat population in Victoria

6,021 2,542 2,142 1,604 12,309

other than in Victoria

5,136 3,010 1,840 1,414 11,400

Prisoners

301 13 404

Total of Chinese

72,185 22,695 10,747 9,817 115,414

79,161 23,573 11,271 10,190 124,198

Of Europeans and Americans, fixed residents, there are:-

Men. Women. Boys. Girls. Total.

British

524 160 102 102 869

Portuguese

447 200 163 167 1,367

German

23 14

American

17 11

French

9 1

Danish

2 1

Italian

2

Spanish

3

Swiss

1

Austrian

1

Norwegian

2

Swedish

1

Russian

1

Belgian

1

Mexican

1

Dutch

1

Turkish

1

Hungarian

1

Grecian

1

684 407 264 26 2,736

1,381

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