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Hong Kong Annual Administration Reports, 1841-1941
HER MAJESTY'S COLONIAL POSSESSIONS.
Junks arrived.
The total arrivals of junks for the last five years were :—
Years. Number of Junks. Tons. 1881 24,339 1,680,025 1882 25,231 1,805,390 1883 24,258 1,851,239 1884 23,473 1,687,594 1885 23,674 1,797,222Immigration and Emigration.
The following will show the number of Chinese who arrived in and the number who departed from the Colony during the last five years:
Years. Arrived. Departed. 1881 52,983 70,625 1882 61,905 78,864 1883 74,722 57,438 1884 73,767 51,247 1885 80,773 57,51722.—AGRICULTURAL.
The lands of the Colony being limited and not favourable for agricultural purposes, there is no inducement for this industry here. The produce is quite nominal.
23.—MANUFACTURES, &c.
Manufactories.
The manufactories have been increased by rope works and glass works.
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