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HONG KONG, 1912.
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worked, free from knots, very durable, and can be obtained to almost any size. It is used for the frames of the better class of boats, steam-launches, &c., built in the Colony, while the sheathing and planking is generally made of teak. Native boats and junks are usually built of native wood-China pine-the import of which is not included in these figures.
Emigration and Immigration.
122,657 emigrants left Hong Kong for various places during the year 1912 (135,565 in 1911). Of these 88,749 were carried in British ships and 33,908 in foreign ships. These figures show a decrease of 12,908 (or 9.5 per cent.) under 1911, due undoubtedly to the fact that most of the poorest classes, instead of emigrating to foreign countries, joined the revolutionaries in China during the year.
Statement of Number of Emigrants to Straits Settlements 1908 to 1912 compared with Total Chinese Emigration 1908 to 1912.
No. of Emigrants to Straits Settlements. Total No. of Emigrants. 1908 49,639 71,081 1909 48,016 77,430 1910 76,705 111,058 1911 100,906 135,565 1912 84,024 122,657163,248 returning emigrants are reported to have been brought to Hong Kong from the several places to which they had emigrated, either from this Colony or from coast ports, as against 149,894 in 1911. Of these 125,499 arrived in British ships, and 37,749 in foreign ships.
(b.)-INDUSTRIES.
(i.)—Under European Management.
Engineering and Shipbuilding.-This industry has improved during the year under review.
1912.
Vessels. I.H.P. Tons. Taikoo Dockyard and Engineering Co., Ld. Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock Co., Ld. W. S. Bailey & Co. 2,121 Macdonald & Co. 1,065 Ulderup and Schluter 6 Tung Hing Lung 922 Kwong Fook Cheong 1,275 Kwong Hip Loong 15 491 Kwong Tak Cheong 486 Kwong Tak Hung 3 197 218 Kwong Hip Lung Co., Ld. 87 120 Cheung Kee 50 180 Kwong Sze Sang 665 585 Kwong Lee 27 *76 548 846 1 91 [10 250 Ma 1 34 79 5 206 1,301 76 102 61 5 Total 5,765 7,018