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Hong Kong Annual Administration Reports, 1841-1941
COLONIAL REPORTS-ANNUAL.
In steamships not exceeding 60 tons employed in foreign trade, there is an increase of 1,659 ships with an increase in tonnage of 28,479 tons or 33.0 per cent. in numbers and 17.0 per cent. in tonnage. This is due to 19 newly licensed launches plying in 1921.
Junks in foreign trade show an increase of 5,659 vessels and an increase of 873,853 tons or 25.9 per cent. in numbers and 33.4 per cent. in tonnage.
In local trade (i.e., between places within the waters of the Colony), there is a decrease in steam-launches of 21,682 and a decrease of 462,528 tons or 3.5 per cent. in numbers and 3.2 per cent. in tonnage. This is due to bigger launches being employed in local ferry services, making fewer trips.
Junks in local trade show an increase of 2,007 vessels and an increase of 102,377 tons or 9.5 per cent. in numbers and 7.9 per cent. in tonnage. This is due to more junks being employed on reclamation.
There was an increase in British ocean-going shipping of 457 ships or 10.9 per cent. and an increase of 896,114 tons or 10.7 per cent. This increase is due to newly-built ships and enemy ships transferred to the British flag and various steamship lines running their eastern trade which were elsewhere employed during war times.
British river steamers have increased by 605 ships with an increase in tonnage of 262,309 tons or 11.7 per cent. in numbers and 8.0 per cent. in tonnage. This increase is due to the s.s. "Chuen Chow," which was laid up, being again put on the Macao run.
Foreign ocean-going vessels have increased by 409 ships, with an increase of 1,593,861 tons or 7.5 per cent. in numbers and 17.2 per cent. in tonnage. This increase is due to the large amount of new American, Norwegian and Chinese vessels frequenting the port and enemy vessels being transferred to other nationalities.
Foreign river steamers show an increase of 69 ships, with an increase in tonnage of 2,878 tons or 3.8 per cent. in numbers and 0.5 per cent. in tonnage. This increase is due to two Chinese ships which were added to the Wuchow service at the end of last year making regular trips throughout the year.
The actual number of individual ocean-going vessels of European construction during the year 1921 was 988, of which 343 were British and 645 foreign. In 1920 the corresponding figures were 927, of which 330 were British and 597 foreign.
These 988 ships measured 2,713,098 tons. They entered 5,232 times and gave a collective tonnage of 10,044,422 tons.
Thus 61 more ships entered 425 more times and gave a collective tonnage greater by 1,242,802 tons, an average of 2,924.2 tons per entry.
TRADE.
Detailed and accurate statistics of imports and exports are collected and published by the Imports and Exports Department.