1920-1930
HONGKONG, 1921.
OPIUM.
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Two hundred and twenty-three (223) chests of Persian opium were imported during the year. 223 chests were exported to Formosa.
Four hundred and thirty-five (435) chests of uncertificated Indian opium were imported; 325 chests for the Macao opium farmer, and the remaining 120 chests for the Government opium monopoly.
The table below shows the total imports and exports since 1913-
1921 1920 1919 1918 1917 1916 1915 1914 1913 Stock in hand on 1st January 329 329 253 799 977 1,303 2,256 4,580 Imported during the year 658 1,525 1,290 Total 987 1,854 1,543 1,259 2,058 2,634 1,706 1,873 3,009 2,058 4,129 1,303 2,256 4,580 1,657 3,059 9,108 7,640 14,668 Boiled by Opium Farmer 1 36 667 Boiled by Government Spurious Opium destroyed Used locally 200 225 377 539 352 365 340 413 Missing or stolen 111 13 3 Sold to Government SU 17 19 1 12 Exported during the year 548 Total 760 1,297 837 1,265 1,469 1,667 1,525 1,214 1,805 1,835 2,032 2,469 2,826 4,911 9,419 5,383 |10,088 Stock remaining on 31st December 226 329 329 253 799 977 1,303 2,256 4,580Emigration and Immigration.
One hundred and fifty-six thousand and eleven (156,011) emigrants left Hongkong for various places during the year 1921, (105,258 in 1920). Of these, 98,382 were carried in British ships and 57,629 in foreign ships.
One hundred and fifty-nine thousand and sixty-four (159,064) 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 122,438 in 1920. Of these, 107,301 arrived in British ships and 51,763 in foreign ships.
(b.)-INDUSTRIES.
(i.)-Under European Management,
Engineering and Shipbuilding.-The figures are as follows for the year:
Vessels Gross Tons I.H.P. Taikoo Dockyard & Eng. Co., Ltd. 9 7,725 6,900 HongKong & Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd 20 W. S. Bailey & Co., Ltd. 26,637 3,387 Kwong Fook Cheong 200 Total 36 37,949 27,072 17,700 2,192 17 280