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Hong Kong Annual Administration Reports, 1841-1941
A comparison between the years 1923 and 1924 is given in the following table :-
Class of Vessels. No. 1923Tonnage. No. 1924
Tonnage. No. Increase
Tonnage. No. Decrease
Tonnage. British Ocean-going, 5,389 11,222,141 5,297 11,844,752 622,611 92 Foreign Ocean-going, 7,249 14,671,917 7,674 16,030,078 428 1,358,161 British River Steamers, 6,008 5,699,350 7,120 6,324,661 1,112 625,311 Foreign River Steamers, 1,891 657,730 2,318 840,347 427 182,617 Steamships under 60 tons (Foreign Trade), 4,811 142,392 7,831 231,833 3,020 89,441 Junks, Foreign Trade, 24,553 2,619,003 27,525 3,298,828 2,972 679,825 Total, Foreign Trade, 49,900 35,011,533 57,765 38,770,499 7,957 3,759,366 92 Steam Launches plying in Waters of the Colony, 705,544 678,750 16,822,806 26,794 454,540 Junks, Local Trade, *22,778 #1,313,360 †27,977 †1,337,772 5,199 24,412 Grand Total, 778,222 764,492 56,731,077 13,156 3,783,378 26,236 454,540 Nett Increase,........... 3,328,838 13,730
Including 15,134 Conservancy and Dust Boats of 961,910 tons.
* Junks in Foreign trade show an increase of 2,972 vessels, and an increase of 679,825 tons or 12.1 per cent in numbers and 25.8 per cent in tonnage. This increase is due to the improvement of trade between this Port and Canton, Macao, East and West River Ports.
In Local trade (i.e. between places within the waters of the Colony) there is a decrease in Steam-Launches of 26,794 and a decrease in tonnage of 454,540 tons or 3.8 per cent in numbers and 2.6 per cent in tonnage. This decrease in numbers and tonnage is due to a number of launches being laid up during the year on account of the high cost of fuel.
Junks in Local Trade show an increase of 5,199 vessels and an increase of 24,412 tons or 22.8 per cent in numbers and 1.8 per cent in tonnage. This increase in vessels and tonnage is due principally to the improvement of trade and the installing of the Junk Office at Shaukiwan,