Hong Kong Annual Administration Reports, 1841–1941
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The Nationalities of the Crews in British and in Foreign Ships were as follows:-
BRITISH VESSELS. BRITISH. OTHER EURO-PEANS AND AMERICANS. ASIATICS. 1923. 1924. 1923. 1924. 1923. 1924. British, 529 416 1,710 36,666 2,263 479 303,231 209,151 Foreign, 655 707 1,088 1,708 35,558 44,841 267,770 226,048 Total, 1,184 1,123 82,798 38,374 37,821 45,320 571,001 435,199
Hence in British ships :-
2nd in Foreign ships:-
1923. 1924. 1923. 1924. 00.63 % of the crews 21.10% 14.89% of the crews 00.36 % were British. 00.59 % 00.20 % of the crews 11.68 % 16.45% of the crews were British. were other were other Europeans & Europeans & Americans. Americans. 78.31 % 84.91% of the crews 87.96 % 82.92% of the crews were Asiatics. were Asiatics. 100.00 % 100.00 % 100.00% 100.00 %7
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Trade.
Statistics of Imports and Exports are collected and published by the Imports and Exports Department.
Imports.
The number and tonnage of ships of European type of construction carrying cargo for import and transit compared with 1923 were as follows
1923. 1924. Increase. Decrease. No. Tonnage, No. Tonnage. No. Tonnage. No. Tonnage. Steamers, 6,321 12,979,033 6,484 13,809,974 163 830,941 River Steamers, 3,951 3,153,891 4,715 3,632,138 764 478,547 Sailing Vessels, Total,..... 10,272 16,132,924 11,199 17,442,412 1,309,488 Nett Increase............ 927 1,309,488Page 145
The corresponding figures relating to ships of European type of construction, shipping bunker coal, are as follows:-