1920-1930
217
Junks in foreign trade show a decrease of 5,290 vessels, and a decrease of 1,063,875 tons. This decrease is due to the boycott in China generally.
In local trade (i.e. between places within the waters of the Colony) there is a decrease in steam-launches of 126,024 and a decrease in tonnage of 2,151,743 tons. This decrease in numbers and tonnage is due to the recent strike and the boycott in China generally.
Junks in Local trade show an increase of 3,301 vessels and an increase of 235,596 tons. This increase in vessels is due principally to junks held in Canton and districts in 1925 during the boycott being released and coming to Hong Kong waters and remaining here for local trading.
Of vessels of European construction 3,930 ocean steamers, 2,244 river steamers and 1,399 steamships not exceeding 60 tons entered during the year, giving a daily average of 20.8 ships as compared with 28.0 ships in 1925 and 41.2 ships in 1924.
Thus:-
Steamers. No. of times entered. Total Tonnage. Flag. 1925 1926 1925 1926 1925 1926 British 371 330 1,946 1,686 4,922,197 4,597,357 Japanese 269 207 1,153 755 2,826,465 2,236,359 U.S.A. 69 69 224 236 1,370,638 1,510,383 Chinese 65 61 323 306 365,450 245,697 German 33 34 78 90 332,495 337,318 Danish 12 14 12 23 117,249 78,025 Dutch 45 40 244 232 751,110 785,696 French 26 31 177 108 453,272 445,567 Italian 13 35 27 ... 130,895 127,870 Panaman 2 1 ... 9,953 3,239 ... Chilean ... ... ... ... ... 71,549 Norwegian 47 ... 286 111 319,006 152,641 Portuguese 9 5 109 46 166 23,856 Russian 1 ... 915 241 ... ... Siamese 1 ... 377 ... ... ... Swedish 15 12 ... ... 58,015 46,180 Spanish ... 14 ... ... 37,070 19,236 Belgian 1 ... ... 3,181 ... ... Total 1,015 869 4,776 3,930 11,810,938 10,619,560