HKG-CAR1920-1930

1920-1930

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# HONG KONG SHIPPING STATISTICS.

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## Number & Tonnage of Vessels

## in Foreign Trade entered &

## Total Shipping

## Entered and Cleared.

## cleared.

Year Total Percentage Number Tonnage of British Tonnage Total Tonnage Tonnage # 1918 43,436 16,955,332 41.7 7,072,021 29,518,189 1919 41,985 21,072,129 43.0 9,095,805 35,615,169 1920 43,364 1921 52.222 24,194,022 43.8 11,608,069 40,122,527 27,852,616 44.5 12,766,492 43,420,970 1922 50,427 29,543,564 45.4 13,420,118 46,566,764 1923 1924 1925 1926 49,900 35,947,534 47.6 16,920,491 53,402,239 57,765 38,770,499 51.5 1927 41,336 32,179,053 45.7- 18,369,413 56,731,077 51,289 36,834,014 52,278 37,640,694 46.6 15,321,935 49,520,523 47.0 14,730,846 43,796,436 47.3 16,960,522 44,127,161 1929 52,574 39,871,149 47.5 18,827,095 40,190,612 1930 49,609 38,511,650 48.8 18,961,028 47,186,181 17,562,442 44,883,765

A comparison between the years 1929 and 1930 is given in the following table: --

Class of Vessels 1929 1930 Decrease Increase No. Tonnage No. Tonnage No. Tonnage No. Tonnage British Ocean-going, Foreign Ocean going. 4,734 11,151,152 4,721 11.357,605 13 206,453 7,809 17,131,589 7,749 17,993,202 60 858,613 British River Steamers 7,474 7,809,876 7,289 7,469,490 185 310,326 Foreign River Steamers. 1,601 561,061 2,289 884,909 668 323,548 Steamships under 60 tons Foreign Trade... 7,434 211,067 6,326 204,170 1,108 6,897 Junks, Foreign Trade, 23,522 3,003,401 21,235 2,602,265 2,287 401,139 Total, Foreign Trade 52,574 39,871,149 49,609 38,511,650 3,653 718,413 668 1,388,914 Steam Launches, Local Trade......... 214,875 5,560 116 24,533 Junks, Local Trade, ...... *33,108 1,754,916 19,948 805,031 190,342 4,755,087 873,931 13,160 880,985 Grand Total... 300,557 47,186,181 94,098 40,190,612 207,155 6,384,483 90,557 665 1,388,911 Net, 206,487 4,995,560 Including 18,012 Conservancy and Dustboats of 1,109,384 Tons.

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