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This is due to the decreasing cost of coal, as a result of which launches which had been laid up were again employed.
Junks in Local trade show an increase of 70 vessels and an increase of 115,219 tons or 0.3 per cent. in numbers and 9.8 per cent. in tonnage. This is due to a great number of Junks being employed on reclamation work.
6. The actual number of Individual Ocean-going vessels of European construction during the year 1920 was 927 of which 330 were British and 597 Foreign. In 1919 the corresponding figures were 957 of which 301 were British and 656 Foreign.
These 927 Ships measured 2,522,888 tons. They entered 4,807 times and gave a collective tonnage of 8,801,620 tons.
Thus 30 more Ships entered 232 more times and gave a collective tonnage greater by 1,558,931 tons an average of 67,195 tons per entry.
5. This table shows an increase in British Ocean-going shipping of 308 ships or 7.9 per cent, and an increase of 1,509,060 tons or 22.0 per cent. This is due to Vessels, which were under Government control being released, newly-built ships and Enemy ships which were sold or transferred to British Ship Owners being put on the Eastern trade.
British River Steamers have decreased by 364 ships with an increase in tonnage of 3,204 tons or 6.6 per cent. in numbers and 0.1 per cent. in tonnage. The decrease in ships is due to the s.s. Chuen Chow being laid up during the latter part of the year and to the s.s. Hoi Ming being transferred to the Chinese flag. The increase in tonnage is due to the alteration in tonnage of the s.s. Fat Shan, Kin Shan, and Heung Shan.
Foreign Ocean-going Vessels have increased by 144 ships with an increase of 1,597,729 tons or 27 per cent. in numbers and 20.9 per cent. in tonnage. This is due to the large amount of American vessels frequenting the Port to enemy vessels being sold or transferred to Foreign Ship Owners and also to several newly-built Chinese and Norwegian vessels being put on the Coastal trade.
Foreign River Steamers show an increase of 142 ships with a decrease in tonnage of 14,097 tons or 89 per cent. in numbers and 2.4 per cent. in tonnage. This is due to the s.s. Hoi Ming formerly British owned being transferred to the Chinese flag, being now named the s.s. Ting Sing, also to two newly-built steamers the s.s. Leung Kwong and Kong Chow being put on the West River run, The decrease in tonnage is due to the s.s. Ting Sing being laid up for the best part of the year, also to the s.s. Wah On being seized by the Cantonese Government and a number of Chinese vessels being unable to run frequently owing to hostilities in the West River waters.