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OPIUM.
Two hundred and twenty-three (223) chests of Persian opium were imported during the year. 22 chests were exported to Formosa.
Four hundred and thirty-five (435) chests of uncertificated Indian Opium were imported; 325 chests for the Macao opium farmer, and the remaining 110 chests for the government opium monopoly.
The table below shows the total imports and exports since 1913-
Stock in hand on 1st January, Imported during the year, Total....... 1921. 1920. 1919. 1918. 1917. 1916. 1915. 1914. 1913. Chests. Chests. Chests. Chests. Chests. Chests. Chests. Chests. Chests. Chests. 658 329 329 253 799 4 1,525 1,290 1,259 977 1,308 2,256 4,580 5,560 1,015 1,706 1,873 3,059 9,108 987 1,854 1,543 2,058 2,634 8,004 4,129 7,640 14,668 Boiled by Government, 377 539 352 365 340 413 Boiled by Opium Farmer, 548 1,297 537 Total... 760 1,525 1,211 1,265 1,469 1,667 1,805 1,835 2,032 2,469 4,911 1/2 9,419 2,826 5,383 10,08% Stock remaining on 31st December... 226 329 329 253 709 977 1,303 2,256 4,580 Spurious Opium destroyed, 36 Used locally.. 13 17 19 12 Missing or stolen, Sold to Government, 667 Exported during the year, 225Emigration and Immigration.
One hundred and fifty-six thousand and eleven (156,011) emigrants left Hongkong for various places during the year 1921, (105,258 in 1920). Of these, 98,382 were carried in British ships, and 57,629 in foreign ships.
One hundred and fifty-nine thousand and sixty-four (159,064) returning emigrants were reported to have been brought to Hongkong from the several places to which they had emigrated either from this colony or from coast ports, as against 122,438 in 1920. Of these, 107,301 arrived in British ships, and 51,763 in foreign ships.
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