Junks in local trade show a decrease of 4,809 vessels and a decrease of 274,592 tons or 12.6 per cent. in numbers and 2.5 per cent. in tonnage. This is due to a number of junks being laid up during the Seamen's Strike.
This table shows a decrease in British ocean-going shipping of 83 ships or 9.0 per cent. and an increase of 441,694 tons or 32.8 per cent. This decrease is due to the number of ships being laid up during the Seamen's Strike. The increase in tonnage is due to large vessels frequenting the Port, also to new locally built vessels.
British river steamers have decreased by 876 ships with an increase in tonnage of 211,933 tons or 9.7 per cent. in numbers and 12.6 per cent. in tonnage. This decrease in ships is due to ships being laid up during the Seamen's Strike. The increase in tonnage is due to the "Wah Kuei" and "Tin Sing" which were laid up being again put on the run and the 'tweendeck space measurement being included in the tonnage.
Foreign ocean-going vessels have increased by 266 ships with an increase of 1,463,698 tons or 12.1 per cent. in numbers and 41.6 per cent. in tonnage. This increase is due to more and larger American vessels also German vessels now visiting the Port.
Foreign river steamers show an increase of 434 ships with an increase in tonnage of 152,627 tons or 4.4 per cent. in numbers and 2.5 per cent. in tonnage. This increase is due to the "Hui Hoi," "Taion", and "Wo Fu" which were originally steam lighters being converted into River steamers. This increase in tonnage is due to the above-mentioned vessels and the 'tweendeck space measurements being included in the tonnage.
The actual number of individual ocean-going vessels of European construction during the year 1922 was 1,092 of which 410 were British and 682 foreign. In 1921 the corresponding figures were 988 of which 343 were British and 645 foreign.
These 1,092 ships measured 3,202,516 tons. They entered 5,318 times and gave a collective tonnage of 11,000,748 tons.
Thus 104 more ships entered 86 more times and gave a collective tonnage greater by 956,326 tons, an average of 2,067 tons per entry.