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1930 was a good year for salt pan owners, the output of salt being 17,000 piculs against 10,200 piculs in 1929.
A slight increase in the sale of wines is reported by the Kung Yick Distillery which is now the only distillery in Tai O. The Sui Fung distillery closed down after the owner had been prosecuted for breaches of the liquor regulations.
The inhabitants of Lantao have recently shown more interest in afforestation and new areas have been planted near Tai O and Tung Chung.
Cheung Chau. This community continues to prosper and shows signs of considerable development in the near future.
1930 was a good year in most respects; vegetable crops were good, distilleries did well, and all the market stalls were occupied.
The quarry opened by Li Shing Kee in the beginning of 1930 has been worked, and stone to the value of $3,000 was quarried during the year.
In the Summer months the houses in the European Reservation were, as usual, fully occupied.
The new electric lighting plant ordered last year has been installed and the service is now satisfactory.
Tsuen Wan --The agricultural produce for the year showed a steady improvement with the exception of pineapples which are now less plentiful.
The resumption of the lots cultivated by the Shing Mun villagers has dealt a serious blow to the pineapple industry as some of the best fruit was grown in this area.
Distilleries, sandal-wood mills, and lime-kilns showed only average returns. There are now only three distilleries in this locality; the fourth distillery, on Tsing Yi Island, has closed.
Three enterprises of some magnitude are now established in this part of the Territories, and two of them, the Brewery at Sham Tseng and the Asia Coal & Briquetting Co.'s works at Yau Kam Tau are making good progress. The third, the Texas ...'s installation at Sam Pak Tsin, should be completed at an early date. It is now connected by road with the main motor and will soon have an electric power supply from the China Light & Power Co.