ANNUAL REPORT ON THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC PROGRESS OF THE PEOPLE OF THE COLONY OF HONG KONG DURING THE YEAR 1932.
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I GEOGRAPHY, INCLUDING CLIMATE AND HISTORY
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3
II GOVERNMENT
4
III POPULATION AND BIRTHS AND DEATHS
5
IV PUBLIC HEALTH
11
V HOUSING
14
VI PRODUCTION
15
VII COMMERCE
19
VIII WAGES AND THE COST OF LIVING
21
IX EDUCATION AND WELFARE INSTITUTIONS
24
X COMMUNICATION AND TRANSPORT
28
XI BANKING, CURRENCY, WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
29
XII PUBLIC WORKS
32
XIII JUSTICE AND POLICE
35
XIV LEGISLATION
38
XV PUBLIC FINANCE AND TAXATION
Chapter I.
GEOGRAPHY, INCLUDING CLIMATE, AND HISTORY
The Colony of Hong Kong is situated off the south-eastern coast of China between latitude 22° 9' and 22° 17′ N. and longitude 114° 5' and 114° 18′ E. The island is about eleven miles long and two to five miles in breadth, its circumference being about 27 miles and its area 28 square miles. It consists of an irregular ridge of lofty hills rising to a height of nearly 2,000 feet above sea level, stretching nearly east and west, with few valleys of any extent and little ground available for cultivation.