ANNUAL REPORT ON THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC
PROGRESS OF THE PEOPLE OF THE COLONY
OF HONG KONG FOR THE YEAR 1935.
CHAPTER
CONTENTS
PAGE
I GEOGRAPHY, INCLUDING CLIMATE AND HISTORY......
1
II GOVERNMENT
3
III POPULATION AND BIRTHS AND DEATHS
4
IV PUBLIC HEALTH
5
V HOUSING
VI PRODUCTION
VII COMMERCE
12
15
17
VIII WAGES AND THE COST OF LIVING
24
IX EDUCATION AND WELFARE INSTITUTIONS
27
X COMMUNICATION AND TRANSPORT
31
XI BANKING, CURRENCY, WEIGHTS AND MEASURES......
34
XII PUBLIC WORKS
36
XIII JUSTICE AND POLICE
42
XIV LEGISLATION
45
XV PUBLIC FINANCE AND TAXATION
47
APPENDIX
52