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This figure shows an increase of 173,784 over that of the census of 1921.
IMMIGRATION AND EMIGRATION.
The following figures show the flow of people to and from Hong Kong and Chinese territory by railway and river steamers during the year 1924.
The terms immigrants and emigrants do not indicate the numbers of persons proceeding to and returning from other countries.
Immigrants Emigrants By railway 157,115 168,734 By river steamships 1,279,605 1,257,163 1,436,710 1,425,897BIRTHS.
The number of Births registered in 1924 is shown in the following table with those for the year 1923 for comparison.
Males Females Total 1923 1924 1923 1924 1923 1924 Chinese 2,547 2,544 1,510 1,282 4,057 3,826 Non-Chinese 185 168 172 149 357 317 Total... 2,732 2,712 1,682 1,431 4,414 4,143This gives a general civil birth rate of 5.8 per 1,000 as compared with 7.39 in 1923.
The birth rate amongst the Non-Chinese civil community was 19.8 per 1,000 as compared with 23.03 per 1,000 in 1923.
The birth rate amongst the Chinese as calculated from the registered births was 5.47 per 1,000 as compared with 6.97 per 1,000 in 1923.
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This figure shows an increase of 173,784 over that of the census of 1921.
IMMIGRATION AND EMIGRATION.
The following figures show the flow of people to and from Hong Kong and Chinese territory by railway and river steamers during the year 1924.
The terms immigrants and emigrants do not indicate the numbers of persons proceeding to and returning from other countries.
Immigrants.
Emigrants.
By railway
157,115
168,734
By river steamships
...1,279,605
1,257,163
1,436,710
1,425,897
BIRTHS.
The number of Births registered in 1924 is shown in the following table with those for the year 1923 for comparison.
Males.
Females.
Total.
Chinese
Non-Chinese
1923 1924 1923 1924 1923 1924
2,547 2,544 1,510 1,282 4,057 3,826
185 168 172 149 357 317
Total...
2,732 2,712 1,682 1,431 4,414 4,143
This gives a general civil birth rate of 5.8 per 1,000 as compared with 7.39 in 1923.
The birth rate amongst the Non-Chinese civil community was 19.8 per 1,000 as compared with 23.03 per 1,000 in 1923.
The birth rate amongst the Chinese as calculated from the registered births was 5.47 per 1,000 as compared with 6.97 per 1,000 in 1923.
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