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4. The Government operates commercial radio services with direct communication to the Chinese stations Shanghai, Foochow, Amoy, Swatow, Canton, Yunnanfu, Hoihow, to Formosa, French Indo-China, Siam, Philippines, Dutch East Indies, British North Borneo, via Manila to Europe, America, etc. and via Malabar to Australasia, Europe etc.
5. The revenue collected by the Radio Office during the year from radio telegrams amounted to $676,546, an increase of $75,710 on the amount collected in 1935. Advices of vessels signalled at the Lighthouses yielded $1,517. The total Revenue from the telegraph service amounted to $678,063. Ship Station Licences yielded $1,638, Amateur Transmission Station Licences $300, Broadcast Receiving Licences $66,756, Dealers' Licences $2,675 and Examination Fee for Operators' Certificates of Proficiency $975, Limited Licences $450.
6. The number of paid radio-telegrams forwarded during the year was 167,883 consisting of 1,630,029 words against 202,196 consisting of 1,829,519 words in 1935 and 194,973 were received, consisting of 2,112,835 words against 204,155 consisting of 2,225,364 words.
7. In addition to the paid traffic figures given above the wireless Service is responsible for the reception of time signals daily from Bordeaux, Rugby, Malabar and Nauen, for the transmission of time signals to ships in the China Sea, the reception of press messages amounting to 588 messages or 382,839 words from Rugby, the collection and distribution of meteorological traffic, 5,522 messages 421,409 words having been forwarded, and 11,995 messages 561,255 words having been received, the reception and dissemination of distress, piracy and navigation messages, the transmission and reception of Government messages, etc.
8. A telephone service between Hong Kong and Canton, a distance of 110 miles, is in operation.
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9. Mails. The number of mail receptacles of Hong Kong origin despatched during the year was 41,681 as compared with 45,318 in 1935—a decrease of 3,637, the number received was 48,672 as compared with 47,759 an increase of 913.
10. Receptacles in transit, including those to and from British and Foreign Men-of-War, numbered 146,126 as against 209,157 in 1935 a decrease of 63,031.
11. Registered Articles and Parcels. The number of registered articles handled amounted to 660,866 as compared with 683,676 in 1935—a decrease of 22,810.
12. The figures for insured letters were 12,540 and 14,580 respectively a decrease of 2,040.
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4. The Government operates commercial radio services with direct communication to the Chinese stations Shanghai, Foochow, Amoy, Swatow, Canton, Yunnanfu, Hoihow, to. Formosa, French Indo-China, Siam, Philippines, Dutch East Indies, British North Borneo, via Manila to Europe, America, etc. and via Malabar to Australasia, Europe etc.
5. The revenue collected by the Radio Office during the year from radio telegrams amounted to $676,546, an increase of $75,710 on the amount collected in 1935. Advices of vessels
signalled at the Lighthouses yielded $1,517. The total Revenue from the telegraph service amounted to $678,063. Ship Station Licences yielded $1,638, Amateur Transmission Station Licences $300, Broadcast Receiving Licences $66,756, Dealers' Licences $2,675 and Examination Fee for Operators' Certificates of Proficiency $975, Limited Licences $450.
6. The number of paid radio-telegrams forwarded during the year was 167,883 consisting of 1,630,029 words against 202,196 consisting of 1,829,519 words in 1935 and 194,973 were received, consisting of 2,112,835 words against 204,155 consisting of. 2,225,364 words.
7. In addition to the paid traffic figures given above the wireless Service is responsible for the reception of time signals daily from Bordeaux, Rugby, Malabar and Nauen, for the transmission of time signals to ships in the China Sea, the reception of press messages amounting to 588 messages or 382,839 words from Rugby, the collection and distribution of meteorological traffic, 5,522 messages 421,409 words. having been forwarded, and 11,995 messages 561,255 words having been received, the reception and dissemination of distress, piracy and navigation messages, the transmission and reception of Govern- ment messages, etc.
8. A telephone service between Hong Kong and Canton, a distance of 110 miles, is in operation.
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9. Mails. The number of mail receptacles of Hong Kong origin despatched during the year was 41,681 as compared with 45,318 in 1935-a decrease of 3,637, the number received was 48,672 as compared with 47,759 an increase of 913.
10. Receptacles in transit, including those to and from British and Foreign Men-of-War, numbered 146,126 as against 209,157 in 1935 a decrease of 63,031.
11. Registered Articles and Parcels. The number of regis- tered articles handled amounted to 660,866 as compared with 683,676 in 1935-a decrease of 22,810.
12. The figures for insured letters were 12,540 and 14,580. respectively a decrease of 2,040.
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