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COLONIAL REPORTS—ANNUAL.
Trade and Shipping-cont.
Opium
Liquid fuel
Rattan
Rice
Sandalwood
Sulphur
Sugar Tea
Timber General
***
Articles.
1901.
1902.
Increase Decrease.
***
2,872
4,871
1,999
3,973
6,299
2,326
...
3,488
4,742
1,254
***
***
618,780
819,919
201,139
5,272
5,374
102
55
55
***
***
***
241,291
268,268
26,977
...
1,473
25
1,448
***
66,860
75,023
8,163
...
1,278,619
1,480,003
201,384
Total Transit
3,480,987
3,963,463
482,476
2,134,585
2,372,397
237,812
84,995
Grand Total
5,615,572
6,335,860
720,288
84,995
Nett
720,288
It will be observed that coal imports resumed their upward tendency, and the figure for 1902 is not appreciably smaller than that for the abnormal year 1900. Still more noticeable are the large increases in the import of opium and rice.
The principal features to be remarked in the reported Trade of the Port for 1902 are:---
In Imports reported:-
Increases in opium
69.6 per cent.
15.7
rice
32.6
general
coal
23
sugar
59
timber
Decreases in hemp
flour
33
bulk oil
case oil
cotton
13.4
10.79
26.5
25.1
22.9
22.5
33
20.3
The net increase under this head amounts to 482,476 tons. In Exports, there is an increase reported of 126,814 tons. In transit cargo there is an increase reported of 237,812 tons. The total reported Import Trade of the Port for 1902 amounted to 26,037 vessels of 9,867,486 tons, carrying 6,921,928
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Hong Kong Annual Administration Reports, 1841-1941
COLONIAL REPORTS—ANNUAL.
Trade and Shipping-cont.
Opium
Liquid fuel
Rattan
Rice
Sandalwood
Sulphur
Sugar Tea
Timber General
***
Articles.
1901.
1902. Increase Decrease.
***
2,872
4,871 1,999
3,973
6,299
2,326
...
3,488
4,742 1,254
痛
***
***
618,780
819.919 | 201,139
5,272
5,374
102
55
55
***
***
***
241,291
268,268 | 26,977
...
1,473
25
1,448
***
66,860
75,023
8,163
...
1,278,619 1,480,003 | 201,384
Total Transit
3,480,987 3,963,463 567,471 2,134,585 2,372,397 | 237,812
84,995
Grand Total
5,615,572 | 6,335,860 | 805,283
84,995
Nett
720,288
It will be observed that coal imports resumed their upward tendency, and the figure for 1902 is not appreciably smaller than that for the abnormal year 1900. Still more noticeable are the large increases in the import of opium and rice.
The principal features to be remarked in the reported Trade of the Port for 1902 are:---
In Imports reported:-
Increases in opium
69.6 per cent.
15-7
**
>>
23
>>
>>
rice .. general
32.6
31
**
**
coal
23
>>
**
» sugar
59
*
11
timber
Decreases in hemp
**
flour
33
>>
bulk oil
"
>>
case oil
>>
多多
cotton
:
13-4", 11:1
10.79
26.5
25.1
22.9
"3
>>
整整
"3
>>
"
22.5
33
20:3
>>
.
The net increase under this head amounts to 482,476 tons. In Exports, there is an increase reported of 126,814 tous. In transit cargo there is an increase reported of 237,812 tons. The total reported Import Trade of the Port for 1902 amounted to 26,037 vessels of 9,867,486 tons, carrying 6,921,928
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