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There was an increase in British Ocean-going shipping of 221 vessels of 358,451 tons.
Foreign Ocean-going vessels showed an increase of 439 vessels and an increase of 1,032,895 tons.
British River Steamers showed an increase of 857 vessels and an increase of 1,040,135 tons.
Foreign River Steamers showed an increase of 366 vessels and an increase of 18,761 tons.
In Steamships not exceeding 60 tons employed in Foreign Trade there was a decrease of 1,110 vessels with a decrease in tonnage of 29,976 tons.
Junks in Foreign trade showed a decrease of 477 vessels and a decrease of 189,811 tons.
In Local Trade (i.e. between places within the waters of the Colony) there was a decrease in Steam Launches of 1,099 Vessels and a decrease in Tonnage of 106,785.
Junks in Local Trade showed an increase of 1,044 Vessels and an increase of 178,746 tons.
Of vessels of European construction, 6,274 Ocean-going vessels, 4,532 River Steamers, and 3,688 Steamships not exceeding 60 tons entered during the year giving a daily average of 39.7 vessels as compared with 38.5 vessels in 1928 and 37.3 vessels in 1927.
HONG KONG SHIPPING STATISTICS.
Number & Tonnage of Vessels in Foreign Trade entered &
cleared.
Year Total Shipping Entered and Cleared. Total Percentage Number Tonnage of British Tonnage British Total Tonnage Tonnage 1918 1919 1920 43,436 16,955,332 41.7 41,985 21,072,129 43,364 24,194,022 7,072,021 29,518,189 1921 1922 '43.0 * 1923 52,222 27,852,616 44.3 50,427 29,543,564 45.4 49,900 35,947,534 1924 47.0 57,765 38,770,499 47.3 9,095,805 35,615,169 11,608,069 40,122,527 12,766,492 43,420,970 13,420,118 46,566,764 1925. 41,336 32,179,053 47.6 15,321,935 49,520,523 1926 51,289 36,834,014 16,920,491 53,402,239 1927 30,231 28,371,104 ·51.5 14,780,846) 43,796,436 45.7 16,960,522 44,127,161 1928 52,278 37,640,694 46.6 17,562,442 44,883,765 1929 52,574 39,871,149j 47.5 18,961,028 47,186,181Page 335
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10.
There was an increase in British Ocean-going shipping of 221 vessels of 358,451 tons.
Foreign Ocean-going vessels showed an increase of 439 vessels and an increase of 1,032,895 tons.
British River Steamers showed an increase of 857 vessels and an increase of 1,040,135 tons.
Foreign River Steamers showed an increase of 366 vessels and an increase of 18,761 tons.
In Steamships not exceeding 60 tons employed in Foreign Trade there was a decrease of 1,110 vessels with a decrease in tonnage of 29,976 tons.
Junks in Foreign trade showed a decrease of 477 vessels and a decrease of 189,811 tons.
In Local Trade (i.e. between places within the waters of the Colony) there was a decrease in Steam Launches of 1,099 Vessels and a decrease in Tonnage of 106,785.
Junks in Local Trade showed an increase of 1,044 Vessels and an increase of 178,746 tons..
Of vessels of European construction, 6,274 Ocean-going vessels, 4,532 River Steamers, and 3,688 Steamships not exceeding 60 tons entered during the year giving a daily average of 39.7 vessels as compared with 38.5 vessels in 1928 and 37.3 vessels in 1927.
HONG KONG SHIPPING STATISTICS.
Number & Tonnage of Vessels in Foreign Trade entered &
cleared.
Year
Total Shipping Entered and Cleared.
Total Percentage Number Tonnage of British
Tonnage
British Total Tonnage Tonnage
1918
1919
1920
43,436 16,955,332 41.7 41,985 21,072,129 43,364 24,194,022
7,072,021 29,518,189
1921
1922
1923
1924
'43.0 *
43.8 52,222 27,852,616 44.3 50,427 29,543,564 45.4 49,900 35,947,534 47.0 57,765 38,770,499 47.3
9,095,805 35,615,169
11,608,069 40,122,527
12,766,492 43,420,970
13,420,118, 46,566,764
16,920,491 53,402,239
18,369,413, 56,781,077
1925. 41,336 32,179,053 47.6
15,321,935, 49,520,523
1926
1927
30,231 28,371,104 ·51.5 51,289 36,834,014
14,780,846) 43,796,436
45.7
16,960,522 44,127,161
1928 1929
52,278 37,640,694 46.6 52,574 39,871,149j 47.5
17,562,442 44,883,765
18,961,028 47,186,181'
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