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Thursday, July 20, 1972

MID-YEAR POPULATION STATISTICS

The estimated population of Hong Kong at the end of June was 4,077,400 - an increase of only 13,000 over the 1971 end of year estimate.

The Census and Statistics Department said today that the smaller

increase was due mainly to the number of people leaving Hong Kong during

the first half of the year.

The spokesman said migration statistics showed a negative balance

of 14,649 on the inward and outward movements in the past six months.

The total number of births 35,968 -- was also the second

lowest for any half-year period since 1954. And, the spokesman says, it is

evident that births will continue to remain at the present low level,

both in numbers and as a rate per thousand of the population in the near

future.

The number of deaths was 12,175 which appears to be high for a

six-month period. In the previous half-yearly intervals the number of

deaths has been in the vicinity of 10,000.

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