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(b) Generation per Capita

Electricity generation in Kowloon and the New

Territories has grown from 339 units per head of population

in 1958 to 1850 units in 1976. This represents an average growth of 9.9% per annum over the 18 year period.

This rate of growth is certainly high by world

standards and it is doubtful that it could be maintained

indefinitely. However, in the knowledge that this generation of 1850 units per head of population is only about half of that in France, one third of that in the UK

and 20% of that in the USA, the pre-1976 growth rate is

likely to be maintained for some time to come.

The forecast of generation per capita is therefore

oalculated on the assumption that demand in Kowloon and

the New Territories will grow at a rate comparable to the

trend prior to the recession and is presented in Table 2

below.

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