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TABLE 2

STATEMENT SHOWING THE NUMBER OF REGISTERED (INCLUDING INSURED) ARTICLES DEALT WITH IN 1955/56 AS COMPARED WITH 1954/55

REGISTERED

Posted and delivered at Hong Kong

ARTICLES

Posted at Hong Kong for other countries

Received from other countries for Hong Kong

In transit

Total Number

1954/55

513,051

700,947

974,245

35,556

2,241,799

1955/56

531,958

768,168

1,034,624

57,900

2,392,650

INCREASE..

18,907

67,221

60,379

4.344

150,851

DECREASE.

TABLE 3

NUMBER OF PARCELS RECEIVED AND DISPATCHED

PARCELS POSTED

Ordinary, by surface routes

395,504

Insured, by surface routes

Ordinary, by air

Insured, by air

6,496

82,751

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Trade-charge (C.O.D.) Surface

887

Trade-charge (C.O.D.) Air

1

Total

485,686

PARCELS RECEIVED

Ordinary, by surface routes

198,836

Insured, by surface routes

5,676

Ordinary, by air

21,697

Insured, by air

457

Trade-charge (C.O.D.) Surface

1,784

Trade-charge (C.O.D.) Air

71

Total

228,521

The trade-charge (Cash-on-delivery) service extends only to Malaya

and Great Britain.

The above figures do not include 12,760 parcels in transit.

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