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TABLE II

STATEMENT SHOWING THE NUMBER OF REGISTERED (INCLUDING INSURED) ARTICLES DEALT WITH IN 1964-65

AS COMPARED WITH 1963-64

Posted and delivered at

Hong Kong

Posted at Hong Kong for other countries

Received from other countries for Hong Kong

Transit

Total Number

1963-64...

1,898,647

2,315,125

1,859,997

69,590

6,143,359

1964-65...

2,203,567

2,540,846

2,033,999

62,887

6,841,299

Increase

304,920

225,721

174,002

697,940

Decrease

6,703

TABLE III

NUMBER OF PARCELS POSTED AND RECEIVED FROM 1ST APRIL, 1964 TO 31ST MARCH, 1965 indicating in parenthesis comparative figure for 1963-64

PARCELS POSTED

Ordinary, by surface routes... Insured, by surface routes Trade-charge (COD) surface... Ordinary, by air

Insured, by air

Trade-charge (COD) air

***

***

*+

Express, by air

PARCELS RECEIVED

Ordinary, by surface routes... Insured, by surface routes Trade-charge (COD) surface...

Ordinary, by air

Insured, by air

Trade-charge (COD) air

***

Total

1964-65

1963-64

899,248 (817,708)

36,888 (26,701)

2,828

(3,446)

379,032 (298,517)

14,703

(9,929)

95

(116)

328

(562)

1,333,122 (1,156,979)

310,703 (301,536)

***

***

30,984

(27,455)

***

***

1,017

(1,427)

87,150

(72,919)

很痛

6,398

(5,156)

35

**

(197)

Total

436,287 (408,690)

The trade-charge (Cash-on-Delivery) service extends only to Malaysia and Great Britain.

The above figures do not include 17,045 parcels in transit.

Total Posted and Received ...

Total Handled (Including Transit).

Total Handled 1963-64

Increase

1,769,409

1,786,454

***

1,584,483

201,971-12.75%

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