APPENDIX V-Contd.
TABLE II
STATEMENT OF LETTER MAIL HANDLED DURING THE YEAR 1973-73
(Millions)
Letters, Postcards, Aero-
grammes
Printed Papers, etc.
Registered
Total
Articles
1.
LOCAL MAIL
Total
70.7
44.9
4.2*
119.8
2. POSTED TO OTHER
COUNTRIES
(a) Air Mail
36.9
5.4
2.8
45.1
(b) Surface Mail ...
15.0
19.1†
1.0
35.1
Total
51.9
24.5
3.8
80.2
3.
RECEIVED FROM OTHER
COUNTRIES
(a) For Delivery in Hong Kong
(i) Air Mail..
23.6
3.5
2.5
29.6
(ii) Surface Mail
21.1
4.6
0.5
26.2
Total
44.7
8.1
3.0
55.8
(b) In Transit
(1) Air Mail...
1.92
0.19
0.18
2.29
(ii) Surface Mail
0.08
0.12
0.01
0.21
**
Sub Total
2.00
0.31
0.19
2.50
TOTAL
169.3
77.8
11.2
258.3
* Including 1.4 million Recorded Delivery items. † Including 5.6 million small packets to China.
SUMMARY AND COMPARISON
1972-73
1973-74
% Change
Local Articles
Articles Posted to Other Countries
114.4
119.8
**
+4.7
79.4
80.2
-+1.0
Overseas Articles for Local Delivery Articles in Transit
Total Handled
52.7
55.8
+5.9
2.3
2.5
+8.7
248.8
258.3
+3.8
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