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to the New Territories. On that day, 40,902 passengers were carried to all stations.

14. On 8th February, 1970, the Third Day in the First Moon of the lunar calendar, which was the peak for railway travel during the Chinese New Year period, a total of 102,677 passengers was conveyed to all stations.

15. The figures for passenger traffic, showing the number of journeys and revenue, appear in Appendix IV.

16. Goods Traffic. There was a small increase in goods traffic during the year resulting in higher revenue. Comparative figures are as follows:

Increase

Percentage

Increase

1967-68

1968-69

1969-70

(1969-70

(1969-70

against

1968-69)

against

1968-69)

Carriage of general

merchandise

$3,740,479

(566,452)

$5,505,501

(819,354)

$5,762,694

(889,396)

$ 257,193

4.67

(70,042)

8.55

(Metric tons)

(Metric tons}

(Metric tons)

(Metric tons)

Other goods services

(handling charges, baggage,

parcels, etc.)

$1,001,240

$1,315,845

Total goods revenue

$4,741,719

$6,821,346

$1,409,107

$7,171,801 $ 350,455

$

93,262

7.09

5.14

17. The principal commodities imported by rail into Hong Kong during the year are shown below:

Apples Bamboo poles

Bars, steel

Beans

Bean noodles

***

***

*

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►

་་་

39,379 metric tons

1,703 20,054

11

**

要多

***

7,598

**

1,180

**

Beer

Biscuits

Bran

Bricks

Candies

Canned goods Cardboard

Caustic soda

Chemicals

Chestnuts

Chinaware

***

+

***

+

Chinese medicine

Coal

Commodes

Cotton clothing

Cotton piece goods

Cotton yarn Eggs

***

*

3

***

雌悬

25,093

1,285

1,454

2,129

梦想

*

**

+1

****

44

6,876

2.598

*

17

9,146

禁鳖

**

8,090

售

1,400

*7

2,355

**

1,547

3,602

*

**

2,585

**

1

1,241

**

2,381

**

1

15,801

5,634

34,445

**

整獎

+

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