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29.

For the purpose of alleviating road traffic congestion caused by lorries parked along the Salisbury Road extension awaiting entry into Kowloon Goods Yard, a lorry holding area capable of accommodating about 100 lorries was constructed near the entrance to the goods yard and opened in January 1978.

30.

The increase in freight revenue is wholly attributable to the large volume of goods conveyed from China. Comparative figures for goods revenue

are as follows :-

Percentage

Increase/

Increase/

1976/77

1977/78

Decrease

Decrease

Carriage of general merchandise

$12,608,951

$14,140,378

Tonnes (1,386,865)

(1,505,941)

+$1,531,427 (119,076)

+12.15%

(8.59%)

Other freight

service, handling

charges, baggages,

parcels, etc.

$6,480,847

$19,089,798

$ 7,488,912

$21,629,290

+$1,008,065

+15.55%

+$2,539,492

+13.30%

31.

The principal commodities imported by rail into Hong Kong during

the year, amounting to 57.11% of the total tonnage, were :-

Apples

12,061 tonnes

Bars, steel

25,783

EI

Beer

26,285

Canned goods

14,098

11

Cement

22,999

Cotton clothing

11,386

Cotton piece goods

19,050

Cotton yarn

14,424

11

Eggs ..

41,292

12,415 11

Furniture

Meat, frozen

Newsprint

•

Oil, diesel

Onions

Paper

Pear

Potatoes

Poultry, frozen

Tiles

Vegetables, fresh

Vegetables, preserved

26,995

10,150

143,166

11

10,347

#t

16,599

17,535

#1

20,844

14,675

11

12,188

"

15,003 11

31,114

11

519,309 tonnes

32.

Additionally the heads of livestock conveyed by rail for the same period were 1,910,612 including 1,841,396 pigs.

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