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144. The total quantities of narcotic drugs seized by both the police and the Preventive Service and confiscated during the past two years

were:

1957/58

Raw Opium

1956/57

718.3 Ks.

813.0 Ks.

Prepared Opium

15.6 Ks.

64.6 Ks.

Morphine

16.4 Ks.

68.6 Ks.

Heroin Pills and Heroin

27.1 Ks.

29.3 Ks.

Heroin pills and Heroin pill mass (total

weight 53.9 kilos) showing Heroin content of ...

2.42 Ks.

.89 Ks.

PART VII

TRAFFIC

VEHICLES REGISTERED

145. The past year showed the greatest increase on record. The number of licensed vehicles on 31st March, 1958 was 34,457, an increase of 4,627. Appendix VIII Table 'A' sets out the comparative figures for the last five years.

ACCIDENTS

146. There was an increase in the number of accidents during the past year but the fatalities were the lowest since 1954/55. There were 12,643 road accidents; 4,811 occurred in Hong Kong Island and 7,832 in Kowloon and the New Territories.

Comparative figures are:

1957/58

1956/57

1955/56

1954/55

1953/54

Fatal ...

122

123

142

114

71

Q

Serious injury

763

663

720

681

463

Slight injury

4,024

3,501

3,350

3,530

3,112

Damage only

7,734

7,479

7.254

5.979

4,274

Totals

12,643

11.766

...

11,466

10,304

7,920

TRAFFIC OFFENCES

147. Prosecutions for traffic offences increased from 39,090 to 52,302. This increase is mainly attributed to the significant rise in the number of vehicles and drivers licensed during the period and to sustained efforts to enforce the law. The policy of instruction and warning has however been fully maintained. Appendix IX shows comparative figures for warning and prosecution for the past five years.

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