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Occupation

Table 19

Occupations of Males. 1911

Northern District Southern District*

Agricultural occupations 14630 64.3% 3138 28.4% Fishermen 1851 8.1% 1580 14.3% Seamen and sailors. 296 1.3% 180 1.6% Ferry boats and messengers 31 0.3% Foodstuff sellers 832 3.7% 745 6.8% (See Table 20) Masons and stonecutters etc 376 1.7% 766 6.9% Carpenters 122 0.5% 322 2.9% Boat builders, etc. 479 2.1% 199 1.8% Brick makers 14 0.1% Tailors and cloth sellers 176 0.8% 119 1.1% Blacksmiths, workers in tin and brass 138 0.6% 222 2.0% Shopkeepers and assistants 1151 5.1% 621 5.6% Silversmiths and jewellers 24 0.1% 49 0.4% Foreign goods dealers 4 0.0% 20 0.2% Booksellers and paper dealers 30 0.3% Pawnbrokers 4 0.0% Doctors and druggists 104 0.5% 173 1.6% Opium sellers 23 0.1% Coolies and general labourers 246 1.1% 1446 13.1% Pottery and glass dealers 15 0.1% 6 0.1% Basketry and rattan dealers 28 0.1% 35 0.3% Priests, monks, and fortune 41 0.2% 11 0.1% tellers Mechanics, watch sellers, etc. 9 0.0% 67 0.6% Shoe makers 7 0.0% 34 0.3% Beggars 6 0.0% Musicians and artists 1 0.0% 7 0.1% Cooks 98 0.4% 55 0.5% Domestic servants 18 0.1% 4 0.0% Sanitary workers Restaurant keepers 27 0.2% Barbers 116 1.1% Coal dealers 4 0.0% 43 0.4% L 97 0.4% 63 0.6% Surveyors 56 0.5% Government service 58 0.3% 45 0.4% Students 1729 7.6% 771 7.0% Teachers 169 0.7% Others 74 0.7% TOTAL 22770 100% 11036 100%

* Includes New Kowloon