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Table 14.
REVISED INTERCENSAL ESTIMATES OF CIVIL POPULATION.
1930
1929
1928
1927
1926
1925
1924
1923
1922
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middle
middle
middle
middle
Non Chinese :
Civil
19,400
19,400
19,300
19,100
19,000
19,000
18,000 |
17,000
16,000
Chinese:
City of Victoria & Peak
358,000
347,000
336,000
325,000
320,000
330,000
326,000
323,000
319,000
Villages of Hong Kong...
41,000
39,000
37,000
35,000
33,000
32,500
30,000
28,500
26,000
Kowloon & New Kow-
loon
254,000
233,000
212,000
201,000
180,000
185,000
165,000
145,000
125,000
Afloat
68,700
New Territories
97,700
68,500 68,400 68,200 96,000 94,000 92,000
68,000 69,600 90,000 89,000
69,500
69,400
69,300
87,000
85,000 83,000
Total Chinese
819,400
783,500
Total Population
838,800
747,400 721,200 691,000
802,900 766,700 740,300 710,000
706,100
677,500
650,900 622,300
725,100
695,500
667,900 638,300
The large discrepancy between the estimated figures and the figures recorded by the Census reinforces the arguments in favour of a shorter intercensal period than 10 years. The British Empire Statistical Conference, held in London in 1920, recom- mended that the period in future should be 5 years. The period has been 10 years in the United Kingdom for over a century, and in all British Colonies except New Zealand, but the shorter period of 5 years has been adopted by Germany, France, Denmark and Japan.
In 1901 in Hong Kong a period of only 4 years had elapsed since the last census and the Census Officer reported that the familiarity of the population with the methods and objects of a Census had resulted in considerably less trouble, and, no doubt, also in increased accuracy. The proposal was adopted in 1906, but was thereafter abandoned. The War may have accounted for the failure to carry out a census in 1916. It was proposed to have a census in 1926, but the proposal was vetoed. It is strongly recommended that a further census be taken in 1936.
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