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HONG KONG ANNUAL REPORT, 1952

The main types of fish landed are mackerel, scad, golden thread, golden sardine, lizard fish and croakers.

The quantity and value of fish marketed in Hong Kong for the years 1946/52 are as follows:

Fresh Fish

Quantity

Wholesale Value

1946

1,904.05 tons

$ 3,120,457

1947

2,653.79 tons

3,355,513

1948

7,251.07 tons

8,651,356

1949

10,822.38 tons

17,689,028

1950

16,425.48 tons

24,414,750

1951

22,138.33 tons

30,424,549

1952

26,380.95 tons

30,980,434

Salt/Dried Fish

Quantity

Wholesale Value

1946

12,592.79 tons

$18,476,431

1947

11,266.19 tons

11,166,576

1948

14,644.76 tons

11,941,515

1949

16,108.63 tons

18,740,370

1950

16,304.28 tons

13,873,411

1951

8,016.79 tons

8,687,688

1952

8,067.49 tons

7,537,428

Fish Ponds, Oyster Beds and Fish Fry

Pond fish farming is becoming quite popular in the New Territories and there are some 584 acres of fresh and brackish-water fish ponds in the Ping Shan, Deep Bay area. The main products of these ponds are carp and mullet, most of which are consumed in Un Long and the neighbouring villages.

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