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HONG KONG ANNUAL REPORT, 1953

Imported Vegetables

Type of Vegetables

Average Wholesale Price ($ per catty)

Average Retail Price ($ per catty)

Tientsin Cabbage

Irish Potatoes

0.19

0.34

0.20

0.32

Chinese Melon

0.13

0.15

Hairy Squash

0.17

0.27

White Cabbage

0.12

0.20

Turnips

0.07

0.17

Co-operatives

This was a year of steady progress for the Co-operative division; during the year, 21 new Co-operative Societies were registered. The following table shows the Societies in existence as at 31st December, 1953:-

Co-operative

Members

Paid up share

Deposits

capital

Loans granted

Loans repaid

Reserve Fund

as at 31.12.53.

$

$

$

$

$

11 Vegetable Marketing

Societies

1,872

15,234

24.860 5,418.80 11,948.61

5 Boar Service

Societies

121

1,980

103.36

1 Irrigation Society ..

23

160

11 Fishermen's Thrift

and Loan Societies

162

1,430 | 41,830.60

112,870 30,392.60

761.15

2 Salaried Workers

Thrift and Loan Societies

286

1,175 4.773.00

1 Federation of

Co-operative Societies

5*

500

31 Co-operative

Societies

2,469

20,479 46,603.60

137,730 | 35,811.49 12,813.12

(* Societies).

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