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HONG KONG ANNUAL REPORT, 1953

Charges for electricity are at present:-

Lighting

Power

Domestic Power

Kowloon

New Territories

$.30 per unit $0.39 per unit

0.14

""

0.13

""

0.15

"7

0.13

These rates are subject to a variable fuel surcharge which is at present 10%. Special rates are available for industrial

users.

Gas

Gas is supplied on both sides of the harbour by the Hong Kong and China Gas Co., Ltd., which was first established in the Colony in 1861. The demand for gas, both in Hong Kong and Kowloon, is still increasing and a start has been made on the installation of a new plant to replace the existing one in Kowloon.

The total quantity of gas sold during 1953 was 584 million cubic feet, an increase of 2.1% over the previous year.

The number of consumers was 7,300, forty-seven of which are industrial.

The capacity of the plant in Hong Kong is 14 million cubic feet of gas per day, and in Kowloon it is 1 million cubic feet per day.

Tramways

The electric tramway service is operated by Hong Kong Tramways Limited. The track, which is about 19 miles in length, in single track, extends from Kennedy Town to Shaukiwan passing through the city of Victoria. There is also a branch line which passes round the race course in Happy Valley. The

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