HONG KONG ANNUAL REPORT, 1953
Roads and Vehicles
The Colony is served with a total of 431.63 miles of roadway as follows:
Type
Island Kowloon N.T. Total
Concrete
65.96
30.51 15.18
111.65
Bituminous Macadam. 69.48 Waterbound Macadam Earth
20.59 68.02
158.09
35.49
56.33
42.75
134.57
10.08
4.11
12.62
26.81
Steps, concrete or stone 0.51
0.51
Total
181.52
111.54 138.57
431.63
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During the year, 19,826 vehicles (see below) were registered in the Colony. This is an increase of 1,535 vehicles over the previous year and represents a density of 46 vehicles per mile of roadway.
Private Cars
12,371
Motor Cycles
1,109
Taxicabs
344
Public Hire Cars
282
Buses
520
Public Commercial Lorries
1,398
Private Commercial Lorries
1,240
Government Vehicles
838
Private Rickshaws
83
Public Rickshaws
853
Private Tricycles
788
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Total
19,826
In the New Territories the districts of Tsun Wan, Un Long, Taipo and Shatin have become centres of small scale industry in addition to being market centres for the farming community.
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