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HONG KONG ANNUAL REPORT, 1954

The Colony has 437.11 miles of roadway as follows:-

New

Туре

Island Kowloon Territories Total

Concrete

65.96

30.59

16.93

113.48

Bituminous Macadam

70.69

21.65

68.36

160.70

Waterbound Macadam

35.49

57.97

42.75

136.21

...

Earth

9.48

4.11

12.62

26.21

Steps, concrete or stone. .51

.51

Grand Total (Miles)

182.13 114.32

140.66

437.11

....

Vehicles

The number of vehicles registered in the Colony during the year was 22,162 and the various classes are shown below. This is an increase of 2,336 vehicles over the figure for 1953 and represents a density of 51 vehicles per mile of roadway.

Private cars

Motor Cycles

Taxicabs

14,500

1,199

344

Public Hire Cars

283

Buses

535

Public Commercial Lorries

1,395

Private Commercial Lorries

1,413

Government Vehicles

802

Private rickshaws

56

Public rickshaws

853

Private tricycles

782

22,162

Civil Aviation

Hong Kong Airport, which is situated on the main- land about 4 miles from Kowloon, is under the control of the Director of Civil Aviation. The Airport is suitable for both land and sea aircraft, for Kowloon Bay is adjacent to the airfield and both types of air traffic are controlled from the same centre.

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