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HONG KONG ANNUAL REPORT

142,500 miles of submarine cable. During 1958 a new wireless telegraph circuit was opened to Davao in the Philippines.

The radiotelephone service continued to expand during 1958, services to East and South Africa, Portugal, Teheran and Yugoslavia being opened. Additional relay services were also provided, and the hours of the schedules to some countries were extended.

A local teleprinter service for acceptance and delivery of tele- grams is maintained, and a Deskfax facsimile service for the same purpose was opened in 1958 for use by hotels. The opening of an international Telex service is scheduled during 1959, firstly to Japan, Singapore, Australia and Europe, with expansion later to other centres.

Estimated traffic figures for 1958 (with 1957 figures in brackets) are as follows:

Telegrams Transmitted Telegrams Delivered

Telegrams in Transit

Radiotelephone inward calls..

Radiotelephone outward calls

Radio Pictures Transmitted

(60 Pictures).

Radio Pictures Received (20 Pictures)

Press Broadcasts

Meteorological Broadcasts

Harborphone calls with ships in

harbour

965,000 (920,300)

1,067,100 (1,098,700)

469,600 (433,800).

571,800 (543,600) minutes

450,000 (429,400) minutes

15,960 sq. cms. (29,397)

4,832 sq. cms. (1,915)

43,000,000 (41,924,000)

words

639,000 (564,000) words

42,000 (45,439)

TELEPHONES

The Colony's internal telephone service is provided by the Hong Kong Telephone Company Ltd., a public company operat- ing under statutory control. Radiotelephone service is available to most parts of the world in co-operation with Cable and Wireless Ltd.