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APPENDICES

Appendix X — Contd

(Chapter 17: Communications)

Kowloon-Canton Railway, British Section*

Length of line

Main points of call

Passengers carried

Passenger kilometres

...

...

Freight carried (Metric Tons)

Total revenue

Net operating revenue

Capital expenditure ...

Main line-22 miles

Total length of line-35 miles New Territories (Hong Kong)

7,932,442 145,579,219

(7,004,345) (146,406,256)

462,262.42 (385,671.44) $11,427,350.27 ($10,293,315.72) $ 5,502,448.41 ($ 5,666,842.98) $ 2,864,114.52 ($ 4,419,109.31)

* Figures for 1962 are shown in brackets.

Vehicles

The number of vehicles registered in the Colony on 31st December 1963 was 72,968. This represented an overall increase of 9,912 over 1962. There is now a density of 135.6 vehicles for every mile of roadway.

Private cars (including 39 on Lantau Island)

...

Motor cycles (including scooters and two on Lantau Island) Taxis

Buses

Goods vehicles (including 74 on Lantau Island)

...

Dual purpose vehicles (Private car/goods vehicle) Hire cars

Public cars Crown vehicles

Rickshaws

Tricycles

Trailers

Chairs

:

:

:.

...

...

:

:

:

:

45,210

6,665

1,899

1,346

13,467

703

131

120

1,840

818

735

34

Passenger Aircraft

Passengers Freight Mail

Air Traffic

Total

72,968

In

Out

8,562

8,560

318,595

326,732

2,426,372 kilos

5,809,679 kilos

706,925 kilos

1,125,216 kilos

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