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Appendix

(Chapter 13: Communication

for the year ending

Mechanized vessels under

XXXVIII Communications) Statistics

31st December 1966

Passenger Journeys by Public Transport: Annual Traffics by Undertakings (Millions)

River

going

steamers

6,775

22,155,875

10,863 3,466,980 34,479 1,334,581

Junks

300 tons

12,073 1,942,320

5,873

1959

Total KMB 721.332 322.077

CMB HKT 87.180 172.763

HYF

SFC

KCR

97.186

37.039

5.087

373,858

1960

809.447 380.712 106.288 175.332

101.983

39.384

5.748

1961

1962

7,272,867

6,791 22,188,493

7,942 10,865 3,460,395

1,633,250 12,015 1,924,420

317,478

1963

5,829

1964

377,859

1965

34,131* 2,803,441

1,322,088

1966

890.716 435.515 120.120 180.585 974.777 481.569 134.196 189.000 117.228 1,032.576 515.172 143.026 190.920 126.990 1,090.195 546.579 158.209 182.454 1,162.710 593.221 169.256 181.767 155.499 1,237.096 642.700 186.561 181.589 161.180

106.765

41.864

5.867

46,630

6.154

49.196

7.272

144.611

50.460

7.882

54.491

8.476

56.332

8.734

―

7,432

138,531

1,418

Annual Traffics by Geographical Areas (Millions)

* Includes 2,367 Emigrants.

Kowloon-Canton Railway, British Section

Length of line

Main line 22 miles

Passengers carried

Passenger kilometres

Freight carried (metric tons)

Total revenue

Net operating revenue

Capital expenditure...

Passenger Aircraft

Passengers

Freight (kilos)

Mail (kilos) ..

1959

1960

1961

1962

Total length of line-35 miles

1963

1966

1964

1965

1965

9,553,124

9,345,625

1966

170,300,142

1,036,927.3

$16,395,084.86

181,524,838

869,958.71

$14,906,496.85

$ 7,261,482.96

Urban

HK

Cross New Total

Kowloon Area Island

Harbour Territories 721.332 689.942 259.943 298.352 131.647 31.390 809.447 772.756 281.620 353,155 137.981 36.691 890.716 840.066 300.705 394.500 144.861 50.650 974.777 913.101 323.196 430.678 159.227 61.676 1,032.576 961.483 333.946 456,698 170.839 71.093 1,090.195 1,007.695 340.663 478.123 188.909 82.500 1,162.710 1,072.985 351.023 518.924 203.038 89.725 1,237.096 1,146.639 368.150 568.250 210.239 90.457

Annual Traffics by Geographical Areas

(Index Numbers: Base 1959=100)

$ 6,957,147.57

$ 2,077,998.08

$ 900,785.79

Urban

HK

Cross

New

Total

Area

Island

Kowloon

Harbour Territories

1959

100

100

100

100

100

100

Air Traffic

1960

112

112

108

118

105

117

1961

123

122

116

132

110

161

In 12,099

Out

1962

135

132

124

144

121

196

1963

143

139

128

12,086

153

130

226

1964

151

146

131

160

144

263

557,743

552,537

1965

161

156

135

174

154

286

5,721,119 1,029,318

16,001,540

1966

172

166

142

190

160

288

1,451,846

Postal Traffic

56,911

Vehicles

The number of vehicles registered in the Colony on 31st December 1966 was 94,506. This represented an overall increase of 5,198 over 1965. There is now a density of 157.8 vehicles for every mile of roadway.

Private cars (including 32 on Lantau Island) ...

Number of post offices

Total revenue

Value of remittance business (Money orders and postal orders issued

and paid)

Wireless licences issued

Tons of mail despatched by air

Bags conveyed by Kowloon-Canton Railway

1965

1966

44

49

$84 m

$95 m

$59 m

$67 m

162,878

179,467

1,250 490,068

2,099

354,989

Motor cycles (including scooters and 3 on Lantau Island)

10,432

Motor tricycles

117

Telegraph and Radio Traffic

Taxis

2,763

Buses (including 8 on Lantau Island)

1,920

Telegrams accepted for transmission

1965 1,202,138

1966 1,292,970

Goods vehicles (including 79 on Lantau Island)

15,319

Telegrams received

1,454,930

1,534,585

Dual purpose vehicles-Private car/Goods vehicle (including 5 on Lantau Island) Public cars (including 7 on Lantau Island)

Telegrams handled in transit

2,065

760,738

783,416

Telex calls-outward minutes

427,391

495,846

965

Telex calls-inward minutes

497,805

539,262

Crown vehicles

2,411

International telephone calls-outward minutes

935,654

1,278,245

Rickshaws

806

International telephone calls—inward minutes

1,111,207

1,556,767

Pedal tricycles

Pictures transmitted

139

734

304

Pictures received

Trailers

14,852

18,042

63

Harbourphone calls

517,348

787,224

Press broadcasts and reception services-number of hours

Total

94,506

Meteorological broadcasts and reception services-number of hours Inland telegrams

34,647

33,187

79,917

80,792

7,144

7,036