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Appendix

(Chapter 13:

Communication

for the year ending

Mechanized vessels under

XXXVIII Communications) Statistics

December 31, 1967

Passenger Journeys by Public Transport: Annual

Traffics by Undertakings (Millions)

Ocean-

going

River steamers

Junks

300 tons

1959

6,565

22,282,600 26,078 7,091,928

10,380 3,543,754

9,836 1,477,243

5,073

1960

Total KMB 721.332 322.077 809.447 380.712

CMB

HKT 87.180 172.763 106.288 175.332

HYF 97.186

SFC

KCR

37.039

5.087

101.983

39.384

5.748

347,863

1961

890.716

435.515

1962

1,015,493

974.777

1963

6,550 30,160*

8,514 10,287

1,047,322 9,752

295,802

1964

5,069

1965

985,906

1966

2,417,344

8,217

21,970,513 3,529,899

144,557 1,459,445

1,000

1967

120.120 481.569 134.196 189.000 1,032.576 515.172 143.026 190.920 126.990 1,090.195 546.579 158,209 182.454 144.611 1,162.710 593.221 169.256 181.767 155.499 1,237.516 643.120 186.561 181.589 161.180 1,054.590 515.539 169.151 154.117 158.524

180.585

106.765

41.864

5.867

117.228

46.630

6.154

49.196

7.272

50.460

7.882

54.491

8.476

56.332

8.734

48.625

8.634

352,576

* Includes 2,410 Emigrants.

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

157,596,048

606,028.4

$12,680,718.78 $ 2,246,327.42

$

9,553,124 170,300,142

1,036,927.3 $16,395,084.86

$ 6,957,147.57

1959

1960

1961

Main line-22 miles

1962

Total length of line-35 miles

1963

New Territories (Hong Kong)

1964

1965

1967

9,158,506

1966

1966

1967

Annual Traffics by Geographical Areas (Millions)

Cross

New Harbour Territories

131.647 31.390

137.981 36.691

Urban

HK Total

Kowloon Área

Island 721.332 689.942 259.943 298.352 809.447 772.756 281.620 353.155 890.716 840.066 300.705 394.500 144.861 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 1,237.516 1,147,206 368.150 568.817 210.239 90.310 1,054.590 986.046 323.268 462.559 200.219 68.544

Annual Traffics by Geographical Areas

(Index Numbers: Base 1959-100)

Urban

HK

614,520.04

$ 2,077,998.08

Total

Kowloon

Area

Island

Cross

New Harbour Territories

1959

100

100

100

100

100

100

1960

112

112

108

118

105

117

1961

Air Traffic

123

122

116

132

110

161

1962

135

132

124

144

121

196

1963

143

139

% increase

128

153

130

226

1964

In

Out

as compared

151

146

131

160

143

263

1965

161

156

135

with 1966

174

154

286

1966

172

166

142

191

160

288

Passenger aircraft

Passengers

14,931 608,128

14,937

+23.5%

1967

146

143

124

155

152

218

621,107

+10.7%

Freight (kilos)

Mail (kilos)

5,913,550 1,138,756

20,599,090

+22.1%

Postal Traffic

1,724,996

+15.4%

Vehicles

The number of vehicles registered in the Colony on December 31, 1967 was 100,982. This represented an overall increase of 6,476 over 1966. There is now a density of 163.2 vehicles for every mile of roadway.

Private cars (including 45 on Lantau Island) .

Motor cycles (including scooters and 3 on Lantau Island)

Motor tricycles

1966

1967

Number of post offices

Total revenue

49

54

$95 m

$100 m

Value of remittance business (Money orders and postal orders issued

and paid)....

$67 m

$ 65 m

Wireless licences issued

179,467

30,954*

Tons of mail despatched by air

1,282

1,476

Bags conveyed by Kowloon-Canton Railway

354,989

312,816

* Broadcast Receiving Licence Fees Suspended (February 28, 1967).

60,949

11,485

Telegraph and Radio Traffic

112

Telegrams accepted for transmission

1966 1,292,970

1967 1,332,831

Taxis

3,649

Telegrams received ...

1,534,585 1,529,488

Buses (including 9 on Lantau Island)

2,041

Telegrams handled in transit

783,416

858,620

Goods vehicles (including 77 on Lantau Island)

15,378

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

2,295

Telex Calls--outward minutes

Telex Calls-inward minutes

495,846

604,171

539,262

706,881

936

International telephone calls-outward minutes

1,278,245

1,798,499

Crown vehicles

Rickshaws

Pedal tricycles

Trailers

2,522

International telephone calls—inward minutes

1,556,767

2,543,193

804

Pictures transmitted

304

560

Pictures received

18,042

734

19,278

:

77

Harbourphone calls

787,224

811,708

Press broadcasts and reception services-number of hours

33,187

28,436

Total

:

100,982

Meteorological broadcasts and reception services--number of hours Inland telegrams

80,792

82,548

7,036

7,043