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of 3,576 GWh, an increase of 10.5 per cent; Hongkong Electric 1,310.9 GWh, up 8.3 per cent; and Cheung Chau 3.9 GWh, an increase of 13 per cent.

In Kowloon and the New Territories the sales of electricity were made up of: general tariff 1,891 GWh; bulk tariff 1,670 GWh; and public lighting 15 GWh. The breakdown for Hong Kong Island is: domestic and residential 352.5 GWh; commercial 694.1 GWh; indus- trial 257.6 GWh; and street lighting 6.7 GWh. On Cheung Chau, the consumers are not classified in categories, but 0.06 GWh was used for street lighting.

The maximum demand on the companies' generating plants again showed substantial increases over 1970. For China Light it was 804 MW, an increase of 13.4 per cent; and Hongkong Electric 342 MW, or 12.4 per cent higher.

Consumers in Kowloon and the New Territories, totalled 570,566 at the end of 1971, 5.9 per cent more than last year and total electricity generated was 4,077 GWh, a rise of 10 per cent. On Hong Kong Island, the number of consumers increased by 4.1 per cent to a total of 203,240 and the output was 1,492.8 GWh a rise of eight per cent. On Cheung Chau, the power generation was 3.6 GWh and there are 3,480 consumers, an increase of 3.5 per cent. The per capita consumption under China Light's distribution was 1,220 kWh, an increase of eight per cent over 1970 and for Hongkong Electric it was 1,307 kWh, up 8.2 per cent.

The generation of electricity in Kowloon and the New Territories, including Lantau and a number of outlying islands, is carried out by China Light and Power and Peninsula Electric Power Co Ltd, an enterprise owned and financed by Esso and China Light. The generat- ing station at Hok Yuen, Kowloon Bay, has a capacity of 630 MW, while the power station on Tsing Yi now has four 120 MW units operating. Another two 120 MW units are due to be installed by the middle of 1973, followed by two 200 MW units.

During typhoon Rose, an explosion in Tsun Yip Lane substation, Kwun Tong, led to an extensive power failure, affecting all districts in Kowloon and the New Territories for a short time, and the Kwun Tong area for several days. Steps were taken to prevent any similar incident resulting in a loss of load on such a large scale.

Hongkong Electric is responsible for supplying power to Hong Kong Island and the neighbouring islands of Ap Lei Chau and Lamma. Its main generating plant at North Point has an installed capacity of 335 MW. The station on Ap Lei Chau has a capacity