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Appendix 33

(Chapter 12: Public Works and Utilities)

Electricity Statistics, 1973

245

Maximum demand

Sales

Consumers

Sales per head of population

MW

GWh*

hundreds

kWh

China Light and Power Company

961

4,369

6,433

1,430

(869)

(3,944)

(6,054)

(1,315)

The Hong Kong Electric Company ...

Cheung Chau Electric Company

423

1,637

2,229

1,602

(370)

(1,463)

(2,128)

(1,446)

5

40

263

~(5)

(37)

(357)

Total

6,011

8,702

1,445

(5,412)

(8,219)

(1,327)

Note: Figures in brackets refer to 1972.

Electricity Production and Distribution

Domestic

Industrial

Commercial

Street lighting

Total

...

* 1 GWh 1,000,000 kWh.

Domestic Industrial

Commercial

Total

**

:

:

:

GWh*

1971

1972

1973

1,058.77

1,193.37

1,322,29

2,031.17

2,211.41

2,419.89

1,779.85

1,984.57

2,243.96

21.48

22.99

24.45

4,891.28

5,412.34

6,010.59

Gas Production and Distribution

:

Fresh water

***

Salt water (flushing purposes)

:.

:

Therms

1971

1972

1973

5,149,564

5,567,203

6,572,427

946,057

1,012,551

982,652

...

3,717,691

4,179,161

4,554,073

9,813,312

10,758,915

12,109,152

Water Consumption

Million gallons

1971

1972

1973

66,100

71,563

78,780

13,938

12,829

13,961