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Appendix 37

(Chapter 13: Communications and Transport)

Communications

287

1976

1977

Postal traffic:

1978 Estimate

Letter mails (million articles)

posted to destinations abroad

77·0

78-8

84.3

posted for local delivery

147.2

154.5

168.0

received from abroad for local delivery

58.6

61.9

65.3

in transit

2.8

3.0

3-3

Parcels (thousands)

posted to destinations abroad

2374

2412

1753

posted for local delivery

78

117

161

received from abroad for local delivery

514

562

555

40

42

47

in transit

Telecommunications traffic:

Telegrams (messages) (thousands)

accepted for transmission

received

in transit

Telex calls (thousand minutes)

outward

inward

=

International telephone calls (thousand minutes)

outward

inward

Radio pictures

transmitted

received

Broadcast and reception services (thousand hours)

press

International telephone circuits

meteorological

International telegraph circuits

Telex trunks

International leased circuits

voice grade

telegraph

Telephone exchanges

Exchange capacity (thousand lines)

Subscribers (thousands)

Telephones (thousands)

Telephones per 100 population

Telecommunications licences (all types)

ľ

1 228

1133

1 184

1 574

1405

1 438

1 407

1 323

1 393

8 298

9 785

12355 14861

16 535 19 471

12513

17 442

17 600

22 023

7456

8 348

6 691

19 410

22943 30 399

7 684 24 900

19

30

32

139

123

121

524

638

730

1 273

1811

2094

583

849

1 000

31

67

84

652

923

1 055

56

62

62

1 145

1 203

910

1 132

25.3

19 950

994

1 251 27.4 21 804

-

1 253 1 083 1380 29-0

27 907

Basketball/volleyball/badminton courts

Appendix 38

(Chapter 17: Recreation and the Arts)

Recreational Facilities Provided by the Urban Council

and Urban Services Department¡ Į

Facilities

Children's playgrounds

Parks and gardens

Grass games pitches

Hard-surface mini-soccer pitches

Tennis courts

Ji

1976

1977

1978

306

222

471

452

53

115

430

326

36

Running tracks

9

Beaches

37

Swimming pools

8

Multi-purpose indoor games halls

4

Obstacle golf course, squash courts, practice tennis court, bowling

and putting greens, roller-skating rinks, table tennis tables Aviaries and mammal exhibits, concrete chess tables, model boat

pools, open-air theatre

67

2 1ER AREAUN

227

478

45

47

136

328

43

9

40

11

4

52

60

16

55

Bandstand, barbecue pits, composite beach buildings, changing rooms, fountains, dog's gardens, refreshment kiosks, public toilets, public libraries, pavilions/shelters, spectator stands

Total area of public open space administered (hectare)

1 232

656

731

663

1 100

672

Note: 216 estate playgrounds were handed over to Housing Department for management with effect from 1.4.77.

1 hectare 2.47 acres