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Appendix 33

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Prisons

As at end of year

1977

1978

1979

Population of

Prisons

Prisoners

4,958

4,242

4.139

Detainees (illegal immigrants)

749

4,481

Training centres

469

357

287

Detention centres

106

228

296

Treatment centres

1,658

1,606

1.197

Discharges under aftercare

2,966

2,535

2,565

Appendix 34

(Chapter 13: Public Works and Utilities) Electricity Consumption, 1979

Pi

Sales per

Maximum demand

head of

Sales

Consumers

population

million

megawatts

megajoules

hundreds

megajoules

China Light and Power Company

1,780

(1,572)

26,756 (23,619)

8,516

7,040

(8,125)

(6,843)

The Hongkong Electric Company

Cheung Chau Electric Company

691

9,681

2,939

9,272

(658)

(9,142)

(2,789)

(8,807)

2.5

34

56

1,480

(2.3)

(32)

(54)

(1,465)

36,470

11,511

7,443

(32,793)

(10,968)

(7,119)

Note: Figures in brackets refer to 1978.

1 megajoule=0.28 kW.h

Electricity Distribution

Domestic

Industrial

Commercial

Street lighting.

Export to China

Total

Million megajoules

1977

1978

1979

6,944

7,364

7,556

11,499

12,781

14,124

11,236

12,533

13,763

112

117

120

907

29,792

32,794

36,470

Note: The export of electricity to China commenced in April 1979.

Gas Consumption and Distribution

Domestic

Industrial Commercial

Total

Note: 1 megajoule=0.01 therm

Water Consumption

Fresh water

Salt water (flushing purposes)

Million megajoules

1977

1978

1979

994

1,249

1,501

180

179

202

904

1,076

1,318

2,077

2,503

3,021

1977

387

75

Note: Fresh water supply hours for 1977 and 1978 totalled only 5,990 and 7,314 respectively.

Million cubic metres

1978

1979

412

467

76

76