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Appendix 30

(Chapter 10: Land, Public Works and Utilities) Electricity Consumption, 1983

Maximum

demand

megawatts

Sales

million

megajoules

China Light and Power Company

2 538

37 673

(2 280)

(33 293)

The Hongkong Electric Company

Cheung Chau Electric Company

1 340

14 120 *

(1 038)

3.5

(12 408)*

55

*

Note: Figures in brackets refer to 1982.

Excluding inter-connection sales.

Electricity Distribution

Domestic

Industrial

Commercial

Street lighting

Export to China

Total =

(3.5)

(47)

303

Consumers

hundreds

10 854 (10 251)

3 448 (3 346)

70

(66)

51 849

14 372

1981

8 733

9 227

15 406

15 436

1982

million megajoules

1983

10 685

16 820

17 340

19 953

22 849

141

153

851

979

171 1323

42 471

45 748

51 849

Gas Consumption and Distribution (Town Gas)

Domestic

Industrial

Commercial

Total

million megajoules

1981

1982

1983

2 024

2.500

3 021

225

220

1 784

2 138

233 2 670

4 033

4 858

5 924

Local Sales of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)

Total

Note: *Estimated figure.

1981

115 556

1982

126 012

tonnes

1983*

137 500

Water Consumption

million cubic metres

1981

1982

1983

Fresh water

507

519

592

Salt water (flushing purposes)

84

87

87

Note: Fresh water supply hours for 1981 and 1982 totalled only 7 726 and 6 896 respectively.