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HONG KONG.

WEEKLY AIR MAIL REPORT ON LOCAL SITUATION (SECRETARY OF STATE'S TELEGRAM No. 233 OF 20TH NOVEMBER, 1938).

1.

Cost of Living and Supplies.

Report for the week ending Friday, 30. 6. 39.

Fresh Vegetables: Supplies and prices normal.

Freshwater Fish: Supplies about 60% of normal, but prices approximately normal. (Shortage said to be due to difficulty in transporting from Shekki to Macao).

altwater Fish) Supplies

Foultry

and prices

)approximately

normal.

2.

Population and Refugees.

No. of persons of all kinds entering Colony during week ended

By

railway.

By other

(if known

routes

No.

of

refugees

in Kam Tin Camp

39.

and No. of refugees in border

other

camps on 29.........G. 39|

Trend of population. Net rise (+) or fall (-) for week ended

27......6...

39.

27. 6. 39

By

steamer.

27946

N11

29.6

N11 4247

2647

529

3.

Remarks on State of Industrial and Shipping Activity.

See report appended.

4.

Remarks on Revenue Position and Prospects.

Week ended 1. 7. 39.

Approximate revenue for the four weeks ended 1st July was $2,517,000, equal to 96% of the average of corresponding periods of the three previous quarters. Approximate revenue for the first 26 weeks of 1939 was $19,423,000, equal to 110% of revenue for the first 26 weeks of 1938.

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l'eat

Firewood

Average number of”

catties

per dollar

Pine (chopped)

59

Pine (unchopped)

67

Singapore (chopped)

68

Singapore (unchopped) 74

Sandakan (chopped) 68

Sandakan (unchopped) 74

Misc. (unchopped)

73

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