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CONFIDENTIAL Not for publication.

HONG KONG GENERAL CKTEER OF COMMERCE.

REPORT ON SHIPPING AND INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY, 7th JULY,1939.

281

SHIPPING.

The market is very quiet. No business reported in the usual general char teri ng trades, i.e., Bangkokg and Saigon; the closing or Swa tow, etc., has seri qualy affected the rice trade from the se ports. Little activity in the coal trade; fixtures reported are Hongay/Hong Kong; Port Courbet/Shanghai; Hon gay/Manila.

As regards the China coast trades, the position is very depress – ing. Market from North China ports and Shanghai to the South is very bad. The demand from Hong Kong is poor. Foochow and Swatow remain closed and prospects of an early resumption of trading are far from bright. Satisfactory support continues from Pakhoi but prospects from Hoihow are uncertain. Canton remains closed to foreign trade; the Japanese maintain a strict control on imports to end exports from Canton.

SHIPBUILDING & REPAIRING.

(Please refer to the following particulars supplied by the two leading dockyards): -

Ship

No.

276

277

285

288

290

NEW BUILDING AT TAIKOO DOCKYARD, HONG KONG.

Name

"Breconshire"

"Glenorchy"

R: 0; S. "Vi ti "

Mator Launch for

Admiralty

Dimensions

475'0" x 66'0" x 38'0"

155'0" x 31'6" x 15'6"

35*

35'

Remarks.

"

Delivery 21st July, 1939 Launching 17th Aug:

September, 1939.

#

Delivery and July, 1939 early Oct:1939.

VESSELS

AT

TAIKOO DOCKYARD

FOR REPAIRS, ETC.

Wook ending 5th July, 1959.

s. "Glenshi al "

s.s. "Nanning"

8.8. "Sai On

8.8. "Dardanus"

m.v. "Chinese Prince"

s.s. "Atlantic Gul f"

•

"Achilles".

Vessels repaired in Harbour are not included.

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