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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 & Supplies

Report for the week ending

Friday, 10.3.39.

Fresh Vegetables)

) Supplies

Freshwater Fish ) and

Saltwater Fish

Poultry

Meat

) prices

approxi-

mately

normal.

2.

Population and Refugees

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

By

steamer

By

railway

By other

routes

W

in Kam Tin Camp No.of refugees on

(if known) 3

9.

3 39

No.of refugees in border and other camps

3. 39

or no changel

Trend of population

39

6 uo

37537 Nil

200

2993 8583

+

3.

Remarks on State of Industrial and Shipping Activity

See report appended

4

Remarks on Revenue Position and Prospects.

Approximate revenue for the four weeks ended 11th March was $2,729,000, equal to 112% of average of corresponding periods of three previous quarters. Approximate revenue of first ten weeks of 1939 was $7,830,000, equal to 109%

of revenue of first ten weeks of 1938.

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