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EXCHANGE RATE
All figures quoted are in Hong Kong dollars.
The official rate for conversion to U.S. dollars was HK$5.085= U.S.$1.00 until 25th November, 1974.
The Hong Kong dollar floated on 26th November, 1974.
PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY THE GOVERNMENT PRINTER
HONG KONG
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61475~31IC~7/76
Hong Kong
Monthly Digest of Statistics
April, 1976
Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong
Sections/tables
Part I
CONTENTS
. SECTION 1 : CLIMATE
1.1
1.2
Summary of meteorological observations
Extract of meteorological observations made during April 1976
SECTION 2: VITAL STATISTICS
2.1
2.2
2.3
Statistics of registered births and marriages
Statistics of registered deaths
Deaths by cause
SECTION 3: EMPLOYMENT, WAGES, ACCIDENTS AND LABOUR STOPPAGES
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5
3.6
3.7 3.8 3.9
Number of establishments and employment in manufacturing industry by International Standard Industrial Classification major groups
Number of establishments and employment in manufacturing industry by employment size
Employment in manufacturing industry by International Standard Industrial Classification divisions .
Number of establishments and persons engaged in wholesale (including import/ export) and retail trades, restaurants and hotels by nature of business .
Number of establishments and persons engaged in wholesale (including import/ export) and retail trades, restaurants and hotels by employment size
Employment in Government service by purpose
Indexes of average daily wages for workers in selected industries and services
Reported accidents by cause
Stoppages of work by industry .
SECTION 4: PRODUCTION
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
Mining production Electricity production and distribution
Gas production and distribution
Cement production Textile production
SECTION 5: EXTERNAL TRADE
5.1
5.2
5.3
5.4
5.5
5.6 5.7
5.8
5.9
External trade .
Imports by areas
Domestic exports by areas
Re-exports by areas .
Merchandise trade with major trading partners
Imports by Standard International Trade Classification commodity sections
Domestic exports by Standard International Trade Classification commodity sections
Re-exports by Standard International Trade Classification commodity sections Domestic exports of principal commodities
SECTION 6: FOOD SUPPLIES
6.1 6.2
Rice .
Other foodstuffs
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SECTION 7: TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS
7.1 Movements of aircraft and airborne passengers 7.2 Ocean-going vessels entered and cleared . 7.3 River steamers, hydrofoil vessels, junks and launches entered and cleared. 7.4 Kowloon-Canton Railway (British Section) traffic statistics 7.5 Total tonnage of commercial cargo carried by different means of transport 7.6 Commercial cargo carried by vessels of all types 7.7 Containers carried by ocean-going vessels. 7.8 Public transport: passenger journeys by undertaking 7.9 Public transport: passenger journeys by area 7.10 Traffic accidents and casualties . 7.11 1\1.otor vehicles registered . 7.12 Telephone services statistics
SECTION 8: PRICES AND PRICE INDEXES
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8.1 Average retail prices of selected foodstuffs 29 8.2 Average wholesale prices of selected foodstuffs . 30 8.3 New Consumer Price Index (A) 30 8.4 New Consumer Price Index (B) 31 8.5 Hang Seng Consumer Price Index 31 8.6 New Consumer Price Indexes (A) and (B): averages for the period of 12 months 32
SECTION 9: MONEY, BANKING AND FINANCE
9.1 Money supply . 33 9.2 Banking statistics: liabilities and assets 9.3 Analysis of bank loans and advances 9.4. Interest rates paid by principal banks 9.5 Interest rates charged and bank cheques cleared 9.6 Exchange rates in Hong Kong dollars 9.7 Exchange rates in Hong Kong dollars in April 1976 9.8 Revenue and expenditure of the Hong Kong Government 9.9 Value of stock exchange turnover 9.10 Index of share prices 9.11 Index of share prices and value of stock exchange turnover in April 1976 9.12 Instruments registered in the Land Office . 9.13 Local and foreign companies registered and dissolved
SECTION 10: HOUSING, BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION 10.1 Existing private living quarters in urban areas . 10.2 Public housing . 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7
New building projects with consent to commence work Completed buildings certified for occupation Usable floor area of completed new buildings . Number and cost of completed buildings by cost of construction Completed buildings certified for occupation by type of building, cost of construction
and area during April 1976 .
SECTION 11: TRAVELLING AND TOURISM 11.1 Arrivals of passengers by air, sea and land 11.2 Departures of passengers by air, sea and land 11.3 Incoming tourists to Hong Kong
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45 45 46
Sections/tables
SECTION 12: SOCIAL STATISTICS
12.1 Crime statistics .
12.2 Infectious diseases notified: cases and deaths
SECTION 13: MISCELLANEOUS
13.1 Petroleum products: releases from bond by type
13.2 Petroleum products: releases from bond, duty free and duty paid 13.3 Fire services statistics 13.4 Water supplies .
Part II (appears in July issue only)
SECTION 14: POPULATION
14.1 Total population 14.2 Estimated population by age-group at mid-1976
14.3 Estimated mid-year population and growth rates 1966-1976.
Part III (appears in January issue only)
SECTION 15: POPULATION
15.1 Estimated population and growth rates, 1966-1976
SECTION 16: SOCIAL STATISTICS
16.1 Education statistics .
Part IV (appears in January, April, July and October issues only)
SECTION 17: SPECIAL REVIEW: The effective (trade-weighted) exchange rate of the Hong Kong dollar
17.1
17.2
17.3
17.4
17.5
17.6
Weights attached to 15 selected currencies
.Smithsonian central rates .
Nominal exchange rate indexes for the Hong Kong dollar
Effective exchange rate indexes for the Hong Kong dollar
Effective exchange rate indexes for selected currencies
Trade share matrix in 1972
Part V Explanatory notes
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I-IT
SECTION 1 CLIMATE
1.1 SUMMARY OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS
Mean Air temperature Mean Mean Mean Total Total Prevailing Mean Total Year/month pressure Mean Mean dew relative amount bright rainfall wind wind evapora-
at M.S.L. maximum Mean minimum point humidity of cloud sunshine direction speed tion
mb oc oc oc oc % % hours mm points knots mm 1972 l ,012.4 25.9 22.8 20.7 19.0 80 66 1,852.3 2,807.3 E 5.5 1,586.3 1973 1,012.6 26.3 23.3 21.2 19.l 79 69 1,750.9 3,100.4 E 6.1 1,530.4 1974 1,012.1 25.9 22.8 20.5 18.3 77 66 1,932.6 2,322.9 E· 5.6 1,631.4 1975 1,012.6 25.6 22.8 20.7 18.8 79 71 1,713.4 3,028.7 E 5.6 1,497.2 1975: Apr. 1,012.1 27.3 24.2 21.8 20.6 81 75 138.7 345.0 E 5.4 127.9
May 1,009.2 29.2 26.6 24.6 24.0 86 81 123.3 571.5 E 4.4 130.0 June 1,006.1 29.8 27.4 25.5 24.5 85 81 111.3 579.6 E 4.5 140.2 July 1,007.3 31.1 28.3 26.1 24.7 81 64 229.6 292.4 wsw 3.6 173.6 Aug. 1,003.0 30.4 27.7 25.7 25.0 85 74 169.4 458.9 E 5.8 148.6 Sept. 1,009.7 30.9 27.8 25.4 24.1 81 59 193.8 96.0 E 3.5 154.6 Oct. 1,010.7 27.7 25.2 23.1 21.3 80 70 141.1 465.6 E 7.5 142.8 Nov. 1,018.3 23.3 20.3 17.8 14.3 70 50 183.0 17.4 E 4.5 117.0 Dec. l,021.1 17.8 14.5 12.1 6.9 64 57 173.4 49.3 N 6.2 116.9
1976: Jan. 1,021.0 19.2 15.6 13.l 8.3 64 39 223.2 5.8 E 6.4 114.7 Feb. 1,016.6 20.7 17.6 15.4 13.2 77 68 122.5 13.1 E 6.2 90.3 Mar. 1,016.1 21.2 18.2 16.2 14.7 81 86 78.1 11.2 E 5.1 93.2 Apr. 1,013.5 24.1 21.1 19.0 17.9 83 83 97.4 117.3 E 5.7 103.4
1.2 EXTRACT OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS MADE DURING APRIL 1976
Mean Air temperature Mean Mean Mean Total Total Prevailing Mean Total Date pressure dew relative amount bright rainfall wind wind evapora-
at M.S.L. Max. Mean Min. point humidity of cloud sunshine* direction speed tion*
April mb oc oc oc oc % % hours mm points knots mm 1 1018.9 19.4 17.3 16.4 11.8 71 98 0.6 E 8.8 3.7 2 17.1 21.0 17.9 15.9 14.0 78 77 3.3 Trace E 10.0 3.6 3 18.0 19.2 17.5 16.1 15.l 86 97 Trace E 5.3 1.9 4 18.8 18.5 16.8 15.6 12.5 76 98 ENE 8.8 2.1 5 16.8 20.4 17.6 15.7 14.0 80 95 1.0 Trace E 7.1 2.6 6 15.3 21.5 18.9 17.5 16.4 86 96 Trace E 4.0 2.0 7 15.8 21.7 18.0 15.8 13.9 77 87 4.5 Trace E 10.7 5.5 8 13.5 22.2 19.5 17.4 15.5 78 89 1.7 E 8.2 4.3 9 13.4 21.6 19.7 16.9 18.3 92 97 14.4 E 7.5 2.0
10 14.2 21.9 18.9 16.3 16.0 84 90 1.5 Trace E 8.7 3.8 11 12.7 20.5 18.6 17.2 15.3 81 89 2.2 E 11.7 4.0 12 10.5 19.1 18.0 16.9 16.5 91 100 47.7 E 9.7 0.3 13 10.3 21.6 19.4 18.3 18.6 95 95 1.5 10.4 E 5.1 1.5 14 12.1 24.2 20.6 17.1 15.7 74 42 10.8 w 2.1 5.7 15 12.4 22.5 19.8 18.2 17.0 84 81 0.5 Trace E 5.8 2.1 16 09.9 26.3 22.7 19.3 20.9 90 98 0.7 Trace E 5.8 1.9 17 08.4 27.6 26.4 25.0 23.2 83 89 1.6 SW 8.3 2.7 18 12.2 26.4 23.5 21.0 22.4 94 97 20.2 E 3.3 Q.8 19 14.8 23.0 21.1 19.8 19.0 88 91 2.5 0.2 E 7.3 2.4 20 13.6 24.4 21.4 19.0 19.7 90 91 3.6 5.4 E 5.8 3.5 21 13.5 27.2 23.8 21.8 22.3 92 72 7.7 E 2.7 2.6 22 13.4 29.3 25.8 23.0 22.2 82 42 9.6 w 1.0 4.7 23 15.6 28.8 24.1 20.4 17.2 68 38 9.3 NNE 4.2 8.9 24 17.7 24.4 20.6 18.4 12.1 59 77 2.4 E 3.3 5.6 25 14.4 27.4 22.7 19.4 18.l 76 76 6.4 E 3.5 3.6 26 13.0 28.4 24.2 21.9 21.2 84 71 7.4 E 3.3 5.5 27 11.8 28.0 24.5 22.9 21.7 85 85 2.7 E 2.4 4.1 28 10.3 ag.1 25.1 22.9 22.7 87 80 4.9 E 2.7 4.2 29 08.9 _QJ) 26.1 23.2 22.7 83 68 9.1 Trace E 1.3 5.8 30 09.0 26.2 23.9 21.8 21.3 86 74 1.9 19.0 w 1.1 2.0
Mean 1013.5 24.1 21.1 19.0 17.9 83 83 E 5.7 Total 97.4* 117.3 103.4*
NORMALS FOR APRIL (1884-1939; 1947-1960):-
1012.7 23.9 21.3 19.5 18.8 85 80 114.6 135.8 E 8.7 124.5*t
The minimum hourly reading of mean sea level pressure was 1006.9 millibars at 1800 H.K.St.T. on the 29th. The maximum gust peak speed as recorded by the Dines anemograph was 38 knots from SW at 0043 H.K.St.T. on the 18th. The maximum instantaneous intensity of rainfall as recorded by the Jardi recorder was 151 millimetres per hour at 0328 if.K.St.T.
on the 30th. * * These readings were made at King's Park Meteorological Station. The figures for evaporation are the total amounts measured
during the 24 hours from 0800 H.K.St.T. on the date tabulated. t 1958-1967.
Year/month
1972
1973
1974
1975
1975: Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
1976: Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
Year/month
1972
1973
1974
1975
1975: Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
1976: Jan. Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
SECTION 2 VITAL STATISTICS
2.1 STATISTICS OF REGISTERED BIRTHS AND MARRIAGES
Chinese
Male Female
39,731
40,216
40,980
39,703
3,468
3,207
2,842
3,403
3,084
3,418
3,729
3,308
3,427
3,439
2,857
3,250
2,675
37,345
37,888
38,766
36,454
3,138
2,880
2,524
3,067
2,774
3,190
3,427
3,143
3,293
3,081
2,721
3,024
2,663
Total
77,076
78,104
79,746
76,157
6,606
6,087
5,366
6,470
5,858
6,608
7,156
6,451
6,720
6,520
5,578
6,274
5,338
Births
Non-Chinese
Male Female Total
1,049
1,024
1,042
1,051
88
79
91
74
76
107
95
82
84
98
88
109
89
928
1,019
1,091
992
76
76
77
92
75
97
99
73
77
72
70
91
75
1,977
2,043
2,133
2,043
164
155
168
166
151
204
194
155
161
170
158
200
164
Total
Male Female
40,780
41,240
42,022
40,754
3,556
3,286
2,933
3,477
3,160
3,525
3,824
3,390
3,511
3,537
2,945
3,359
2,764
38,273
38,907
39,857
37,446
3,214
2,956
2,601
3,159
2,849
3,287
3,526
3,216
3,370
3,153
2,791
3,115
. 2,738
2.2 STATISTICS OF REGISTERED DEATHS
Total
79,053
80,147
81,879
78,200
6,770
6,242
5,534
6,636
6,009
6,812
7,350
6,606
6,881
6,690
5,736
6,474
5,502
Chinese
Female
Non-Chinese Total
Male
11,709
11,809
12,042
11,457
970
1,090
914
896
855
926
959
822
1,111
1,273
978
1,243
1,110
9,146
9,261
9,722
9,429
856
890
764
790
669
703
707
710
1,007
1,056
876
980
936
Total
20,855
21,070
21,764
20,886
1,826
1,980
1,678
1,686
1,524
1,629
1,666
1,532
2,118
2,329
1,854
2,223
2,046
Male
201
202
178
208
18
18
15
18
13
10
21
13
21
19
15
16
17
Female
2
87
88
101
92
11
9
8
7
6
9
6
5 14
7
4
11
9
Total
288
290
279
300
29
27
23
25
19
19
27
18
35
26
19
27
26
Male
11,910
12,011
12,220
11,665
988
1,108
929
914
868
936
980
835
1,132
1,292
993
1,259
1,127
Female
9,233
9,349
9,823
9,521
867
899
772
797
675
712
713
715
1,021
1,063
880
991
945
Unknown sex
2
7
5
Marriages
27,358
30,436
37,634
36,192
3,234
3,329
3,065
2,997
2,438
2,916
3,130
3,150
3,210
3,067
2,439
3,504
2,938
Total
21,145
21,360
22,050
21,191
1,855
2,007
1,702
1,712
1,543
1,648
1,694
1,551
2,153
2,355
1,873
2,251
2,072
VITAL STATISTICS
2.3 DEATHS BY CAUSE
1974 1975 1975 1975 1975 Cause of death 1972 1973 1974 1975 4th lst 2nd 3rd 4th
qtr. qtr. qtr. qtr. qtr.
Infective and parasitic 1,469 1,393 1,281 854 265 208 229 208 209
Neoplasms 4,388 4,562 4,710 5,126 1,207 1,206 1,265 1,269 1,386
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic 204 236 218 256 58 65 65 55 71
Blood and blood-forming organs 72 59 46 58 7 18 10 11 19
Mental disorders 13 18 26 50 9 9 22 12 7
Nervous system and sense organs 130 138 176 135 32 24 39 40 32
Circulatory system 5,157 5,358 5,604 5,865 1,305 1,554 1,528 1,296 1,487
Respiratory system 3,645 3,373 3,795 3,340 669 810 986 758 786
Digestive system 1,043 1,135 1,115 980 283 249 229 261 241
Genito-urinary system 454 443 373 427 99 96 117 95 119
Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium 16 8 13 2 3
Skin and subcutaneous tissues 10 28 32 27 11 2 5 9 11
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissues 40 43 35 36 5 8 10 11 7
Congenital anomalies 350 336 398 395 103 99 107 81 108
Certain causes of perinatal mortality 576 550 552 538 131 106 152 150 130
Symptoms ill-defined 1,813 1,779 1,928 1,682 436 503 432 304 443
Accidents, poisonings and violence 1,765 1,901 1,748 1,420 485 368 367 344 341
Total 21,145 21,360 22,050 21,191 5,108 5,326 5,564 4,904 5,397
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SECTION 3 EMPLOYMENT, WAGES, ACCIDENTS AND LABOUR STOPPAGES
3.1 NUMBER OF ESTABLISHMENTS AND EMPLOYMENT IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY BY INTERNATIONAL STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION MAJOR GROUPS
l.S.I.C. March 1975 major groups Establish-
ments
Food products 1,091 Beverages 29
Tobacco 4 Textiles 3,258 Wearing a ppare1,
except footwear 6,579 Leather and leather
products, except footwear and wearing apparel 165
Footwear, except rubber, plastic and wooden footwear 462
Wood and cork products, except furniture 1,201
Furniture and fixtures, except primarily of metal 1,161
Paper and paper products 903
Printing, publishing and allied industries 1,512
Chemicals and chemical products 439
Products of petroleum and coal 2
Rubber products (figures for rubber footwear in brackets) 330
Plastic products (figures for plastic
(163)
toys in brackets) 3,678
Non-metallic mineral products, except products of petroleum and
(1,300)
coal 270 Basic metal
industries 246 Fabricated metal
products, except machinery and equipment 4,681
Machinery, except electrical 1,285
Electrical machinery, apparatus, appliances and supplies (figures for electronic parts and components for computers and transistorized radios in brackets) 814
(387) Transport equipment 234 Professional and
scientific, measuring and measuring and controlling equipment not elsewhere classified, and of photographic and optical goods 287
Other manufacturing industries 1,577
Total 30,208
Persons engaged
13,077
2,669 793
95,314
195,914
2,362
3,994
7,724
7,332
6,989
19,448
5,746
15
6,352 (4,970)
58,942 (31,386)
3,235
3,145
52,133
10,462
55,774 (41,979)
13,120
10,835
16,284
591,659
All establishments December 1975
Establishments
1,114
27
3,411
7,073
168
450
1,159
1,178
915
1,578
420
336 (167)
3,437 (1,214)
274
251
4,974
1,228
891 (460)
217
318
1,609
31,034
Persons engaged
14,347 2,682
795 112,922
238,958
2,462
4,335
7,595
7,534
7,442
19,812
5,197
15
6,101 (4,783)
63,706 (33,591)
3,347
3,106
57,322
11,926
66,353 (51,570) 11,133
13,177
18,590
678,857
March 1976 Establish-
ments
1,089
29
3 3,553
7,295
171
467
1,164
1,155
912
1,567
409
3
339 (166)
3,462 (1,266)
266
262
5,161
1,287
923 (477)
207
350
1,658
31,732
Persons engaged
14,329
2,851
786 114,973
249,883
2,513
4,492
7,650
8,075
7,763
19,926
5,393
19
6,085 (4,512)
66,485 (35,180)
3,441
3,161
58,221
12,303
67,224 (51,881)
11,125
13,231
18,858
698,787
Establishments registered with or recorded by Labour Department March 1975 December 1975 March 1976
Establish-ments
785 22
2,260
3,338
73
195
585
610
580
1,191
189
2
292 (147)
2,830 (1,064)
132
156
3,393
834
558 (280)
99
194
774
19,095
Persons engaged
11,572
2,610 793
88,209
169,665
1,590
2,967
4,893
5,012
5,830
18,128
4,585
15
6,244 (4,947)
54,215 (29,715)
2,270
2,519
46,028
8,279
52,704 (40,114)
12,519
9,929
11,987
522,563
Establishments
813 22
3 2,433
3,603
75
189
571
652
583
1,229
181
2
282 (143)
2,689 (999)
149
168
3,557
841
564 (285)
94
213
806
19,719
Persons engaged
12,551
2,651
795 103,684
194,515
1,479
3,375
4,967
5,013
5,965
18,171
4,179
13
5,884 (4,677)
58,214 (31,447)
2,583
2,646
49,643
9,771
60,553 (47,162)
10,450
11.721
13,210
582,033
Establishments
812 25
2,525
3,700
78
210
578
647
590
1,191
186
2
289 (142)
2,730 (1,041)
153
171
3,706
868
583 (293)
97
218
861
20,223
Persons engaged
12,556
2,762 786
103,103
199,270
1,547
3,573
5,132
5,569
6,378
18,038
4,265
13
5,822 (4,386)
60,235 (32,556)
2,764
2,723
49,785
10,349
60,443 (46,639) 10,507
11,563
13,260
590,443
Note: As from December 1975, establishments which had temporarily ceased operation during the survey are not included under the number of establishments
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EMPLOYMENT
3.2 NUMBER OF ESTABLISHMENTS AND EMPLOYMENT IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY BY EMPLOYMENT SIZE
Size of All establishments establishment March 1975 December 1975 March 1976 (numbers of Establish- Persons Establish- Persons Establish- Persons
persons engaged) ments engaged ments engaged ments engaged
1-9
10-19
20-49
50-99
100-199
200-499
500-999
1,000-1,999
2,000 and over
Total in operation
Temporarily ceased operation
19,889 83,894
4,163 55,797
2,910 88,062
1,193 80,359
613 80,433
342 98,538
84 55,792
28 31,877
8 16,907
29,230 591,659
978
20,254 81,281 20,580 92, 189
4,639 62,475 5,242 73,055
3,438 105,754 3,071 97,609
1,486 103,304 1,595 109,787
733 102,069 761 104,552
356 106,038 353 103,301
88 59,655 92 62,397
37 51,110 33 44,219
7,171 11,678
31,034 678,857 31,732 698,787
905 693
Establishments registered with or recorcied by Labour Department March 1975 December 1975 March 1976
Establish- Persons Establish- Persons Establish- Persons ments engaged ments engaged ments engaged
10,835 50,087 11,238 47,916 11,572 56,080
3,003 42,094 3,291 44,659 3,682 52,036
2,485 76,004 2, 776 86,328 2,476 79,432
1,100 73,895 1,271 88,664 1,343 92,617
589 77,369 673 94,287 690 95,465
342 98,538 342 102,243 332 97,677
84 55,792 88 59,655 90 61,239
28 31,877 37 51,110 33 44,219
8 16,907 3 7,171 11,678
18,474 522,563 19,719 582,033 20,223 590,443
621 633 419
3.3 EMPLOYMENT IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY BY INTERNATIONAL STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION DIVISIONS
J,S,T.C. division
Manufacture of food, beverages
March 1975 Male Female
All establishments December 1975 Male Female
March 1976 Male Female
and tobacco 13,167 3,372 14,123 3,701 14,133 3,833
Textile, wearing apparel and Ieatherindustries 111,354 186,230 134,619 224,058 140,310 231,551
Manufacture of wood and cork products, includ-ing furniture 13,077 1,979 13,229 1,900 13,835 1,890
Manufacture of paper and paper products, printing and publishing 22,303 4, 134 23,028 4,226 23,402 4,287
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical, petroleum, coal rubber and plastic products 35,268 35,787 38,038 36,981 40,307 37,675
Manufacture of nonmetallic mineral products, except products of petroleum and coal 2,501 734 2,540 807 2,566 875
Basic metal industries 2,906 239 2,S42 264 2,973 188
Manufacture of fabricated metal products,
-machinery and equipment 80,448 61,876 87,897 72,014 90,705 71,399
Other manufacturing industries 10,188 6,096 11,915 6,675 11,918 6,940
Total 291,212 300,447 328,231 350,626 340,149 358,638
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Establishments registered with or recorded by Labour Department March 1975 December 1975 March 1976
Male Female Male Female Male Female
11,909 3,066 12,719 3,278 12,735 3,369
95,327 167,104 111,213 191,840 113,625 193,868
8,560 1,345 8,640 1,340 9,301 1,400
20,352 3,606 20,504 3,632 20,793 3,623
31,465 33,594 33,829 34,461 35,623 34,712
1,747 523 1,959 624 2,093 671
2,315 204 2,413 233 2,550 173
71,188 58,271 76,171 65,967 77,744 64,903
7,132 4,855 8,034 5,176 8,195 5,065
249,995 272,568 275,482 306,551 282,659 307,784
EMPLOYMENT
3.4 NUMBER OF ESTABLISHMENTS AND PERSONS ENGAGED IN WHOLESALE (INCLUDING IMPORT/EXPORT) AND RETAIL TRADES,
RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS BY NATURE OF BUSINESS
Nature of business
Wholesale and retail:
Foodstuffs
Fuel Alcoholic drinks and tobacco
Clothing and footwear Consumer goods Consumer durables Capital goods
Raw materials
Wholesale:
Foodstuffs Fuel Alcoholic drinks and tobacco Clothing and footwear Consumer goods Consumer durables Capital goods
Raw materials General commodities
Retail: Foodstuffs
Fuel Alcoholic drinks and tobacco Clothing and footwear
Consumer goods Consumer durables Capital goods
Raw materials
Import/export: Foodstuffs Fuel
Alcoholic drinks and tobacco Clothing and footwear Consumer goods
Consumer durables Capital goods
Raw materials General commodities
Import/export with wholesale and/or retail:
Foodstuffs Fuel Alcoholic drinks and tobacco Clothing and footwear
Consumer goods Consumer durables Capital goods
Raw materials
Resiaurants, hotels and other eating and lodging places•:
Restaurants, cafes and bars Hotels Boarding houses
Total
September 1975 Establish- Persons engaged
ments Male Female Total
933 5,274 605 5,879 112 1,580 222 1,802 98 858 61 919
470 2,006 602 2,608 1,238 6,299 1,411 7,710
284 2,136 437 2,573 54 240 SI 291
296 1,495 215 1,710
1,096 7,039 810 7,849 46 849 56 905 49 573 50 623
599 2,077 740 2,817 1,143 4,162 1,234 5,396
152 1,059 214 1,273 56 246 113 359
258 1,075 193 1,268 340 657 241 898
16,082 35,299 15,734 51,033 366 2,119 294 2,413 314 517 321 838
2,812 5,625 3,755 9,380 9,440 28,803 14,812 43,615 2,767 9,066 2,031 11,097
256 740 200 940 512 1,604 319 1,923
503 2,914 561 3,475 23 821 138 959 31 408 90 498
1,123 4,243 2,033 6,276
1,611 7,117 3,289 10,406 427 2,560 918 3,478 269 1,143 514 1,657 660 2,669 873 3,542
6,936 28,755 12,750 41,505
106 966 s 99
14 156
203 1,373 562 3,421 254 2,688
68 466
134 893
3,040 48
683
58,285 10,335 1,135
158 1,124 8 107
39 195 712 2,085
1,415 4,836 674 3,362
164 630 195 1,088
19,013 3,789 1,063
77,298 14,124 2,198
56,473 251,845 93,117 344,962
* Figures refer to August 1975, December 1975 and March 1976 respectively.
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December 1975 March 1976 Establish- Persons engaged Establish- Persons engaged
ments Male Female Total ments Male Female Total
927 5,403 107 1,378
95 807 473 1,953
1,200 6,034 292 2,040
52 244
291 1,434
1,087 7,006 48 837 46 550
584 2,190
1,147 4,173
159 976 53 216
230 1,032 355 813
16,750
377 310
2,914 9,732
2,801
243 521
36,261 2,168
464 5,906
29,348
9,052 709
1,735
492 2,938 22 795
31 332 1,157 4,290 1,649 7,043
435 2,529 279 1,182
667 2,802 6,957 28,627
104 974 4 98
14 171 205 1,321
589 3,530 249 2,763 77 486
135 895
3,354 48
714
62,773 10,576 1,262
605 221
65 594
1,411
421 51
226
794
57 50
646 1,197
243 114 163
262
16,195 335
337 4,048
14,981
1,924 172 335
6,008 1,599
872 2,547 7,445 2,461
295 1,660
7,800 894
600 2,836 5,370
1,219 330
1,195
1,075
52,456
2,503 801
9,954 44,329
10,976
881 2,070
608 3,546
137 932 83 415
2,056 6,346 3,441 10,484
912 3,441 542 1,724
915 3,717 12,914 41,541
169
7 45
711 1,466
672 158 202
20,529 3,536 1,095
1,143 105 216
2,032 4,996 3,435
644 1,097
83,302 14,112 2,357
57,976 258,116 95,645 353,761
915 5,205 98 1,456
96 865 476 1,947
1,197 5,903 289 2,173
43 208 297 1,420
1,083 6,848
58 1,003 46 582
598 2,210 1,121 4,198
162 998 56 219
220 993
369 863
16,723
372 320
2,935 9,805
2,859 251 548
35,721 2,258
482 5,750
29,276 9,109
744
1,911
513 3,094 25 555
35 357 1,250 4,494
1,741 7,050 457 2,572 297 1,229
703 2,903 7,162 28,974
109
5
14
206 590 259 83
126
3,436 48
710
953 99
169 1,251
3,518 2,749
555
855
64,603 10,488
1,351
642 5,847 226 1,682
67 932 651 2,598
1,344 7,247
411 2,584 46 254
228 1,648
760 7,608
57 1,060 48 630
666 2,876
1,088 5,286 240 1,238 126 345
208 1,201 247 1,110
16,019
353 314
4,098 14,886
1,978
197 343
672 126
87 2,255 3,473
904 477 944
13,039
51,740 2,611
796 9,848
44,162
11,087 941
2,254
3,766
681 444
6,749 10,523 3,476
1,706 3,847
42,013
169 1,122
9 108 46 215
689. 1,940
1,491 5,009 657 3,406 186 . 741
191 1,046
21,401 3,503 1,161
86,004 13,991 2,512
58,706 260,161 96,723 356,884
EMPLOYMENT
3.5 NUMBER OF ESTABLISHMENTS AND PERSONS ENGAGED IN WHOLESALE (INCLUDING IMPORT/EXPORT) AND RETAIL TRADES, RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS BY EMPLOYMENT SIZE
Size of establishment September 1975 December 1975 March 1976 (number of persons Establish- Persons engaged Establish- Persons engaged Establish- Persons engaged engaged) ments Male Female Total ments Male Female Total ments Male Female Total
Wholesale (including import/ export) and retail trades:
1-4 38,164 65,772 30,372 96,144 39,379 68,585 31,870 100,455 39,867 68,829 31,833 100,662
5-9 10,364 48,077 15,038 63,115 10,412 48,163 15,258 63,421 10,564 48,959 15,643 64,602
10-19 2,974 29,592 7,670 37,262 2,908 29,241 7,632 36,873 2,920 28,929 7,634 36,563
20-49 916 18,935 6,097 25,032 893 18,563 5,944 24,507 896 18,746 5,963 24,709
50--99 199 9,210 3,769 12,979 189 8,882 3,676 12,558 186 8,807 3,588 12,395
100--199 58 5,268 2,770 8,038 52 4,763 2,532 7,295 53 4,624 2,556 7,180
200-499 25 4,556 3,105 7,661 25 4,609 3,145 7,754 24 4,111 3,010 7,121
500-999 2 680 431 1,111 2 699 428 1,127 2 714 431 1,145
Total 52,702 182,090 69,252 251,342 53,860 183,505 70,485 253,990 54,512 183,719 70,658 254,377
Restaurants and hotels:
1-4 1,329 2,072 1,596 3,668 1,332 2,228 1,645 3,873
5-9 823 3,995 1,461 5,456 852 4,232 1,492 5,724
10-19 836 9,080 2,554 11,634 859 9,312 2,655 12,027
20--49 668 15,334 4,080 19,414 678 15,708 4,285 19,993
50--99 260 13,788 4,536 18,324 267 14,056 4,705 18,761
100--199 151 15,472 5,534 21,006 156 15,793 5,773 21,566
200--499 37 7,302 2,971 10,273 38 7,481 3,107 10,588
500-999 8 4,433 1,390 5,823 8 4,417 1,434 5,851
1,000--1,999 4 3,135 1,038 4,173 4 3,155 969 4,124
Total 4,116 74,611 25,160 99,771 4,194 76,442 26,065 102,507
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EMPLOYMENT
3.6 EMPLOYMENT IN GOVERNMENT SERVICE BY PURPOSE
Purpose
General public services
General administration
Public order and safety
Police
Judiciary and prison
Fire protection
Defence
Education
Health
Social security and welfare services
Housing and community amenities
Housing
Community infrastructure
Sanitary services
Other community and social services
Recreation and related cultural services
Economic services
Agriculture, fisheries and forestry
Mining, manufacturing
Water
Land transport
Water transport
Air transport
Commerce and industry
Post services
Total
January 1975
Male Female
29,499 4, 779
7,335 2,497
22, l 64 2,282
(15,225) (1,754)
(3,334) (469)
(3,605) (59)
196 20
3,207 2,649
6,001 7,220
1,109 998
25, 11 l 3,803
5,588 924
7,579 606
11,944 2,273
2,073 321
2,073 321
16,624 1,582
2,434 453
4,675 127
2,991 175
1,321 138
441 73
349 46
2,062 552
2,351 18
83,820 21,372
April 1975
Male Female
29,766 4,973
7,263 2,489
22,503 2,484
(15,451) (1,976)
(3,445) (450)
(3,607) (58)
196 20
3,199 2,630
5,889 7,466
1,098 998
25,229 3,814
5,621 914
7,709 598
11,899 2,302
2,121 315
2,121 315
16,656 1,600
2,390 441
4,701 125
3,028 198
1,340 138
435 74
357 48
2,069 553
2,336 23
84,154 21,816
July 1975 Octo her 197 5 January 1976
Male Female Male Female Male Female
29,683 4,998 30,008 5,042 30,124 5,224
7,220 2,450 7,189 2,442 7, 157 2,564
22,463 2,548 22,819 2,600 22,967 2,660
(15,386) (2,053) (15,670) (2,091) (15,845) (2,144)
(3,488) (438) (3,554) (452) (3,556) (461)
(3,589) (57) (3,595) (57) (3,566) (55)
196 15 201 15 196 15
3,169 2,643 3,186 2,620 3,167 2,610
6,101 7,207 6,371 7,130 6,238 7,439
1,108 992 1,098 993 1,094 989
24,981 3,876 24,581 3,763 24,097 3,654
5,563 922 5,345 852 5,129 770
7,581 625 7,501 609 7,302 596
11,837 2,329 11,735 2,302 11,666 2,288
2,147 314 2,157 317 2,152 320
2,147 314 2,157 317 2,152 320
16,455 1,636 16,415 1,626 16,622 1,690
2,294 470 2,280 454 2,415 517
4,642 128 4,651 128 4,706 129
3,016 206 2,986 206 2,960 210
1,335 139 1,321 143 1,325 144
423 73 434 73 429 72
350 51 344 48 340 46
2,066 546 2,057 550 2,045 548
2,329 23 2,342 24 2,402 24
83,840 21,681 84,017 21,506 83,690 21,941
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April 1976
Male Female
30,345 5,302
7,117 2,590
23,228 2,712
(16,100) (2,179)
(3,572) (480)
(3,556) (53)
195 13
3,037 2,592
6,518 7,435
1,087 987
23,821 3,616
5,031 749
7,215 595
11,575 2,272
2,153 323
2,153 323
16,666 1,690
2,371 495
4,709 124
2,993 213
1,347 151
436 75
345 45
2,055 555
2,410 32
83,822 21,958
WAGES
3.7 INDEXES OF AVERAGE DAILY WAGES FOR WORKERS IN SELECTED INDUSTRIES AND SERVICES
:Nominal average daily wages
Overall
Manufacturing
Textiles
Bleaching and dyeing
.Cotton knitting
Cotton spinning
Cotton weaving (three shifts)
Cotton weaving (two shifts)
Woollen knitting
Bakery products
Dockyards
Electrical appliances
Electronics
Enamelware
Garments
Gloves
Handbags
Job printing
Leather footwear
Metal torch cases
Misc. plastic products
Paper boxes
Plastic flowers
Plastic toys
Rubber footwear
Torch bulbs Wigs
Wooden furniture & fixtures
Wrist watch bands
Public utilities
Bus operators
Electricity supply
Telephone service
Tramway operators
Godown
Motor vehicle repairing
Real average daily wages
Overall
(July 73-June 74=100)
Excluding fringe benefits
1974 1975
Mar. Sept. Mar. Sept.
Wages in
Sept. 1975
102
102
102
104
102
104
102
105
99
101
110
101
102
103
100
101
101
104
101
104
103
101
103
103
100
104
113
101
101
105
105
104
107
106
108
105
101
103
102
104
112
105
104
103
101
100
104
135
100
106
103
99
88
98
105
102
101
105
112
99
102 103
104
104
100
109
107
106
105
110
107
107
109
97
104
102
105
110
105
105
104
98
101
106
142
106
106
106
96
88
88
106
99
101
110
109
94
105
105
112
109
96
111
119
116
116
123
122
123
111
97
9
107
106
110
109
110
108
109
105
110
113
147
106
109
·104
102
86
91
107
97
100
HK$
24.15
23.79
23.52
26.27
28.01
21.69
21.58
24.90
25.34
24.83
34.62
20.59
21.92
25.09
24.33
20.76
20.98
22.74
28.17
18.83 112 • 23.38
104 24.91
96 20.37
107 21.01
108 24.01
108 23.73
112
98
115
120
117
116
126
120
122
113
100
26.48
47.12
23.21
29.41
25.76
31.55
31.69
34.45
32.14
28.19
Including fringe benefits
1974 1975
Mar. Sept. Mar. Sept.
102
101
102
104
103
104
101
105
99
101
110
101
102
102
100
101
101
101
101
101
102
101
102
102
101
101
112
101
101
105
105
104
107
106
108
106
101
102
102
104
114
105
104
103
105
100
107
135
100
106
105
98
88
99
110
103
100
100
113
99
95
104
101
104
100
110
107
106
105
109
107
107
110
96
103
101
103
112
106
102
104
102
101
113
156
106
105
106
96
88
89
105
100
99
105
109
94
100
104
108
108
97
113
119
116
117
122
121
123
110
96
106
105
109
115
110
106
111
108
110
116
160
106
108
102
102
87
93
106
98
99
110
104
95
99 108
104
111
99
117
120
117
118
125
119
122
112
99
Wages in
Sept. 1975
HK$
27.86
27.34
30.08
37.41
29.92
30.32
29.49
30.31
26.75
27.93
38.52
23.94
26.74
29.97
26.18
21.88
23.30
28.06
29.18
21.23
27.86
31.98
22.42
24.01
25.42
24.66
27.88
49.38
27.04
36.19
33.87
38.12
37.06
40.30
36.16
33.66
ACCIDENTS
3.8 REPORTED ACCIDENTS BY CAUSE
Year/quarter
1972
1973
1974
1975t
1975; lst qtr.
2nd qtr.
3rd qtr.
4th qtr.
1976: lst qtr.
Year/quarter
1972
1973
1974
1975t
1975: lst qtr.
2nd qtr.
3rd qtr.
4th qtr.
1976: lst qtr.
Machinery: power driven
2 4,599 4,601
13 5,994 6,007
8 6,322 6,330
9 7,116 7,125
1,188 1,191
2 1,616 1,618
2,163 2,164
2,149 2,152
I 1,486 1,487
Stepping on or striking
against objects
3,552 3,553
6 3,795 3,801
4 4,584 4,588
7 6,394 6,401
2 909 911
2 1,203 1,205
1,993 1,994
2 2,289 2,291
1 1,400 1,401
Machinery: other
616 617
Transport
8 318 326
511 514 80 1,138 1,218
431 431 49 1,083 l, 132
425 425 39 1,156 1,195
70 70 5 213 218
81 81 6 259 265
132 132 15 333 348
142 142 13 351 364
- 119 119 11 251 262
Falling objects
10 1,770 1,78(,
11 2,129 2,140
13 2,283 2,296
9 1,990 1,999
2 388 390
4 405 409
2 537 539
660 661
358 '359
Falls of grounds
9 13 22
5 10 15
5 8 13
2 8 10
3
3
2 3
• Figures for 1972 include only industrial accidents. t Figures for 1975 are subject to amendments.
Explosions or fires
14 205 219
18 300 318
13 303 316
8 282 290
84 85
53 54
2 64 66
4 81 85
18 41 59
Handling without
machinery
4 2,614 2,618
2 5,303 5,305
4,511 4,512
3,892 3,893
803 803
1,132 1,132
1,089 1,089
868 869
810 811
10
Hot or corrosive
substances
Gassing, poisoning and
other toxic substances
Electricity Falls of persons
592 592 11 16 2 44 46 39 1,577 1,616
1,542 1,542 4 14 18 9 100 109 65 2,965 3,030
1,464 1,464 3 10 13 4 116 120 62 3,639 3,701
1,556 1,556
273 273
354 354
475 475
454 454
297 297
Hand tools
1,712 1,712
3 3,250 3,253
3,067 3,068
3,321 3,321
596 596
718 718
959 959
1,048 1,048
827 827
50 so 4 85 89 51 3,788 3,839
2 2 10 10
5 5 2 27 29
9 9 2 31 33
34 34 17 17
7 - 10 10
Miscellaneous and causes not yet ascertained
17 739 756
14 909 923
7 1,034 1,041
13 1,106 1,119
11 769 780
Grand total•
26 1,369 1,395 121 18,992 19,113
85 3,163 3,248 304 30,214 30,518
71 2,959 3,030 234 30,780 31,014
82 4,130 4,212 212 34,193 34,405
20 1,073 1,093 50 6,349 6,399
21 1,345 1,366 52 8,110 8,162
18 1,339 1,357 48 10,161 10,209
23 373 396 62 9,573 9,635
36 2,902 2,938 81 9,278 9,359
INDUSTRIAL WORK STOPPAGES
3.9 STOPPAGES OF WORK BY INDUSTRY
1975 1975 1975 1975 1976 1972 1973 1974 1975 lst 2nd 3rd 4th lst
qtr. qtr. qtr. qtr. qtr.
Number of work stoppages
Agriculture, forestry, fishing
Mining and quarrying
Manufacturing 35 35 13 15 4 4 2 5 4
Electricity, gas, water
Construction 4 8 6
Wholesale and retail trade, restaurants and hotels 3
Transport, storage, communication 2 10 2
Financing, insurance, real estate and business services 2
Community, social and personal services
Total 46 54 19 17 4 4 3 6 4
Working days lost
Agriculture, forestry, fishing
Mining and quarrying
Manufacturing 38,118 20,370 9,969 17,301 418 2,361 1,450 13,072 2,086
Electricity, gas, water
Construction 1,381 8,136 739
Wholesale and retail trade, restaurants and hotels 175
Transport, storage, communication 2,140 28,050 299 29 270
Financing, insurance, real estate and business services 20 135
Community, social and personal services
Total 41,834 56,691 10,708 17,600 418 2,361 1,479 13,342 2,086
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SECTION 4 PRODUCTION
4.1 MINING PRODUCTION
Metric tons
Iron ore Year/quarter Feldspar (50-56% Fe Kaolin Quartz
concentrate)
1972 1,149 162,283 3,162 3,631
1973 1,340 150,713 6,753 991
1974 5,566 159,737 3,320 351
1975 2,059 167,200 1,490 761
1975: lst quarter 483 34,968 288
2nd quarter 546 37,723 222 96
3rd quarter 427 47,188 288
4th quarter 603 47,321 692 665
1976: lst quarter 564 37,058 328 426
4.2 ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION
Million kWh
Year/month Domestic Commercial Industrial Street lighting Total
1972 1,193.37 1,984.57 2,211.41 22.99 5,412.34
1973 1,322.29 2,243.96 2,419.89 24.45 6,010.60
1974 1,393.72 2,178.71 2,319.10 25.60 5,917.13
1975 1,529.75 2,408.74 2,456.47 29.02 6,423.98
1975: Apr. 107.02 182.59 203.15 2.36 495.12
May 124.96 216.14 215.29 2.21 558.59
June 136.99 223.34 212.45 2.17 574.95
July 162.60 244.61 239.52 2.12 648.85
Aug. 162.94 239.39 234.46 2.22 639.02
Sept. 153.27 239.84 232.87 2.31 628.29
Oct. 151.19 239.28 234.57 2.42 627.45
Nov. 114.35 195.82 213.67 3.67* 527.52
Dec. 108.94 175.48 213.48 2.48 500.39
1976: Jan. 124.80 173.45 201.49 2.59 502.34
Feb. 112.28 168.54 180.72 2.53 464.06
Mar. 104.57 179.00 224.80 2.50 510.87
Apr. 112.73 190.23 234.43 2.42 539.81
Note: Relevant Orders of Emergency (Control of Oil) Regulations 1973 came into operation from lOth December, 1973 to 23rd May, 1974.
* Including 1,147,750 kWh adjustment for previous months.
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PRODUCTION
4.3 GAS PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION
Therms
Year/month Domestic Commercial Industrial Total
1972 5,567,203 4,179,161 1,012,551 10,758,915
1973 6,572,427 4,554,073 982,652 12,109,152
1974 7,485,945 5,516,096 984,960 13,987,001
1975 8,060,994 6,053,062 1,136,552 15,250,608
1975: Apr. 760,539 532,185 96,267 1,388,991
May 678,758 502,555 104,149 1,285,462
June 614,198 466,226 95,808 1,176,232
July 575,688 488,425 104,113 1,168,226
Aug. 543,369 478,496 101,487 1,123,352
Sept. 550,561 491,727 99,237 1,141,525
Oct. 579,536 513,036 100,802 1,193,374
Nov. 640,522 519,171 100,057 1,259,750
Dec. 782,841 606,810 112,394 1,502,045
1976: Jan. 939,083 646,999 111,499 1,697,581
Feb. 933,274 643,730 99,349 1,676,353
Mar. 818,147 612,688 115,558 1,546,393
Apr. 787,838 640,094 118,904 1,546,836
4.4 CEMENT PRODUCTION
Metric tons
Year/month Total production
1972 408,314
1973 441,211
1974 570,946
1975 574,509
1975: Apr. 44,082
May 44,084
June 28,617
July 55,005
Aug. 57,458
Sept. 45,567
Oct. 44,699
Nov. 50,385
Dec. 56,262
1976: Jan. 40,688
Feb. 55,607
Mar. 61,835
Apr. 48,801
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PRODUCTION
4.5 TEXTILE PRODUCTION (NEW SERIES)
1. Number of spinning and weaving establishments
2. Number of persons engaged
Operatives Male Female
Other employees Male Female
3. Total estimated man-hours worked by operatives ('OOO)
4. Machinery by type
Spindles No. installed No. in operation
Looms No. installed No. in operation
Unit
5. Material consumed and material stocks
Raw cotton 'OOO lb.
Man-made (staple) fibre 'OOO lb.
Wool tops 'OOO lb.
Cotton yarn, grey 'OOO lb.
Cotton/man-made fibre yarn 'OOO lb.
Man-made (continuous) fibre yarn 'OOO lb.
Man-made (staple) fibre yarn 'OOO lb.
Unit
6. Production and product stocks
Cotton yarn, grey 'OOO lb.
Cotton/man-made fibre yarn 'OOO lb.
Man-made (staple) fibre yarn 'OOO lb.
Woollen yarn 'OOO lb.
Worsted yarn 'OOO lb.
Wool/man-made fibre yam 'OOO lb.
Cotton piecegoods 'OOO sq. yd.
Cotton towelling 'OOO sq. yd.
Cotton/man-made fibre piecegoods 'OOO sq. yd.
Man-made (cotinuous) fibre piecegoods 'OOO sq. yd.
Man-made (staple) fibre piecegoods 'OOO sq. yd.
Fibre-glass piecegoods 'OOO sq. yd.
Mesh cloth 'OOO sq. yd.
Cotton towels 'OOO doz.
Labels 'OOO doz.
1975 2nd qtr.
809
53,360
22,492 26,001
4,068 799
29,376
891,410 833,145
26,207 24,146
Consump- Stocks at end tion of qtr.
105,016 95,446
11,352 6,894
3,747 3,919
88,695 27,296
9,058 1,526
649 317
191 97
Stocks Production at end
of qtr.
91,316 13,586
12,837 2,888
3,356 1,724
1,113 248
2,562 1,049
637 293
179,455 79,771
3,216 1,607
25,897 25,073
999 296
213 317
311
342 180
31,888 1,398
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1975 3rd qtr.
771
55,566
23,748 26,902
4,123 793
31,162
895,300 842,209
26,575 24,677
Consump- Stocks at end tion of qtr.
119,782 131,246
11,685 8,148
3,668 4,477
116,057 30,134
8,363 1,453
759 371
198 108
Stocks Production at end
of qtr.
105,698 13,036
13,103 3,007
3,664 1,975
988 193
2,504 855
731 305
218,105 70,580
4,015 1,564
25,227 25,458
924 184
427 263
270
114 30
350 142
30,814 2,626
1975 4th qtr.
843
59,870
25,727 29,037
4;205 901
33,614
900,108 824,293
27,544 26,104
Consump- Stocks at end tion of qtr.
131,044 148,360
10,731 9,299
3,849 3,472
124,702 37,631
7,280 1,154
676 416
453 94
Stocks Production at end
of qtr.
114,459 12,325
10,855 2,599
3,929 1,942
1,136 109
2,626 991
598 303
255,404 64,110
3,845 1,559
23,598 20,148
749 292
784 610
232
115 4
288 116
36,901 2,500
Year/month
1972
1973
1974
1975
1975: Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
1976: Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr*.
SECTION 5 EXTERNAL TRADE
5.1 EXTERNAL TRADE
$million
Cumulative totals
Imports Domestic Re-exports exports
Total Me~~:J'~dise exports balance
21,763.93 15,245.15 4,154.44 19,399.59 -2,364.34
29,004.60 19,474.35 6,525.01 25,999.36 -3,005.24
34,120.08 22,911.34 7,124.35 30,035.69 -4,084.40
33,471.62 22,858.89 6,973.08 29,831.97 -3,639.65
Year to date
Imports
% change % change on 12 months on
previous to date previous year 12 months
+ 7.44
+33.27
+17.64
- 1.90
Year to date
Domestic exports
% change % change on 12 months on
previous to date previous year 12 months
+10.88
+27.74
+17.65
- 0.23
2,434.55 1,621.06 558.37 2,179.43 -255.11 6,994.38 -13.28 33,049.41 + 5.38 4,528.49 -14.11 22,167.40 + 5.67
2,512.81
2,677.11
2,631.66
1,660.38
1,738.12
1,876.53
2,882. 70 2,062.16
2,855.72 2,064.72
3,151.95 2,342.08
3,224. 76 2,039.04
3,099.57 2,255.03
3,437.97 2,292.34
554.81 2,215.19
553.12 2,291.25
546.96 2,423.49
607.79 2,669.94
632.64 2,697.37
605.18 2,947.26
632.27 2,671.30
655.94 2,910.97
626.11 2,918.45
-297.62 9,507.19 -15.27
-385.87 12,184.30 -17.01
-211.17 14,818.96 -16.93
-212.76 17,701.67 -15.33
-158.35 20,557.38 -13.88
-204.68 23,709.33 -10.70
-553.45 26,934.08 - 7.14
-188.60 30,033.65 - 4.89
-519.51 33,471.62 - 1.90
32,406.96
31,622.98 - 6.18
31,100.17 - 9.80
30,915.41 -12.18
30,806.15 -13.67
31,278.83 -12.28
32,050.24 - 8.71
32,575.43 - 5.95
33,471.62 - 1.90
6,188.86 -13.97 21,905.98 + 1.41
7,926.98 -15.65 21,440.83 - 3.99
9,803.51 -14.54 21,243.07 - 6.70
11,865.67 -12.57 21,204.63 - 8.73
13,930.39 -11.63 21.078.35 -10.22
16,272.47 - 8.30 21,439.28 - 8.92
18,311.51 - 5.46 21,853.84 - 6.06
20,566.55 - 2.89 22,298.35 - 3.63
22,858.89 - 0.23 22,858.89 - 0.23
3,236.08 2,582.34 729.90 3,312.24 + 76.16 3,236.08 +34.50 34,301.77 + 0.61 2,582.34 +57.95 23.806.30 + 5.10
2,983.32 1,749.17 636.23 2,385.40
3,497.85 2,511.88 745. 78 3,257.66
3,469.09 2,434.43 658.99
-597.92 6,219.40 +36.40
-240.19 9,717.25 +38.93
35, 131.18 + 4.27
36,194.48 + 9.52
4,331.51 +48.98 24,282.98 + 8.33
6,843.39 +51.12 25,173.79 + 13.~6
• Provisional figures for month only.
Year/month
1972
1973
1974
1975
1975: Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
1976: Jan. Feb. Mar.
North America
2,721.34
3,853.68
4,827.38
4,191.60
318.15
315.78
292.90
312.73
373.54
343.92
462.10
456.46
369.09
394.39
386.56
337.76
392.12
Western Europe
4,181.54
5,569.89
6,211.89
5,603.87
439.34
435.89
492.92
422.59
434.89
484.53
490.22
468.75
526.39
563.67
476.22
476.83
661.92
5,2 IMPORTS BY AREAS
Soviet Union and
Eastern Europe
120.25
185.86
235.12
195.23
6.38
12.20
7.53
11.27
10.45
30.56
25.71
8.31
23.85
29.23
29.10
28.83
15.63
Central and
South America
215.03
413.68
277.82
437.09
59.14
10.07
21.39
20.62
18.29
35.64
54.68
73.72
48.70
46.02
57.54 30.33
27.08
Middle East
513.98
569.41
804.46
536.31
47.50
39.96
42.84
43.90
49.21
35.23
67.08
40.82
47.19
62.55
33.96
58.29
54.73
15
Asia
12,957.20
16,996.23
20,236.83
21,062.83
1,468.42
1,582.93
1,714.21
1,699.66
1,855.44
1,803.92
1,935.09
2,004.59
1,987.19
2,199.40
2,127.26
1,947.51
2,199.93
$million
Australasia Postal Total Africa and
Oceania packages merchandise
389.02
568.61
609.21
541.67
36.00
39.36
33.98
48.93
50.28
37.21
41.30
71.18
38.41
51.35
58.48
47.50
60.92
653.68
839.29
910.72
896.35
59.28
76.21
70.90
74.31
89.98
84.05
74.97
100.39
58.04
90.84
66.36 55.93
85.09
11.90
7.94
6.65
6.65
0.35
0.41
0.45
0.65
0.62
0.65
0.79
0.53
0.70
0.52
0.60
0.34
0.43
21,763.93
29,004.60
34,120.08
33,471.62
2,434.55
2,512.81
2,677.11
2,634.66
2,882.70
2,855.72
3,151.95
3,224.76
3,099.57
3,437.97
3,236.08
2,983.32
3,497.85
EXTERNAL TRADE
5.3 DOMESTIC EXPORTS BY AREAS
Year/month North America
Western Europe
Soviet Union and
Eastern Europe
Central and
South America
Middle East Asia Africa Australasia Postal
and packages
1972 1973 1974 1975
1975: Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
1976: Jan. Feb. Mar.
Year/month
1972 1973 1974 1975
1975: Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
1976: Jan. Feb. Mar.
6,625.68 7,337.08 8,041.56 8,108.73
479.25 533.18 603.89 648.32 766.43 802.83 961.23 764.55 876.43 803.48
992.42 642.20 871.91
5,096.67 6,731.25 7,757.28 8,321.68
668.49 655.71 626.13 698.43 720.22 649.31 731.98 673.06 765.26 928.70
957.29 623.26 999.99
North America
Western Europe
409.46 509.77 577.90 613.16
45.63 42.94 45.55 44.14 43.74 62.35 51.86 69.60 67.14 63.47
68.18 66.15 88.81
449.01 560.10 765.16 737.21
50.13 52.50 70.80 61.06 60.45 64.98 64.32 74.86 76.01 72.91
72.43 65.55 73.65
10.94 34.87 47.53 62.01
2.13 4.27 7.46 4.47 2.72 4.91 6.98 9.99 6.11 5.82
3.83 5.47
10.48
328.92 326.21 428.20 380.89
26.47 29.09 29.13 32.14 37.21 39.33 39.90 33.45 36.72 29.04
34.99 23.24 37.90
286.69 443.82 630.18 785.60
59.90 62.03 75.92 74.89 79.36 78.74 72.80 70.51 59.32 66.65
64.52 51.23 81.76
1,612.07 2,798.48 3,169.73 2,644.91
203.05 195.84 206.70 199.34 234.64 241.36 268.58 254.75 271.96 216.33
257.57 208.90 265.30
587.69 685.68
1,043.02 1,186.12
94.32 95.84
105.37 100.84 106.48 124.60 116.57 103.11 100.30 100.73
96.77 82.87
107.68
5.4 RE-EXPORTS BY AREAS
Soviet Central Union and and South
Eastern America Europe
5.66 1.06 9.75
10.63
0.91 1.99 1.41 1.84 0.51 0.48 1.85 0.51 0.88 0.15
3.23 0.54 0.29
113.18 149.30 191.00 172.30
12.94 11.31 10.50 13.07 14.28 16.99 15.61 16.17 18.73 15.28
16.68 13.26 15.58
16
Middle East
110.67 189.47 253.37 287.46
26.46 21.09 23.27 24.40 19.52 27.58 27.61 20.75 33.37 28.84
28.40 23.79 25.62
Asia
2,749.48 4,721.41 4,744.76 4,575.21
379.25 370.28 350.74 360.80 425.81 407.69 386.61 396.68 409.13 393.04
487.20 406.19 484.66
Oceania
688.03 1,107.81 1,785.60 1,359.23
86.72 84.42 82.79
116.42 114.30 122.75 143.18 128.80 138.07 140.72
173.91 110.87 135.61
8.46 9.14 8.23 9.73
0.74
0.74 1.67 0.79 0.89 0.86 0.81 0.86 0.87
1.04 1.12
1.25
Africa Australasia
and Oceania
134.43 173.31 292.67 310.24
24.30 33.94 30.81 18.86 19.49 ·26.53 28.29 26.55 27.34 30.27
28.92 32.03 31.93
182.55 220.58 289.74 266.87
18.77 20.76 20.05 22.79 23.99 26.04 29.02 27.16 23.33 22.16
24.86 28.74 25.25
$million
Total merchandise
15,245.15 19,474.35 22,911.34 22,858.89
1,621.06 1,660.38 1,738.12 1,876.53 2,062.16 2,064.72 2,342.08 2,039.04 2,255.03 2,292.34
2,582.34 1,749.17 2,511.88
$million
Total merchandise
4,154.44 6,525.01 7,124.35 6,973.08
558.37 554.81 553.12 546.96 607.79 632.64 605.18 632.27 655.94 626.11
729.90 636.23 745.78
Year/month
1972 1973 1974 1975
1975: Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
1976:Jan Feb. Mar.
Year/month
1972 1973 1974 1975
1975: Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
1976: Jan. Feb. Mar.
EXTERNAL TRADE
5.5 MERCHANDISE TRADE WITH MAJOR TRADING PARTNERS
$million
Imports
Japan China U.S.A. Taiwan Singapore
5,045.04 3,846.94 2,595.06 1,308.70 5,852.92 5,633.99 3,701.89 1,685.85 7,141.50 5,990.52 4,621.06 1,765.30 6,991.15 6,804.94 3,960.76 1,942.53
485.72 541.73 607.05 547.89 604.70 619.69 648.05 669.52 623.74 701.89
605.48 678.42 793.06
448.38 496.46 501.06 574.99 584.10 573.41 633.08 639.76 673.40 819.40
657.10 466.19 612.71
303.78 302.30 280.07 295.39 355.00 325.27 441.97 444.09 327.62 367.38
365.89 321.77 377.30
127.56 140.91 163.16 158.77 183.49 182.16 171.67 174.07 198.06 221.73
227.85 235.39 256.58
668.18 957.56
1,888.68 1,920.98
167.64 147.97 179.55 150.24 205.00 136.84 160.85 198.94 180.59 129.79
236.87 190.71 155.61
U.K.
1,437.39 1,715.54 1,941.85 1,715.45
138.64 163.52 166.02 143.33 113.90 141.70 141.48 131.60 138.68 146.83
135.60 133.61 165.05
Domestic exports
U.S.A. Fed. Rep. of Germany U.K. Australia Japan
6,124. 78 1,524.68 2,194.95 6,825.24 1,901.98 2,814.49 7,422.34 2,444.48 2,768.04 7,333.51 2,859.62 2,777.51
422.95 482.39 546.46 591.13 697.59 730.93 884.47 689.61 788.13 718.62
874.85 573.61 763.78
238.15 217.44 207.29 237.07 238.33 226.11 232.47 226.53 254.31 348.31
347.63 223.35 351.78
231.23 245.91 230.73 235.13 242.51 201.98 270.52 222.00 251.96 289.85
277.10 178.43 304.35
445.25 479.61 771.35 1,064.92
1,297.73 1,061.24 1,033.53 956.12
68.18 58.56 59.09 90.29 84.87
101.45 104.80 98.39
105.70 113.64
144.18 94.59
103.88
65.57 66.64 74.53 66.16 87.18 99.87
113.79 100.12 101.65 73.37
96.13 76.40 90.46
5.6 IMPORTS BY STANDARD INTERNATIONAL TRADE CLASSIFICATION COMMODITY SECTIONS
Canada
500.90 511.84 619.22 775.22
56.30 50.79 57.43 57.19 68.84 71.91 76.76 74.94 88.30 84.87
117.57 68.59
108.13
$million
Food and live
animals
3,679.12 4,914.27 6,111.44 6,112.98
486.97 494.31 451.92 490.36 489.32 550.10 521.49 525.35 515.80 589.83
586.64 385.14 516.54
Beverages and
tobacco
473.70 578.99 540.16 583.23
34.21 45.53 51.57 45.19 45.03 45.43 61.41 52.10 52.12 66.17
64.75 52.27 61.52
Crude materials
1,417.35 2,101.28 2,360.12 2,499.72
162.34 151.49 155.13 218.21 211.76 224.80 279.50 260.65 245.28 277.03
274.27 252.81 312.99
Mineral fuels and lubricants
668.40 790.60
2,132.66 2,125.77
148.33 170.74 180.88 166.80 231.08 142.96 224.31 223.85 194.61 153.38
227.25 202.43 148.59
Animal and
vegetable oils and
fats
112.99 134.17 216.00 212.62
13.80 22.64 17.12 22.09 12.73 13.50 23.12 19.97 13.56 18.23
20.79 16.16 17.55
17
Chemicals
1,637.32 2,204.47 2,891.96 2,496.24
168.09 166.05 203.49 169.84 223.59 233.54 231.36 236.10 255.66 280.17
275.76 224.18 278.60
Manufactured goods
classified chiefly by material
7,240.49 9,779.37
10,174.27 9,828.06
661.09 739.01 830.70 812.66 891.20 868.43 863.50 934.75 978.24
1,078.90
953.31 987.22
1,151.07
Machinery and
transport equipment
3,856.66 4,925.27 5,623.87 5,642.56
473.22 417.06 466.68 414.90 443.44 437.64 591.05 594.60 445.17 555.24
517.07 513.92 624.50
Miscellaneous
manufac-tured
articles
2,632.11 3,523.06 4,004.28 3,892.23
281.17 299.67 313.18 287.95 327.67 330.20 350.62 371.17 391.05 412.27
310.47 343.12 380.57
Commodities and transac
tions not classified according
to kind
45.79 53.11 65.33 78.20
5.31 6.30 6.44 6.65 6.87 9.12 5.59 6.20 8.09 6.75
5.75 6.08 5.90
Total merchan
dise
21,763.93 29,004.60 34,120.08 33,471.62
2,434.55 2,512.81 2,677.11 2,634.66 2,882.70 2,855.72 3,151.95 3,224.76 3,099.57 3,437.97
3,236.08 2,983.32 3,497.85
EXTERNAL TRADE
5.7 DOMESTIC EXPORTS BY STANDARD INTERNATIONAL TRADE CLASSIFICATION COMMODITY SECTIONS
$million
Commodi-Food Animal Manufac- Machinery Miscel- ties and and Beverages Crude Mineral and lured and laneous transac- Total
Year/month live and materials fuels and vegetable Chemicals goods transport manufac- tions not merchan-tobacco lubricants oils and classified lured classified dise animals fats chiefly by equipment articles according
material to kind
1972 236.34 52.37 192.07 4.72 130.88 2,190.60 2,125.29 10,271.83 41.05 15,245.15 1973 301.49 31.73 267.12 4.98 171.30 3,212.70 2,897.86 12,540.47 46.70 19,474.35 1974 299.34 46.61 397.37 4.62 201.00 3,780.81 3,674.12 14,451.78 55.70 22,911.34 1975 351.25 51.96 215.40 0.02 4.40 192.43 3,079.31 3,331.63 15,564.54 67.94 22,858.89
1975: Mar. 22.24 2.72 15.91 0.01 0.39 15.64 219.87 258.34 1,080.86 5.09 1,621.06 Apr. 28.11 6.65 18.20 "' 0.26 15.10 207.76 261.34 1,118.11 4.84 1,660.38 May 29.40 3.53 17.13 0.01 0.27 17.57 228.62 254.83 1,181.08 5.69 1,738.12 June 31.42 2.59 16.42 0.32 15.07 243.57 264.27 1,296.82 6.05 1,876.53 July 35.23 5.05 19.56 0.20 16.29 254.15 294.17 1,431.70 5.81 2,062.16 Aug. 29.52 6.39 21.28 0.46 14.94 269.16 306.00 1,410.43 6.54 2,064.72 Sept. 36.73 6.01 18.13 0.57 17.14 342.27 309.31 1,605.80 6.13 2,342.08 Oct. 26.63 3.69 19.84 0.24 17.03 272.99 324.88 1,367.60 6.14 2,039.04 Nov. 38.19 2.95 20.15 .. 0.38 18.39 314.64 324.78 1,529.39 6.18 2,255.03 Dec. 30.93 5.27 17.19 0.67 18.37 323.20 308.48 1,582.40 5.85 2,292.34
1976: Jan. 38.74 3.06 19.10 0.27 17.01 347.27 349.12 1,801.78 5.99 2,582.34 Feb. 35.74 2.65 16.95 0.13 14.83 264.22 271. 73 1,137.80 5.10 1,749.17 Mar. 40.71 9.10 22.46 0.10 20.42 356.14 355.97 1,699.79 7.18 2,511.88
"' Less than $0.005 million.
5.8 RE-EXPORTS BY STANDARD INTERNATIONAL TRADE CLASSIFICATION COMMODITY SECTIONS
$million
Manufac- Commodi-Food Animal tured Machinery Miscel- ties and
Beverages Mineral and laneous transac .. Total Year/month and and Crude fuels and vegetable Chemicals goods and manufac .. tions not merchan-live tobacco materials lubricants oils and classified transport lured classified disc animals fats chiefly by equipment articles according material to kind
1972 367.99 35.52 305.88 44.31 10.18 557.51 1,765.22 450.30 597.19 20.34 4,154.44 1973 493.00 50.01 526.63 56.55 14.56 746.38 2,752.47 775.72 1,084.40 25.29 6,525.01 1974 512.71 54.00 628.42 101.51 29.40 926.80 2,513.66 950.07 1,370.49 37.28 7,124.35 1975 558.60 52.45 538.20 92.78 15.30 902.21 2,259.08 1,034.82 1,485.13 34.51 6,973.08
1975: Mar. 48.75 3.52 37.61 8.62 2.43 75.96 177.00 87.99 113.76 2.73 558.37 Apr. 36.39 3.56 41.30 7.57 0.73 81.47 170.50 84.33 126.31 2.65 554.81 May 32.09 4.55 38.47 6.95 0.89 73.07 194.09 79.31 120.66 3.06 553.12 June 44.82 2.55 40.76 8.18 1.41 75.40 178.38 90.63 102.26 2.57 546.96 July 47.46 4.74 47.44 7.85 0.89 77.20 199.33 85.71 133.81 3.34 607.79 Aug. 42.68 4.19 49.72 7.74 1.08 85.65 216.91 95.49 126.97 2.22 632.64 Sept. 45.46 3.76 49.03 8.75 1.08 76.17 196.18 91.48 130.12 3.16 605.18 Oct. 42.15 5.03 52.11 7.96 0.86 77.72 213.54 100.24 129.85 2.80 632.27 Nov. 44.67 8.04 47.90 6.81 1.19 93.98 223.14 86.56 140.54 3.11 655.94 Dec. 44.97 4.83 50.14 8.00 2.25 73.71 197.75 87.28 153.78 3.41 626.11
1976: Jan. 118.97 6.66 53.39 9.10 1.79 77.28 229.67 85.28 144.82 2.93 729.90 Feb. 78.60 8.54 49.07 7.57 0.62 74.74 192.23 84.10 138.65 2.11 636.23 Mar. 84.80 10.86 69.07 7.90 0.90 86.32 229.00 91.39 162.50 3.02 745.78
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EXTERNAL TRADE
5.9 DOMESTIC EXPORTS OF PRINCIPAL COMMODITIES
$million
Manufac-Electronic tures· of Travel
Textile* Toys and Artificial Transis- components Transis- metal goods, Watches Year/month Clothing fabrics dolls flowers torized and parts tors and (largely Footwear handbags and
radios for diodes cutlery and and similar clocks computers household articles
utensils)
1972 6,112.76 1,127.47 1,295.37 418.29 918.85 279.28 275.64 415.40 303.69 301.74 201.78
1973 7,453.67 1,727.81 1,504.00 479.09 1,147.74 399.26 387.91 520.56 266.28 405.36 293.23
1974 8,752.09 1,977.84 1,660.21 345.28 1,313.27 465.49 386.70 641.14 311.24 437.30 509.76
1975 10,201.54 1,611.76 1,467.17 201.24 1,213.94 340.08 258.98 605.02 256.40 455.44 644.41
1975: Mar. 704.37 104.72 97.19 11.89 79.66 33.49 20.60 44.33 21.54 28.20 46.37
Apr. 715.21 105.41 109.38 15.85 85.81 32.72 i0.03 44.65 19.17 31.18 46.30
May 748.10 112.61 124.58 17.18 89.82 27.45 22.59 48.03 17.37 32.84 49.97
June 843.90 128.37 132.82 18.51 90.83 30.59 22.50 47.11 18.07 37.02 54.14
July 896.31 120.33 176.04 23.49 111.28 30.75 20.27 54.79 18.14 39.84 60.38
Aug. 880.50 138.45 174.81 21.35 118.37 28.87 22.43 59.42 21.29 44.34 48.31
Sept. 1,097.00 191.06 145.88 19.66 124.10 23.41 21.83 59.29 18.38 46.43 55.83
Oct. 887.00 143.33 115.55 17.94 122.50 26.67 23.03 54.77 22.81 42.84 66.46
Nov. 1,026.65 172.43 121.16 18.37 134.19 22.76 19.52 58.26 27.10 46.89 64.13
Dec. 1,084.31 195.94 117.73 17.90 119.29 25.90 23.56 55.39 25.80 46.67 74.38
1976: Jan. 1,237.98 183.07 131.18 23.17 127.24 29.32 29.93 71.78 33.95 60.65 66.43
Feb. 778.34 144.48 75.85 9.79 97.43 22.53 18.44 46.32 18.16 34.36 58.31
Mar. 1,133.10 205.31 133.05 20.04 116.47 30.54 28.11 62.51 27.69 54.68 83.52
• Sum of S.I.T.C. groups 652-655 only.
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SECTION 6 FOOD SUPPLIES
6.1 RICE Metric tons
Year/month Intakes Off-takes Stock at end of period
1972 376,783 359,833 86,579 1973 358,374 346,074 98,879 1974 299,271 324,119 74,031 1975 333,980 339,782 68,228
1975: Apr. 27,580 29,793 63,378 May 24,361 24,622 63,117 June 28,359 18,467 73,009 July 18,528 29,623 61,914 Aug. 36,638 36,201 62,351 Sept. 23,359 19,336 66,373 Oct. 19,938 24,845 61,466 Nov. 31,085 32,203 60,348 Dec. 40,851 32,970 68,228
1976: Jan. 28,267 35,629 60,866 Feb. 21,002 23,479 58,389 Mar. 36,003 27,493 66,899 Apr. 25,960 25,316 67,543
6.2 OTHER FOODSTUFFS
Live animals slaughtered* Supplies of fresh vegetables Supplies of fresh fish (head) (metric tons) (metric tons)
Year/month Locally Cattle Swine Goats/ Total grown Imported Total Fresh-water Marine Total sheep vegetablest vegetables fish fish:j:
1972 201,051 3,025,607 21,582 3,248,240 119,676 230,460 350,136 31,662 83,372 115,034 1973 198,743 2,906,889 18,791 3,124,423 120,738 215,795 336,533 32,197 85,068 117,265 1974 177,905 2,854,263 15,688 3,047,856 119,633 219,078 338,711 29,964 90,415 120,379 1975 200,183 2,986,690 20,038 3,206,911 109,843 249,572 359,415 31,447 96,633 128,080
1975: Apr. 15,144 231,583 612 247,339 11,038 17,709 28,747 1,684 8,488 10,172 May 15,402 246,252 411 262,065 8,090 17,928 26,018 1,881 8,124 10,005 June 15,181 249,878 482 265,541 5,993 22,580 28,573 1,753 7,092 8,845 July 17,046 264,917 431 282,394 7,910 26,151 34,061 2,028 7,980 10,008 Aug. 17,205 269,539 384 287,128 8,760 20,322 29,082 2,787 7,230 10,017 Sept. 18,521 263,599 713 282,833 6,223 22,175 28,398 2,225 7,928 10,153 Oct. 20,030 267,202 1,679 288,911 4,557 15,427 19,984 1,730 8,256 9,986 Nov. 20,576 255,223 3,167 278,966 7,936 19,832 27,768 4,123 9,770 13,893 Dec. 22,514 268,129 5,832 296,475 10,979 23,559 34,538 4,355 8,632 12,987
1976: Jan. 19,296 290,675 3,285 313,256 12,784 23,389 36,173 3,959 8,334 12,293 Feb. 10,969 206,878 544 218,391 11,681 18,879 30,560 4,523 6,790 11,313 Mar. 14,351 263,041 927 278,319 9,224 23,334 32,558 3,451 9,069 12,520 Apr, 15,157 264,850 432 280,439 10,271 19,119 29,390 2,528 8,911 11,439
• In both urban and rural abattoirs. t Including estimates for those not sold through the Vegetable Marketing Organization. t Including estimates for those not sold through the Fish Marketing Organization.
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Year/month
1972 1973 1974 1975
1975: Apr. May
June
July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
1976: Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.
SECTION 7 TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS
7.1 MOVEMENTS OF AIRCRAFT AND AIRBORNE PASSENGERS
Year/month
1972 1973
1974 1975
1975: Apr. May
June
July
Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
1976: Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.
Aircraft movements
Arrivals Departures Total
24,548 26,915 26,469 25,545
2,114 2,052 2,013 2,112 2,161 2,101 2,176 2,100 2,134
2,119 1,983 2,152
24,546 26,907
26,460 25,549
2,112 2,062 2,014 2,105 2,164 2,101 2,177 2,096 2,138
2,121 1,983 2,151
49,094 53,822 52,929 51,094
4,226 4,114 4,027 4,217 4,325 4,202 4,353 4,196 4,272
4,240 3,966 4,303
Arrivals
1,347,064 1,670,421 1,717,278
1,777,984
147,543 138,268
131,908 139,256 177,265 142,500 168,190 165,513 157,070
150,232 169,567 164,446
177,661
Passengers
Departures
1,380,918 1,709,546 1,769,960 1,836,303
136,733 151,856
138,118 151,718 180,601 148,051 166,163 171,924 157,359
171,524 158,074 167,080 177,171
7.2 OCEAN-GOING VESSELS ENTERED AND CLEARED
British
Entered Cleared
'000 '000 No. N.R.T. No. N.R.T.
678 3,061 471 3,507 389 3,217 421 3,699
33 193 34 259 37 249 35 275 35 332
654 2,951
481 3,559 398 3,198 429 3,709
34 166 34 254 35 254 34 216 39 381
48 378 41 327 33 394 33 373 37 331 42 382 35 388 39 405
35 307 35 304 22 208 27 220 35 329 33 325 40 252 54 249
American
Entered
431 3,957 503 4,982 485 5,169 405 4,574
30 347 36 389 32 354 37 423 29 340 34 411 35 386 29 342 40 450
37 434 29 342 35 428 34 401
Cleared
430 4,053 507 4,984 488 5,174 406 4,578
30 347 36 409 34 378 34 363 32 379 34 394 35 388 33 388 38 409
36 409 32 405 34 391 38 389
Chinese
Entered Cleared
No. ~~~. No. ~~~-
906 1,293 968 1,368 907 1,355 862 1,546
72 131 77 145 79 113 70 114 70 123 74 108 67 127 70 138 74 148
59 132 53 89 68 141 58 108
917 1,331
975 1,363 911 1,388 865 1,546
78 205 78 119 81 109 71 153 68 118 77 120 63 94 74 127 69 140
65 170 49 79 68 140 56 107
Total
2,727,982 3,379,967 3,487,238 3,614,287
284,276 290,124 270,026
290,974 357,866 290,551 334,353 337,437 314,429
321,756 327,641 331,526
354,832
Danish
Entered Cleared 'OOO 'OOO
No. N.R.T. No. N.R.T.
264 1,072 253 1,299 258 1,199 305 1,557
28 112 31 150 28 114 22 103 23 124
263 1,068 250 1,272 256 1,192 305 1,564
28 112 33 157 26 79 18 89 23 118
27 125 28 135 20 131 21 150 21 106 20 111 30 214 32 232
23 144 22 138 31 216 31 226 25 175 24 163 24 158 25 159
N.R.T.: Net Registered Tons.
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TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS
Dutch German Greek
Year/month Entered Cleared Entered Cleared Entered Cleared
No. ~.~'.!c. No. ~-~'.!c. No. ~~'.!c. No. ~.~'.!c. No. ~~'.!c. No. ~.~'.!c.
Japanese Liberian
Entered
'OOO No. N.R.T.
Cleared Entered Cleared
'OOO 'OOO 'OOO No. N.R.T. No. N.R.T. No. N.R.T.
1972 300 1,243 291 1,192 201 1,237 200 1,238 302 908 302 929 1,236 3,573 1,257 3,613 634 2,805 630 2,775
1973 244 1,271 245 1,246 158 1,317 157 1,316 275 991 277 978 1,020 3,318 1,037 3,338 731 3,281 747 3,346
1974 247 1,405 246 1,384 159 1,735 157 1,665 281 1,269 282 1,262 945 3,431 948 3,449 800 3,683 800 3,786
1975 256 1,443 259 1,443 214 1,604 213 1,608 231 1,068 233 1,030 1,000 3,743 1,009 3,770 784 3,516 771 3,324
1975: Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
1976: Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
Year/month
1972
1973
1974
1975
1975: Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
1976: Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
25
20
19
25
22
19
23
25
24
19
15
20
18
133 25
116 21
122 20
134 23
143 25
98 18
159 23
128 25
125 24
116 19
61 13
162 19
110 20
Norwegian
132 29
117 14
124 19
123 16
158 8
94 16
155 16
127 20
122 17
115 11
55 14
156 20
116 12
Entered Cleared
No. ~-~'.!r. No. r:.~.~-
387 1,692 385 1,689
312 1,543 305 1,550
248 1,419 237 1,334
192 1,036 190 1,036
21
19
17
15
17
14
14
13
13
15
12
18
17
141
81
103
85
71
89
66
91
70
76
103
115
102
21
18
18
16
17
15
13
12
12
15
12
16
14
140
88
106
94
72
91
63
88
64
79
103
107
95
N.R.T.: Net Registered Tons.
217 28
72 15
125 20
171 14
74 9
164 15
147 16
145 20
111 17
164 12
151 13
311 20
68 14
203 17
91 22
122 16
169 23
75 12
160 23
147 17
147 18
115 20
167 17
147 15
307 13
73 15
77 18
99 23
56 14
111 26
48 13
102 19
77 19
83 21
124 19
67 20
69 14
56 12
63 13
Panamanian
Entered
'OOO No. N.R.T.
Cleared
'OOO No. N.R.T.
81
95
54
115
55
74
81
104
94
102
49
50
51
91
77
79
78
81
88
90
79
86
83
71
84
92
Others
Entered
359
365
371
295
347
327
281
304
310
345
241
336
426
Cleared
'OOO 'OOO No. N.R.T. No. N.R.T.
949 1,964 979 1,999
861 2,204 887 2,270
1,067 2,993 1,092 3,011
1,315 3,579 1,340 3,609
1,539 5,434 1,572 5,526
1,562 5,926 1,569 5,973
1,535 5,719 1,555 5,751
1,421 5,411 1,428 5,404
112 269 112 288
119 322 128 328
107 297 105 291
118 316 116 313
111 318 121 341
123 318 103 262
113 324 121 335
108 328 116 361
109 293 114 295
116 377 119 361
112 315 107 322
153 369 156 382
153 374 163 404
22
112 418
129 495
130 460
125 482
107 390
119 474
112 425
113 447
134 562
130 491
116 442
160 589
129 478
108 398
132 481
135 490
126 488
109 394
124 484
108 420
118 450
130 562
131 499
110 411
150 559
127 478
92 358 66
80 375 70
81 374 58
78 293 77
79 343 68
87 324 74
91 290 63
83 316 59
89 312 65
83 343 78
71 243 67
85 337 78
92 428 78
Entered
293 65
350 73
248 54
360 69
340 72
330 69
214 66
270 62
316 63
370 76
324 60
344 77
336 78
Total
286
340
211
287
347
287
241
319
314
317
312
353
383
Cleared
'OOO 'OOO No. N.R.T. No. N.R.T.
7,827 28,238 7,880 28,365
7,358 31,007 7,437 31,194
7,321 32,594 7,370 32,594
7,406 32,776 7,448 32,619
636 2,690 639 2,716
648 2,844 671 2,854
621 2,612 623 2,592
641 2,869 625 2,703
583 2,650 607 2,779
659 2,923 630 2,752
603 2,731 609 2,738
592 2,712 626 2,919
647 3,111 646 3,065
623 3,024 633 3,005
557 2,560 539 2,573
709 3,355 694 3,269
670 2,875 694 2,930
TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS
7.3 RIVER STEAMERS, HYDROFOIL VESSELS, JUNKS AND LAUNCHES ENTERED AND CLEARED
River steamers
Year/month Entered Cleared
1972
1973
1974
l97S
'OOO '000 No. N.R.T. No. N.R.T.
1,841 1,960 1,843 1,962
2,03S 2,237 2,036 2,238
1,987 2,24S 1,987 2,245
1,813 1,997 1,814 1,998
197S: Apr. 160 180 160 180
May 141 1S2 140 ISI
June 132 149 132 149
July 130 144 131 14S
Aug. 170 186 169 184
Sept. 128 136 129 137
Oct. 126 131 12S 130
Nov. 137 14S 137 14S
Dec. 148 1S9 ISO 161
1976: Jan. 1S2 16S 1S2 16S
Feb. 146 IS8 14S 1S1
Mar. 130 140 131 141
Apr. 143 15S 143 ISS
N.R.T.: Net Registered Tons.
Hydrofoil vessels
Entered Cleared
'000 'OOO No. N.R.T. No. N.R.T.
13,020 8S6 13,014 8SS
15,058 1,001 IS,060 1,001
16,436 1,097 16,439 1,097
17,083 1,3S8 17,087 1,359
1,415 99 1,413 99
1,430 111 1,430 111
1,396 111 1,394 111
1,472 111 1,474 111
1,S60 141 1,S60 141
1,S42 149 l,S42 149
1,284 120 1,287 121
l,34S 118 1,342 117
1,363 110 1,36S 110
1,384 124 1,386 123
1,4S8 117 l,4S4 117
1,468 130 1,467 130
1,430 119 1,431 119
Junks
Entered Cleared
No. ~.~'.!r. No. ~~~T.
7,321 1,179 7,338 1,142
7,709 1,247 7,674 1,240
9,264 1,442 9,193 1,436
9,SS3 1,602 9,S28 1,601
774 130 767 128
791 130 802 134
783 134 773 132
833 14S 833 14S
841 14S 84S l4S
834 137 821 137
706 122 699 122
794 140 804 140
92S IS8 916 1S1
850 144 841 141
686 116 69S 117
842 150 84S 150
774 132 773 132
Launches
Entered Cleared
'OOO '000 No. N.R.T. No. N.R.T.
6,202
6,372
6,166
6,262
S99 6,185
602 6,341
S6l 6,163
648 6,269
599
S94
S61
649
S21 S3 S21 S4
Sl2 S2 Sll 52
491 52 492 S2
S6S S6 S10 S7
527 SS S29 SS
S11 S8 578 S8
4SO 46 449 4S
500 SS SOO 5S
613 70 614 70
S80 61 S11 60
469 49 473 49
556 61 553 61
486 55 488 55
Total
Entered Cleared
No. ~.~'.!r. No. ~~'.!r.
28,384 4,593 28,380 4,558
31,174 5,087 31,111 5,073
33,853 5,344 33,782 5,339
34,711 5,605 34,698 5,607
2,876 463 2,867 461
2,874 44S 2,883 448
2,802 445 2, 791 443
3,000 456 3,008 458
3,098 S26 3,103 S25
3,081 480 3,070 482
2,566 419 2,560 417
2, 776 457 2, 783 4S7
3,049 497 3,045 499
2,966 493 2,956 489
2,759 439 2,767 440
2,996 481 2.996 482
2,833 462 2,835 462
7.4 KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY (BRITISH SECTION) TRAFFIC STATISTICS
Passengers carried
Year/month
1972
1973
1974
1975
1975: Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
1976: Jan.
Feb. Mar.
Apr.
Persons
Upward
Passenger/ kilometres
6,161,931 119,828,531
6,696,407 140,624,547
6,962,035 143,860,152
6,843,037 141,339,864
619,471 13,758,705
460,878 8,157,192
468,201 9,619,560
570,336 12,091,796
604,235 12,254,950
554,372 11,097,241
558,938 11,501,379
586,236 11,767,386
587,281 11,574,065
593,966 12,554,159
705,362 14,169,478
509,405 11,085,391
672,327 14,412,278
. . . . Less than $50.
Downward
Persons
5,994,529
6,503,724
6,744,368
6,608,789
617,594
451,443
456,717
540,431
595,917
537,347
547,560
568,540
538,130
492,892
737,562
495,430
656,689
Passenger/ kilometres
115,671,703
136,578,204
141,310,981
137,851,207
14,139,679
9,343,275
9,378,092
11,233,017
12,552,841
10,196,854
11,299,641
11,470,344
10,696,027
9,652,022
15,980,817
9,845,984
14,512,389
23
Passenger tickets
10,199.5
11,297.4
12,653.6
17,412.0
1,341.8
844.3
842.3
1,068.9
1,192.9
3,274.6
1,132.4
1,042.3
1,007.0
989.4 1,479.6
3,064.9
1,433.6
Revenue collected ($'000)
Goods Advertising Rents 1Maniesc
0euls-
tickets charges Total
9,960.6
10,647.8
12,867.4
17,093.3
1,231.5
1,316.8
1,461.3
1,632.9
1,468.0
1,468.9
1,782.8
1,797.9
1,880.3
1,503.3
1,126.4
1,430.9
1,470.0
563.1
468.3
536.5
748.2
50.8
33.7
33.7
33.2
33.7
19.9
115.7
29.7
243.8
117.5
115.1 115.3
120.9
400.2
547.5
588.5
763.5
40.2
39.9
57.4
80.1
32.8
52.9
97.8
151.0
76.0
99.0
129.2
133.0
103.5
6.4 21,129.7
11.3 22,972.3
53.1 26,609.1
53.9 36,070.9
5.7 2,670.l
2.7 2,237.4
2.7 2,397.4
0.2 2,815.3
2,727.3
0.6 4,816.9
0.2 3,128.8
25.0 3,045.9
3.4 3,210.5
0.8 2,710.0
0.3 2,850.6
5.5 4,749.7
4.3 3,132.3
TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS
Year/month
1972
1973
1974
1975
1975: Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
1976: Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
7.5 TOTAL TONNAGE OF COMMERCIAL CARGO CARRIED BY DIFFERENT MEANS OF TRANSPORT
Cargo discharged
By sea (metric tons)
Cargo loaded Total
By air (metric tons)
Import Export Total
12,292,079 3,821,129 16,113,208 26,235 55,024 81,259
13,341,873 4,465,228 17,807,101 37,179 59,163 96,342
13,708,504 4,919,890 18,628,394 35,485 66,773 102,258
13,517,633 5,083,199 18,600,832 40,789 100,831 141,620
1,055,965
1,116,852
1,046,718
1,214,326
1,160,761
1,338,558
1,085,653
1,211,987
1,239,991
1,300,296
1,151,479
1,363,123
1,495,693
407,105 1,463,070
416,940 1,533,792
440,122 1,486,840
418,984 1,633,310
449,492 1,610,253
439,302 1,777,860
414,835 1,500,488
442,642 1,654,629
491,894 1,731,885
548,631 1,848,927
358,099 1,509,578
475,775 1,838,898
496,342 1,992,035
3,302
3,292
4,019
3,962
3,665
3,756
4,047
3,522
3,480
3,152
2,782
4,016
8,396
7,494
7,356
8,889
9,528
11,921
10,542
10,952
8,262
7,768
6,826
10,786
11,698
10,786
11,375
12,851
13,193
15,677
14,589
14,474
11,742
10,920
9,608
14,802
By railway
Upward Downward
Metric Metric ton/ Metric Metric ton/ tons kilometres tons kilometres
1,537 48,633 1,163,173 40,711,047
3,405 115,360 1,233,755 43,181,412
795 27,744 1,162,600 40,756,549
726 25,294 1,481,571 51,679,529
54
68
85
76
37
66
71
64
71
52
56
91
80
1,886
2,356
2,972
2,655
1,303
2,320
2,465
2,255
2,415
1,759
1,882
3,077
2,703
98,771
106,150
126,924
141,504
117,251
124,371
153,899
168,512
170,448
121,563
88,925
119,849
120,532
3,456,357
3,714,833
4,442,037
4,952,347
4,103,485
4,352,767
5,386,383
5,897,778
5,794,971
4,132,818
3,023,095
4,074,574
4,097,766
By road* (metric tons)
75,929
67,550
70,957
68,510
4,641
5,530
5,055 6,282
6,042
5,995
6,128
6,692
6,244
5,861
3,866
4,550
5,527
• Road transport refers to cross frontier traffic through Man Kam To.
Year/month
1972
1973
1974
1975
1975: Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
1976: Jan. Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
7.6 COMMERCIAL CARGO CARRIED BY VESSELS OF ALL TYPES
Ocean-going vessels
10,726,632
11,752,005
12,121,975
11,672,508
906,462
964,230
898,988
1,048,827
995,759
1,179,012
949,248
1,054,537
1,052,323
1,124,557
1,019,593
1,180,492
1,346,698
Cargo discharged
Junks
737,673
774,960
838,747
998,665
80,588
81,065
77,708
92,976
92,541
82,351
73,167
88,221 99,004
93,943
66,369
97,988
76,616
River steamers and launches
633,638
604,192
531,277
632,967
52,238
53,918
53,491
53,344
54,128
56,054
46,092
50,087
69,080
61,260 47,331
63,114
48,757
Total
12,097,943
13,131,157
13,491,999
13,304,140
1,039,288
1,099,213
1,030,187
1,195,147
1,142,428
1,317,417
1,068,507
1,192,845 1,220,407
1,279,760
1,133,293
1,341,594
1,472,071
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Ocean-going vessels
3,569,934
4,188,115
4,662,047
4,839,634
387,449
398,958
421,351
396,542
428,753
414,175
393,816
422,788
471,639
526,889 341,545
456,164
475,132
Deadweight tons
Cargo loaded
Junks
179,349 197,331
170,221
154,636
12,849
10,875
11,420
14,935
13,285
17,231
13,344
11,771
11,656
12,354
10,308 11,767
12,962
River steamers and launches
11,497
9,260
9,919
8,647
377
522
400
890
355
958
1,123
1,092
830
723 590
330
409
Total
3,760,780
4,394,706
4,842,187
5,002,917
400,675
410,355
433,171
412,367
442,393
432,364
408,283
435,651
484,125
539,966
352,443
468,261
488,503
TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS
7.7 CONTAINERS CARRIED BY OCEAN-GOING VESSELS
Discharged Loaded
Year/month Full Empty Cargo Full Empty Cargo
T.E.U.s T.E.U.s Dead weight T.E.U.s T.E.U.s Dead weight tons tons
1974 287,206 73,666 2,454,597 312,546 52,797 2,296,350 1975 302,319 98,607 2,702,730 331,317 70,050 2,544,268
1975: Mar. 23,158 6,404 209,708 24,977 6,186 193,872 Apr. 23,301 7,623 209,890 24,331 6,203 190,628 May 26,147 9,228 225,733 26,593 6,246 212,408 June 24,085 8,300 216,752 27,672 6,321 205,904 July 26,937 8,261 241,755 30,632 5,093 228,194 Aug. 27,808 9,092 252,890 30,305 5,344 229,581 Sept. 26,304 7,337 232,496 29,790 4,961 224,600 Oct. 26,625 6,919 230,374 27,067 5,752 203,701 Nov. 28,398 7,506 261,592 31,098 6,632 238,575 Dec. 29,918 11,641 261,607 34,599 6,301 273,201
1976: Jan. 30,648 9,947 270,456 36,061 7,518 282,523 Feb. 25,140 7,610 219,244 25,001 7,626 214,715 Mar. 29,708 9,218 269,123 31,457 7,050 244,993
Note: 'Full' means containers are fully or partially filled with cargo. 'Empty' means containers having no cargo within. 'T.E.U.s' refers to Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (based on a standardised container size of 20 ft. x 8 ft. x 8 ft.)
7.8 PUBLIC TRANSPORT: PASSENGER JOURNEYS BY UNDERTAKING
Thousands
Kowloon China Hongkong Kowloon- New Year/month Motor Motor Hongkong and Star Ferry Canton Peak Lantao Total
Bus Bus Tramways Yaumati Railway* Tramways Bus Ferryt
1972 501,188 166,721 148,464 179,496 58,108 12,228 2,260 1,068,465 1973 493,691 150,586 145,672 155,532 52,566 13,286 1,964 1,013,297 1974 564,488 181,172 147,588 153,397 50,465 13,778 2,051 l,020t 1,113,959 1975 634,562 215,761 144,011 143,467 53,197 13,474 2,034 1,373 1,207,879
1975: Apr. 51,318 17,320 11,869 12,101 4,333 1,237 168 111 98,457 May 52,777 17,618 12,230 11,830 4,393 912 156 94 100,010 June 50,885 17,143 11,799 11,583 4,228 925 154 101 96,818 July 53,337 17,563 12,479 12,301 4,733 1,111 196 145 101,865 Aug. 51,920 17,519 12,375 12,122 4,644 1,200 206 156 100,142 Sept. 55,954 19,266 12,594 11,945 4,477 1,092 190 116 105,634 Oct. 54,168 18,582 12,275 11,470 4,455 1,106 174 102 102,332 Nov. 56,363 19,520 12,786 12,058 4,622 1,155 181 122 106,807 Dec. 55,500 20,310 9,998 11,396 4,378 1,125 129 101 102,937
1976: Jan. 57,568 21,430 9,977 11,598 4,272 1,087 141 104 106,177 Feb. 56,422 20,720 8,831 11,690 4,069 1,443 157 140 103,472 Mar. 59,556 19,519 10,465 11,515 4,440 1,005 130 108 106,738 Apr. 55,998 18,289 9,873 11,205 4,024 1,329 148 160 101,026
* Included passengers travelling to and from Lo Wu. t Figure for the period March 1974-December 1974 only. t Included estimated passengers in vehicles from July 1974 onwards. Note: The estimated number of daily passenger-journeys by public light buses for 1975 was 1,434,000.
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TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS
7.9 PUBLIC TRANSPORT: PASSENGER JOURNEYS BY AREA Thousands
Year/month
1972 1973 1974 1975
1975: Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
1976: Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.
Hong Kong Island
311,989 276,874 299,819 320,648
26,163 26,643 25,827 26,865 26,657 28,574 27,570 28,758 26,272
27,101 25,279 25,632 23,959
Kowloon
422,076 387,039 420,114 458,692
37,206 38,423 36,869 38,384 37,213 40,382 39,180 40,546 39,631
40,878 39,425 42,079 38,915
Cross Harbour
Ferry*
227,965 196,349 189,717 181,485
15,117 15,003 14,602 15,634 15,323 15,149 14,720 15,371 14,615
14,642 14,354 14,662 13,786
Tunnel
12,320 46,641 67,519 86,107
6,682 6,960 6,811 7,098 7,265 7,271 7,241 7,895 8,601
9,058 9,020 9,085 8,759
New Territories
Urban Ruralt Ferry
39,766 49,461 67,690 82,676
6,594 6,835 6,611 7,152 6,827 7,528 7,201 7,396 7,263
7,587 7,552 8,055 7,835
44,710 45,184 54,955 63,092
5,378 4,926 4,889 5,332 5,414 5,451 5,215 5,532 5,396
5,683 6,437 5,932 6,329
9,639 11,749 14,145 15,179
1,317 1,220 1,209 1,400 1,443 1,273 1,205 1,309 1,159
1,228 1,405 1,293 1,443
Total
1,068,465 1,013,297 1,113,959 1,207,879
98,457 100,010 96,818
101,865 100,142 105,634 102,332 106,807 102,937
106,177 103,472 106,738 101,026
"' Included estimated passengers in vehicles carried by Hongkong & Yaumati Ferry Co.'s Vehicular Ferry Services from July 1974 onwards.
t Included passengers carried by New Lantao Bus from March 1974 onwards.
Year/month
7.10 TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AND CASUALTIES
Accidents Casualties
Hong Kow- New Kong 1 Terri- Total Island* oon tories
Hong Kong Island•
Kowloon New Territories
Fatal Serious Slight Fatal Serious Slight Fatal Serious Slight
1972
1973 1974
1975
1975: Apr. May June
July
Aug. Sept.
Oct. Nov.·
Dec.
1976: Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.
3,726 6,156 2,916 12,798 3,975 6,004 2,835 12,814
3,658 4,935 2,403 10,996
3,533 5,534 2,381 11,448
294 435 199 928 290 479 204 973
339 456 189 984
325 462 215 1,002
315 491 225 1,031
298 554 221 1,073
309 480 190 979
296 464 198 958
305 491 182 978
336 439 178 953 284 424 202 910 300 522 217 1,039
307 499 204 1,010
* Including marine and Lantao Island since 1973.
102 1,300 3,079
140 1,523 3,184 94 1,339 3,035
75 1,311 2,874
7 119 245
2 107 243 9 112 298
4 113 283
9 117 249
4 111 240 5 111 250
9 107 246
5 105 237
8 133 258 5 129 194
4 108 261 6 117 239
26
178 2,807 4,568
185 2,707 4,472 152 2,237 3,690
152 2,496 3,990
12 192 299
9 192 356 9 194 330
12 201 362
14 222 372
14 263 381
17 197 362
13 208 358 15 234 330
13 200 306 20 201 298 12 241 405 18 225 374
162 1,383 2,836
157 1,318 2,669 117 1,331 1,970
145 1,523 1,757
13 134 118 19 114 195
7 119 153 9 133 155
12 129 174
16 143 146
12 146 129
8 156 133
13 90 129
8 125 119 6 129 177
10 127 166 11 141 139
Total
16,415
16,355 13,965 14,323
1,139
1,237
1,231 1,272
1,298 1,318
1,229 1,238 1,158
1,170
1,159 1,334
1,270
TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICAT_IONS
7.11 MOTOR VEIDCLES REGISTERED
Public buses
As at end of Motor Motor Private China Motor Kowloon Motor Other Private Taxis public year/month cycles tricycles cars Bus Co. Ltd. Bus Co. Ltd. buses buses
Single Double Single Double deck deck deck deck
1972 19,833 82 120,725 3,448 235 261 366 906 1,113 367
1973 23,283 58 129,309 4,754 160 405 359 965 1,222 340
1974 23,254 38 119,273 4,754 119 476 363 1,008 1,236 308 1975 22,290 26 114,260 4,754 50 579 448 1,112 1,228 293
1975: Apr. 22,990 32 116,838 4,754 109 500 407 1,047 1,233 304 May 22,948 29 116,442 4,754 104 511 408 1,055 1,231 302 June 22,860 27 116,206 4,754 104 521 428 1,069 1,229 303 July 22,782 27 115,713 4,754 76 522 428 1,074 1,227 301 Aug. 22,736 27 115,482 4,754 75 541 428 1,081 1,229 299 Sept. . 22,541 27 115,236 4,754 69 551 438 1,087 1,229 298 Oct. 22,426 27 114,893 4,754 67 555 439 1,096 1,228 297 Nov. 22,377 26 114,793 4,754 61 571 448 1,108 1,229 295 Dec. 22,290 26 114,260 4,754 50 579 448 1,112 1,228 293
1976: Jan. 22,230 26 114,195 4,754 43 597 453 1,127 1,230 295 Feb. 22,173 26 113,895 4,754 42 601 453 1,127 1,230 295 Mar. 22,029 25 113,694 4,754 40 610 453 1,133 1,228 292 Apr. 21,896 25 113,427 4,754 41 614 454 1,131 1,232 291
Goods vehicles Crown vehicles (Excluding vehicles Tramcars in
As at end of Public Private Public Con- of H.M. Forces) Grand service
year/month light light cars Commercial struction total buses buses sites
Container Others Cycles Other Trams Trailers tractors vehicles
1972 3,828 1,684 1,063 117 28,634 43 843 2,645 186,193 162 22 1973 3,943 1,743 1,106 215 31,285 34 843 2,751 202,775 162 22 1974 4,277 1,648 1,264 333 31,231 32 902 2,923 193,439 162 22 1975 4,307 1,447 1,283 354 31,660 20 913 2,994 188,018 162 22
1975: Apr. 4,309 1,555 1,284 334 31,095 31 918 2,928 190,668 162 22 May 4,309 1,540 1,283 334 31,072 30 953 2,934 190,239 162 22 June 4,308 1,526 1,283 335 31,104 30 948 2,960 189,995 162 22 July 4,308 1,507 1,283 337 31,155 27 942 2,973 189,436 162 22 Aug. 4,306 1,487 1,283 339 31,309 26 944 2,976 189,322 162 22 Sept. 4,307 1,472 1,283 340 31,338 25 939 3,001 188,935 162 22 Oct. 4,307 1,463 1,283 340 31,399 25 935 3,037 188,571 162 22 Nov. 4,307 1,456 1,277 342 31,515 20 925 3,011 188,515 162 22 Dec. 4,307 1,447 1,283 354 31,660 20 913 2,994 188,018 162 22
1976: Jan. 4,308 1,438 1,286 356 31,923 20 912 3,014 188,207 162 22 Feb. 4,308 1,424 1,286 363 32,065 20 912 3,009 187,983 162 22 Mar. 4,308 1,416 1,291 372 32,381 18 912 2,998 187,954 162 22 Apr. 4,306 1,410 1,294 378 32,652 18 905 2,984 187,812 162 22
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COMMUNICATIONS
7.12 TELEPHONE SERVICES STATISTICS
Total Applications Lines equipped Applications received capacity
Year/month Installed Ceased Net gain Working (exchange outstanding
lines)
( During period As at end of period )
1972 163,537 118,708 32,693 86,015 651,468 744,152 38,271
1973 168,775 140,063 44,878 95,185 746,653 879,000 29,356
1974 125,068 113,890 57,399 56,491 803,144 1,003,060 13,411
1975 115,236 107,536 73,657 33,879 837,023 1,076,420 3,578
1975: Apr. 9,998 8,516 6,827 1,689 810,488 1,030,260 6,017
May 9,472 8,785 6,980 1,805 812,293 1,031,760 5,050
June 9,637 9,279 6,412 2,867 815,160 1,031,760 3,894
July 11,240 10,648 7,316 3,332 818,492 1,044,280 3,552
Aug. 9,558 9,336 5,836 3,500 821,992 1,044,280 3,380
Sep. 10,005 9,278 5,656 3,622 825,614 1,044,280 3,198
Oct. 10,216 9,234 5,320 3,914 829,528 1,047,500 3,093
Nov. 9,777 8,606 5,139 3,467 832,995 1,071,620 3,461
Dec. 11,028 9,455 5,427 4,028 837,023 1,076,420 3,578
1976: Jan. 10,678 12,149 6,792 5,357 842,380 1,077,920 2,792
Feb. 11,656 8,848 4,590 4,258 846,638 l,o78,070 3,876
Mar. 15,679 13,154 5,780 7,374 854,012 1,081,770 5,106
Apr. 13,391 10,719 4,917 5,802 859,814 1,090,070 6,031
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SECTION 8 PRICES AND PRICE INDEXES
8.1 AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SELECTED FOODSTUFFS*
$ per catty, except where otherwise stated
Rice Meat and poultry Marine fish, fresh
Year/month To£
Middle Pork, Pork Beef, Beef, Chicken, Duck, Golden and best cut chop best belly top top thread Mackerel Garoupa gra e low grade quality flesh grade grade
Monthly average
1972 1.02 0.81 4.92 6.23 6.81 3.70 6.33 3.75 3.52 3.99 7.78 1973 1.61 1.40 6.19 7.97 8.17 4.52 7.47 4.88 4.50 5.13 9.23 1974 2.20 1.94 7.24 9.32 10.61 6.18 8.49 5.28 4.27 5.40 9.77 1975 1.73 1.52 7.29 9.20 9.84 5.87 8.00 5.22 4.35 4.78 8.95
1975: Apr. 1.81 1.59 7.50 9.51 10.o3 6.13 7.46 4.97 3.61 3.58 7.29 May 1.80 1.58 7.35 9.23 9.84 5.96 7.36 4.34 3.79 3.62 7.58 June 1.73 1.52 7.22 9.09 9.78 5.85 8.27 4.88 4.53 4.55 8.79 July 1.64 1.43 7.18 9.06 9.69 5.77 7.88 5.10 4.39 4.90 ·8.37 Aug. 1.64 1.43 7.16 9.07 9.63 5.70 7.92 5.24 5.16 5.37 9.66 Sept. 1.64 1.43 7.16 9.08 9.60 5.62 8.15 5.26 4.64 5.36 9.80 Oct. 1.63 1.44 7.16 9.08 9.54 5.49 8.14 5.46 4.99 5.61 11.53 Nov. 1.62 1.44 7.16 9.08 9.44 5.35 8.09 5.16 4.52 4.90 9.98 Dec. 1.60 1.42 7.14 9.08 9.51 5.53 8.63 4.92 4.47 4.68 9.78
1976: Jan. 1.59 1.42 7.23 9.19 9.58 5.71 9.99 5.37 4.78 5.12 9.36 Feb. 1.58 L41 7.67 9.53 9.77 5.82 9.44 5.42 4.56 4.57 9.36 Mar. 1.57 1.40 7.75 9.86 10.28 6.20 8.32 5.56 4.28 4.31 8.46 Apr. 1.56 1.39 7.63 9.58 10.20 6.16 8.86 5.89 4.66 4.25 8.99
Fresh-water Fresh vegetables Fresh fruits fish, fresh Fresh
Year/month hen eggs Flour, Sugar Grass Bighead White Flowering Apples Oranges Bananas (per doz.) wheat (per lb.) carp cabbage cabbage Tomato (per doz.) (per doz.) (per lb.)
Monthly average
1972 6.57 5.14 1.10 1.69 1.20 2.08t 5.60 1.19 2.74 0.53 0.93 1973 7.63 5.92 1.38 2.02 1.84 2.35t 6.54 1.19 3.15 0.80 1.11 1974 8.40 6.57 1.30 1.96 2.67 2.58t 7.34 1.30 4.12 1.42 2.28 1975 7.90 6.06 1.66 2.25 2.62 11.09 5.78 1.01 3.89 1.32 2.25
1975: Apr. 7.38 6.69 0.96 1.46 1.22 10.08 5.69 1.23 3.78 1.34 2.59 May 7.06 5.66 1.65 2.15 1.54 10.08 5.60 1.21 3.42 1.32 2.49 June 7.96 5.84 2.80 3.05 3.06 10.32 5.48 0.99 3.49 1.31 2.28 July 8.02 5.68 2.06 2.38 2.14 12.48 5.39 1.04 3.51 1.31 2.12 Aug. 8.72 5.81 1.32 1.99 3.26 11.88 5.50 1.04 3.60 1.32 2.04 Sept. 8.57 5.82 2.29 2.78 3.90 12.00 6.55 1.03 3.81 1.30 2.02 Oct. 8.33 6.13 3.06 3.51 4.05 11.52 6.05 0.89 3.89 1.28 1.88 Nov. 7.63 5.84 1.75 2.57 4.06 10.56 5.89 0.84 3.87 1.28 1.83 Dec. 8.19 6.28 0.94 2.18 3.33 10.80 5.79 1.11 3.87 1.30 1.76
1976: Jan. 8.77 6.73 1.01 1.90 2.47 11.40 5.67 1.16 3.88 1.30 1.79 Feb. 8.48 7.01 1.05 1.73 2.24 11.64 5.56 1.16 4.08 1.33 1.79 Mar. 9.06 7.93 1.67 2.42 2.06 11.28 5.58 1.14 3.96 1.30 1.79 Apr. 9.43 8.99 1.36 1.97 1.55 10.68 5.21 1.08 3.88 1.30 1.78
Note: 1 catty=l.33 lbs. or 0.60 kg. * New samples from October 1974 onwards. t Price per lb.
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PRICES AND PRICE INDEX
8.2 AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF SELECTED FOODSTUFFS
Year/month
Monthly average
1974 1975
1975: Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
1976: Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.
See mew
198.51 141.90
150.87 148.46 138.93 132.89 136.18 138.90 137.07 132.70 127.09
126.74 125.65 123.38 126.64
Rice (per picul)
South China jien
188.93 135.22
142.81 141.75 133.28 127.41 132.56 132.91 131.68 127.42 118.75
119.92 118.78 117.80 117.80
Thai 100%whole
181.77
132.26
142.15 140.67 125.95 115.28 130.14 129.77 127.31 123.34 116.93
123.14 113.26 111.01 105.07
Note: 1 catty=l.33 lbs. or 0.60 kg.
Live pigs (per
picul)
321 315
318 317 310 309 309 310 310 310 308
310 322 348 336
Live cattle (per
pi cul)
555 489
458 501 479 437 479 406 409 424 518
501 577 551 494
$per catty, except otherwise stated
Marine fish, fresh
~h:-'e~ed Mackerel Garoupa
2.80 2.89
2.59 2.85 3.19 3.27 3.59 3.12 2.90 2.37 2.40
3.08 2.80 2.20 2.78
2.59 2.77
1.91 2.16 2.77 3.10 3.29 3.44 2.41 2.56 2.93
3.18 2.14 2.24 2.32
5.65 6.24
4.95 5.11 6.11 6.10 7.38 6.92 8.07 6.59 6.89
6.10 5.26 5.27 5.42
Fresh vegetables, locally produced
Flowering White cabbage cabbage Tomato
1.10 1.23
0.64 1.01 2.02 1.37 1.04 1.75 2.23 1.43 0.81
0.91 0.84 1.39 0.98
0.61 0.76
0.34 0.51 1.44 1.03 0.47 1.27 1.69 0.74 0.28
0.45 0.44 0.84 0.48
1.65 1.77
0.37 0.59 1.92 L21 2.96 3.27 2.36 3.03 2.20
1.50 0.32 1.08 0.77
1 picul (100 catties)=133.33 lbs. or 60.48 kg.
Year/month
Weights attached
Monthly average
1974 (July-Dec.) 1975
1975: Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
1976: Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.
All items
100.00
107.0 107.5
106 107 109 107 107 109 111 108 108
108 108 110 110
8.3 NEW CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (A)
Foodstuffs
56.60
105.8 103.2
100 102 105 103 102 106 108 104 102
103 102 105 105
Housing
14.08
105.5 110.7
110 110 111 111 112 112
·112
112 113
113 113 114 115
(July 73-June 74=100)
Fuel and Alcoholic Clothing drinks and and
light tobacco footwear
3.39
126.8 129.3
128 128 129 129 129 129 129 133 134
134 134 134 133
2.65
108.7 120.5
122 122 122 122 122 122 122 122 128
128 128 128 128
30
3.82
101.3 98.0
97 99 99 97 97 97 97 98 98
98 98 95 95
Durable goods
1.41
106.0 105.8
106 106 106 106 106 106 106 105 105
106 106 106 106
Miscellaneous goods
4.58
113.5 115.3
115 115 115
. 115 115 115 115 116 117
117 118 118 118
Transport and Services
vehicles
4.36
106.3 107.6
107 108 108 107 108 108 108 107 109
109 109 112 112
9.11
108.2 116.8
117 117 117 117 117 117 120 120 120
123 121 121 121
Year/month All items
Weights attached 100.00
Monthly average
1974 (July-Dec.) 107.0 1975 107.5
1975: Apr. 106 May 107 June 108 July 107 Aug. 107 Sept. 109 Oct. 110 Nov. 109 Dec. 108
1976: Jan. 109 Feb. 109 Mar. 110 Apr. 110
Year/month All items
Weights attached 100.00
Monthly average
1974 (July-Dec.) 104.3 1975 105.3
1975: Apr. 104 May 105 June 105 July 105 Aug. 105 Sept. 106 Oct. 107 Nov. 107 Dec. , 107
1976: Jan. 107 Feb. 107 Mar. 108 Apr. 109
8.4 NEW CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (B)
Foodstuffs
47.82
106.0 103.6
101 102 105 103 103 106 108 104 103
104 103 105 105
Housing
16.79
105.7 110.2
109 109 110 110 111 112 112 112 112
112 112 113 114
(July 73-June 74=100)
Fuel and Alcoholic Clothing drinks and and
light tobacco footwear
2.71
125.8 128.6
128 128 128 128 128 128 129 132 133
133 133 132 132
2.04
108.0 117.7
119 119 119 119 119 119 119 119 124
124 124 125 125
5.92
101.0 97.7
96 99 99 97 97 96 96 98 98
97 97 95 94
Durable goods
2.97
105.8 104.3
105 104 104 104 104 104 104 104 104
104 104 104 104
8.5 HANG SENG CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
Foodstuffs
26.27
104.0 102.4
100 101 103 102 102 104 106 103 103
104 103 104 105
Housing
28.14
101.0 103.2
103 103 103 103 104 104 104 104 104
104 104 104 105
(July 73-June 74=100)
Fuel and Alcoholic Oothing drinks and and
light tobacco footwear
2.53
126.7 128.3
128 128 128 128 128 129 129 130 130
130 130 129 129
0.73
107.3 113.9
114 114 115 115 115 115 115 115 119
120 120 121 121
31
6.11
95.8 95.4
93 97 97 95 93 97 97
102 99
96 96 97 97
Durable goods
3.88
102.5 102.1
102 102 102 102 102 103 102 102 101
100 101 101 101
PRICE INDEXES
Miscellaneous goods
5.17
112.3 113.9
114 114 114 113 114 114 113 114 115
115 116 115 116
Miscellaneous goods
4.36
110.2 110.8
111 111 111 110 111 111 110 111 111
111 112 111 112
Transport and Services
vehicles
5.11
109.5 111.7
Ill 112 112 112 112 112 112 111 113
113 113 116 116
Transport
11.47
107.8 115.1
114 114 114 115 115 115 118 119 119
121 120 120 120
and Services vehicles
7.47
113.7 117.7
117 117 117 118 119 119 119 120 119
119 121 123 124
20.51
104.0 106.3
106 106 106 106 106 106 107 109 109
112 112 114 115
PRICE INDEXES
8.6 NEW CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES (A) AND (B): AVERAGES FOR THE PERIOD OF 12 MONTHS
(July 73-June 74=100)
Period New C.P.I. (A) New C.P.I. (B)
July 1974 - June 1975 106.8 106.8
Aug. 1974-July 1975 106.8 106.8
Sept. 1974 - Aug. 1975 106.9 106.9
Oct. 1974 - Sept. 1975 107.2 107.2
Nov. 1974 - Oct. 1975 107.4 107.3
Dec. 1974 - Nov. 1975 107.3 107.4
Jan. 1975 - Dec. 1975 107.5 107.5
Feb. 1975 - Jan. 1976 107.8 107.8
Mar. 1975 - Feb. 1976 107.8 107.9
Apr. 1975 - Mar. 1976 108.2 108.3
May 1975 - Apr. 1976 108.5 108.6
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As at end of year/month
1972 1973 1974 1975
1975: Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
1976: Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.
SECTION 9
Legal tender coins and notes in circulation
Commercial Govern-bank ment Total issues issues
3,151 3,448 3,574 4,068
3,590 3,637 3,674 3,658 3,737 3,780 3,792 3,848 4,068
4,912 4,217 4,107 4,197
227 264 293 359
314 308 310 305 335 338 349 349 359
419 419 394 395
(A)
3,378 3,712 3,867 4,427
3,904 3,945 3,984 3,963 4,072 4,118 4,141 4,197 4,427
5,331 4,636 4,501 4,592
MONEY, BANKING AND FINANCE
9.1 MONEY SUPPLY
Licensed banks'
holdings of legal tender
coins and notes
(B)
466 574 658 775
623 590 600 592 654 667 646 652 775
812 796 716 719
Legal tender coins
and notes in hands of non-bank
public
(A)-(B)=(C)
2,912 3,138 3,209 3,652
3,281 3,355 3,384 3,371 3,418 3,451 3,495 3,545 3,652
4,519 3,840 3,785 3,873
Demand deposits
with licensed banks
(D)
8,500 8,623 8,161 9,911
9,150 9,261 9,070 9,205 9,405 9,671 9,604 9,635 9,911
10,260 9,860 9,784
10,072
Money supply
(definition 1)
(C)+(D)=(E)
11,412 11,761 11,370 13,563
12,431 12,616 12,454 12,576 12,823 13,122 13,099 13,180 13,563
14,779 13,700 13,569 13,945
Time deposits
with licensed banks
(F)
7,807 9,958
14,200 13,629
13,359 13,424 13,396 13,512 13,439 13,263 13,108 13,634 13,629
14,148 14,412 14,755 14,724
Savings deposits
with licensed banks
$million
Money supply (definition 2)
(G) (E)+(F)+(G)=(H)
8,306 7,610 8,637
12,803
10,827 11,285 11,669 11,795 11,959 12,130 12,353 12,499 12,803
12,910 13,303 13,471 13,571
27,525 29,329 34,207 39,995
36,617 37,325 37,519 37,883 38,221 38,515 38,560 39,313 39,995
41,837 41,415 41,795 42,240
9.2 BANKING STATISTICS: LIABILITIES AND ASSETS
Liabilities
As at end of ~0· of Deyear/month 1~~~t~d posits
Amount Other i~~~~ liabi!i-abroad ties
Total liabili
ties
1972 1973 1974 1975
1975: Apr. May
June July Aug.
Sept. Oct.
Nov. Dec.
1976: Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.
73 74 74 74
74 74
74 74 74 74 74 74 74
74 74 74 74
24,613 5,428 26,191 8,911
30,998 15,460 36,343 21,243
33,336 18,340 33,970 17, 720
34, 135 18,243 34,512 18,877 34,803 20,242 35,064 20,256 35,065 20,874 35, 768 20,836 36,343 21,243
37,318 21,640 37,575 21,782 38,010 22,824 38,367 23,944
4,121 5,150 6,803 8,011
6,686 6,875
7,255 7,450 7,537 8,443 8,345 8,540
8,011
34,162 40,252 53,261
65,597
S8,362 S8,56S
59,633 60,839 62,S82
63,763 64,284 65,144 6S,591
8,o78 67,036 7,933 67,290 8,755 69,589 8, 193 70,504
Cash
466 S14
658 11S
623 S90
600 S92
654
667 646 6S2
775
812 796 716 719
Assets
Amount due from banks abroad
Loans and advances Investments
Demand & short Time
term deposits claims
~~~: Abroad ~~~: Abroad
10,616
10,201 14,726 19,044
16,940
17,217 17,47S 17,806 17,963 18,444 18,3S3
18,373 19,044
19,343 18,823 19,112 19,548
449 623
1,835 2,001
2,072 1,927
1,914 2,041 2,227 2,278 2,12S
2,056 2,001
16,629 1,097 21,578 l,68S 23,S94 S,9S5
24,998 10,077
24,310 8,210
24,169 8,055 24,309 8,257 24,159 8,751 24,316 9,837 24,343 9,686
24,360 10,246 24,537 10,410 24,998 10,077
1,491 1,923 2,363 2,891
2,340
2,384 2,Sl2
2,561 2,570 2,549 2,S84
2,772 2,891
1,673 2S,304 10,296 2,908 l,S63 2S,936 10,481 2,923 1,S31 26,290 11,374 2,950 1,591 26,808 12,193 2,955
33
59
62 48 50
49 so 52 SI
so so 49
49 so
SI
56 60 60
Other assets
Hong Abroad Kong
2,020 1,786 2,719 3,525
2,982
3,18S 3,275 3,55S 3,742
4,458 4,257
4,41S
3,52S
3,686 3,661 4,340 3,525
l,33S
1,820 1,363 2,236
836 988
1,239 1,323
1,223 1,288 1,664
1,880 2,236
2,963 3,051 3,216 3,105
$million
Average Total liquidity assets during
month
34,162 40,2S2 S3,261
6S,S91
58,362 S8,56S
S9,633 60,839 62,S82
63,763 64,284 6S,144
65,597
67,036 67,290 69,589 70,504
% 46.0 40.4 44.9
49.8
47.9 48.2 48.3 48.6 48.3
48.9 49.2 49.3 49.8
49.8 S0.2
49.2 49.0
BANKING
9.3 ANALYSIS OF BANK LOANS AND ADVANCES
As at last day of quarter ended
No. of reporting banks
1. Manufacturing:
(a) textiles: (i) cotton
(ii) other
(b) footwear and wearing apparel
(c) metal products and engineering
(d) rubber, plastics and chemicals
(e) shipbuilding and repair
(f) electrical and electronic
(g) food
(h) beverages and tobacco
(i) printing and publishing
(j) miscellaneous
2. Agriculture and fisheries:
(a) fisheries
(b) livestock and livestock products
(c) vegetables and horticulture
3. Transport and transport equipment
4. Electricity, gas and telephone
5. Building and construction
6. General commerce:
(a) import, export and wholesale trade
( b) retail trade
7. Mining and quarrying
8. Miscellaneous:
(a) hotels, boarding houses and catering
(b) financial concerns including banks
(c) stockbrokers
(d) professional and private individuals: (i) for business purposes
(ii) for private purposes
(e) all others
Dec. 1972
73
2,233
785 (425) (360)
424
191
156
50
269
36
43
61
218
8
2
2
4
2,063
197
1,089
5,110
4,770
340
16
7,010
230
1,259
736
3,746 (1,030) (2,716)
1,039
Dec. 1973
74
2,423
838 (432) (406)
495
186
181
57
224
42
48
68
284
10
4
3
3
3,035
273
1,572
6,957
6,567
390
21
8,972
346
1,359
503
4,320 (875)
(3,445)
2,444
Dec. 1974
74
2,956
1,040 (547) (493)
452
236
314
48
292
73
57
130
314
20
6
9
5
4,246
374
1,569
8,880
8,423
457
8
11,496
355
1,720
291
4,020 (848)
(3,172)
5,110
Mar. 1975
74
2,902
1,047 (527) (520)
424
244
314
54
305
64
53
108
289
12
6
2
4
4,540
414
1,511
8,973
8,521
452
8
13,743
355
1,658
289
4,079 (882)
(3,197)
7,362
June 1975
74
2,922
1,079 (556) (523)
438
269
338
52
240
54
41
114
297
15
7
4
4
4,803
343
1,652
8,848
8,407
441
9
13,974
363
1,653
318
4,150 (873)
(3,277)
7,490
Sept. 1975
74
2,744
1,104 (587) (517)
446
258
220
26
201
55
27
119
288
16
8
3
5
2,390
299
1,611
8,806
8,347
459
9
8,468
364
1,716
328
4,175 (782)
(3,393)
1,885
Total loans and advances 17,726 23,263 29,549 32,103 32,566 . 24,343
Note: Figures comprising only loans and advances in Hong Kong from September 1975 onwards.
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$million
Dec. 1975
74
2,982
1,293 (792) (501)
393
294
294
34
189
80
44
108
253
15
7
4
4
2,256
257
1,809
9,305
8,883
422
7
8,367
328
1,888
358
4,301 (831)
(3,470)
1,492
24,998
Mar. 1976
74
3,346
1,408 (881) (527)
456
305
284
84
264
84
32
117
312
15
7
5
3
2,468
237
1,846
9,667
9,208
459
9
8,702
334
1,750
435
4,560 (852)
(3,708)
1,623
26,290
BANKING
9.4 INTEREST RATES PAID BY PRINCIPAL BANKS
% per annum
Time deposits rates paid Savings Effective from deposits
7 days' call 1 month 3 months 6 months 12 months rate paid
1Mar.1973 41 St St St 3t 14 June 1973 s 6 6l 6t 3t 1Aug.1973 6 6t 6t 6t 3t 17 Aug. 1973 6t 7 7 7 3t 1 Sept. 1973 6t 7 7 7 4 10 Sept. 1973 7!- 7t 8 8 8 4 4 July 1974 8!- 8t 9 9 9 4 lS July 1974 9t 10 lot lot lot 4 1Aug.1974 9t 10 lot lot lot s 30 Oct. 1974 9 9t 9t 9t 9t s 20 Nov. 1974 8!- 8t 9!- 9!- 9t s 27 Nov. 1974 7t 8 9 9!- 9!- s 28 Nov. 1974 6 6t 8t 9 9 s 13 Dec. 1974 s s 7t 8 8!- s 16 Dec. 1974 4t 6 7 7t s 1 Jan. 197S 4t 6 7 7t 4t 19 Feb. 197S 4t St 6t 7 4t 22 Feb. 197S 4-l 4t St 6 4t 1Mar.197S 4-l 4t St 6 3t 8 Mar. 197S 2t 3t 4t St 3t 12 Mar. 197S 2t 3-l 4t St 2t
Note: Interest rate for deposits over 12 months is by agreement between the individual depositor and the bank concerned.
9.5 INTEREST RATES CHARGED AND BANK CHEQUES CLEARED
The HSBC's Inter-bank Bank cheques Value of bank Year/month quoted best lending rate cleared cheques cleared lending rate
% per annum % per annum Items $million
1972 7 2t-7 28,Sl3,779 329,0S9 1973 7-9t 3t-11 33,774,608 463,8S4 1974 9-12 4t-17t 31,428,882 3S2,676 197S 6t-9 t-IOt 33,6S7,302 394,291
197S: Apr. 6t t-1 2,89S,968 30,S93 May 6t t-1 2,918,012 32,824 June 6t t-1 2,763,314 32,150 July 6t t-lt 2,801,361 32,483 Aug. 6t 1 2,S81,700 30,894 Sept. 6t 1-S 2,822,063 34,30S Oct. 6t l-3t 2,900,76S 34,907 Nov. 6t lt-3t 2,831,292 33,672 Dec. 6t 2t-3t 3,320,796 40,162
1976: Jan. 6t 2t-6 3,849,3S2 49,894 Feb. 6t S-7t 2,388,688 38,2SO Mar. 6t 4t-St 3,472,266 48,671 Apr. 6t 4!- - St 2,938,814 40,869
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FINANCE
9.6 EXCHANGE RATES IN HONG KONG DOLLARS
Hong Kong dollars to one unit of foreign currency
As at end of U.S. Sterling Di:'i~~~he Canadian Australian Singapore Guilder T~~n In do- Republic Yen Swiss Renminbi Thi;'~~tnd nesian Belgian of
year/month dollar dollar dollar dollar dollar franc rupiah franc Korea· won
1972 5.700 13.40 1.79 0.0191 5.74 7.30 2.03 1.77 0.149 1.52 2.5648 0.280 0.014 0.130 0.013 1973 5.090 11.80 1.90 0.0180 5.11 7.53 2.07 1.81 0.133 1.59 2.5336 0.255 0.012 0.130 0.013 1974 4.930 11.60 2.06 0.0165 4.98 6.50 2.15 1.99 0.135 1.98 2.6610 0.247 0.012 0.137 0.011 1975 5.040 10.30 1.93 0.0165 5.01 6.34 2.05 1.89 0.127 1.93 2.5740 0.249 0.012 0.127 0.012
1975: Apr. 4.915 11.75 2.09 0.0169 4.88 6.60 2.17 2.03 0.126 1.95 2.7427 0.244 0.012 0.135 0.011 May 4.935 11.52 2.10 0.0170 4.91 6.61 2.20 2.05 0.128 1.97 2.7647 0.242 0.012 0.138 0.010 June 4.965 11.40 2.12 0.0167 4.93 6.57 2.17 2.05 0.129 2.00 2.7925 0.236 0.012 0.136 0.010 July 5.074 11.30 1.99 0.0171 5.01 6.57 2.06 1.93 0.135 1.89 2.6518 0.252 0.012 0.127 0.011 Aug. 5.058 11.20 1.98 0.0170 5.04 6.45 2.07 1.93 0.128 1.90 2.6261 0.253 0.012 0.127 0.011 Sept. 5.092 10.80 1.92 0.0168 5.02 6.42 2.03 1.87 0.129 1.86 2.5740 0.253 0.012 0.126 0.011 Oct. 5.026 10.60 1.99 0.0167 4.95 6.40 2.06 1.94 0.125 1.94 2.5740 0.251 0.012 0.130 0.011 Nov. 5.042 10.25 1.93 0.0166 5.00 6.34 2.02 1.88 0.127 1.89 2.5740 0.247 0.012 0.125 0.011 Dec. 5.040 10.30 1.93 0.0165 5.01 6.34 2.05 1.89 0.127 1.93 2.5740 0.249 0.012 0.127 0.012
1976: Jan. 5.015 10.23 1.94 0.0165 5.06 6.30 2.03 1.89 0.126 1.94 2.5740 0.256 0.012 0.127 0.012 Feb. 4.960 10.10 1.95 0.0165 5.07 6.26 2.02 1.87 0.123 1.95 2.5740 0.253 0.012 0.125 0.012 Mar. 4.937 9.60 1.96 0.0165 5.04 6.16 2.01 1.85 0.127 1.96 2.5536 0.235 0 012 0.122 0.011 Apr. 4.918 9.20 1.96 0.0164 5.03 6.10 2.01 1.85 0.125 1.97 2.5361 0.242 0.012 0.125 0.012
Note: Rates quoted are the closing selling rates for the last working day of the period under consideration.
9.7 EXCHANGE RA TES IN HONG KONG DOLLARS IN APRIL 1976
Hong Kong dollars to one unit of foreign currency
New lndo- Republic As at end d~if~r Sterling n:;,i:;:khe Yen Canadian Australian Singapore Guilder Taiwan Swiss Renminbi Thb!~fd nesian Belgian of of day dollar dollar dollar dollar franc rupiah franc Korea
won
April
1 4.937 9.60 1.96 0.0165 5.04 6.15 2.01 1.85 0.127 1.96 2.5536 0.235 0.012 0.122 0.011 2 4.937 9.40 1.97 0.0165 5.03 6.12 2.02 1.86 0.128 1.97 2.5361 0.240 0.012 0.123 0.011 3 4.942 9.40 1.97 0.0165 5.04 6.12 2.01 1.86 0128 1.97 2.5361 0.240 0.012 0.123 0.011 4 5 6 4.933 9.40 1.96 0.0165 5.05 6.12 2.02 1.85 0.129 1.96 2.5361 0.240 0.012 0.123 0.011 7 4.937 9.35 1.96 0.0165 5.05 6.13 2.01 1.85 0.129 1.96 2.5361 0.240 0.012 0.123 0.011 8 4.960 9.37 1.96 0.0167 5.07 6.16 2.02 1.85 0.129 1.96 2.5361 0.240 0.012 0.122 0.011 9 4.980 9.30 1.97 0.0167 5.10 6.16 2.02 1.86 0.129 1.98 2.5361 0.240 0.012 0.123 0.012
10 4.972 9.30 1.97 0.0167 5.09 6.15 2.02 1.86 0.130 1.97 2.5361 0.245 0.012 0.124 0.012 11 12 4.945 9.30 1.97 0.0167 5.08 6.14 2.02 1.86 0.130 1.97 2.5361 0.245 0.012 0.124 0.012 13 4.948 9.30 1.96 0.0166 5.06 6.11 2.01 1.85 0.131 1.96 2.5361 0.247 0.012 0.123 0.012 14 4.940 9.33 1.96 0.0166 5.04 6.12 2.02 1.85 0.131 1.97 2.5361 0.247 0.012 0.124 0.012 15 4.948 9.34 1.97 0.0166 5.04 6.12 2.02 1.86 0.131 1.98 2.5361 0.247 0.012 0.124 0.012 16 17 18 19 20 4.945 9.34 1.97 0.0166 5.05 6.12 2.02 1.85 0.130 1.97 2.5361 0.242 0.012 0.124 0.012 21 22 4.933 9.30 1.96 0.0166 5.05 6.12 2.02 1.85 0.130 1.97 2.5361 0.242 0.012 0.124 0.012 23 4.926 9.20 1.95 0.0165 5.03 6.11 2.01 1.84 0.127 1.96 2.5361 0.242 0.012 0.123 0.012 24 4.913 9.10 1.95 0.0165 5.02 6.09 2.00 1.84 0.126 1.96 2.5361 0.240 0.012 0.123 0.012 25 26 4.917 9.10 1.95 0.0165 5.02 6.07 2.00 1.84 0.126 1.96 2.5361 0.240 0.012 0.123 0.012 27 4.923 9.10 1.95 0.0164 5.04 6.10 2.00 1.84 0.125 1.96 2.5361 0.240 0.012 0.124 0.012 28 4.926 9.15 1.96 0.0165 5.02 6.10 2.01 1.85 0.125 1.97 2.5361 0.240 0.012 0.124 0.012 29 4.925 9.20 1.96 0.0165 5.03 6.10 2.01 1.85 0.125 1.97 2.5361 0.240 0.012 0.125 0.012 30 4.918 9.20 1.96 0.0164 5.03 6.10 2.01 1.85 0.125 1.97 2.5361 0.242 0.012 0.125 0.012
Note: Rates quoted are the closing selling rates. Dashes indicate no business performed on the day.
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9.8 REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE OF THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT
$million
Revenue Expenditure Year* /quarter
Direct Indirect Other Total Economic Social General Unallocable Total taxes taxes revenue services services services expenditure
1971-1972 956 1,210 1,375 3,541 330 1,626 865 80 2,901
1972-1973 1,123 1,832 1,981 4,936 946t 2,090 1,161 103 4,300t 1973-1974 1,729 1,556 1,956 5,241 930t 2,671 1,444 123 5,168t 1974-1975 2,186 1,402 2,287 5,875 866 3,499 1,732 159 6,255
1974: Oct.-Dec. 840 349 540 1,729 171 915 458 42 1,586
1975: Jan.-Mar. 1,051 388 645 2,084 259 967 522 43 1,791 Apr.-June 214 426 502 1,142 150 802 372 42 1,366 July-Sept. 219 373 521 1,113 158 798 395 44 1,395 Oct.-Dec. 671 458 782 1,911 156 807 426 53 1,442
* Fiscal year. t Including $500 million contribution towards the Mass Transit System. t Including $300 million contribution towards the Mass Transit Railway Equity Corporation.
Note: 'Economic services' includes primary products, airport and harbour, commerce and industry, transport and communications, roads and civil engineering.
'Social services' includes education, medical and health, water, housing, fire services, labour, social welfare, amenities and related services.
'General services' includes administration, law and order, defence, public relations, revenue collection and financial control.
'Unallocable expenditure' includes interest and repayment on public debt, pensions and advances.
9.9 VALUE OF STOCK EXCHANGE TURNOVER
$million
Hong Kong Kam Ngan ·Kowloon Far East Year/month Stock Exchange Ltd. Stock Stock Total turnover Exchange Ltd. Exchange Ltd. Exchange Ltd.
1972 10,610.72 18,110.79 8,104.09 6,932.02 43,757.62 1973 12,285.00 15,937.33 12,415.40 7,579.65 48,217.38 1974 2,445.62 5,049.35 3,049.34 701.37 11,245.68 1975 2,503.53 4,724.90 2,807.73 299.02 10,335.18
1975: Apr. 350.21 641.62 389.33 47.86 1,429.02 May 358.26 640.25 395.72 39.04 1,433.27
June 218.21 427.13 273.11 23.55 942.00 July 159.02 272.84 169.18 11.17 612.21 Aug. 92.43 144.58 87.45 5.89 330.35 Sept. 114.08 219.27 132.12 8.12 473.59 Oct. 131.36 194.83 102.70 6.09 434.98 Nov. 87.17 137.71 70.07 4.22 299.17
Dec. 208.94 351.46 191.93 9.64 761.97
1976: Jan. 471.18 915.50 532.15 34.91 1,953.74 Feb. 490.44 975.26 608.49 39.86 2,114.05 Mar. 553.96 1,131.57 789.61 55.44 2,530.58
Apr. 207.00 400.99 250.18 13.09 871.26
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FINANCE
9.10 INDEX OF SHARE PRICES
Year/month
Monthly average
1972 1973 1974 1975
1975: Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
1976: Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.
Hang Seng Index (31.7.64=100)
489.18 786.01 304.94 300.51
322.61 320.94 321.20 306.77 300.14 306.40 312.27 313.52 350.00
423.50 448.14 455.78 426.29
Far East Index (1.4. 71 = 1000)
As at end of month
2,374.15 3,824.25 1,454.90 1,486.40
i,587.15 1,564.14 1,596.66 1,519.32 1,484.50 1,519.89 1,537.44 1,552.15 1,749.17
2,106.02 2,262.09 2,280.74 2,130.97
Kam Ngan Index (2.l.73=100)
48.36t 26.98 25.58
27.30 27.66 27.43 26.79 25.86 26.23 26.50 26.24 29.23
35.99 38.87 39.05 36.08
t Monthly average of August - December.
As at end of day
April I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
9.11 INDEX OF SHARE PRICES AND VALUE OF STOCK EXCHANGE TURNOVER IN APRIL 1976
Stock exchange turnover Hang Seng Far East Kam Ngan
Index Index Index Hong Kong Kam Ngan Kowloon (31.7.64=100) (l.4.71=1000) (2.I.73=100) Stock Far East Stock Stock
449.53 446.98
438.48 439.02 425.29 428.89
418.76 413.01 424.08 423.39
428.41
437.63 430.59
426.56 423.79 424.71 426.57 426.29
2,251.19 2,237.60
2,188.03 2,192.32 2,118.57 2,140.90
2,084.03 2,048.23 2,116.16 2,118.70
2,154.61
2,198.15 2,160.38
2,134.84 2,111.03 2,119.10 2,128.23 2,130.97
38.48 38.19
37.64 37.34 36.33 36.70
35.77 35.37 36.36 36.13
36.56
37.05 36.74
36.28 35.87 35.98 36.08 36.08
Exchange Ltd. Exchange Ltd. Exchange Ltd. Exchange Ltd.
$mn.
16.51 12.67
10.67 10.42 15.47 17.85
11.35 12.01 14.93 11.36
7.64
16.16 8.07
8.40 6.32 8.13
11.19 7.83
$mn.
29.47 32.97
22.93 22.67 32.32 31.30
20.80 24.77 29.11 23.40
13.61
28.58 15.72
14.35 14.11 13.69 18.69 12.50
$mn.
21.40 17.21
13.77 13.56 23.95 22.27
13.70 18.88 17.21 14.59
7.15
16.91 9.74
8.24 8.32 7.79 8.18 7.31
$mn.
1.40 0.90
0.82 0.99 1.15 1.14
0.87 0.73 0.55 0.99
0:39
0.77 0.50
0.32 0.35 0.49 0.34 0.38
Note: Dashes indicate no business performed on the day.
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Total
$mn.
68.78 63.75
48.19 47.64 72.89 72.56
46.72 56.39 61.80 50.34
28.79
62.42 34.03
31.31 29.10 30.10 38.40 28.02
Year/month
1972
1973
1974 1975
1975: Apr.
May
June July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
1976: Jan.
Feb. Mar.
Apr.
Year/month
1972 1973 1974 1975
1975: Apr. May
June July
Aug. Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
1976: Jan. Feb. Mar.
Apr.
FINANCE
9.12 INSTRUMENTS REGISTERED IN THE LAND OFFICE
Assignments oflot
No. Value
$mn.
896 910.10
888 1,751.55
349 658.67
407 642.80
29 123.50
32 28.14
47 42.93
42 168.10
38 30.05
28 53.01
37 65.20
33 30.14
40 32.34
46 131.10 49 47.05
63 174.27
48 73.35
Reassignments and certificates of satisfaction
No. Value
$mn.
12,087 1,369.34 14,310 1,670.44
16,460 1,791.01 18,926 2,404.69
1,278
1,806 1,655 1,850
1,548
1,847 1,852 1,631
1,585
1,664 1,478
1,843 1,532
142.81 185.52
242.64 257.28
161.29 266.05
214.58 265.09
198.18
190.30 169.38
304.02 195.33
Assignments of properties
Assignments of share of lot
No. Value
$mn.
9,355 1,095.15
10,904 1,519.54
9,226 1,344.18
9,884 1,633.63
738 132.46
979 163.87
821 141.93
1,074 165.67
773 134.04
1,055 184.23
832 116.99
784 142.78
675 126.09
1,028 160.47 945 152.26
947 176.17
1,029 212.23
Agreements for sale
and purchase
No. Value
14,760 6,251 6,058 7,329
680 722
546 663
621
711 606
744 717
584 729
1,362 897
$mn.
Assignments of section
No. Value
Smn.
902 964.78
827 2,042.30
310 915.69 407 1,082.34
32 23.68
43 40.02
48 86.17
31 23.67
46 61.75
37 21.99
34 52.08
45 34.56
35 20.22
31 43.17 50 49.07
54 142.07
37 37.40
Tenancy agreements
No. Value
1,769 1,828 1,795
1,675
136 147 131
157
149 138
130 144 118
141 97
186
170
$mn.
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Mortgages
Assignments of share of section
No. Value
$mn.
19,136 1,709.62
21,781 2,346.29
19,107 2,194.73
19,773 2,566.21
1,517 222.21
2,456 324.32
1,902 249.73
1,990 233.96
1,637 220.08
1,699 223.04
1,544 216.29
1,527 203.88
1,220 174.60
1,836 241.92 1,502 216.21
1,927 319.06
1,558 256.24
Exclusion orders issued under Landlord and
Tenant Ordinance
No. Value
Smn.
Building mortgages
No. Value
$mn.
196 472.75
96 343.84
115 345.52
109 316.28
5 6.18
4 7.77
11 25.31
19 51.37
11 30.45
9 70.06
15 44.05
9 34.34
8 13.00
12 20.85 15 54.78
13 33.70
9 46.51
Miscellaneous
No. Value
$mn.
195 138 164
7,859 37.66
58
10 3
6
3
6 2
6
3
7
15
6
7,631 33.24 7,644
7,292 15.66 64.46
672 5.34
633 2.46 569 4.56 640 0.30
619 1.95 584 0.55
639 1.20 533 0.71 511 43.66
545 3.07 523 0.73
689 0.13
516 0.65
Mortgages other than building
mortgages
No. Value
Smn.
23,902 2,621.99
31,712 4,978.58
23,954 3,977.04
26,278 3,983.53
1,742 293.66
2,772 314.19
2,332 408.91
2,678 344.95
2,190 298.05
2,554 319.64
2,292 274.51
2,116 500.23
1,876 263.68
2,673 460.16
2,330 339.95 2,771 474.16
2,488 388.44
Total
No. Value
$mn.
91,057 9,181.39 96,366 14,685.78 85,182 92,138
6,839 9,597 8,068 9,147
7,638 8,664
7,987 7,567
6,786
8,563 7,725
9,870 8,290
11,242.50 12,693.94
949.84 1,066.30 1,202.18 1,245.30
937.66 1,138.56
984.91 1,211.72
871.77
1,251.05 1,029.44 1,623.55
1,210.16
FINANCE
9.13 LOCAL AND FOREIGN COMPANIES REGISTERED AND DISSOLVED
Year/month
1972
1973
1974
1975
1975: Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
1976: Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
Local companies
Amount of authorised share capital
$10,000 $50,000 $100,000 $500,000 $1,000,000 $5,000,000 Under and and and and and and $10,000,000
$10,000 under under under under under under and above $50,000 $100,000 $500,000 $1,000,000 $5,000,000 $10,000,000
396 754 317 1,741 600 711 53 79
548 l,239 253 1,524 580 932 110 154
493 1,163 205 1,338 433 675 66 41
447 1,053 195 1,301 465 476 30 33
26 80 15 109 40 35 2 2
52 99 15 100 39 45 6
44 108 17 132 46 41
40 86 15 97 36 46 4
27 72 16 110 33 33
44 77 25 128 39 36 3
37 81 22 111 42 38 2 5
44 74 22 136 44 48 2
46 110 14 104 38 48 6 3
67 92 14 145 46 52 2
59 103 19 133 41 46 2
65 106 26 176 74 74 7 5
59 119 17 151 33 50 3
• Including I company restored to the Register.
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Foreign companies
Guarantee
Total Total regis- distered solved
during during period period
Total Total exist- regising at tered end of during period period
159 4,810 365 26,067 101
179 5,519 294 31,292 74
154 4,568 444 35,416 81
170 4, 170 602 38,985• 57
18 327 36,552 3
20 376 100 36,828 3
13 407 28 37,207 7
14 339 55 37,491 9
11 303 24 37,770 4
14 367 42 38,095
13 351 113 38,333 5
21 392 33 38,693. 5
374 82 38,985 6
9 427 60 39,352 2
406 9 39,749 6
11 544 99 40,194 16
12 450 50 40,594 12
Total dis
solved during period
32
53
64
35
2
3
7
2
2
4
3
3
6
Total existing at end of period
832
853
870
892
878
878
878
885
889
885
888
889
892
891
891
906
917
SECTION 10 HOUSING, BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION
10.1 EXISTING PRIVATE LIVING QUARTERS IN URBAN AREAS*
Net gain Existing living quarters Year/quarter Hong Kong Kowloon New Tsuen Total Hong Kong Kowloon New Tsuen
Island Kowloon Wan Island Kowloon Wan Total
1971t 6,240 990 2,175 1,175 10,580 118,636 95,069 56,433 6,264 276,402
1972 6,997 3,039 5,355 2,060 17,451 125,633 98,108 61,788 8,324 293,853
1973 6,547 5,607 5,413 4,391 21,958 132,180 103,715 67,201 12,715 315,811
1974 6,975 3,103 5,428 2,381 17,887 139,155 106,818 72,629 15,096 333,698
1974: lst qtr. 1,669 654 1,346 540 4,209 133,849 104,369 68,547 13,255 320,020
2nd qtr. 703 928 1,158 757 3,546 134,552 105,297 69,705 14,012 323,566
3rd qtr. 2,129 864 1,762 600 5,355 136,681 106,161 71,467 14,612 328,921
4th qtr. 2,474 657 1,162 484 4,777 139,155 106,818 72,629 15,096 333,698
1975: lst qtr. 2,315 622 1,223 311 4,471 141,470 107,440 73,852 15,407 338,169
* Hotels excluded. t From lst March onwards.
10.2 PUBLIC HOUSING
Hong Kong Kowloon New Kowloon Tsucn Wan Rest of Total As at end of Island New Territories year/quarter
Flats Shops Persons Flats Shops Persons Flats Shops Persons Flats Shops Persons Flats Shops Persons Flats Shops Persons
1972 34,196 1,094 186,500 7,173 151 41,100 215,357 9,499 1,158,900 55,896 1,798 287,200 5,591 177 17,000 318,219 12,719 1,690,700
1973 38,006 1,116 197,000 10,799 179 50,100 221,737 9,467 1,165,300 59,080 1,828 306,200 5,612 176 18,700 335,234 12,766 1,737,300
1974 37,990 1,116 203,800 12,938 184 65,600 223,391 9,663 1,170,200 59,014 1,817 309,900 5,619 172 22,000 338,952 12,952 1,771,500
1975 38,010 1,117 205,100 17,076 302 91,500 222,843 9,570 1,173,200 61,727 1,842 321,500 7,795 176 27,800 347,451 13,007 1,819,100
1975: lst qtr. 37,992 1,118 204,900 14,711 200 75,100 222,409 9,596 1,174,300 59,014 1,817 311,200 5,619 172 22,100 339,745 12,903 1,787,600
2nd qtr. 37,997 1,116 206,200 16,856 207 85,000 223,390 9,596 1,173,900 60,162 1,814 313,800 6,701 176 22,500 345,106 12,909 1,801,400
3rd qtr. 37,999 1,123 205,800 17,076 228 90,400 223,094 9,609 1,174,700 61,622 1,840 315,700 6,701 176 25,800 346,492 12,976 1,812,400
4th qtr. 38,010 1,117 205,100 17,076 302 91,500 222,843 9,570 1,173,200 61,727 1,842 321,500 7,795 176· 27,800 347,451 13,007 1,819,100
1976: lst qtr. 38,680 1,117 207,000 17,076 302 95,400 222,731 9,533 1,166,700 64,598 1,863 327,000 7,262 186 31,600 350,347 13,001 l,827,7CO
'Flats' refers to domestic units within estate blocks including vacant flats. 'Shops' refers to commercial units within estate blocks excluding charitable, educational and welfare units. 'Persons' refers to authorized population in estate blocks.
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BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION
10.3 NEW BUILDING PROJECTS WITH CONSENT TO COMMENCE WORK
Year/month
1972 1973 1974 1975
1975: Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
1976: Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.
Number of consents
issued
712 650 611 650
76 50
54 54 58 52 56 52 60
42 60 53 50
Usable floor area (thousand sq. ft.)
Residential Commercial
10,912 7,871 4,876 6,079
578 578 616 442 296 394 539
1,072 378
546 921 561
1,432
3,250 5,013 5,729 4,986
432 340 257 901 323 367 338 457 251
422 532 218 366
Factory/ god own
4,380 5,507 4,226 6,116
975 274
1,568 98
314 150 755 645 893
505
978 387 498
Others
1,605 720
1,048 2,356
150 73 17 32
391 -187
30 361 265
278 179 226
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Total
20,146 19,110 15,880 19,537
2,135 1,265 2,458 1,473 1,324 1,097 1,662 2,534 1,786
1,752 2,610 1,392 2,332
Note: Figures cover the whole Colony and refer to new building projects with consent to commence work given by the Buildings Ordinance Office, Public Works Department.
10.4 COMPLETED BUILDINGS CERTIFIED FOR OCCUPATION
Residential Non-residential Combined· Total
Cost Cost/ Cost *Cost/ Cost/ Year/month Usable Gross
No. floor floor of
cons .. truction
sq. ft. Usable Gross usable No. floor floor floor area area area
of sq. ft. Usable Gross cons- usable No. floor floor true- floor area area
Cost of
construetion
sq. ft. Usable Gross usable No. floor floor floor area area area
Cost of
construetion
*Cost/ sq. ft. usable floor area
1972 112 1973 109 1974 140 1975 107
1975: Apr. 10 May 11 June 9 July 7 Aug. 10 Sept. 10 Oct. 10 Nov. 7 Dec. 7
1976: Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.
6
8 7
9
area area tion area
'OOO 'OOO $'000 $/ sq. ft. sq. ft. sq. ft.
'OOO 'OOO $'000 $/ sq. ft. sq. ft. sq. ft.
3,868 6,086 294,441 76 232 11,314 15,581 484,593 43 372 3,266 5,423 270,810 83 201 8,074 10,665 432,615 54 403 4,327 7,218 456,753 106 195 7,618 10,827 580,591 76 310 3,084 4,904 475,139 154 182 7,470 10,304 812,597 108 280
423 404 263 109 266 316 123 185 157
44 94
148 111
615 52,132 123 712 69,346 172 430 45,969 175 170 17,722 162 442 37,958 143 534 72,963 231 189 28,473 231 229 23,816 128 247 22,609 144
13 9
17 12 12 14 16 17 20
80 13,475 303 19 150 13,639 145 17 307 23,466 158 18 173 19,999 180 13
581 246
1,037 370 860 663
1,044 597 667
821 82,188 141 295 34,516 140
1,421 97,070 89 551 60,797 164
1,218 82,807 96 931 130,383 197
1,510 103,315 99 879 58,557 98 913 60,207 90
16 23 26 14 25 20 18 24 24
520 703 42,475 82 35 524 708 49,969 95 26 892 1,144 84,806 95 31 216 405 23,781 110 24
• Calculation excludes values of certain projects with no area given.
'OOO . 'OOO $'000 $/ 'OOO 'OOO $'000 $/ sq. ft. sq. ft. sq; ft. sq. ft. sq. ft. sq. ft.
8,193 13,950 476,892 58 716 23,376 35,617 1,255,926 54 9,951 15,627 679,954 68 713 21,292 31,715 1,383,380 65 9,934 15,810 831,625 84 645 21,880 33,855 1,868,969 85 5,810 9,260 603,213 104 569 16,365 24,468 1,890,949 115
413 751 38,065 .92 39 1,418 2,186 172,385 122 254 380 25,603 IOI 43 904 1,387 129,464 143 397 597 43,386 109 52 1,698 2,447 186,425 107 258 386 29,529 114 33 738 1,107 108,048 146 630 1,043 72,420 115 47 1,756 2,702 193,185 110 376 617 46,074 122 44 1,355 2,082 249,420 184 348 556 38,476 111 44 1,516 2,254 170,264 112 573 911 69.185 121 48 1,356 2,019 151,557 112 472 714 47,108 10 51 1,297 1,874 129,923 100
404 554 428 277
618 43,440 10~ 60 903 65,010 117 51 661 38,163 89 56 458 31,858 115 46
969 1,402 1,172 1,761 1,469 2,112
605 1,036
99,389 103 128,618 110 146,436 100 75,639 125
Note: Figures cover the whole Colony and refer to completed new buildings certified for occupation by the Buildings Ordinance Office, Public Works Department.
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Year/month
1972 1973 1974 1975
1975: Apr. May June
- July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
1976: Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.
BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION
10.5 USABLE FLOOR AREA OF COMPLETED NEW BUILDINGS
Thousarid sq. ft.
Residential Non-residential
Hong Kong K 1 New New T 1 Hong Kong Kowloon New New T t 1 Island ow oon Kowloon Territories ota Island Kowloon Territories 0 a
4,409 4,006 4,972 3,718
387 455 274
91 364 246 183 145 170
149 91
163 90
1,820 2,120 2,638 1,103
210 38 40
119 49
136 43 92 50
80 74 22 12
2,547 2,338 2,367 1,058
53 22 92 44
115 57 45
233 30
30 105 170
82
1,301 2,016 1,524 1,004
36 29 69 21
115 126 59
112 197
62 153 93 48
10,079 10,478 11,501 ·6,883
687 544 476 274 644 565 330 582 447
320 424 448 232
3,856 2,697 3,5.78 3,732
526 87
422 71
395 561 353 215 443
218 411 258
47
783 1,571 1,583 2,212
142 137 29
380 463
88 489
98 243
133 119 487
44
2,937 2,353 1,281 1,085
47 15 66 4
200 40
2 128 55
77 146 146 143
5,721 4,191 3,938 2,454
16 122 705
9 54
102 342 332 109
220 72
131 138
13,297 10,812 10,379 9,482
730 360
1,222 464
1,112 790
1,186 773 850
649 748
1,021 373
Grand total
23,376 21,292 21,880 16,365
1,418 904
1,698 738
1,756 1,355 1,516 1,356 1,297
969 1,172 1,469
605
Note: Figures cover the whole Colony and refer to completed new buildings certified for occupation by the Buildings Ordinance Office, Public Works Department.
10.6 NUMBER AND COST OF COMPLETED BUILDINGS BY COST OF CONSTRUCTION
Year/month
1972 1973 1974 1975
1975: Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
1976: Ian. Feb. Mar. Apr.
Under $50,000
$50,000-$99,999
$100,000-$199,999
$200,000-$299,999
$300,000-$499,999
$500,000-$999,999
~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ No. Construe- No. Construe- No. Construe- No. Construe· No. Construe- No. Construc-
8 5
3 2
tion tion tion tion tion tion
$'000
238 111 85 84
39
31
6
6 3 6
2
2
$'000
481 433 184 461
80 95
133
63 90
70 51
146
53 53 13 6
2
$'000
8,296 124' 8,654 68 2,107 57
872 37
147
270
194 170 100
6
3 2 5
2
I 4
5
5
$'000 $'000
31,304 129 47,983 91
17,089 132 50,615 116 14,736 118 46,754 99 9,689 81 31,609 116
1,557 785 570
1,280 280
510 240
1,031
4 1,627 9 4 1,544 14 5 2,096 9 4 1,312 6 7 2,669 8 7 2,576 8 6 2,426 7 5 1,880 10 8 3,382 8
$'000
65,414 82,372 69,370 77,994
6,278 9,099 5,678 4,814 4,595 5,016 5,054 6,515 S,181
1,245 16 6,091 11 7,457 1,311 9 3,263 9 6,159 1,225 11 4,101 9 5,349
777 15 5,703 7 4,918
$1,000,000 and above
Cost of No. Construc
tion
305 333 352 321
19 20 34 17 29 28 28 32 31
26 26 28 20
$'000
1,102,210 1,224,106 1,735,733 1,770,239
162,843 117,794 177,948 100,603 185,371 241,765 162,184 142,922 120,329
84,495 117,640 135,444 64,141
No.
716 713 645 569
39 43 52 33 47 44 44 48 51
60 SI
56 46
Total
Cost of Construe•
tion
$'000
1,255,926 1,383,380 1,868,969 1,890,949
172,385 129,464 186,425 108,048 193,185 249,420 170,264 151,557 129,923
99,389 128,618 146,436 75,639
Note: Figures co~er the whole Colony and refer to completed new buildings certified for occupation by the Buildings Ordinance Office, Public Works Department.
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BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION
10.7 COMPLETED BUILDINGS CERTIFIED FOR OCCUPATION BY TYPE OF BUILDING, COST OF CONSTRUCTION AND AREA DURING APRIL 1976
Factories and Offices and Houses and Combined residentiaJ & Others Total
Area/cost of construction god owns shops flats non-residential
Cost of Cost of Cost of Cost of Cost of Cost of No. Construe- No. Construe- No. Construe- No. Construe- No. Construe- No. Construe-
tion tion tion tion tion tion
$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000
HONG KONG
Construction under $200,000
$200,000-$299,999
$300,000-$499,999 2 722 2 615 4 1,337
$500,000-$999,999 SOO SOO
$1,000,000 and hove 2 2,20S 11,700 2 S,300 6,200 8 25,405
Total 4 2,927 11,700 s 6,41S 6,200 13 27,242
KOWLOON
Construction under $200,000
$200,000-$299,999 272 285 2 SS7
$300,000-$499,999 2 676 2 676
$S00,000-$999,999 800 703 2 1,503
$1,000,000 and above 2 2,8sj 2 2,853
Total 4 3,925 4 1,664 8 S,S89
NEW KOWLOON
Construction under $200,000
$200,000-$299,999 220 220
$300,000-$499,999 480 1,080 4 1,560
$S00,000-$999,999 730 730
$1,000,000 and above !,ISO 4 12,319 6,500 6 19,969
Total 2 1,630 9 14,349 6,500 12 22,479
NEW TERRITORIES
Construction under $200,000 100 100
$200,000-$299,999
$300,000-$499,999 400 4 1,730 s 2,130
$S00,000-$999,999 2 1,SSO 63S 2,185
$1,000,000 and above 3,49S 2 S,419 7,000 4 15,914
Total 2 3,595 S,819 7 10,280 63S 13 20,329
Note: Figures cover the whole Colony and refer to completed new buildings certified for occupation by the Buildings Ordinance Office, Public Works Department. ~
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SECTION 11 TRAVELLING AND TOURISM
11.1 ARRIVALS OF PASSENGERS BY AIR, SEA AND LAND
British
Year/month Co~~on- Chinese wealth
Air
Aliens Total British
and Common
wealth
Sea
Chinese Aliens Total
Land
British
Co~~on- Chinese Aliens wealth
Total Grand total
1972 329,191 171,205 846,668 1,347,064 85,334 1,527,568 299,001 1,911,903 12,926 698,616 18,429 729,971 3,988,938
1973 416,549 240,861 1,013,011 1,670,421 100,914 1,763,893 380,580 2,245,387 14,343 897,957 24,842 937,142 4,852,950
1974 452,928 285,103 979,247 1,717,278 94,511 1,771,618 351,651 2,217,780 12,862 885,168 28,552 926,582 4,861,640
1975 527,031 306,869 944,084 1,777,984 95,994 1,643,167 328,203 2,067,364 13,460 756,418 26,518 796,396 4,641,744
1975: Apr. 44,765 28,939 May 38,749 21,004
June 39,742 22,048
July 43,964 25,688
Aug. 57,056 34,815
Sept. 46,343 23,400
Oct. 47,409 28,901
Nov. 44,032 24,176
Dec. 52,580 30,107
1976: Jan. 48,579 25,107 Feb. 45,927 28,590
Mar. 43,257 24,136
Apr. 56,266 31,568
73,839 147,543 10,615 148,224 20,208 179,047 1,255 74,551 3,087 78,893 405,483
78,515 138,268 7,099 102,214 27,037 136,350 1,587 41,024 4,074 46,685 321,303
70,118 131,908 8,532 125,905 26,150 160,587 1,163 38,729 1,227 41,119 333,614
69,604 139,256 8,169 144,652 22,946 175,767 1,354 55,900 1,392 58,646 373,669
85,394 177,265 10,567 184,747 31,506 226,820 1.414 84,325 1,933 87,672 491,757
72,757 142,500 8,259 127,920 26,952 163,131 1,267 36,761 2,008 40,036 345,667
91,880 168,190 6,703 101,938 25,183 133,824 1,851 38,497 4,291 44,639 346,653
97,305 165,513 7,272 125,102 35,396 167,770 1,427 37,588 4,950 43,965 377,248
74,383 157,070 6,822 119,610 23,399 149,831 791 55,537 1,226 57,554 364,455
76,546 150,232 95,050 169,567
97,053 164,446
89,827 177,661
6,710 96,806 28,932 132,448 5,070 200,337 40,077 245,484
5,218 143,442 38,960 187,620
6,374 166,742 26,737 199,853
738 37,685
403 193,341
474 46,301
922 39,345 322,025 1,131 194,875 609,926
1,854 48,629 400,695
1,652 78,085 5,044 84,781 462,295
11.2 DEPARTURES OF PASSENGERS BY AIR, SEA AND LAND
British
Year/month Co~~on- Chinese wealth
Air
Aliens Total British
and Common
wealth Chinese
Sea
Aliens Total
Land
British
co:::'r:!on- Chinese wealth
Aliens Total Grand total
1972 343,671 187,299 849,948 1,380,918 88,620 1,534,039 301,132 1,923,791 10,116 692,739 16,416 719,271 4,023,980 1973 431,480 262,859 1,015,207 1,709,546 105,232 1,733,103 374,987 2,213,322 11,330 861,295 22,000 894,625 4,817,493 1974 475,503 304,018 990,439 1,769,960 93,369 1,751,637 346,293 2,191,299 10,686 821,597 23,053 855,336 4,816,595
1975 551,746 327,655 956,902 1,836,303 96,681 1,625,756 322,146 2,044,583 11,331 730,582 18,102 760,015 4,640,901
1975: Apr. 42,053 23,640 May 41,506 24,380
June 42,243 24,392 July 49,206 31,915 Aug. 59,014 34,446
Sept. 50,151 24,531
Oct. 48,490 30,548 Nov. 45,189 24,672
Dec. 52,636 32,771
1976: Jan. 57,759 30,616 Feb. 41,728 24,677 Mar. 45,511 25,868
Apr. 59,210 33,145
71,040 136,733 9,984 137,623 20,165 167,772 1,608 52,631 3,179 57,418 361,923
85,970 151,856 7,636 108,647 26,734 143,017 1,264 37,885 2,250 41,399 336,272 71,483 138,118 8,729 119,524 24,568 152,821 940 37,400 797 39,137 330,076
70,597 151,718 8,756 148,991 22,259 180,006 1,098 67,859 833 69,790 401,514 87,141 180,601 11,191 180,907 31,480 223,578 1,118 70,443 926 72,487 476,666
73,369 148,051 7,281 125,993 26,194 159,468 897 36,786 1,114 38,797 346,316 87,125 166,163 6,887 100,688 25,060 132,635 1,670 36,491 4,307 42,468 341,266
102,063 171,924 6,898 125,058 34,570 166,526 994 36,114 2,491 39,599 378,049 71,952 157,359 6,968 120,711 23,407 151,086 562 67,035 718 68,315 376,760
83,149 171,524 6,955 132,144 28,042 167,141 500 132,247 638 133,385 472,050 91,669 158,074 4,728 165,997 39,498 210,223 333 98,002 769 99,104 467,401
95,701 167,080 5,177 137,487 39,110 181,774 678 44,075 1,051 45,804 394,658
84,816 177,171 7,164 163,055 28,573 198,792 1,906 76,042 5,249 83,197 459,160
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TOURISM
Year/month
1972
1973
1974
1975
1975: Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
1976: Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
Year/month
1972
1973
1974
1975
1975: Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
1976: Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
Japan
349,212
476,091
414,011
374,500
21,578
28,237
27,728
22,628
35,957
29,849
33,610
39,180
25,546
34,239
50,144
47,313
26,873
Indonesia
16,769
24,804
32,298
35,877
2,960
3,062
3,001
2,518
3,279
3,727
4,540
2,929
4,141
2,339
1,954
2,252
3,419
11.3 INCOMING TOURISTS TO HONG KONG
U.S.A.
212,690
230,425
238,255
190,477
16,370
17,549
15,733
18,133
15,140
12,192
20,706
21,924
14,069
12,914
13,084
15,146
22,961
France
16,726
21,747
19,547
19,952
1,760
1,492
859
1,260
2,161
1,457
2,217
2,580
1,277
1,596
1,716
2,703
2,099
Australia
62,966
74,192
93,398
114,321
9,017
10,083
8,731
8,708
10,733
11,178
12,558
8,558
10,735
15,297
8,089
10,911
9,914
Canada
16,919
17,824
20,067
22,486
1,998
1,933
1,515
1,914
1,503
1,295
2,347
3,206
2,014
1,830
1,964
2,497
2,770
U.K.
67,943
69,446
65,477
71,489
5,514
5,226
4,589
5,596
5,654
6,652
7,651
6,802
6,727
6,770
5,983
8,428
6,866
India
16,040
15,666
16,760
17,411
1,723
2,114
1,719
1,450
1,350
1,372
1,482
1,207
1,356
1,054
1,034
1,219
1,473
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Taiwan
29,995
44,535
50,834
56,461
4,373
4,251
4,281
4,864
5,488
4,673
4,578
5,255
6,955
5,295
5,608
6,338
5,578
Philippines
35,732
15,160
21,239
23,044
1,848
2,401
2,008
1,942
l,808
2,035
2,291
2,188
2,055
1,356
1,438
1,888
2,385
Malaysia Thailand Singapore Germany
30,417
43,497
46,264
52,567
5,918
3,800
3,892
4,287
5,178
5,080
5,400
5,732
5,244
2,365
3,809
3,542
7,252
Italy
10,534
14,304
13,214
16,637
1,526
1,151
507
734
2,132
1,560
1,872
2,298
1,677
1,800
2,625
1,900
1,546
33,688
41,030
48,447
70,535
8,563
8,990
5,871
6,287
5,066
4,920
6,748
6,058
5,957
3,927
4,691
4,969
8,308
Korea, South
14,340
14,146
16,809
19,377
1,746
1,391
1,409
1,448
1,732
1,578
1,882
2,369
2,042
1,846
1,820
2,012
1,695
26,541
34,844
34,620
38,082
3,850
3,335
4,581
2,534
2,915
3,311
3,690
4,184
4,083
1,651
1,962
3,039
4,057
Others
115,775
124,604
134,048
142,733
13,836
14,128
10,008
11,862
12,798
11,781
15,322
14,108
10,409
10,249
9,818
12,927
17,145
25,966
29,635
30,174
34,887
3,442
2,513
1,838
l,805
1,896
2,825
3,900
4,551
3,197
3,242
3,784
4,913
4,245
Total
1,082,253
1,291,950
1,295,462
1,300,836
106,022
111,656
98,270
97,970
114,790
105,485
130,794
133,129
107,484
107,770
119,523
131,997
128,586
SECTION 12 SOCIAL STATISTICS
12.1 CRIME STATISTICS
Against lawful authority
Year/quarter Against public order Unlawful society Other offences Total
Cases Persons Cases Persons Cases Persons Cases Persons reported prosecuted reported prosecuted reported prosecuted reported prosecuted
1972* 179 579 1,014 836 231 135 1,424 1,550 1973* 647 845 1,319 1,146 479 306 2,445 2,297 1974* 1,073 1,384 3,070 2,612 504 238 4,647 4,234 1975* 1,236 1,670 4,233 3,220 502 308 5,971 5,198 1975 1,241 1,695 4,266 3,259 500 317 6,007 5,271
1975: lst qtr. 316 408 694 539 109 59 1,119 1,006 2nd qtr. 266 434 848 650 131 80 1,245 1,164 3rd qtr. 335 459 1,413 1,109 112 85 1,860 1,653 4th qtr. 324 394 1,311 961 148 93 1,783 1,448
1976: lst qtr. 308 383 938 697 166 102 1,412 1,182
Against public morality
Year/quarter Rape Indecent assault Other offences Total
Cases Persons Cases Persons Cases Persons Cases Persons reported prosecuted reported prosecuted reported prosecuted reported prosecuted
1972* 62 41 476 164 580 290 1,118 495 1973* 64 43 485 168 780 306 1,329 517 1974* 101 38 556 190 982 348 1,639 576 1975* 83 42 664 265 842 298 1,589 605 1975 86 43 665 266 847 301 1,598 610
1975: lst qtr. 23 14 134 45 152 59 309 118 2nd qtr. 15 7 201 74 200 79 416 160 3rd qtr. 30 11 193 81 234 81 457 173 4th qtr. 18 11 137 66 261 82 416 159
1976: lst qtr. 18 8 203 74 182 83 403 165
Against the person
Year/quarter Murder and Attempted murder Serious assaults Other offences Total manslaughter
Cases Persons Cases Persons Cases Persons Cases Persons Cases Persons reported prosecuted reported prosecuted reported prosecuted reported prosecuted reported prosecuted
1972* 115 123 12 10 1,726 1,181 255 103 2,108 1,417 1973* 110 118 10 2 2,237 1,456 176 102 2,533 1,678 1974* 102 82 8 12 3,738 1,807 427 234 4,275 2,135 1975* 105 75 5 4 4,676 2,485 696 456 5,482 3,020 1975 105 73 6 5 4,698 2,497 708 456 5,517 3,031
1975: lst qtr. 40 16 3 1 1,067 524 135 62 1,245 603 2nd qtr. 29 28 2 2 1,276 629 177 118 1,484 777 3rd qtr. 20 13 1 2 1,219 652 181 121 1,421 788 4th qtr. 16 16 1,136 692 215 155 1,367 863
1976: lst qtr. 33 21 1,123 651 211 172 1,368 844
* Figures in the annual series are with amendments.
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CRIME STATISTICS
Against property
Year/quarter Robbery with firearms Other robberies All burglaries Theft from persons
Cases Persons Cases Persons Cases Persons Cases Persons reported prosecuted reported prosecuted reported proseCuted reported prosecuted
1972* 25 19 7,379 2,180 3,688 750 1,551 446 1973* 21 11 8,696 1,833 4,740 487 1,183 278 1974* 33 13 12,754 2,198 6,328 712 1,511 358 1975* 66 65 11,054 1,758 6,368 548 1,720 384 1975 56 47 11,060 1,757 6,377 547 1,725 393
1975: lst qtr. 18 9 3,286 492 1,669 151 488 115 2nd qtr. 11 8 2,768 441 1,610 136 411 84 3rd qtr. 15 17 2,679 443 1,532 138 395 91 4th qtr. 12 13 2,327 381 1,566 122 431 103
1976: lst qtr. 12 6 2,474 398 1,517 132 490 145
Against property-continued Other crimes
Year/quarter Other thefts Other offences Total Forgery and coinage Bribery and corruption
Cases Persons Cases Persons Cases Persons Cases Persons Cases Persons reported prosecuted reported prosecuted reported prosecuted reported prosecuted reported prosecuted
1972* 9,208 3,073 5,201 3,129 27,052 9,597 514 49 81 47 1973* 12,104 3,299 4,315 2,246 31,059 8,154 599 62 45 33 1974* 15,741 5,011 6,624 3,073 42,991 11,365 384 68 29 23 1975* 13,540 3,935 8,020 3,311 40,768 10,001 463 96 44 33 1975 13,577 4,005 8,050 3,297 40,845 10,046 433 85 44 33
1975: lst qtr. 3,230 1,066 1,712 693 10,403 2,526 171 25 11 11 2nd qtr. 3,437 1,018 1,750 733 9,987 2,420 129 28 5 4 3rd qtr. 3,001 862 1,944 903 9,566 2,454 46 11 14 13 4th qtr. 3,909 1,059 2,644 968 10,889 2,646 87 21 14 5
1976: lstqtr. 3,955 1,041 2,921 1,091 11,369 2,813 78 34 11 13
Other crimes-continued Serious narcotic Grand total offences
Year/quarter Possession of arms and ammunition Others Total
Cases Persons Cases Persons Cases Persons Cases Persons Cases Persons reported prosecuted reported prosecuted reported prosecuted reported prosecuted reported prosecuted
1972* 84 53 241 181 920 330 1,377 1,593 33,999 14,982 1973* 45 21 250 149 939 265 1,473 1,569 39,778 14,480 1974* 82 50 403 336 898 477 1,461 1,785 55,911 20,572 1975* 193 94 389 410 1,089 633 1,621 1,801 56,520 21,258 1975 194 93 388 408 1,059 619 1,660 1,839 56,686 21,416
1975: lst qtr. 28 16 121 139 331 191 343 340 13,750 4,784 2nd qtr. 19 14 66 85 219 131 327 367 13,678 5,019 3rd qtr. 88 20 108 88 256 132 484 581 14,044 5,781 4th qtr. 59 43 93 96 253 165 506 551 15,214 5,832
1976: lst qtr. 61 35 74 98 224 180 703 773 15,479 5,957
* Figures in the annual series are with amendments.
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INFECTIOUS DISEASES
12.2 INFECTIOUS DISEASES NOTIFIED: CASES AND DEATHS
Amoebiasis Bacillary Cerebrospinal Chickenpox Diphtheria Enteric fever Year/quarter dysentery meningitis
Cases Deaths Cases Deaths Cases Deaths Cases Deaths Cases Deaths Cases Deaths
1972 35 462 10 510 2 466 4
1973 37 5 407 11 272 339 6
1974 38 6 316 11 6 887 4 2 380 7
1975 35 3 397 13 594 581t
1975: lst qtr. 12 2 91 4 272 173
2nd qtr. 11 103 209 191
3rd qtr. 4 87 14 130
4th qtr. 8 116 3 99 89
1976: lst qtr. 7 108 2 2 945 2 87
Leprosy Malaria Measles Ophthalmia Poliomyelitis Puerperal fever Year/quarter neonatorum
Cases Deaths Cases Deaths Cases Deaths Cases Deaths Cases Deaths Cases Deaths
1972 101(19) 10(8) 783 9 51 4 3
1973 100 16(16) 1,034 21 33
1974 119 4 21(18) 1,575 53 12
1975 78 3§ 21(21) 138 2 14
1975: lst qtr. 14 1(1) 18 5
2nd qtr. 38 5(5) 85
3rd qtr. 16 11(11) 23 5 *' 4th qtr. 10 2 4(4) 12
1976: lst qtr. 25 4(4) 49 2 2
Scarlet fever Tuberculosis Whooping Food Viral
Year/quarter cough poisoning• hepatitis•
Cases Deaths Cases Deaths Cases Deaths Cases Deaths Cases Deaths
1972 4 8,420 1,312 9 N.A. N.A.
1973 7 8,152 1,154 N.A. N.A.
1974 80 8,320 974 454 639 47
1975 100 8,192t 646 425 1,761 43
1975: lst qtr. 33 2,312 165 57 317 13
2nd qtr. 40 1,821 180 125 885 5
3rd qtr. 7 1,914 149 113 358 11
4th qtr. 20 2,178 152 130 201 14
1976: lst qtr. 69 2,110 187 69 237 10
Note: Cholera, plague, rabies, relapsing fever, smallpox, typhus (epidemic louse-borne) and yellow fever-no case of any of which was reported. The figures are for "notifiable" diseases only. Figures in brackets refer to imported cases.
N.A. =Not available. • Notifiable since 27.3.1974. t Adjusted figure. § Including 2 deaths of old cases.
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SECTION 13 MISCELLANEOUS
13.1 PETROLEUM PRODUCTS: RELEASES FROM BOND BY TYPE
Year/ month
1972 1973 1974 1975
1975: Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
1976: Ian. Feb. Mar.
Light oils
Motor At1.v0i0a- Aviation Other
turbine light spirit spirit fuel oils
38,263 536 41,541 371 37,488 127 37,614 114
3,118 10 3,090 24 3,321 13 3,085 5 3,200 5
3,171 6 3,127 6 3,205 8 2,991 8 3,309 5
3,290 2,819 3,261
5
4 5
127,995 12,663 142,185 12,081 143,774 13,397 153,180 19,274
11,642 1,527 12,717 1,603 13,217 1,658 12,969 1,538 13,855 1,523 13,759 1,468 13,256 1,584 11, 705 1,693 13,673 1,731 13,153 1,973
13,090 12,376 13,453
2,029 1,618 2,006
Light diesel
for buses
Light diesel, other road users
8,126 42,477 8,531 47,292
10,135 49,376 11,518 51,450
948 4,138 914 4,072 941 4,205 934 4,100 973 4,925 990 4,356 970 4,495 989 4,329
1,007 4,309 1,071 4,593
1,086 1,004 1,069
4,600 4,024 4,626
Heavy oils
Light diesel, Medium/ Furnace
ind~~~ial ~:~~- ~l:sd fuel marine fuel oil uses
124,360 44,582 34,418 131,728 40,831 46,693 122,299 43,034 40,591 143,581 52,823 45,642
I 0,200 3,982 4,480 10,904 3,960 4,267 11,974 3, 721 2,537 11,203 3,806 3,694 11,464 4,061 4,211 11,870 3,807 3,951 12,236 5,004 4,911 13,508 5,081 4,033 15,662 5,224 4,074 15,812 6,350 3,235
14,125 14,272 15,857
7,009 5,469 6,088
5,321 3,992 3,318
718,356 762,172 646,767 652,357
46,086 53,685 57,062 53,775 64,821 61,773 61,249 60,154 53,866 57,875
56,230 43,957 59,228
Thousand imperial gallons
Others
Lubricating oils
Petroleum products
not otherwise classified
12,307• 334 14,041 4,472 13,747 3,037 12,914 21
1,107 1,086 1,150 1,285 1,146
851 1,092 1,111 1,144 1,042
1,202 1,055 1,213
21
Total
1,164,416 1,251,940 1,123,773 1,180,488
87,237 96,320 99,799 96,393
110,203 106,001 107,930 105,816 103,688 108,417
107,986 90,590
110,124
Liquefied petroleum gas
(thou. lbs.)
133,943 163,304 160,649 175,075
15,363 14,051 13,517 13,019 13,109 12,878 13,460 14,386 15,096 19,323
20,681 14,409 17,375
13.2 PETROLEUM PRODUCTS: RELEASES FROM BOND, DUTY FREE AND DUTY PAID
Light oils: Motor spirit Aviation spirit Aviation turbine fuel Other light oils
Heavy oils: Light diesel for buses Light diesel-Other road users Light diesel-Industrial/marine use Kerosene Medium/heavy diesel fuel Furnace fuel oil
Others: Lubricating oils
•
Petroleum products not otherwise classified
Total
Liquefied petroleum gas (thousand lbs.)
• Less than 500 imperial gallons.
Inland, including Govt. and H.M.
Forces
Mar. 1975
306 2
430 1,524
27 8,030 3,914
27 35,903
448
50,611
14,943
Mar. 1976
220 2
362 1,999
26 13,916 6,005
315 48,514
460
71,818
17,014
Duty free
Export
Mar. 1975
161
3
186 67
1,334 116
471
2,338
419
50
Mar. 1976
147
358 82
678 283
496
2,052
361
Ship stores and aircraft stores
Mar. 1975
6
11,211
1,983 2
3,118. 10,067
188
26,575
Mar. 1976
13,091
1,582
2,325 10,431
257
27,688
Thousand imperial gallons
Duty paid
Mar. 1975
2,651 2
948 4,111
7,712
Mar. 1976
2,894 2
1,069 4,600
8,565
Total
Mar. 1975
3,118 10
11,642 1,527
948 4,138
10,200 3,982 4,480
46,086
1,107
Mar. 1976
3,261 5
13,453 2,006
1,069 4,626
15,857 6,088 3,318
59,228
1,213
87,237 110,124
15,363 17,375
Year/quarter
1972
1973
1974
1975
1975: lst quarter
2nd quarter
3rd quarter
4th quarter
1976: lst quarter
Year/ quarter
Complaints
FIRE SERVICES
13.3 FIRE SERVICES STATISTICS
(A) FIRE, SPECIAL SERVICE, AMBULANCE CALLS AND FATALITIES
Fire and special service calls
Hong Kong Island
New Kowloon Terri
tories Total calls
InJ:f;: ca~on- False trial industrial alarms
Special service
calls
3,294 4,957 1,713 9,964
3,639 5,811 2,521 11,971
3,427 5,036 2,109 10,572
3,534 5,328 2,159 11,021
758 1,286
834 l,141
861 1,164
404 2,448
411 2,386
414 2,439
1,081 1,737 930 3,748
1,078 1,715 1,017 3,810
483 5,106 1,459 2,916
413 6,467 1,691 3,400
385 5,108 1,652 3,427
399 5,505 I, 709 3,408
82 1,202
78 1,007
97 972
142 2,324
135 2,463
438
384
416
471
482
726
917
954
811
730
(B) FIRE PREVENTION STATISTICS
Dangerous goods, timber yards and
storage
Factories
Fire instal
lations, neon signs, etc.
Fire inspections
Places of
public entertainment
Restaurants and
night clubs
VentilaSchools tion
systems
Means of
escape Miscellaneous
Ambulance calls Fatalities
Emergency Removal Indus-FirNon- Spe~ial
trial industrial service
56,358 37,863
57,704 44,502
60,947 48,156
92,065 34,473
15,848 11,811
25,527 7,671
25,839 7,179
24,851 7,812
26,409 8,758
18
7
3
7
3
3
2
61
29
22
31
13
3
10
5
10
356
228
250
279
57
81
88
53
68
Fire prevention
Total
Fire Pla:is Licences hazard
~~;1;::~ issued/ a!~~t projects renewed notices
issued
Prosecutions undertaken
Cases Fines imposed
HK$
1972 101,495 7,189 32,018 3,648 1,686 10,766 6,947 10,965 8,598 7,581 190,893 5,503 3,160 4,387 1,249 419,005
1973 109,134 8,257 46,381 4,314 1,346 3,851 4,655 7,850 10,291 645 196,724 6,259 3,150 4,961 1,346 562,250
1974 83,590 8,464 50,172 6,263 1,007 2,969 6,915 11,177 9,714 848 181,119 5,756 3,032 6,267 1,103 444,765
1975 84,924 9,154 33,362 4,368 1,166 3,378 4,526 6,343 11,227 1,762 160,210 5,889 3,808 6,166 935 368,340
1975:
lst quarter 19,619 1,966 9,048 1,116 224
2ndquarter 21,498 2,614 7,812 1,178 279
3rd quarter 20,735 2,602 8,805 975 314
4th quarter 23,072 1,972 7,697 1,099 349
1976:
lst quarter 36,084 1,951 9,427 1,080 363
834 1,388 2,609 2,868 372 40,044 1,210
975 1,057 2,045 2,887 245 40,590 1,644
778 1,311 683 2,502 374 39,079 1,597
791 770 1,006 . 2,970 771 40,497 1,438
891 566 1,827 2,749 1,212 56,150 1,738
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993 1,917 158 61,050
910 1,719 281 130,045
999 1,016 243 80,690
906 1,514 253 96,555
820 3,124 351 195,115
WATER SUPPLIES
13.4 WATER SUPPLIES
Million gallons
Storage at Daily mean Year/month beginning of Consumption period consumption
1972 35,205 71,563 196
1973 40,613 78,780 216
1974 51,942 76,841 211
1975 54,507 79,341 (1,682) 217
1975: Apr. 46,347 6,367 (31) 212
May 46,128 6,763 (18) 218
June 61,271 6,919 (33) 231
July 66,271 7,497 (116) 242
Aug. 65,672 7,285 (274) 235
Sept. 66,762 7,062 (262) 235
Oct. 64,104 7,045 (348) 227
Nov. 66,840 6,610 (266) 220
Dec. 63,897 6,724 (326) 217
1976: Jan. 60,252 6,762 (381) 218
Feb. 56,236 6,332 (164) 218
Mar: 52,540 7,052 (191) 227
Apr. 48,163 6,936 (90) 231
May 45,204
Note: The maximum capacity of the existing total 17 storage reservoirs is 67,339 million gallons.
Water restriction on a 16 hour supply daily basis (6 a.m. to 10 p.m.) was imposed from 25.9.74 to 8.10.74 and on 10 hour basis (6-11 a.m. & 4--9 p.m.) from 9.10.74 to 17.10.74.
Figures in brackets refer to desalted water produced.
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SECTION 17 . SPECIAL REVIEW
THE EFFECTIVE (TRADE-WEIGHTED) EXCHANGE RATE OF THE HONG KONG DOLLAR
This review article introduces the effective (trade-weighted) exchange rate of the Hong Kong dollar, its method of calculation, and its movements since 18th December, 1971 when the Smithsonian Agreement was reached.
SPECIAL REVIEW
INTRODUCTION
THE EFFECTIVE (TRADE-WEIGHTED) EXCHANGE RATE OF THE HONG KONG DOLLAR
The exchange rate of a currency is conventionally expressed in terms of an international key currency, usually the U.S. dollar, or the pound sterling. This is called the nominal exchange rate of a currency. When expressed in an index form, it is called a nominal exchange rate index. Prior to December 1971, the U.S. dollar under the Bretton Woods system of pegged exchange parity was stable and changes in the par values between the U.S. dollar and other currencies were rather infrequent. Any movements in the exchange rate of Hong Kong dollar/U.S. dollar could be taken as general indications of the fluctuations in the exchange rate of the Hong Kong dollar against most other currencies.
Since then, however, most of the major currencies .have floated and exchange rates have become subject to frequent change. As a result, movements in the exchange rate of Hong Kong dollar/U.S. dollar have tended to reflect a change in the value of the U.S. dollar rather than that of the Hong Kong dollar. Thus, an effective exchange rate of the Hong Kong dollar in terms of major currencies is needed in order to show the average external value of the Hong Kong dollar.
THE WEIGHTING SYSTEM
Since Hong Kong is highly dependent on external trade, it is convenient to analyse the effect of changes in exchange rates on the cost of imports in terms of the Hong Kong dollar, as well as on the competitiveness of Hong Kong's exports in the markets of trading partners. The pattern of merchandise trade has therefore been used as the basis for selecting 15 currencies of principal trading partners, their relative importance in world trade also being considered. For example, Italy, France and Belgium conduct a relatively small amount of trade with Hong Kong, but they are included because of their importance in world trade. The 15 trading partners included in Table 17.1 accounted for 81 per cent of Hong Kong's total merchandise trade and for 72 per cent of total world trade in 1972.
17.1 WEIGHTS ATTACHED TO 15 SELECTED CURRENCIES
Selected Value of exports to Weights trading Currencies and imports from attached partners Hong Kong in 1972
(U.S. $ million) (%)
Australia Dollar 208.90 3.44
Belgium Franc 89.85 1.48
Canada Dollar 119.73 1.97
China R.M.B. 644.79 10.61
France Franc 79.40 1.31
Germany, F.R. Deutsche Mark 433.02 7.12
.Italy Lira 68.27 1.12
Japan Yen 1,146.75 18.87 Netherlands Guilder 98.88 1.63 Singapore Dollar 273.21 4.50 South Korea Won 104.48 1.72 Switzerland Franc 161.27 2.65 Taiwan Dollar 333.82 5.49
U.K. Pound 663.24 10.91 U.S.A. Dollar 1,652.40 27.19
All selected trading partners 6,078.01 100.00
Source: I.M.F. Direction of Trade Annual Supplement 1969-1973.
THE BASE DATE
The base date is the 18th December, 1971 when central rates were agreed upon at the Smithsonian Agreement.
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THE BASE RATES
The central rates included in Table 17.2 are those which were agreed upon at the Smithsonian Agreement and are re-produced from the l.M.F. International Financial Statistics of June, 1972. Each of these central rates is taken as the base rate at 100.
Australia Belgium Canada China France Germany, F.R. Hong Kong Italy
17.2 SMITHSONIAN CENTRAL RATES
Central rate
1.215998 0.022314 1.000000 0.445800 0.195477 0.310318 0.179211 0.001720
Japan Netherlands Singapore South Korea Switzerland Taiwan U.K. U.S.A.
US$ per unit currency
Central rate
0.003247 0.308195 0.354667 0.002681 0.260417 0.025000 2.605714 1.000000
METHOD OF CALCULATION
For each working day, closing telegraphic transfer (T/T) rates (being the mid-points of selling and buying rates) in terms of the Hong Kong dollar for the 15 selected currencies are collected from the local foreign exchange market. Cross rates in terms of the U.S. dollar are then derived. These cross rates are then compared with the Smithsonian central rates as at 18th December, 1971; the percentage appreciations or depreciations of these currencies in terms of the U.S. dollar are finally weighted using the weights given in Table 17.1. To arrive at an effective exchange rate index for the Hong Kong dollar, the following formula is used:
Appreciation or depreciation of Hong Kong dollar in terms of U.S. dollar Appreciation or depreciation of the 15 selected currencies in terms of U.S. dollar
that is, value of Hong Kong dollar in terms of average value (trade-weighted) of the 15 selected currencies.
The method of calculation can best be illustrated with the following example:
The closing rates against the U.S. dollar on 30th April, 1976 expressed in an index form using the Smithsonian central rates as a base at 100 are as follows:
Currency of Nominal index against Nominal index*
Hong Kong dollar against US$
Australia 89.7 101.9 Belgium 101.8 115.7 Canada 89.8 102.0 China 101.7 115.6 France 96.9 110.1 Germany, F.R. 111.7 127.0 Hong Kong 100.0 113.6 Italy 57.5 65.3 Japan 90.5 102.8 Netherlands 106.2 120.7 Singapore 100.3 114.0 South Korea 66.0 75.0 Switzerland 134.4 152.7 Taiwan 92.5 105.2 U.K. 62.2 70.7 U.S.A. 88.0 100.0
* By dividing the nominal index of each of the 15 selected currencies against the Hong Kong dollar by 88.0 which is the nominal index for the U.S. dollar against the Hong Kong dollar.
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Applying the "multiplicative" formula and the weights presented in Table 17.l, the effective index for Hong Kong dollar was:-
113.6 x 100-:-[(101.9x3.44)+(115.7x1.48)+(102.0 x 1.97)+(115.6 x 10.61)+(110.1x1.31)
+(127.0 x 7.12)+(65.3x1.12)+(102.8x18.87)+(120.7 x 1.63)+(114.0 x 4.50)+(75.0 x 1.72)
+(152.7 x2.65)+(105.2x5.49)+(70.7x10.91)+(100.0 x 27.19)]/100
= 11360-:-103.2195=110.1
RESULTS AND REMARKS
Table 17.3 contains nominal exchange rate indexes (18th December, 1971=100) for each of the 15 selected currencies against the Hong Kong dollar for each month of the period January, 1974 to April, 1976. An index number of greater than 100 means an appreciation of a currency in terms of Hong Kong dollar and an index number of smaller than 100 means a depreciation.
Table 17.4 presents the effective exchange rate indexes (18th December, 1971=100) for the Hong Kong dollar against all the 15 selected currencies for each month of the period January, 1974 to April, 1976. An index number of greater than 100 means an appreciation of the Hong Kong dollar and one of smaller than 100 means its depreciation; the one at 100 is at par with the Smithsonian central rates collectively as at the base date.
1974 Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
1975 Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
1976 Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.
17.3 NOMINAL EXCHANGE RATE INDEXES FOR THE HONG KONG DOLLAR (each of the 15 selected currencies against Hong Kong dollar)
Australia
Belgium Canada China France
Germany, F.R.
Japan Nether- Singa-lands pore Italy
112.0 96.4 92.6 101.9 90.8 106.3 81.3 94.4 102.9 103.3 111.4 101.0 94.1 101.9 97.5 110.0 82.1 97.8 106.2 103.5 111.2 104.1 93.5 102.9 97.9 115.8 85.5 102.4 109.8 105.6 111.1 108.9 94.4 105.0 95.8 119.6 83.7 100.9 114.3 106.7 110.6 107.3 94.4 105.0 95.3 115.0 82.5 100.0 110.3 105.9 110.6 107.0 93.3 103.4 96.1 114.6 110.7 106.7 92.7 105.0 99.4 112.8 111.2 103.4 92.0 107.8 96.4 109.9 97.6 104.0 92.2 102.4 98.l 110.0 97.0 106.8 91.6 103.4 99.0 112.6 94.0 105.3 88.4 103.6 97.0 113.8 95.7 109.0 89.0 105.6 101.8 117.5
92. 7 108.3 84.4 105.8 100.3 115.8 94.2 110.7 83.8 106.6 103.6 118.1 96.8 112.6 86.6 111.1 105.7 119.3 97.3 112.9 86.5 110.0 109.6 119.3 97.7 113.6 86.2 110.9 112.6 121.5 97.3 113.7 86.3 112.0 113.3 122.0 96.9 106.4 88.1 106.3 106.7 113.9 95.4 106.3 87.9 105.3 106.0 113.0 94.3 102.1 89.1 103.2 103.0 110.2 94.2 105.3 88.3 103.2 106.3 113.7 93.4 102.6 89.4 103.2 103.8 110.9 93.1 102.6 88.8 103.2 103.6 111.1
93.0 102.7 90.0 103.2 102.5 111.2 92.0 102.4 90.3 103.2 102.l 111.9 90.7 102 0 89.7 102.4 97.2 112.2 89.7 101.8 89.8 101.7 96.9 111.7
81.2 98.3 111.1 103.8 82.4 93.6 111.5 103.5 80.2 92.8 108.5 103.5 80.4 94.2 108.7 104.8 79.5 92.9 110.7 105.9 77.0 90.0 110.6 104.3 78.8 90.5 113.9 105.7
76.9 87.8 112.3 103.2 78.0 90.5 115.9 106.l 80.2 92.3 117.5 107.8 81.3 92.2 117.8 108.6 82.4 93.4 119.4 110.3 82.5 92.5 118.9 108.9 79. 7 93.8 111.0 103.1 79.1 93.6 111.3 103.0 77.4 92.7 107.9 101.8 78.0 91.9 111.5 103.2 76.9 91.5 109.0 101.7 77.0 91.0 109.2 102.1
71.5 91.0 109.2 101.9 67.8 90.4 108.0 100.9 61.3 90.7 106.5 100.4 57.5 90.5 106.2 100.3
(18th December, 1971 =100)
U.K. U.S.A.
92.1 107.4 93.7 79.3 91.5 112.5 93.l 80.3 91.4 116.0 93.0 83.2 91.4 119.5 93.0 84.7 91.3 116.5 92.9 83.3
91.4 90.8 90.7 90.7 90.6
91.2 116.3 92.8 83.0 94.1 91.3 117.l 92.9 82.6 90.6 91.5 115.8 93.l 80.7 90.8 91.4 117.3 93.0 81.2 90.7 90.8 120.4 92.4 80.9 90.1 87.9 123.6 89.4 77.9 87.2 67.8 134.5 90.3 79.3 88.0
64.9 129.7 86.4 76.9 84.2 64.5 134.3 85.8 78.0 83.7 66.8 131.8 89.0 80.4 86.7 67.7 132.1 90.1 79.6 87.8 66.5 135.6 92.5 78.6 88.2 65.9 136.5 93.2 75.7 88.8 65.3 128.9 94.6 . 75.1 90.9 64.2 129.6 95.1 73.5 90.7 64.1 127.3 95.8 71.4 91.2 64.5 131.8 94.6 71.8 90.1 64.6 129.7 94.6 70.1 90.4 64.4 132.2 95.3 70.2 90.2
64.5 132.3 94.6 69.8 89.9 64.8 133.3 93.5 69.3 88.9 65.2 133.5 92.8 65.0 88.3 66.0 134.4 92.5 62.2 88.0
N.B. The indexes refer to the last working day of the month.
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17.4 EFFECTIVE EXCHANGE RATE INDEXES FOR THE HONG KONG DOLLAR (against 15 selected currencies collectively, each weighted by its relative importance in trade with Hong Kong)
1974 Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
1975 Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
1976 Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.
·Index (18th December, 1971=100)
105.5 104.2 102.1 101.4 102.4 103.1 104.0 104.4 105.1 105.1 107.4 105.9 109.0 107.7 104.9 104.6 103.7 103.9 105.1 105.7 106.7 106.7 107.4 107.4 107.6 108.3 109.4 110.1
N.B. The indexes refer to the last working day of each month.
The diagram below shows movements of the effective index for the Hong Kong dollar as well as those of the nominal indexes for the deutsche mark of Germany, F.R. and the renminbi of China (both of which have appreciated in terms of the Hong Kong dollar) and for the yen of Japan, the U.S. dollar and the pound sterling (all of which have depreciated in terms of the Hong Kong dollar).
lndeii: 130
120
110
90
80
70
60
Effective and Nominal Exchange Rate Indexes for the Hong Kong Dollar
(18th December, 1971=100)
DJFMAMJJASONDJFMAMJJASONDJFMAMJJASONDJFMAMJJASONDJFMAMJJASOND
71 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976
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Similarly, assuming that the Hong Kong trading partners are not inappropriate the effective exchange rate indexes for selected currencies can be obtained by combining the nominal exchange rate indexes with the weights in the columns of the trade share matrix. These indexes are given in Table 17 .5 and the trade share matrix, in Table 17.6.
17.5 EFFECTIVE EXCHANGE RATE INDEXES 17.6 TRADE SHARE MATRIX FOR SELECTED CURRENCIES IN 1972
(18th December, 1971 = 100)
China Singapore South Taiwan Selected trading China Singapore South Taiwan Korea partners Korea
1974 Jan. 106.1 108.7 98.4 99.2 % % % % Feb. 103.8 107.3 96.4 97.3 Australia 3.10 7.86 1.67 2.71 Mar. 102.3 107.2 94.2 95.4 Belgium 1.04 0.92 0.54 0.94 Apr. 104.4 108.1 94.6 95.4 May 105.5 108.3 95.l 96.0 Canada 9.69 1.17 2.60 3.56 June 104.8 106.8 95.7 96.6 July 108.l 107.8 97.7 98.3 China 4.71 Aug. 112.l 108.4 98.4 99.0 France 4.83 2.46 l.25 0.50 Sept. 106.l 110.8 97.9 98.8 Oct. 107.4 112.3 98.0 98.6 Germany, F.R. 8.24 6.11 2.99 4.75 Nov. 109.6 113.2 97.6 98.0 Hong Kong 20.14 8.63 2.93 7.17 Dec. 110.3 113.3 74.5 98.l
1975 Jan. 113.0 113.7 73.9 97.0 Italy 4.78 l.87 0.71 0.91 Feb. 111.9 115.3 72.5 95.4 Japan 32.81 26.69 38.97 31.55 Mar. 114.8 114.4 73.2 96.5 Apr. 113.4 115.0 73.8 97.2 Netherlands l.61 2.08 1.14 1.63 May 113.2 115.8 71.8 99.0 June 114.9 114.7 71.4 99.9 Singapore 4.66 0.72 2.09 July 110.3 109.l 70.0 100.9 South Korea 0.81 l.24 Aug. 109.6 109.6 69.0 101.7 Sept. 108.5 109.4 69.2 102.8 Switzerland 1.15 0.90 0.30 0.22 Oct. 108.1 111.0 70.l 102.0 Taiwan 3.07 1.62 Nov. 108.9 110.1 70.4 102.3 Dec. 109.1 110.6 70.3 103.4 U.K. 4.96 9.92 2.60 1.81
1976 Jan. 109.3 110.7 70.6 102.6 U.S.A. 3.00 22.80 41.96 40.92 Feb. 109.9 110.4 71.5 102.3 Mar. 109.9 110.9 72.3 102.0 All selected Apr. 109.8 111.5 73.4 102.0 trading partners 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
N.B. The indexes refer to the last working day Source: l.M.F. Direction of Trade Annual Supplement of the month. 1969-197'.l.
FURTHER REFINEMENT
The design of an effective exchange rate index or the proper choice of weights for it depends principally on the particular objective for which the index is to be used. The effective exchange rate indexes compiled here are weighted by bilateral trade flows and make no allowance for the third-market effect on the trade balance of an exchange rate change. For instance, if the U.S. dollar depreciates against the deutsche mark while the Hong Kong dollar remains unchanged, U.S. goods will be cheaper than Hong Kong goods in deutsche mark terms in Germany, F.R. and hence U.S. exports to Germany, F.R. increase; on the other hand, German goods will be more expensive than Hong Kong goods in U.S. dollar terms in U.S.A. and hence U.S. imports from Germany, F.R. decrease; in any third market, say, in U.K., U.S. goods will also be more price-competitive than Hong Kong goods. Therefore, the U.S. trade balance should improve in global terms. The present indexes also make no allowance for the degree of price elasticities which determine the response of trade flows to exchange rate changes. The International Monetary Fund has specified a multilateral exchange rate general equilibrium model (I) which is linear in proportional changes and which incorporates third market effects. The effective exchange rates for the pound sterling made available by the Bank of England <2) is based on the I.M.F. model.
(I) See "A Multilateral Exchange Rate Model" International Monetary Fund Staff Papers, Vol. XX No. 3, November 1973. (2) See "The Effective Exchange Rate for Sterling" U.K. Economic Trends, June 1974.
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EXPLANATORY NOTES
Part I (for all issues)
Section I CLIMATE
Statistics of meteorological observations are taken from the records of the Royal Observatory. They refer to observations made at the Royal Observatory, except in the case of evaporation, sunshine and the instantaneous intensity of rainfall, which are derived from its King's Park Station.
The normals for various meteorological items refer to the averages during the periods 1884-1939 and 1947-1960."
Section 2 VITAL STATISTICS
Statistics relating to births, deaths and marriages refer to such events as were registered with the Registrar General during the period covered, and do not necessarily equate exactly to the number of events which occurred during that period. The marriage figures include marriages performed at the official registries and at licensed places of public worship; they include also marriages other than first marriages.
Statistics of deaths by cause are supplied by the Medical and Health Department.
Section 3 EMPLOYMENT, WAGES, ACCIDENTS AND LABOUR STOPPAGES
Prior to December 1973, the statistical coverage of employment in the manufacturing field was limited to those establishments which had been registered with or recorded by the Labour Department; these comprise manufacturing establishments which employ 20 or more manual workers or are equippej with power driven machinery. As from that time, statistics became available covering those engaged in work in all establishments known to the Census and Statistics Department. During 1974, a matching exercise was undertaken of the records of the Business Registration Office with those of the Census and Statistics Department. The register of establishments is now as complete as it can be and will be so maintained. Employment figures based on the complete register are available as from December 1974.
Statistics of employment in the wholesale (including import/export) and retail trades are compiled on the basis of a survey covering all wholesale and retail establishments registered with the Business Registration Office of the Inland Revenue Department. The survey also covers market stalls licensed with the Urban Services Department but hawkers and street vendors are not included. A similar enquiry is made to collect employment statistics from restaurants, cafes, bars, hotels and boarding houses, the records of which are derived from the Urban Services, Home Affairs and Inland Revenue Departments.
By "employment" is meant the number of persons engaged including working proprietors, working partners, unpaid family workers and all persons in the direct employ of the establishments concerned. Outworkers are excluded.
The classification of establishments is based on the United Nations International Standard Industrial Classification (1968) published in U.N. Statistical Papers Series M, No. 4, Rev. 2.
Statistics of employment in Government service are compiled from quarterly returns made by Government Departments. Classification of Government departments and sections by purpose is based on the System of National Accounts classification for Government expenditure with some modifications.
Indexes of average daily wages are compiled half-yearly by the Census and Statistics Department from April 1973 to show the movements of wages in selected industries and services. both including and excluding fringe benefits. Up to September 1974, the index was compiled with March 1964 as the base period. As from 1975, the base period has been shifted to July 1973-June 1974 so as to conform to a new Consumer Price Index. The series of wages indexes with the new base period begins with March 1974. The wage indexes are weighted by the number of workers employed in the month indicated and measure the percentage changes in average daily wages since the base period. The index of nominal wages measures the changes in the amount of money earned as wages, while the index of real wages measures the changes in the purchasing power of money earned as wages. The real wage index numbers are calculated by deflating the nominal index numbers by the average monthly Consumer Price Index (A) for the previous six months.
Reported accidents refer to all accidents reported to the Labour Depart· ment which have resulted in the death of a. workman or the total or partial incapacity of a workman for more than three days. It should however be noted that in the statistics presented in Table 3.8, a discontinuity occurred in the period 1971 to 1972. Figures for these years related only to accidents which occurred in industrial undertakings or which arose out of industrial work.
I
Statistics on industrial work stoppages are supplied by the Labour Department. They refer to number of work stoppages and the corresponding number of working days (or man-days) classified by International Standard Industrial Classification major divisions. These figures cover stoppages of work arising from disputes connected with terms and conditions of employment. Stoppages involving fewer than ten workers or lasting less than one day are excluded, unless the aggregate of working days lost exceeds 100, The number of workers involved is the number who actually cease work at the establishments where the disputes occur.
Section 4 PRODUCTION The output of mines is supplied by the Commissioner of Mines and that
of electricity and gas by the public utilities. Statistics of cement production are supplied by the cement manufacturing companies.
Statistics of textile production are compiled from quarterly returns submitted by establishments classified to the spinning and weaving sector on the Register of Manufacturing Establishments maintained by the Census and Statistics Department. Establishments engaging less than 20 persons are selected on a sampling basis. Production of similar items by establishments outside the spinning and weaving sector is not included.
Items 4, 5 and 6 exclude contributions from establishments engaged principally in providing services to spinning and weaving. These establishments are classified as spinning and weaving establishments and their details included in items 1 and 2. Examples of such supporting services are: yarn winding, yarn doubling, texturizing, miscellaneous weaving activities, etc. Items with a quantity of less than 100,000 units are not listed out. They include materials such as worsted yarn, wool/man·made fibre yarn, silk yam. metallic yarn ;:tnd rubber thread; products such as worsted piecegoods, silk piecegoods, silk/man-made fibre piecegoods, silk/wool piecegoods, elastic band, laces and badges.
Section 5 EXTERNAL TRADE External trade statistics comprise movements of cargo between Hong
Kong and other trading partners, by land, air and water and to a limited extent by post, with the exception of the following classes of goods:-
1. Transhipment cargo under through bill of lading or through air waybil1;
2. Transit cargo ;
3. Articles imported or exported by the armed forces of the Crown;
4. Ships' stores, including bunker fuel; aircraft stores, including aviation fuel;
5. Personal baggage and possessions of travellers, not including motor vehicles;
6. Advertising materials supplied free of charge and samples of no commercial value or valued at less than five hundred dollars;
7. Marine fish arriving direct from fishlng grounds on fishing craft registered or licensed in Hong Kong;
8. Gifts of a personal nature where no payment has been made by the receiver;
9. Articles temporarily imported and exported solely for exhibition and subsequent return;
10. Articles imported or exported under and in accordance with an A.T.A. carnet;
11. Circulatory used freight containers and the like.
The trade accounts relate to movements of merchandise only, and do not include those of bullion and specie.
Imports are c.i.f. values, exports and re-exports are f.o.b. values.
Section 6 FOOD SUPPLIES Statistics of rice supplies are provided by the Commerce and Industry
Department. The intakes, off-takes and stock figures refer to the position at the godowns.
Statistics of live animals slaughtered and supplies of fresh vegetables and fresh fish are provided by the Agriculture and Fisheries Department. They refer to quantities available for sale over the period under consideration.
Section 7 TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS The statistics are drawn from the reports of Immigration, Civil Aviation,
Marine, Transport and Commerce and Industry Departments, the Royal Hong Kong Police Force, the Advisory Committee on Telephone Services and the Kowloon.Canton Railway. Figures for airborne passengers are supplied by the Immigration Department.
uEntered" refers to vessels arriving at Hong Kong. "Cleared'' refers to vessels leaving Hong Kong.
The traffic accident figures exclude accidents involving damages only.
As from the September 1975 issue, the basis of recording containers carried has been revised to use the T.E.U. (Twenty-foot Enquivalent Unit, standardised volume of 20 ft. length by 8 ft. breadth and by 8 ft. height) instead of "Actuals" (merely an absolute count, regardless of the varying container sizes handle:!). This new basis, supplemented by a new series of corresponding quantity by weight (deadweight tons), will enable direct comparisons to be made using the internationally recognised standard -unit for container throughput.
Section 8 PRICES AND PRICE INDEXES
The average retail prices of the principal foodstuffs are obtained by price investigators from market stalls and shops throughout Hong Kong during the periods specified.
The average wholesale prices of rice are supplied by the Commerce and Industry Department, while those of live pigs, live cattle, fresh marine fish and fresh vegetables are supplied by the Agriculture and Fisheries Department.
The New Consumer Price Index (A) and New Consumer Price Index (B), compiled monthly by the Census & Staiistics Department, are based on the sample survey carried out during the period July 1973 to June 1974. For the New Index (A) the weights are derived from the pattern of the households with monthly expenditure between HK$400 and HK$1,499, and for the New Index (B) between HK$1,500 and HK$2.999 at the time of the survey in 1973-74.
The Hang Seng Consumer Price Index, compiled by Hang Seng Bank Ltd., supplements the New Consumer Price Indexes (A) and (B). The weights of the Hang Seng Consumer Price Index are derived from the pattern of households with monthly expen 1iture between HK$3,000 and $9,999 during the period July 1973 to June 1974.
The averages in table 8.6 are arithmetic means of the two newly based indexes for each of the twelve previous months.
Section 9 MONEY, BANKING AND FINANCE
Currency in circulation and banking statistics are supplied by the Commissioner of Banking.
The banking statistics (in table 9 .2) exclude interbank balances within Hong Kong, certificates of indebtedness and the equivalent note issue. The method of computing the average liquidity during the month is prescribed in Section 18 of the Banking Ordinance.
Bank's quoted best lending rate, which refers to the Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation and Chartered Bank's quoted best lending rate for general guidance of other banks, as well as interest rates paid to depositors are supplied by the Hang Seng Bank Ltd.; number and value of bank cheques cleared, by the Hong Kong Banker's Clearing House.
The inter-bank lending rates are obtained by the Census and Statistics Department from "Wah Kiu Yat Po".
The tables on exchange rates in Hong Kong dollars are compiled by the Census and Statistics Department and are based on the daily closing selling rates of respective currencies supplied by the Hang Seng Bank Ltd. The currencies are selected for those countries which are major trading partners of Hong Kong.
Government revenue and expenditure statistics are supplied by the Treasury; the analyses by source and function are made by the Census and Statistics Department. Information on companies registered and dissolved and instruments registered is supplied by the Registrar General; and on stock exchange turnover by the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Ltd., the Far East Exchange Ltd., the Kam Ngan Stock Exchange Ltd. and the Kowloon Stock Exchange Ltd. The indexes of share prices are compiled by the Hang Seng Bank Ltd., the Far East Exchange Ltd. and the Kam Ngan Stock Exchange Ltd. The Hang Seng Index refers to transactions in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Ltd.; the Far East Index and the Kam Ngan Index refer to transactions in the Far East Exchange Ltd. and the Kam Ngan Stock Exchange Ltd. respectively.
Section 10 BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION AND HOUSING
Private living quarter statistics- are compiled by the Census and Statistics Department by subtracting the number of living quarters in buildings demolished and adding the number in new buildings erected according to monthly returns supplied by the Buildings Ordinance Office of the Public Works Department, taking the 1971 Population and Housing Census figures as the base. Quarters enumerated are those in urban areas excluding the rest of the New Territories other than Tsuen Wan. A living quarter is defined as ua dwelling unit used exclusively by one household or shared by a number of households for eating, living and sleeping, internally connected so that the occupants could move between rooms/cubicles without going outside onto a public corridor, landing or staircase, and having direct external access to the street, a corridor, a landing or staircase without going through another household's accommodation''.
Statistics of public housing are supplied by the Housing Department. Population figures refer to total authorized residents.
Statistics of building projects with consent to commence work (in table 10.3) and completed buildings certified for occupation (in table 10.4) are compiled from details contained in the monthly returns of the Buildings Ordinance Office of Public Works Department.
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The "consents" to commence work apply to superstructure and general building work above foundation level.
Statistics respecting usable floor area of completed buildings (in tables 10.4 and 10.5) are also supplied by the Buildings Ordinance Office, and refer also to buildings which have been certified for occupation.
uusable floor area" is defined as "the aggregate of the areas of the floor(s) in a storey or a building excluding any staircases, public circulation space, lift landings, lavatories, water closets, kitchens and any space occupied by machinery for any lift, air-conditioning systems or similar service provided for the building".
"Combined" refers to combined domestic/non-domestic buildings such as apartment/commercial buildings or tenement/commercial buildings. "Cost/ sq. ft. usable fl9or area" is calculated from the relevant permits.
As from the January 1976 issue, source data for tables 10.6 and 10.7 are from the Buildings Ordinance Office (instead of Rating and Valuation Department). The change enables direct comparative studies to be made among tables 10.3 to 10.7, now all covering the whole Colony including the New Territories.
Building statistics throughout tables 10.3 to 10.7 deal exclusively with the building activities of private developers as distinct from such public works as the construction of public buildings, reservoirs, roads and drainage and similar works under town planning, development or resettlement plans.
Section 11 TRA YELLING AND TOURISM Statistics on arrivals and departures of passengers by air, sea and land
are compiled from the reports of the Immigration Department and refer exclusively to international movements of passengers. Particulars on incoming tourists are supplied by the Hong Kong Tourist Association. For incoming tourists, the countries of origin of tourists are used in the classification.
Section 12 SOCIAL STATISTICS Statistics of reported crime are supplied by the Royal Hong Kong Police
Force; of infectious diseases as notified to the Medical and Health Department.
If a person is prosecuted on two or more occasions he is recorded once on each occasion; and when a person is prosecuted on the same occasion for two or more offences, one offence is selected for tabulation.
Section 13 MISCELLANEOUS Petroleum statistics are prepared from the monthly returns submitted by
the seven leading petroleum companies. .
The fire services statistics are supplied by the Fire Services Department and refer to operational and preventive work.
Statistics on water supplies are supplied by the Waterworks Office, Public Works Department and refer to fresh water supply only (while salt water for flushing purposes is excluded). That is to say, it includes resources from old reservoirs, Plover Cove System and water from China_.
Part II (for July issue only)
Section 14 POPULATION The de facto method was applied in the population censuses; that is to
say, all persons who were actually found within the territory at the census· moment, regardless of whether they were local nationals, permanent foreign residents or transients, were included.
The mid-year population figures are estimated by adjusting the 1971 Population Census figures for total births, deaths and balance of migration, whether legal or illegal, over the periods.
The mid-year population estimates are de facto. They include local nationals, permanent foreign residents as well as transients at a point of time, i.e. 30th June each year.
The birth rates, death rates, rates of natural increase and infant mortality rates refer to calendar years while the population growth rates refer to annual periods from lst July to 30th June.
Part III (for January issue only)
Section 15 POPULATION The mid-year and end-year population figures are estimated by adjusting
the 1971 Population Census figures for total births, deaths and balance of migration, whether legal or illegal, over the period.
The mid-year or end-year estimates are de facto. They include local nationals, permanent foreign residents as well as transients at a point of time, i.e. 30th June or 31st December each year.
The birth rates, death rates, rates of natural increase and infant mortality rates refer to calendar years while the population growth rates refer to annual periods from lst July to 30th June.
Section 16 SOCIAL STATISTICS (EDUCATION) Statistics of schools and enrolment are supplied by the Education Depart
ment while those respecting the Universities and Polytechnic are supplied by the University and Polytechnic Grants Committee. The figures for institutes and enrolment by type of education refer to both day and evening classes.
GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS Produced by
Census and Statistics Department (corrected to 22nd April 1976).
Title of Publications
Report of The By-Census·l966 (Vols. I &II) ........... : .. _ .. , ................................. '. ... Hong Kong Population and Housing Census 1971: Main Report:. · ·
English Version ................................... · ... _ ........... ,.; ..... _. .. , ........ : .. _ .......•........ Chinese Version (-it.-t:-~~ft!fAP:&m~llf1!t:::J:J!1!¥1H5-ll) ..... , ................... ..
Hong Kong Population and· Housing Census 1971: Technical Report .......... ~ .. _ ....... . Hong Kong Population and Housing Census 1971.: Basic.Tables .............. , .... ; ...... . The 1971 Census: A Graphic Guide ......................................... : .. ; ................. .. Hong Kong Population Projections 1971-1991 .......................................... , ...... .. Hong Kong Life Tables 1971.,...1991 ............ , .......... , .......................................... . Hong Kong Statistics 19.47-1967 ...................... , .... , ........................................ . Hong Kong Social andEconomicTrends 1968-72 ........... ~ ............................ ; .. .. Hong Kong Monthly Digest of Statistics: .
1975 ~eries ................. , ...... : .. -... : ......... : .................................................... . 1976 series .. _ ..... _ ............... :~ .... · ................. ." .... :· ...................... ; ... : .............. .. Annual Subscription .. ,, ............................................................................. .
Hong Kong Trade Statistics: . Imports (Monthly except December) .................. : ....................................... .. Imports (December only) .......................................................................... . Expprts & Re-exports (Monthly except December) ...................................... . Exports & Re-exports (December only) ..................................................... . Annual Subscription ............................................................................... ..
Hong Kong Imports& Exports Classification List 1974 issue ............................... .. Hong Kong Review of Overseas Trade in
1974 ................ · ...................................................................................... . The 1975-76 Budgef: Economic Background
English Version .................... _ ................................................................. .. Chinese Version (-..:.n.-i:::n.~.-t:/\MJ!&~JJtll&JffJ&xm~~: -it.-t:lm~ifi¥~.f@!t?G)
The 1976-77 Budget: Economic Background English Version ........ : ................................ _.., ............................................ . Chinese Version (:-it--1::/\~.-t:.-t:MJl&~JJtll&JffJ&xr'A~~: -it.-t:E.~ifi¥~.f@!t?G)
Estimates of Gross Domestic Product 1961-73 ................................................. .. Estimates of Gross Domestic Product 1961-74 ................................................. .. 1971 Census of Manufacturing Establfahments ................................................. .. Co~t of Living Survey 1958-63/64: ·
English Version ........... , ................. _ .......................................................... . Chinese Version (-iLE.i\~~-it/\.=://\lm~~n§JlJt:1~1!t) ...................... ..
The Housenold Expenditure Survey 1963/64 and the Consumer Price Index: English Version ........ ; ............................................... · ............................... . Chinese Version (-it/\.=.:~~-it /\II9~%o~mJlx 1±1 WCtt:W.mJt!JW1JH~llc) ........ .
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