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 INDUSTRY, COMMERCE, SHIPPING, ETC.

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The trade of Hong Kong and the United Kingdom (Board of Trad* returns) for five years is given as follows : —

Imports (consignments) into Gt. Britain from Hong Kong ....

Export* of British Pro- dnce to Hong Kong

Exports of Foreign and Colonial produce. .

1913 (pre-war)

675,276

4,354,222

200,36.3

1917

£ 1,456,580 1,096.519 47,535

1918

£

M-.C.3-2

3.744,833

50,888

1919

1920^

£ £

2,*2C,J11 2,506,333

4,493,560 13,112,752

331,816 302.33s

1 Provisional figures. The principal items of trade for 5 years are given as follows : —

f

1913 (pre-war)

1916

1917

19 18

1919

Imports (consign-

ments) into Uni-

ted Kingdom :

£

£

£

£

£

Preserved Gin-

ger

81,485

69,418

52,550

58,197

309,629

Silk, all kinds

75,975

58,629

46,165

82,622

18,012

Drugs. Feathers Jtdown

57,256

45,730

49,805

104,278

163,771

55,669

95.167

30,036

45,146

89,404

Hides, raw

3,519

113,135

441,082

275,260

215,941

Tin in blocks,

ingots, bars,

and slabs

192,337

197,277

197,806

—

7,399

Exports from Uni-

ted Kingdom :

Cottons k, yarn

2,422,539

1,862,561

1,814,720

2,090,568

2,222,792

Woollens A: yarn

401,003

347,107

341,123

217,621

286,293

Iron and steel

and manufac-

tures.

309,979

423,261

164,923

286,875

490,982

Michinerv

93,618

75,972

54,560

343,981

192,868

Painters'

colours, &c.

51,949

117,005

65.997

89,827

125,374

Soap

64,251

104,644

71,870

65,706

59,422

Tobacco.

137,860

232,143

86,877

133,959

69,738

20,987 vessels, including 10,353 junks and 2,509 steam-launches, re- presenting altogether 10,489,114 tons, entered in 1919, and 20,998 vessels, including 10,357 junks and 2,526 steam-launches, representing 10,584,312 tons, cleared in 1919. The number of fishing and other boats frequenting the harbour and bays of Hong Kong in 1919 may be estimated at abont 20,000.

There is an electric tramway of 94. miles and a cable tramway connect-

he Peak district with the lower levels of Victoria. The British section

of the Hong Kong-Canton Railway was begun in 1907, and opened to

traffic on October 1, 1910. The branch line from Fanling to Sha Tau Kok

was completed and opened to traffic in April, 1912.