工商業管理處年報 Commerce and Industry Department Annaul Report 1948-1949

HONG KONG

ANNUAL REPORT

OF THE

DIRECTOR OF DEPARTMENT OF

COMMERCE AND

INDUSTRY

FOR THE PERIOD

1ST APRIL, 1948 TO 31ST MARCH, 1949.

86353

27. April 1957

ANNUAL REPORT

I-General.

1. This report deals with the work of the Imports & Exports Department, from April, 1948 up to March, 1949.

2. Although the staff is now back to its pre-war strength, it has been working under great pressure, and has been much busier than was ever the case before the war.

3. The work of the department during the past year has followed closely the pattern set in the previous year; the drive against smuggling —both into and out of China-continued. The Smuggling into China (Control) Ordinance, which gave effect to the Sino-British Customs Pact of January, 1948, was passed in October, and has added to the duties of the Revenue staff.

Trade controls were in force throughout the year, and there seems little hope of dispensing with the system of import and export licensing in the near future-but controls have been kept to as low a level as is compatible with the conservation of the Colony's foreign exchange resources, and of those commodities either on, world alloca- tion or essential for local reconstruction.

5. Revenue collected during the year amounted to some $43 millions, a fall of $9 millions compared with the year before, but still $7 millions better than the revenue for 1946/47.

6. Despite the rapidly deteriorating situation in China, the volume of trade passing through the Colony was greater than it had been in the year before, and there was no apparent lessening in the prosperity of the Colony.

II-Trade.

7. The main features of the year were (1) The increase in the flow of imports from the U. S. A. (2) The increase both in imports from and exports to the United Kingdom. (3) The maintenance of the trade with China at about the same level as the previous year, in spite of the difficulties that country was going through.

8. Trade with Western Europe showed no sign as yet of a return to its pre-war volume, but trade with South-East Asia, Japan, and Korea, continued to improve.

9. Towards the end of the year a beginning was made in trading with Communist North China, and there are hopes that this trade will prosper, although at the time of writing it is still on a fairly small scale.

10. Exports to China for the year totalled $302 million, com- pared with $246 million in the previous year. Imports from China were valued at $465 million, against $373 million for the year before.

11. The total value of all imports into Hong Kong increased by 29% compared with 1947/48, while exports from Hong Kong showed a rise of 37% (see Tables XX and XXI).

12. During the year the Colony participated for the first time in the British Industries Fair, and the success which attended this venture has encouraged the Colony's business community to exhibit again in 1949. Since this department was closely connected with the planning and organization, it can claim a fair share of the credit for the success of this enterprise.

13. In January, 1949 the printing of the Hong Kong monthly trade returns, which had been discontinued after the war, was resumed --and has been welcomed by the business community, which had been handicapped by the lack of complete statistics on the trade of the Colony.

III-Revenue.

14. A nett total of $43 million was collected (Table II). Although this is $9 million less than the previous year, it should be explained that in October of that year a sum of $15 million had been paid in duty by one of the local tobacco manufacturers—an exceptional circumstance, and one which tends to distort the general picture.

15.

With the exception of Tobacco, and Toilet Preparations and Proprietary Medicines, revenue collected showed an increase over the year before, and this is in keeping with the improved trade figures, which have already been mentioned.

16. A. Tobacco.

The increase in smuggling, already mentioned in last year's report, continued. Cigarettes seized totalled 2,867,638 pieces, whilst seizures of Chinese prepared tobacco were 8,965 lbs., compared with 10,913 lbs. in 1947 (Table XI).

17. B. Liquor.

Duties from liquor were $10,331,209, or roughly the same as for the previous year (Tables III and IV). The Colony consumed 1,019,022 gallons of European type liquor during the year-slightly less than the consumption for the previous 12 months.

18. The smuggling of Chinese spirit into the Colony continued unabated, but the offensive carried on by the Revenue staff met with considerably more success than had been the case in the preceding

year. Seizures amounting to 13,268 gallons were made, a very satisfactory record, compared with the previous year's total of only 3,745 gallons seized. This increase is largely due to the fact that the majority of the Revenue staff joined the service after the war, and took some time to familiarise themselves with preventive work, but have now acquired a high degree of efficiency.

19. C. Hydrocarbon Oils.

Duty collected was $8,647,607, compared with the previous year's figure of $5,734,790-an increase of more than 50% (Table VII). No doubt the ever-growing number of motor vehicles in the Colony is responsible for this figure.

20. D. Toilet Preparations and Proprietary Medicines.

A total of $2,635,101 was collected under this head, a decrease of about $1 million compared with the previous year's figure of $3,926,241 (Table VIII).

21. In the latter part of 1947 the method of levying this tax was revised, and proprietary medicines were defined in such a way as to exclude ethical medicines which were not advertised to the public. These medicines had previously been paying duty, and the fall in revenue is thus accounted for.

22. E. Table Waters.

Duties amounted to $635,636, compared with $413,891 in the previous year (Table IX).

23. A. Opium.

IV-Dangerous Drugs.

The traffic in dangerous drugs continued to increase, and seizures of opium during the year amounted to 8,296 taels of raw, and 1,707 taels of prepared (Table XIV). There was only one seizure of Indian opium, when 672 taels were taken from the "LOK SANG" on her arrival from Calcutta in May, 1948. All other opium seized was of Chinese origin, mainly from the East River District of Kwangtung. The quality of this opium is poor compared with that grown in Yunnan, but is believed to be much cheaper than the latter. The biggest seizure of the year was made on the 23rd November, 1948, at the Hoi On Wharf when 1,029 taels of Chinese prepared opium were found hidden in 10 large cases of Chinese confectionery, which were about to be shipped to Manila. The opium was packed in one-tael tins, which were buried at the bottom of the containers, and covered with sweets. For this, and other notable seizures of opium, see Table XV. There was one prosecution for the growing of opium poppies in Hong Kong, when 2,332 plants were confiscated and destroyed.

24. B. Heroin.

Traffic in heroin, which had is now steadily on the increase. morphine (heroin) calls for a great

almost disappeared after the war, Since the preparation of diacetyl- deal of technical knowledge, it is

probable that the drug is manufactured in North China, which was the centre of the pre-war Japanese trade, and smuggled from there down to Hong Kong.

25. There were 83 heroin cases, and 53,733 pills were seized during the year, as against 13 cases and 5,570 pills seized during the previous year.

V-Legislation.

26. The following are the chief legislative enactments affecting the Department, which were passed during the year:

(i) Smuggling into China (Control) Ordinance, 1948, which gave effect to the Sino-British Customs Agreement of January, 1948.

(ii) An increase as from 6th January, 1949, in the duty payable on tobacco, to $6.00 per pound on cigarettes of non-Empire origin and manufacture, and $4.70 per pound in the case of cigarettes of Empire origin and manufacture.

(iii) An order, under Section 3 of the Importation and Exportation Ordinance, 1915, prohibiting the import into the Colony of any plant originating within the American Tropics without a licence from the Director of Commerce & Industry.

(iv) The Trade Commissioner's Privileges Ordinance, 1948, which allows to Trade Commissioners the same privileges as are granted to accredited Consular officials in respect to obtaining dutiable com- modities duty-free.

(v) The Diplomatic Privileges Ordinance, 1948.

VI-Certificate of Origin.

27. The number of Certificates of Origin issued during the year was 10,812, whilst 9,511 Imperial Preference Certificates were issued (Table XVII). The bulk of the certificates issued were with regard to textiles, flashlights, rubber shoes and enamelware, in the order given.

VII-Statistical Graphs.

28. Graphs showing the volume of imports and exports, month by month, and moving on a three monthly average-together with graphs showing a comparison in the volume of trade for the previous year, are appended to this report. These graphs have been supplied by the Government Statistician,

18th July, 1949.

K. KEEN,

Acting Director of Commerce & Industry.

TABLE I.

Statement of Expenditure for the Period from 1st April, 1948 to 31st March, 1949.

Personal Emoluments

Other Charges:

€9

$ 944,932.49

Advertising

1,688.65

Cleaning of Office

824.52

Fuel, Light & Power

11,885.30

Incidental Expenses.

2,939.13

Laboratory Stores

5,107.05

Printing of Liquor Labels

7,350.00

Printing of Trade Returns

4,000.00

Publications

422.56

Rent of Quarters

1,741.27

Travelling Expenses

6,473.41

Uniforms

36,935.40

Upkeep of Vehicles

13,351.68

92,718.97

1,037,651.46

TABLE II.

Statement of Revenue for the period from 1st April, 1948 to 31st March, 1949.

Gross $

Net

钥

Duty:-

Liquor Duties

10,600,489.04

10,331,209.20

Hydrocarbon Oils Duties

8,695,561.50

8,647,607.05

P. M. & T. P. Duties.

2,687,844.83

2,635,101.98

Table Water Duties

635,769.14

635,636.58

Tobacco Duties

20,755,728.56

18,861,729.56

Licences, Fines & Forfeitures:-

Liquor Licences

634,989.75

634,906.27

Hydrocarbon Oils Licences

24,352.98

23,964.28

P. M. & T. P. Licences

101,088.50

100,870.59

(Table Water Licences)

Miscellaneous Licences

5,130.00

5,127.34

Tobacco Licences

217,576.61

Tally Clerk Licences

4,600.00

Forfeitures

984,549.30

Fees of Court or Office:

Denaturing Fees

93,853.30

93,007.42

Official Certificates

69,369.00

69,354.00

Official Signature Fees

12,608.00

12,603.00

Anti-narcotic Smuggling Guards

130,432.53

Miscellaneous Receipts:

Other Misc. Receipts

15,949.13

TOTAL

45,669,892.17

43,404,224.84

TABLE III.

Return of Liquor Duty collected from 1st April, 1948 to 31st March, 1949.

EUROPEAN TYPE LIQUOR.

Amount of duty

Class of Liquor

Gallons

collected

Ale, Beer, Cider and Stout-

(Non-Empire)

394,867

750,450,23

(Empire)

194,236

291,641.04

Beer (Local)

205,163

205,167.18

Brandy-

(Non-Empire)

44,041

1,762,547.65

(Empire)

4,256

136,280.25

Whisky-

(Non-Empire)

1,447

58,165.27

(Empire)

51,444

1,646,285.11

Gin & Cocktail-

(Non-Empire)

697

27,903.23

(Empire)

27,502

919,350.29

Gin (Local)

3,050.66

Rum-

(Non-Empire)

333

13,316.27

(Empire)

3,252

104,144.00

(Local)

606

19,397.34

Champagne and Sparkling Wine—

(Non-Empire)

2,944

129,544.63

(Empire)

2,738.62

Liqueur

(Non-Empire)

4,999

219,974.28

(Empire)

424

15,254.78

Port Wine→→→

(Non-Empire)

12,700

317,496.89

(Empire)

7,610

152,206.60

Sherry, Madeira and Malaga--

(Non-Empire)

3,648

91,208.33

(Empire)

360

7,196.67

Vermouth-

(Non-Empire)

2,235

44,701.21

(Empire)

Miscellaneous-

(Non-Empire) (Empire) Spirit of Wine-

(Non-Empire)

74.68

10,579

211,634.59

825

20,408.40

3,525

66,423.98

(Empire)

(Local)

Spirituous Liquors

TOTAL

1,386

21,427.52

2,831

41,496.44

36,936

230,382.92

1,019,022

7,509,869.06

NOTE: Fractions of a gallon are not shown in this Table.

TABLE IV.

Return of Liquor Duty collected from 1st April, 1948

to 31st March, 1949.

CHINESE TYPE LIQUOR.

Liquor distilled locally

Amount of duty collected

Imported

Liquor

Amount of duty collected

Total amount of duty collected

Gallons

€9

Gallons

Native Spirits not more than 25%

of alcohol by weight

598,960

2,395,840,00

39,363

199,998.67

2,595,838.67

Native Spirits over 25%

alcohol by weight

26,916

154,856.96

151

945.00

155,801.96

Northern Spirits not more than 25% of alcohol by weight

5,924

29,621.53

Northern Spirits over 25% of alcohol by weight

33,742

309,357.82

TOTAL

$3,090,619.98

NOTE: Fractions of a gallon are not showed in this Table.

TABLE Y.

Return of Liquor Licences Issued and Summary of Revenue Derived from Liquor for the Period from

1st April, 1948 to 31st March, 1949.

Licensed Warehouse Licences :--

號

$600.

3,000.00

Distillery Licences:

(a) Single Still

$ 25.

(b) Two Stills

$200.

350.00 1,400.00

$400.

400.00

Brewery Licence:—

$600.

600.00

$1.

Canteen Licence:

Importer's Licences:-

1.00

$150.

580

87,000.00

Dealer's Licences :

(a) for intoxicating liquor other

than Chinese type liquor:-

$1,500.

137

205,500.00

(b) for Chinese type liquor :-

(i) $650.

345

224,250.00

(ii) $550.

20,900.00

(iii)

$400.

(iv) $ 50.

800.00 4,750.00

cating liquor:-

$30.

553

16,590.00

Retailer's Licences:-

(a) for Chinese type liquor

(i) $150.

(ii)

$25.

225

3,900.00

375.00

(b) for liquor other than intoxi-

cating liquor :-

(i) $ 50.

837

41,850.00

(ii)

$ 30.

449

13,470.00

(iii) $ 20.

140

2,800.00

Permit to use Alcohol free of duty

in an educational, scientific or charitable institution

2.00

Harbour Vessel Licences :-

$ 1.

10.00

Ship Licences :-

$10.

Miscellaneous

410.00 6,631.75

TOTAL

634,989.75

Duty on European Liquor Duty on Spirituous Liquors

...

Duty on Chinese Liquor

7,216,562.18 293,306.88 3,090,619.98

TOTAL

10,600,489.04

Refund of Liquor Duties

269,279.84

NET TOTAL

10,331,209.20

GRAND TOTAL

10,966,198.95

TABLE VI.

Return of Tobacco Licences Issued and Summary of Revenue Derived from Tobacco for the Period from

1st April, 1948 to 31st March, 1949.

Licensed Warehouse Licences :---

(a) $600.

(b) $200.

1,200.00 400.00

Manufacturer's Licences :--

(a) $300.

900.00

(b) $150.

450.00

Travelling Salesman's Licences :-

$ 10.

121

1,210.00

Importer's Licences:-

$150.

162

24,300.00

Dealer's Licences:

$ 10.

317

3,170.00

Retailer's Licences:-

(a) $ 60.

1,884

113,040.00

(b) $ 40.

1,521

60,840.00

558

11,160.00

Squatter's Licences :-

$8.

608.00

Miscellaneous

298.61

Total

217,576.61

Duty on:

lbs.

Cigars

15,267

106,737.44

Cigarettes

2,987,062

12,549,877.43

European Smoking Tobacco

68,264

288,706.92

Chinese Tobacco Prepared

Clean Tobacco Leaf

3,077

45,570

9,231.00

99,399.30

Raw Tobacco Leaf (Empire)

533,959

1,230,569.47

}}

(Non-Empire)

2,206,374

6,471,207.00

Total

20,755,728.56

Less Drawback

1,893,999.00

Net total

18,861,729.56

Grand Total

19,079,306.17

TABLE VII.

Return of Licences Issued and Revenue Derived from Hydrocarbon Oils for the period from 1st April, 1948 to 31st March, 1949.

Licensed Warehouse Licences :-

钥

$350.

3,850.00

Importer's Licences:-

$150.

11,400.00

Dealer's Licences:

$ 10.

740.00

Retailer's Licences :-

$ 10.

670.00

Miscellaneous

7,692.98

Total

24,352.98

Duty on:- Lights Oils

Heavy Oils for Vehicles

Heavy Oils

Admixture

Total

Amount of Duty trans- ferred from Treasury

Total

Less Drawback:-

Net Total

Grand Total

Imperial Gallons

7,351,865 5,881,492.00

442,966 177,186.40

25,340,232 2,534,023.20

281,375

89,756.31

8,682,457.91

13,103.59

8,695,561.50

47,954.45

8,647,607.05

8,671,960.03

TABLE VIII.

Return of Licences issued and Revenue derived from

Toilet Preparations and Proprietary Medicines for the

Period from 1st April, 1948 to 31st March, 1949.

Manufacturer's Licences :-

$150.

153

22,950.00

Compounder's Licences:-

$ 75.

109

8,175.00

Warehouse Licences:-

$ 10.

255

2,550.00

Importer's Licences:-

(a) $150.

4,050.00

(b) $ 20.

447

8,940.00

Dealer's Licences :-

$ 10.

599

5,990.00

Retailer's Licences :--

(a) $ 60.

3,180.00

(b) $ 40.

120.00

790

23,700.00

496

9,920.00

(e) $ 10.

141

1,410.00

Miscellaneous

10,103.50

Total

101,088.50

Duties on Toilet Preparations and

Proprietary Medicines

2,687,844.83

Less refund

52,742.85

Net Total

2,635,101.98

Grand Total

2,736,190.48

TABLE IX.

Return of Licences Issued and Revenue Derived from Table Waters for the Period from 1st April, 1948 to 31st March, 1949.

Licensed Warehouse Licences :-

$ 10.

Manufacturer's Licences :-

(a) $300.

(b) $ 75.

Importer's Licences:-

$100.

Miscellaneous

Total

Duty on Table Water

Less refund

Net Total

Grand Total

100.00

3,000.00

1,275.00

400.00

355.00

5,130.00

Gallons

2,649,038

635,769.14

132.56

635,636.58

640,766.58

TABLE X.

Return of Tally Clerk Licences Issued from 1st April, 1948 to 31st March, 1949.

Tally Clerk's Licences:-

$ 5.

Miscellaneous

Total

917

4,585.00

15.00

4,600.00

TABLE XI.

Main Seizures of Dutiable Commodities.

1: European Liquor

.116 tins and 883 bottles

2. Chinese Spirit

3. Cigarettes

4. Pipe Tobacco

...13,268 gallons

2,867,638 pieces

.1,611 tins

Tobacco Prepared

(Chinese)8,965 lbs.

6. Kerosene

Boot Polish

8. Aerated Waters

9. Perfume

10. Chinese Scent

11. Face Powder

12. Hair Grease

13. Toilet Soap

14. Tooth Paste

15. Florida Water

16. Lipsticks

17. Nail Polish

18.

Face Cream

..1,732 tins, 17 gallons, 16 bottles

and 4 drums

4,331 tins

6,605 bottles

1,741 bottles

1,995 bottles and 133 boxes

.578 boxes and 21 jars

.335 bottles and 153 tins

.7,521 pieces and 2 cases

5,436 tubes

433 bottles

.737 pieces

..677 bottles

.314 jars and 19 bottles

TABLE XII.

Prosecutions by Department of Commerce and Industry in Hong Kong, Kowloon & New Territories.

Arrest Convictions

Bail

Estreated

Seizure (No Arrest)

1. Opium

Possession

270

238

2. Dangerous Drugs

Possession

3. Arms

Possession

(15 handed to Police)

4. Tobacco

Possession-

Cigars

Cigarettes

110

301

Tobacco

211

195

594

Unlicensed selling

126

122

5. Liquor

Possession~~~.

European Liquor

•

Chinese Spirit

340

311

891

Still

27.

Alcohol

Unlicensed distilling

selling

6. Toilet Preparations

& Proprietary

Medicines

Possession

113

171

Unlicensed selling

manufacturing

7. Miscellaneous

Unmanifested cargo... Prohibited exports False Trade Mark Bribery

Obstructing Revenue

285

231

863

...

313

...

Officers

TOTAL

1,693

1,482

196

3,279

TABLE XIII.

Fines and Forfeitures collected under Liquor, Opium, Tobacco, Gold and Prohibited Exports Ordinances :-

Total

Reward Paid

TABLE XIV.

$2,230,994.80

$ 940,034.86

Opium and Dangerous Drug Seizures during the date from 1st April, 1948 to 31st March, 1949.

Number of Cases

Quantity

Raw Opium-Chinese

319

Indian

7,624.95 taels

672

}}

Prepared Opium

1,265

1,707.660

Opium Dross

102

Opium Water

Opium Powder

Dionine

Morphine Sulphate

4 oz.

204.70

1881 oz. 11.5 pints 9 lbs. 21 gal.

47.00 taels

Papaver Somaiferum (poppy)

Dangerous Drugs:-

Heroin Pills

Heroin Dross

Cocaine Hydrochloride Diacetylmorphine (Heroin)

White Powder which contains traces of Diacetylmorphine Diacetylmorphine

Hydrochloride

12 1

1 tube

(20 tablets contg.

5 grains of

morphine)

2,332 plants

53,733 pills, and a piece of bulk material suffi- cient to make 11,000 pills

5.0 taels

2 grams 1 oz.

82 oz.

17호 02.

TABLE XV.

Major Seizures of Opium from 1st April, 1948

to 31st March, 1949.

Place of Seizure

Date

Kind of Opium

Taels

Destination indicated by circumstances

of seizure

On board s.s. Tsinan

from Swatow

2. 4.48

Chinese Raw

Hong Kong

28 Kalung Terrace,

2nd Floor

4. 4.48

}}

Kai Tak Airport from

China

On board s.s. Tsinan

from Swatow

On board s.s. Lok Sang

from Calcutta

K.C.R. from Canton

Douglas Wharf

K.C.R. from Canton

Connaught Road near

Po Tak Wharf

On board s.s. Van

Heutsz from Swatow

On board s.s. Hai Yang

from Swatow

多少

}}

11. 4.48

26. 5.48

Indian Raw

672

}}

3. 6.48

Chinese Raw

245

18. 6.48

}}

...

18. 7.48

}}

27. 8.48

192

}}

6. 9.48

14. 9.48

))

K.C.R. from Canton

25. 9.48

On board s.s. Hermelin

from Swatow

1.11.48

126

}}

})

On board s.s. Tsinan

from Swatow

15.11.48

300.

On board s.s. Hai Yang

from Swatow

Hoi On Wharf

23.11.48

Chinese

Prepared

1,029

}}

On board s.s. Han Yang

from Swatow

27.11.48

Chinese Raw

}}

On board s.s. Hai Yang

from Swatow

29.11.48

}}

On board s.s. Han Yang

from Swatow

8.12.48

Chinese Raw

}}

25.12.48

270

وو

46 Wing Lok St., East,

2nd Floor

30.12.48

325

11.

K.C.R. from Canton

5. 1.49

105

}}

})

20 Centre St., 2nd Floor

25. 1.49

وو

K.C.R. from Canton

28. 3.49

206

TABLE XVI.

Importation of Dangerous Drugs During the Year Ending

31st March, 1949.

Kilos :

RAW OPIUM (Medicinal Type)

MEDICINAL OPIUM

MEDICINAL OPIUM in tinctures and preparations

NIL

0.114

26.370

MORPHINE as ALKALOID, salts and preparations con-

taining

1.752

DIACETYLMORPHINE

CODEINE

0.051

5.950

} }

in preparations containing

0.017

DIONINE

...

0.046

in preparations containing

1.189

COCAINE as ALKALOID, salts and preparations

containing

DICODIDE, salts and preparations containing

EUKODAL salts and preparations containing

PETHIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE

AMIDONE as ALKALOID salts and preparations

containing

CANNABIS INDICA

...

0.745

NIL

2.745

'0.104

...

NIL

TABLE XVII.

Number of Certificates of Origin and Imperial Preference Certificates Issued for the Period from 1st April,

1948 to 31st March, 1949.

Imperial

Enterprise

Preference

Certificates of

Total

Certificates

Origin

Bakelite Art

Batteries for Flashlamps

238

335

Beer

Bulbs for Flashlamps

257

451

708

Buttons

107

271

378

Camphorwood Chests

159

200

Canning & Preserving

130

137

Clothing, i.e. Tailored Suits

118

444

562

Cosmetics and Perfumery

111

144

Cotton Piece Goods

1,692

1,560

3,252

Cotton Thread

Enamel Ware

Firecrackers

Flashlight

Ginger

850

500

1,350

324

327

611

1,236

1,847

Glass Ware

209

294

Hardware

311

345

656

Hats and Caps

310

116

426

Hurricane Lanterns

131

233

364

Ivoryware

Knitted Ware

2,169

1,725

3,894

Kerosene Lamps

105

212

317

Leather Ware

Matches

26.

109

135

Mats and Matting

Mosquito Destroyer

Needles

118

143

Oils, Groundnut

Paint, Varnish & Lacquer

Pencils

144

121

265

Printing Paper

Proprietary Medicines

Rattan Ware

Ropes

Rubber Ware

166

Shoes, Rubber

661

666

1,327

Silk and Mills

Soap

122

145

Toys

228

199

427

Umbrellas

176

312

488

Vacuum Flasks

266

370

636

Miscellaneous

315

548

863

TOTAL

9,511

10,812

20,323

TABLE XVIII.

Numbers of Manifests Received During April 1947/March 1948 and April 1948/March 1949.

Month

Ocean

River

Junk

TOTAL

1947

1948

1947

1948

1947

1948

1947

1948

April

411

435

276

606

2,505

2,457

3,192

3,498

May

468

480

256

612

2,555

2,347

3,279

3,439

June

427

467

316

619

2,239

2,277

2,982

3,363

July

421

500

382

551

2,877

2,472

3,680

3,523

August

431

477

515

660

2,613

2,627

3,559

3,764

September

439

461

576

606

2,937

2,474

3,952

3,541

October

433

458

523

619

2,490

2,553

3,446

3,630

November

393

401

529

707

2,594

2,454.

3,516

3,562

December

391

462

561

769

2,744

2,790

3,696

4,021

1948

1949

1948

1949

1948

1949

1948

1949

January

417

523

501

632

2,813

2,437

3,821

3,592

February

372

468

495

589

2,081

2,229

2,948

3,281

March

468

543

589

689

2,741

2,735

3,798

3,967

TOTAL

5,071

5,670

5,609

7,659

31,189

Average per month

29,852

41,869

43,181

423

472

467

638

2,599

2,488

3,489

3,598

TABLE XIX.

Comparative Tables of Numbers of Declarations Received in April 1947/March 1948 and April 1948/March 1949.

April 1947-March 1948

April 1948 March 1949

April,

1947

18,449

April,

1948

24,943

May,

19,727

> }

May,

25,818

June,

17,846

June,

26,151

July,

August,

September,

October,

20,050

July,

25,411

17,388

August,

26,953

20,085

September,

15,731

20,951

October,

29,344

November,

20,835

November,

28,835

December,

22,783

December,

28,214

January, 1948

26,805

January, 1949

26,966

February,

19,463

February,

24,588

March,

26,149

March,

32,714

TOTAL

250,531

TOTAL

315,668

Average per month 20,878

Average per month 26,306

TABLE XX.

Comparative Table of Total Values of Imports During April 1947/March 1948 and April 1948/March 1949.

April 1947

103,545,636 April 1948

•

188,888,782

May

124,015,147 May

176,735,352

June

130,474,333 June

173,787,329

July

August

September

142,562,952 July

119,794,349

August

167,050,390

153,531,287

133,132,899

} !

September

130,150,021

October

150,552,467

October

193,813,990

> }

November

167,850,276

November

193,772,127

December

176,935,439

December

) 1

258,248,746

January

1948

139,755,107

January 1949

159,335,982

February

131,243,468

February

161,621,295

March

170,562,016

March

221,714,983

TOTAL

.1,690,424,089

TOTAL

.2,178,650,284

Average per

month

140,868,674

month

181,554,190

TABLE XXI.

Comparative Table of Total Values of Exports During

April 1947/March 1948 and April 1948/March 1949.

April 1947

89,632,917 April

1948

138,312,688

May

99,905,505

May

133,027,892

June

100,472,154

June

106,118,223

July

102,840,593

July

}}

135,887,660

August

September

72,377,540

August

123,696,604

118,244,684

September

148,290,829

}}

} }

October

115,019,260

October

150,232,998

} }

November

123,880,561

November

141,820,010

December

125,079,584

December

184,713,203

January 1948 ...... 113,316,392

January 1949

171,811,389

February

92,286,053

February

135,454,353

March

115,037,158

March

177,073,237

TOTAL .........1,268,092,401

TOTAL

..1,746,439,086

Average per

month

Average per

105,674,367

month

145,536,591

TABLE XXII.

Number of Import Licences Issued During the Period

from 1st April, 1948 to 31st March, 1949

U.S.A.

Australia

Austria

England

British Empire, Other

Canada ...

Denmark

India

British North Borneo

Japan

French Indo-China

Malaya

Netherlands East Indies

Philippine Islands

Siam

Switzerland

Belgium

South America

Central America

Norway

Other Countries

...

18,889

346

153

3,640

135

1,509

267

470

761

404

128

682

1,774

481

739

TOTAL

...

40,294

9,731

$MILLION 480

460

440

420

400

380

VOLUME OF TRADE HỒNG KONG

IMPORTS AND EXPORTS IN $. APRIL 1948 TO MARCH 1949

LEGEND:

VOLUME OF TRADE =

IMPORTS

EXPORTS =

DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS,

REFERENCE No9.74/176,

860

340

3.20

300

280

260

240

220

200

180

160

140

120

100

APR. MAY JUNE JOLY. AVG. SEPT OCT NOV. DEG. JAN. FEB. MAR.

-1949-

1948.

JARA

$MILLION

450

VOLUME OF TRADE, HONG KONG. IMPORTS AND EXPORTS IN $

APRIL 1948 TO MARCH 1949. IMOVING AVERAGE, 3 MONTHS)

NOTE: THE CURVE IS PLOTTED ON A MOVING AVERAGE OF THE

FIGURES FOR 1948 AND 1947 THUS THE FIGURES PLATTED FOR APRIL ARE THE AVERAGES OF THE FIGURES. FOR, MARCH TO. MAY

400

350.

300

DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS, REFERENCE NO G74/17).

VOLUME OF TRADE

250

200

150

100

EXPORTS

IMPORTS

APR

MAY

JUNE

JULY,

AUG.

Sept

ОСЕ

NOV.

DEC.

JAN.

FEB

MAR

1948

1949

$MILLION 375

350

325

1948/49

300

275-

250

1947/48

225

200

175

150

125

1946/47

100

COMPARISON OF VOLUME OF TRADE HONG KONG,

1948/49 WITH 1947/48 AND 1946/47.

(MOVING AVERAGE, 3 MONTHS).

NOTE: THE SURVE IS PLOTTED ON A MOVING AVERAGE OF THE FIGURES FOR 1948/49 AND OF THE FIGURES FOR THE CORRESPOND- ING MONTHS IN 1947/48 AND 1946/47. THUS THE FIGURES PLOTTED FOR APRIL ARE THE AVERAGES OF THE FIGURES FOR MARCH TOMAY.

DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS,

REFERENCE No. G.74/178,

APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG. SEPT. OCT. NOY. DẾC. JAN, FEB.

MAR