Hong Kong 2006
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Appendices
Appendix 1
The Executive Council
Appendix 2
The Legislative Council
Appendix 3
The District Councils
Appendix 4
Overseas Representation in Hong Kong
Appendix 5
Hong Kong Representation
Appendix 6
Statistical Appendices
Table 1
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Table of Contents Constitution and Administration The Legal System The Economy Financial and Monetary Affairs Commerce and Industry Employment Education Health Food Safety, Environmental Hygiene, Agriculture and Fisheries Social Welfare Housing Land, Public Works and Utilities Transport The Environment Travel and Tourism Public Order Communications, the Media and Information Technology Religion and Custom Recreation, Sport and the Arts Population and Immigration History Appendices PRINT
Appendix 6
Table 40
(Chapter 17: Communications, the Media and Information Technology)
 
Communications and Internet Services
 
  2000   2005   2006  
Postal services            
  Letter mail (million articles) 1 360   1 275 * 1 322  
  Parcels (thousands) 923   927   929  
                     
Telecommunications and Internet Services            
  Telephone lines (thousands)            
    Business 1 765   1 677   1 701  
    Residential 2 161   2 116   2 135  
    Total 3 926   3 793   3 836  
  Number of fax lines (thousand working lines) 411   410   375  
  Telephone lines per 1 000 population ** 583   555   556 #
  Public mobile radiotelephone subscribers 632   695   747 #
    per 1 000 population(1)** [847]   [1 250]   [1 369] #
  Public radio paging
subscribers per 1 000 population** 		38   19   18 #
  Outward external telephone traffic (million minutes) 3 487   5 638   6 542  
  Number of licensed Internet Service Providers (ISPs) 257   186   180  
  Number of customers of the licensed            
    Internet Service Providers (ISPs)            
    Registered customer accounts with dial-up 2 018   975   945  
       access(2) (thousands)            
    Registered broadband Internet access 623   1 648   1 744  
      customer accounts (thousands)            
  Internet traffic volume            
    Customer access via public switched telephone 11 056   1 060   619  
      networks(3) (million minutes)            
    Customer access via broadband networks 73 607   5 392 294   7 794 032  
      (terabits)            
 
 
Notes:
(1) Excluding pre-paid SIM cards. Figures including pre-paid SIM cards are presented in square brackets.
(2) Excluding Internet pre-paid calling cards.
(3) Excluding customer access via leased circuits.
Sources: Hong Kong Post.
(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2921 2806)
Office of the Telecommunications Authority.
(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2961 6740)
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