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Ruvance took place owing to a fair demand coming out. This from 92,263 in 1900 to 434,807 in 1980 according to the figures as—eertained during the census which Hongkong & Shanghai Bank cenmens in Ranking tle was taken on April 24 of this year. In the former year there Were only 622 foreigners ivi in the Concession, and this year the figure has increased to 12,922, oF more than 20 times larger than it was thirty years ago, Of that figure, however, 597 were only temiporarily resident on the date of the census, yo that the foreigners permanently' residing in the Concession is 12,385 made up as Total 288s The above figures are sub-divid-fed into males, above 15 years of age, 5,508, and below 1,195: while there are 4387 women above 15 years of age and 1,245 below.
'Of the 434,885 Chinese resident in the Concession, $81,284 are returned. as permanently' living within the limits, there is a boat population of 18,43, and a temporary population of 22,068. the permanent residents, 168,615 are males above and 63,661 below, women in the same cateeories ave 96,463 and 54,535 respectively. 'The' total of "381,284 is made up by additional 5,942 men and 2,068 women in the service of Japanese hatin ¥ 125 foreigners. atk The growth of the Concession 48 may best be appreciated from the figures shown in the following table:
10181920 18051928 1990
2405 3.562 7811 10.AT7 tage has sum Chi, dollars, per ing 871 Gh, detars, ber $100, beying #T-10 ete Sutary en Exchange sean cee ipa Barava—Demand Howoxoxc—Demand Della 1088) canton Suvi 20-cenrs:-—
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