HC Deb 06 July 1925 vol 186 cc32-3
72. Mr. TREVELYAN

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affaire the names of the settlements in China over which there is foreign administration under treaty provisions; and what the total population is of the several settlements and the cities of which they are part, distinguishing in each case between the numbers of the Chinese and foreigners?

Mr. CHAMBERLAIN

Foreign settlements and concessions exist at the 17 places which I will enumerate. Except for Shanghai, where the foreign population, according to the census of 1920, was 22,469, I regret that I have no figures giving the foreign populations. The Chinese populations of the cities, of which the foreign settlements and concessions form, generally speaking, a very small part, are estimated in the China Year Book of 1924. With the hon. Member's permission, I will circulate the figures in the OFFICIAL REPORT.

Following are the figures:

Chinese population.
Shanghai … … 1,500,000
Amoy … … 114,000
Canton … … 900,000
Foochow … … 624,000
Ningpo … … 627,700
Hankow … … 1,461,500
Changsha … … 535,800
Chungking … … 489,900
Kiukiang … … 36,000
Wuhu … … 126,100
Nanking … … 392,100
Chinkiang … … 101,600
Tsinanfu … … 350,000
Tientsin … … 800,000
Newchwang … … 64,500
Hangchow … … 892,100
Soochow … … 500,000