Hong Kong had 4.7 million telephones served by more than 3.6million exchange lines at the end of 1997. The telephone density was 72 telephones or 55 exchange lines per 100 population - the highest in Asia and one of the highest in the world.

• 年底时，本港共有470万具电话和超过360万条电话线，即每100人便有72具电话或55条电话线。香港是亚洲最高电话密度的地区，也是全球电话密度最高的地区之一。