CONFIDENTIAL
3
increase over
Statistical variables
Unit
Magnitude-
quarter
Previous Same quarter last year
CARGO TRAINS
Arrived from China
No.
643
-2.4
-21.6
Departed for China
No.
89
-15.2
-2.2
TRUCKS
Arrived from China
2000
453
18.5
21.0
Departed for China
'000
455
18.6
21.2
SHIPS
Arrived from China as first
country of call
No.
1 067@
2.3@@
7.500
Departed for China as last
country of call
No.
1 0810
3.90@
15.1
VISITORS FROM HONG KONG TO CHINA
Hong Kong residents
Foreigners going through
Hong Kong to China
VISITORS FROM CHINA TO HONG KONG
'000
4 012
-2.2
20.6
2000
415
99.5
100.1
Group tour
7000
28
17.3
23.8
2-way permit holders
'000
28
9.7
38.8
FRC passport holders
'000
40
19.5
29.8
(including transit visitors)
PRC OFFICIALS IN HONG KONG (End of period figure)
Total
Employed in PRC enterprises
HKD/RMB OFFICIAL EXCHANGE RATE
(0)
هاية)
(Average for the period)
7000
7.5 13.1
34.7
'000
4.6
9.7
23.3
HKD per unit RMB
2.0980
0.5
0.1
Provisional figures.
Percentage changes based on revised figures for earlier periods.