3
Magnitude
% change over
Statistical variables
Unit
3rd
quarter 1991
1st-3rd quarter 1991
3rd
quarter
1st-3rd quarter
1990
1990
CARGO TRAINS **
Arrived from China
No.
784
2,235
-1.8
0.8
Departed for China
No.
93
274
1.1
0.4
TRUCKS
Arrived from China
'000
757
2,021
18.8
17.5
Departed for China
'000
761
2,031
19.3
17.7
SHIPS
Arrived from China as first
country of call
No.
1,900 @
5,169 @
25.2 @@
16.3 @@
Departed for China as last
country of call
No.
1,842 @
5,096 @
24.4 @@
17.1 @@
VISITORS FROM HONG KONG TO CHINA
Hong Kong residents
'000
4,855
13,991
13.7
14.1
Foreigners going through
Hong Kong to China
'000
336
970
-4.2
6.3
VISITORS FROM CHINA TO HONG KONG
Group tour
'000
41
118
20.4
28.5
2-way permit holders
'000
36
102
7.1
6.2
PRC passport holders
'000
56
164
19.0
22.5
(including transit visitors)
PRC OFFICIALS IN HONG KONG
(End of period figure)
Total
'000
15.2
29.7
Employed in PRC enterprises
'000
7.0
18.4
HKD/RMB OFFICIAL EXCHANGE RATE
(Average for the period)
HKD per unit RMB
1.4477
1.4681
-12.1
-11.1
Provisional figures.
@@ Percentage changes based on revised figures for same periods last year.
Excluding cargo trains with nil cargo.
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