Appendix 37
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(Chapter 14: Transport)
International Movements of Aircraft and Vessels
Aircraft
Arrivals
1986
1987
32 438
36 823
1988
43 500+
Departures
Total
Ocean-going vessels*
32 436
36 820
43 500+
64 874
73 643
87 000+
Arrivals
Departures Total
13 760
14 876
16 411
13 761
14 853
16 365
27 521
29 729
32 776
River steamers, hydrofoils, hoverferries, catamarans and river trading vessels of 300 N.R.T. and under Arrivals
1 1
81 959
Departures Total
81 802
163 761
87 312
87 193
174 505
94 931
94 849
189 780
Note:
Provisional figures.
* Revised figures based on the Hong Kong Shipping Statistics System set up by the Census and Statistics Department which covers all
ocean-going vessels entering and leaving Hong Kong excluding yachts and pleasure craft.
International Movements of Passengers
(Immigration figures)
Arrivals
Air
Sea
Land
Total
Departures
Air
Sea
Land
Total
Thousands
1986
1987
1988
4 608
5 497
6 621
5 718
6 828
7 453
11 495
13 548
16 004
21 821
25 873
30 078
4 730
6 086
5 663 7 242
6 804
7816
10 926
12 966
15 486
21 742
25 871
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30 106
Note: All figures quoted here exclude:
i. Passengers in transit.
ii. Passengers refused permission to land.
iii. Military passengers.
International Movements of Commercial Cargo by Different Means of Transport
Air
Imports
Exports
Total
Sea
Imports
Exports
Total
Rail
Imports‡
Exports
Total
Road
Imports
Exports
Total
1986
1987
Tonnes 1988
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204 446
234 407
286 000†
332 314
536 760
376 158 610 565
408 000+
694 000+
42 979 168
47 665 111
53 543 037
19 499 858
22 872 700
27 719 196
62 479 026
70 537 811
81 262 233
1 804 756
1 890 266*
366 706
374 795
2 171 462
2 265 061*
1 728 826
484 152
2 212 978
2 124 651
2 967 003
3 525 415
1 702 881
2 439 781
3 216 487
3 827 532
5 406 784
6 741 902
Note: Road transport refers to cross frontier traffic through Man Kam To and Sha Tau Kok to and from China.
Excluding livestock totalling 2 193 702 heads in 1986, 2 123 893 heads in 1987 and 2 077 250 heads in 1988. Provisional figures.
Revised figure.