APPENDICES
Inward and Outward Movements of Passengers (Immigration figures) (1)
1995
1996
Arrivals Air
Sea (2)
Land
Total
Departures
Air
Sea (2)
Land
Total
Thousands
1997
10 631
11 692
10 332
10 603
10 841 9 340
25 150
27 618
32 598
46 112
49 913
52 780
10 739
11 786
10 571
10 772
10 933 9 512
24 703
27 280
32 319
46 014
49 837
52 764
Notes: Figures include movements between the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the mainland of China.
(1) All figures quoted here exclude:
(a) Passengers in transit;
(b) Passengers refused permission to land; and
(c) Military passengers.
(2) Include helicopter passengers to/from Macau as from 1993.
Inward and Outward Movements of Cargo Carried
by Different Modes of Transport
1995
1996
Air
Discharged Loaded
685 450 772 230
733 907 829 586
Tonnes
1997
839 872 946 615
Total
1 457 680
1 563 493
1 786 487
Ocean vessels (!) (2)
Discharged
87 048 000
86 694 000
Loaded
40 127 000
39 145 000
92 495 000 † 41 961 000+
Total
127 175 000
125 838 000
134 457 000 †
River vessels (1)
Discharged
14 722 782
14 234 686
N.A.
Loaded
14 009 206
17 226 329
N.A.
Total
28 731 988
31 461 014
N.A.
Rail
Discharged (3)
Loaded
996 633 315 742
683 907 255 054
537 046
174 272
Total
Road (4)
Discharged Loaded
1 312 375
938 961
711 318
8 263 723
8 812 298
8 782 852
5 936 171
5 990 106
5 384 404
Total
14 199 893
14 802 405
14 167 256
Notes: Figures include movements between the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the mainland of China.
(1) Figures on cargo movement by ocean vessels are based on the Shipping Statistics System set up by the Census and Statistics Department and are estimated from a sample of consignments on ocean cargo manifests. Figures on cargo movement by river vessels are provided by the Port Development Board.
(2) All figures are published in the nearest thousands.
(3) Exclude livestock.
(4) Road transport refers to traffic through Man Kam To, Sha Tau Kok and Lok Ma Chau to and from the mainland of China.
+ Provisional figure.
N.A. Not available.
Sources: Shipping and Cargo Statistics Section,
Census and Statistics Department,
Civil Aviation Department,
Customs and Excise Department,
Immigration Department,
Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation,
Marine Department,
Port Development Board.
(For enquiries, please call the Census and Statistics Department. Enquiry Telephone No.: 2582 4068)
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