APPENDICES
Inward and Outward Movements of Containers
1996
1997
Container terminals
Discharged
4 146 984
4 564 093
Loaded
4 539 155
4 925 582
T.E.U.
1998†
4 700 000 4 900 000
Total
8 686 139
9 489 675
9 600 000
Other than container terminals--ocean trade
Discharged
1 625 019
1 632 239
1 500 000
Loaded
1 420 340
1 523 268
1 400 000
Total
3 045 359
3 155 507
2 900 000
Other than container terminals-river trade
Discharged
880 743
Loaded
848 102
984 241
1 200 000
937 808
1 000 000
Total
1 728 845
1 922 049
Notes: Figures include movements between the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the mainland of China.
T.E.U. refers to Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit.
+ Provisional figures.
Source: Marine Department.
(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2852 4384)
2 200 000
Inward and Outward Movements of Passengers(1)
Arrivals
Air
Sea (2)
Land
Total
Departures
Air
Sea (2)
Land
Total
1996
1997
Thousands
1998
11 692
10 841
10 603
9 340
27 618
32 598
10 284 8 856 38.603
49 913
52 780
57 742
11 786
10 933
10 209
10 772
9 512
9 111
27 280
32 319
38 425
49 837
52 764
57 745
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.
Source: Immigration Department.
(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2829 3408)
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