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APPENDICES
APPENDIX 29
(Chapter 8: Primary Production)
Estimated Local Production of Crops, Livestock, Poultry and Fish
Item
Unit
1997
1998
1999
Crops
Vegetables (fresh, frozen or simply preserved)
tonnes
64 000
- 59 500
48 000
Fresh fruit and nuts
tonnes
Flowers
$ thousand
4 611 175,924
Other field crops
(1)
tonnes
799
3 873 283,780 1 120
3 770 278,626 540
Livestock and poultry
Cattle
heads
51
101
36
Swine
(2)
thousand heads
306
355
Chicken
tonnes
14 590
3 720
415 11 480
Other poultry
tonnes
1 800
2 170
1 180
Dairy products and eggs.
Milk (fresh)
Eggs (fresh)
tonnes thousands
215 33 450
246
3 550
241 3 530
Capture fisheries produce
Marine fish
tonnes
163 030
Shellfish
tonnes
22 970
164 057 15 943
120 228
7 552
Cultured fisheries produce
Marine fish
Pond fish
Oyster
tonnes
2 960
1 200
1 250
tonnes
5.000
4 900
4 500
tonnes
66
64
57
Notes. (1) Other field crops include yam, millet, peanut, sugar cane and sweet potato.
(2) Include local swine not slaughtered in abattoirs.
Source: Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department.
(For enquiries, please call Census and Statistics Department. Enquiry Telephone No.: 2582 4661)
APPENDIX 30
(Chapter 8: Primary Production)
Imports of Ores and Minerals
Item
Quartz
Feldspar
Graphite
Kaolin/feldspar sand
Tonnes
1997
1998
1999
875 32 169
966 23 657
2 105
16 384
117
43
57
207 817
158 665
108 005
Note: (1) For coverage of Hong Kong's external trade statistics, please refer to footnote (1) of Appendix 20. Source: Trade Statistics Dissemination Section, Census and Statistics Department.
(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2582 5042)