APPENDICES
Inward and Outward Movements of Containers
T.EU.
1997
1998
1999
Container terminals
Discharged
4 554 590
4 645 822
4 834 154
Loaded
5 009 352
4 909 016
5 461 025
Total
9 563 942
9 554 838
10 295 179
Other than container terminals-ocean trade
Discharged
1 583 671
1 458 094
1 542 292
Loaded
1 316 406
1 182 777
1 296 139
Total
2 900 076
2 640 871
2 838 431
Other than container terminals-river trade
Discharged
984 241
1 180 311
1 650 054
Loaded
937 808
1 205 629
1 427 128
Total
1 922 049
2 385 940
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.
Starting from 1997, a new series of container throughput has been compiled.
Source: Marine Department.
(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2873 8371)
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Inward and Outward Movements of Passengers (1)
Arrivals
Air
Sea (2)
Land
Total
Departures
Air
Sea (2)
Land
Total
1997
1998
Thousands
1999
10 841
10 284
9 340
8 856
10 699 8 543
32 598
38 603
45 318
52 780
57 742
64 560
10 933
10 209
10 623
9 512
9 111
8 898
32 319
38 425
44 954
52 764
57 745
64 475
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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