476 Appendices
Table 33
(Chapter 13: Transport)
(a) Inward and Outward Movements of Aircraft and Vessels
2003
2007
2008
Aircraft ('000)(1)
188
295
301
Ocean vessels (million net register tonnage) River vessels (million net register tonnage)(1)
591
743
768
181
207
201
Note: (1) Including both cargo and passenger aircrafts and vessels.
Sources: Civil Aviation Department.
(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2867 4237)
Marine Department.
(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2852 3661)
(b) Inward and Outward Movements of Cargo
Discharged
By air
By water(1)
By ocean
By river
By road By rail(2)
Total
Loaded
By air
By water(1)
By ocean
By river
By road
By rail(2)
Total
2003
Thousand tonnes
2007
2008
1 035
1 352
128 554
141 324
1 327 145 977
99 363
109 435
110 220
29 191
31 889
35 757
20 751
20 372*
18 232
253
121
90
150 594
163 170*
165 626
1 607
2 390
2 301
79 058
104 109
113 425
49 255
67 912
69 755
29 803
36 197
43 671
19 192
15 767*
14 628
76
20
19
99 933
122 286*
130 374
Notes: (1)
Ocean refers to transport by vessels operating beyond the river trade limits, while river refers to transport by vessels operating exclusively within the river trade limits. (2) Figures exclude livestock.
Sources: Civil Aviation Department,
Shipping and Cargo Statistics Section, Census and Statistics Department,
Mass Transit Railway Corporation Limited,
Customs and Excise Department.
(For enquiries, please call Census and Statistics Department. Enquiry Telephone No.: 2582 4068)