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MONDAY, MAY 28, 1984
GOVERNOR LEAVING FOR PEKING ****
THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE WILL LEAVE FOR PEKING TOMORROW (TUESDAY) TO TAKE PART IN ANOTHER ROUND OF SINO-BRITISH TALKS ON THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG.
SIR EDWARD WILL BE TRAVELLING ON FLIGHT CA 106, ETD 1.50 PM.
A FACILITY HAS BEEN ARRANGED FOR MEDIA PHOTOGRAPHERS AND CAMERAMEN TO COVER THE GOVERNOR'S DEPARTURE. THOSE ASSIGNED TO COVER THE EVENT SHOULD ASSEMBLE IN THE AIRPORT PRESS CONFERENCE ROOM BY 12.30 PM.
SHIPPING AND PORT STATISTICS FOR FOURTH QUARTER
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IN THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 1983, 2 922 SHIPS WITH A TOTAL CAPACITY OF 17 534 THOUSAND NRT (NET REGISTERED TONNAGE) ARRIVED IN HONG KONG, ACCORDING TO FIGURES PREPARED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
OF THESE, 21 PER CENT SET OUT FROM CHINA, AND 32 PER CENT WERE OF PANAMANIAN FLAG AND 70 PER CENT WERE LINERS.
ABOUT HALF OF THE CARGO DISCHARGED IN HONG KONG WAS CARRIED BY SHIPS COMING FROM JAPAN, CHINA AND SINGAPORE. SOME 39 PER CENT OF THE CARGO WAS DISCHARGED FROM TRAMPS AND 26 PER CENT FROM CONFERENCE LINERS. DRY BULK CARRIERS CARRIED 27 PER CENT OF THE CARGO DISCHARGED IN HONG KONG, AND CONTAINER VESSELS CARRIED 25 PER CENT.
IN THE SAME PERIOD, 2 922 SHIPS DEPARTED WITH A TOTAL CAPACITY OF 17 641 THOUSAND NRT. OF THESE, 20 PER CENT LEFT FOR CHINA AND 19 PER CENT LEFT FOR TAIWAN.
SOME 17 PER CENT OF THE CARGO LOADED IN HONG KONG WAS CARRIED BY SHIPS DEPARTING FOR TAIWAN, AND A SIMILAR PERCENTAGE FOR THE UNITED STATES.
AS REGARDS TYPE OF SHIPPING SERVICE, ABOUT 92 PER CENT OF THE CARGO LOADED IN HONG KONG WAS CARRIED BY LINERS, WHILE BY TYPE OF SHIP, 67 PER CENT WAS CARRIED BY CONTAINER SHIPS. ABOUT 54 PER CENT OF THE DEPARTING VESSELS HAD STAYED IN HONG KONG FOR LESS THAN 36 HOURS
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