THURSDAY, AUGUST 1965
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WHEN COMPARED WITH 1982, +SERVICES INCIDENTAL TO TRANSPORT+ SHOWED THE LARGEST INCREASE IN TERMS OF BUSINESS RECEIPTS AND OTHER INCOME (30 PER CENT), FOLLOWED BY +AIR TRANSPORT+ (26 PER CENT) +LAND PASSENGER TRANSPORT+ (19 PER CENT), +SUPPORTING SERVICES TO WATER TRANSPORT+ (18 PER CENT), +LAND FREIGHT TRANSPORT+ (13 PER CENT),
+OCEAN AND COASTAL WATER TRANSPORT+ (10 PER CENT) AND +SUPPORTING SERVICES TO LAND TRANSPORT+ (EIGHT PER CENT). ON THE OTHER HAND, A DECREASE OF 11 PER CENT WAS REGISTERED IN INLAND WATER TRANSPORT+.
IN TERMS OF VALUE ADDED, +AIR TRANSPORT+ RECORDED THE LARGEST INCREASE (42 PER CENT), FOLLOWED BY +SERVICES INCIDENTAL TO TRANSPORT+ (32 PER CENT), +OCEAN AND COASTAL WATER TRANSPORT+ (29 PER CENT), +LAND PASSENGER TRANSPORT+ (15 PER CENT), +SUPPORTING SERVICES TO WATER TRANSPORT+ (14 PER CENT), +LAND FREIGHT TRANSPORT+ (12 PER CENT), AND +SUPPORTING SERVICES TO LAND TRANSPORT+ (ONE PER CENT). +INLAND WATER TRANSPORT+, HOWEVER, REGISTERED A DECREASE OF SEVEN PER CENT.
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THE 1983 SURVEY WAS ONE IN A SERIES OF ANNUAL SURVEYS CONDUCTED FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASCERTAINING THE STRUCTURE AND OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS OF THE TRANSPORT SECTOR AND UPDATING ITS CONTRIBUTION TO THE GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT OF HONG KONG.
DATA COLLECTED IN THE SURVEY INCLUDED TYPE OF OWNERSHIP, FLOOR AREA, NUMBER OF PERSONS ENGAGED, NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES, COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES, OPERATING EXPENSES, BUSINESS RECEIPTS AND OTHER INCOME AND CAPITAL EXPENDITURE.
ANALYTICAL TABLES SHOWING THE PRINCIPAL STATISTICS FOR ALL ESTABLISHMENTS CLASSIFIED BY MAJOR GROUP AND ANALYSED BY THE VARIOUS ECONOMIC VARIABLES COLLECTED IN THE SURVEY WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE STATISTICAL REPORT ENTITLED +1983 SURVEY OF TRANSPORT AND RELATED SERVICES+.
THIS REPORT WILL BE ON SALE SOON AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE; AND THE PUBLICATIONS SALES COUNTER OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, KAI TAK COMMERCIAL BUILDING, 317 DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL, HONG KONG.
STATISTICS CONTAINED IN THE REPORT WILL BE USEFUL TO THE GOVERNMENT FOR POLICY FORMULATION, AND TO THE PRIVATE SECTOR FOR DECISION MAKING, ECONOMIC ANALYSIS, AND MARKET RESEARCH.
ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE SURVEY RESULTS MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE TRANSPORT AND SERVICES STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT AT TELEPHONE 3-661045.
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