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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1987
AMONG THE PRINCIPAL COMMODITIES, INCREASES IN TONNAGE WERE NOTED FOR SEABORNE EXPORTS OF PETROLEUM, PETROLEUM PRODUCTS AND RELATED MATERIALS (+360 PER CENT), VEGETABLES AND FRUIT (+139 PER CENT), MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURES OF METAL AND NON-METALLIC MINERALS, N.E.S. (+75 PER CENT) AND CEMENT AND CEMENT CLINKER (+67 PER CENT), BUT SEABORNE EXPORTS OF INORGANIC CHEMICALS AND OF METALLIFEROUS ORES AND METAL SCRAP DROPPED (-41 PER CENT AND -38 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY).
SHIPPING STATISTICS ARE COMPILED PRIMARILY FROM GENERAL DECLARATIONS SUBMITTED TO THE MARINE DEPARTMENT BY SHIPOWNERS OR AUTHORISED SHIPPING AGENTS AND COVER ALL OCEAN-GOING VESSELS ENTERING AND LEAVING HONG KONG, EXCLUDING YACHTS AND PLEASURE CRAFT.
PORT AND CARGO STATISTICS ARE COMPILED FROM OCEAN CARGO MANIFESTS SUPPLIED BY SHIPPING COMPANIES OR AGENTS TO THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
BECAUSE OF RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS, A SAMPLE OF ALL CONSIGNMENTS LISTED IN THE MANIFESTS IS USED FOR COMPILING THE STATISTICS. THE SAMPLING METHOD IS DESCRIBED IN THE EXPLANATORY NOTES IN THE REPORT.
MORE DETAILS ON SHIPPING, PORT AND CARGO STATISTICS FOR THE THIRD QUARTER OF 1986 ARE CONTAINED IN THE HONG KONG SHIPPING STATISTICS REPORT+ FOR JULY TO SEPTEMBER 1986, WHICH IS NOW ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATION CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, AT $14 PER COPY.
ENQUIRIES ON STATISTICS PROVIDED ON THE REPORT MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE SHIPPING STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON 5-455422.
NGAU TAU KOK TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SCHEME ACHIEVES EFFECT
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THE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SCHEME WHICH IS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC CIRCULATION IN NGAU TAU KOK AREA HAS BEEN OBSERVED TO BE EFFECTIVE.
+FOLLOWING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SCHEME ON JANUARY 20, AN INITIAL SURVEY IN THE AREA INDICATED THAT THE PROJECT HAS HELPED TO ALLEVIATE THE LONG-STANDING TRAFFIC CONGESTION PROBLEM AND THE ASSOCIATED TRAFFIC NOISE POLLUTION WHICH HAD AROUSED CONCERN FROM BOTH RESIDENTS AND ROAD USERS, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).
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THE CONGESTION