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FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 1987
ACCOUNTED AMONG THE PRINCIPAL COMMODITIES, CONTAINERISED CARGO
AND PLASTIC FOR 95 PER CENT OF SEABORNE IMPORTS OF ARTIFICIAL RESINS
OF TEXTILES OF MAN-MADE MATERIALS IN TERMS OF TONNAGE, 90 PER CENT FIBRES, 85 PER CENT OF PAPER, PAPERBOARD AND ARTICLES OF OF PAPER OR OF PAPERBOARD AND 82 PER CENT OF PRODUCTS, NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED.
CHEMICAL
PULP,
MATERIALS AND
PER
FOR SEABORNE EXPORTS, CONTAINERISED CARGO ACCOUNTED FOR 69 CENT IN TERMS OF TONNAGE. IN
CARGO CONTAINERISED PARTICULAR, ALL OF THE ACCOUNTED FOR ALL OR ALMOST
SEABORNE EXPORTS TO WEST GERMANY, THE UNITED KINGDOM, THE U.S.A. AND AUSTRALIA.
CONTAINERISED SEABORNE THE TOTAL TONNAGE OF FIRST QUARTER OF 1987 ROSE BY 35 PER CENT OVER 1986.
THE
EXPORTS IN THE SAME QUARTER
IN
ALL AMONG THE PRINCIPAL COMMODITIES, ALMOST
MANUFACTURES, NOT
SEABORNE EXPORTS ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED, MATERIALS, NOT MANUFACTURES OF METAL AND ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED AND TOYS WERE
OF COTTON TEXTILES, PLASTIC COTTON GARMENTS, GARMENTS OF MIXED MATERIALS OR OTHER
MISCELLANEOUS SPECIFIED, ELSEWHERE
MINERALS, NOT NON-METALLIC CONTAINERISED.
SHIPPING STATISTICS ARE COMPILED PRIMARILY FROM GENERAL
BY DEPARTMENT
SHIPOWNERS OR DECLARATIONS SUBMITTED TO THE MARINE
ENTERING AUTHORISED SHIPPING AGENTS AND COVER ALL OCEAN-GOINO VESSELS AND LEAVING HONG KONG, EXCLUDING YACHTS AND PLEASURE CRAFT.
PORT AND CARGO STATISTICS ARE COMPILED FROM MANIFESTS SUPPLIED BY SHIPPING COMPANIES OR AGENTS TO THE STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
OCEAN CARGO CENSUS AND
BECAUSE OF RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS, A SAMPLE OF ALL CONSIGNMENTS
FOR COMPILING LISTED IN THE MANIFESTS IS USED
THE STATISTICS. THE SAMPLING METHOD IS DESCRIBED IN THE EXPLANATORY NOTES OF THE REPORT.
THE GOVERNMENT
CARGO STATISTICS FOR MORE DETAILS ON SHIPPING, PORT AND
THE
1987 ARE CONTAINED FIRST QUArter of
IN THE *HONG KONG SHIPPING STATISTICS REPORT' FOR JANUARY TO MARCH 1987, WHICH IS NOW ON SALE
PUBLICATION CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING,
AT
CONNAUGHT CENTRE AT $19.50 PER COPY.
ENQUIRIES ON STATISTICS PROVIDED IN THE REPORT MAY BE
TO THE SHIPPING
STATISTICS SECTION
OF THE
CENSUS
AND
DIRECTED STATISTICS
DEPARTMENT ON 5-8234887.
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