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AMONG THE PRINCIPAL COMMODITIES, CONTAINERISED CARGO ACCOUNTED FOR, IN TONNAGE TERMS, 92 PER CENT OF SEABORNE IMPORTS OF ARTIFICIAL RESINS AND PLASTIC MATERIALS, 91 PER CENT OF PAPER, PAPERBOARD AND ARTICLES OF PAPER PULP, OF PAPER OR OF PAPERBOARD, 91 PER CENT OF OTHER ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC APPLIANCES AND PARTS AND 88 PER CENT OF MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURES OF METAL AND NON-METALLIC MINERALS, NOT
ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED.
FOR SEABORNE EXPORTS, CONTAINERISED CARGO ACCOUNTED FOR 70 PER CENT IN TERMS OF TONNAGE. IN PARTICULAR, CONTAINERISED CARGO ACCOUNTED FOR ALL OR A VERY LARGE PROPORTION OF SEABORNE EXPORTS что WEST GERMANY, THE NETHERLANDS, THE USA, THE UNITED KINGDOM, AUSTRALIA AND JAPAN.
THE TOTAL TONNAGE OF CONTAINERISED SEABORNE EXPORTS IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1989 ROSE BY 12 PER CENT OVER THE SECOND QUARTER 1988.
OF
ALL OR A VERY LARGE PROPORTION OF SEABORNE EXPORTS OF SOME PRINCIPAL COMMODITIES WERE CONTAINERISED. THESE INCLUDED COTTON GARMENTS: GARMENTS OF MIXED MATERIALS OR OTHER
NOT MATERIALS, ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED; TOYS: FOOTWEAR; COTTON TEXTILES; PLASTIC MANUFACTURES, NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED; TEXTILES OF MIXED MATERIALS OTHER MATERIALS, NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED; AND MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES, NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED.
MARINE
OR
SHIPPING STATISTICS ARE COMPILED PRIMARILY FROM GENERAL DECLARATIONS SUBMITTED TO THE
DEPARTMENT BY SHIPMASTERS 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 CENSUS AND MANIFESTS SUPPLIED BY SHIPPING COMPANIES OR AGENTS TO THE STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
ALL CONSIGNMENTS BECAUSE OF RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS, A SAMPLE OF
MANIFESTS LISTED IN THE
IS USED FOR COMPILING PORT AND CARGO NOTES STATISTICS. THE SAMPLING METHOD IS DESCRIBED IN THE EXPLANATORY OF THE REPORT.
CARGO MORE DETAILS ON SHIPPING, PORT AND
STATISTICS FOR THE
ARE
IN SECOND QUARTER OF 1989
CONTAINED
THE "HONG KONG SHIPPING THE STATISTICS REPORT APRIL TO JUNE 1989", WHICH IS NOW ON SALE AT GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, GPO BUILDING, PLACE, CENTRAL, AT $23 PER COPY.
STATISTICS SECTION
ENQUIRIES ON STATISTICS PROVIDED IN THE REPORT MAY BE TO THE SHIPPING
OF THE CENSUS AND DEPARTMENT ON TEL. 5-8234887.
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