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WHEN COMPARED WITH 1988, 'SUPPORTING SERVICES ΤΟ LAND TRANSPORT" SHOWED THE LARGEST PERCENTAGE INCREASE IN BUSINESS RECEIPTS AND OTHER INCOME (25%); FOLLOWED BY "SERVICES INCIDENTAL TO TRANSPORT" (24%); "INLAND WATER TRANSPORT" (20%); "SUPPORTING SERVICES TO WATER TRANSPORT" (20%); "AIR TRANSPORT" (17%); "OCEAN AND COASTAL WATER TRANSPORT" (10%); "LAND PASSENGER TRANSPORT" (9%) AND "LAND FREIGHT TRANSPORT" (4%).
IN TERMS OF VALUE ADDED, "INLAND WATER TRANSPORT" RECORDED THE LARGEST PERCENTAGE INCREASE OVER 1988 (35%); FOLLOWED BY "SUPPORTING SERVICES TO LAND TRANSPORT" (27%); "SUPPORTING SERVICES то WATER TRANSPORT" (24%); "LAND PASSENGER TRANSPORT" (15%); "SERVICES INCIDENTAL TO TRANSPORT" (11%); "LAND FREIGHT TRANSPORT" "AIR TRANSPORT" (2%).
(4%); AND
ON THE OTHER HAND, "OCEAN AND COASTAL WATER TRANSPORT" VIRTUALLY NO CHANGE IN VALUE-ADDED OVER 1988.
SHOWED
THE 1989 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 ACQUISITION AND DISPOSAL OF FIXED ASSETS.
DESCRIPTION OF THE BACKGROUND AND METHODOLOGY OF THE SURVEY', TOGETHER WITH TABLES SHOWING THE PRINCIPAL STATISTICS FOR ALL ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE TRANSPORT AND RELATED SERVICES SECTOR, CLASSIFIED BY MAJOR GROUP AND ANALYSED BY VARIOUS ECONOMIC VARIABLES, ARE INCLUDED IN THE "1989 SURVEY OF TRANSPORT AND RELATED SERVICES" REPORT.
THIS REPORT WILL BE ON SALE NEXT MONTH AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, GPO BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL; AND THE PUBLICATIONS SALES COUNTER OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER 1, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI.
ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE SURVEY RESULTS MAY BE DIRECTED то THE TRANSPORT AND SERVICES STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT (TEL. NO. : 802 1266).
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