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OF THE CARGO DISCHARGED FROM INCOMING SHIPS, INCLUDING SEABORNE IMPORTS AND SEABORNE INWARD TRANSHIPMENT, 45% IN TERMS OF TONNAGE WERE CONTAINERISED CARGO.
OF THOSE LOADED ONTO OUTGOING SHIPS, INCLUDING SEABORNE EXPORTS AND SEABORNE OUTWARD TRANSHIPMENT, 78% WERE CONTAINERISED CARGO.
THE TOTAL TONNAGE OF CONTAINERISED SEABORNE IMPORTS IN THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 1992 ROSE BY 20% OVER THE SAME QUARTER OF 1991.
IN TERMS OF TONNAGE, CONTAINERISED CARGO ACCOUNTED FOR 37% OF SEABORNE IMPORTS. IN PARTICULAR, CONTAINERISED CARGO ACCOUNTED FOR A LARGE PROPORTION OF SEABORNE IMPORTS FROM THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY (93%), TAIWAN (81%), THE USA (79%) AND THE NETHERLANDS (77%).
AMONG THE PRINCIPAL COMMODITIES IMPORTED BY SEA, CONTAINERISED CARGO ACCOUNTED FOR, IN TONNAGE TERMS, ALL SEABORNE IMPORTS OF ARTIFICIAL RESINS AND PLASTIC MATERIALS, 98% OF PAPER, PAPERBOARD AND ARTICLES THEREOF, 95% OF TEXTILE YARN, FABRICS, MADE-UP ARTICLES AND RELATED PRODUCTS. AND 94% OF OTHER MANUFACTURED GOODS CLASSIFIED CHIEFLY BY MATERIAL.
THE TOTAL TONNAGE OF CONTAINERISED SEABORNE EXPORTS IN THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 1992 ROSE BY 19% OVER THE SAME QUARTER OF 1991.
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FOR SEABORNE EXPORTS, CONTAINERISED CARGO ACCOUNTED FOR 70% TERMS OF TONNAGE. IN PARTICULAR, CONTAINERISED CARGO ACCOUNTED ALL SEABORNE EXPORTS TO THE UNITED KINGDOM, AUSTRALIA AND THE USA; ALMOST ALL TO THE NETHERLANDS, THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY AND SINGAPORE.
SEABORNE EXPORTS OF SOME PRINCIPAL COMMODITIES WERE ALL OR NEARLY ALL CONTAINERISED. THESE INCLUDED FOOTWEAR; TOYS; ARTICLES OF APPAREL AND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES; OTHER MANUFACTURED ARTICLES; AND TEXTILE YARN, FABRICS, MADE-UP ARTICLES AND RELATED PRODUCTS.
SHIPPING STATISTICS OF OCRAN-GOING VESSELS ARE COMPILED PRIMARILY FROM GENERAL DECLARATIONS SUBMITTED TO THE MARINE DEPARTMENT BY SHIP MASTERS OR AUTHORISED SHIPPING AGENTS AND COVER ALL OCEAN- GOING VESSELS ENTERING AND LEAVING HONG KONG, EXCLUDING YACHTS AND PLEASURE CRAFT.
CARGO STATISTICS OF OCEAN-GOING VESSELS ARE COMPILED FROM A SAMPLE OF CONSIGNMENTS LISTED IN THE OCEAN CARGO MANIFESTS SUPPLIED BY SHIPPING COMPANIES OR AGENTS TO THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT. THE SAMPLING METHOD IS DESCRIBED IN THE EXPLANATORY NOTES OF THE REPORT.
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MORE DETAILS ON SHIPPING AND CARGO STATISTICS OF OCEAN-GOING VESSELS FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 1992 ARE CONTAINED IN THE HONG KONG SHIPPING STATISTICS REPORT, OCTOBER DECEMBER 1992'.
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THE REPORT IS NOW ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL, AND THE PUBLICATIONS SALES COUNTER OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER, 12 HARBOUR WAN CHAI AT $36.50 A COPY.
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ENQUIRIES MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE SHIPPING AND CARGO STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON TEL 582 4887.
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