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THURSDAY, JULY 4, 1985

OVER THE SAME PERIOD, SEABORNE EXPORTS TO MOST COUNTRIES INCREASED IN TERMS OF TONNAGE; WITH THE MAIN INCREASE RECORDED IN EXPORTS TO CHINA (+286 PER CENT). HOWEVER, DECREASES WERE (REGISTERED IN EXPORTS TO THE PHILIPPINES (-26 PER CENT) AND SINGAPORE (-5 PER CENT)..

AMONG THE PRINCIPAL COMMODITIES, SIGNIFICANT INCREASES WERE RECORDED FOR INORGANIC CHEMICALS (+163 PER CENT), MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES, N.E.S. (+60 PER CENT) AND TOYS (+43 PER CENT), WHILE EXPORTS OF CANNED FOOD DROPPED (-21 PER CENT).

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 METHODS IS DESCRIBED IN THE EXPLANATORY NOTES OF THE REPORT.

MORE DETAILS ARE CONTAINED IN THE +HONG KONG SHIPPING STATISTICS, 1984+ WHICH IS NOW ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATION CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, AT $19 PER COPY.

ENQUIRIES MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE SHIPPING STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, AT 5-452701 OR 5-455422.

TURKISH PM ON VISIT ****

THE PRIME MINISTER OF TURKEY, MR TURGUT OZAL, AND HIS WIFE WILL VISIT HONG KONG BETWEEN JULY 5 AND 7 FOLLOWING THE IR OFFICIAL VISIT TO CHINA.

PHOTOGRAPHIC FACILITIES HAVE BEEN ARRANGED FOR THE PRESS TO COVER THEIR ARRIVAL AT TAI KOK TSUI PIER AT 4 PM TOMORROW (FRIDAY).

THERE WILL BE A FIXED PRESS POSITION INSIDE THE RESTRICTED AREA OF THE PIER.

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