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WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 1986

LAND COMMISSION GROUP TO VISIT GUANGDONG

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THE BRITISH SIDE OF THE SINO-BRITISH LAND COMMISSION, LED BY SENIOR REPRESENTATIVE MR JOHN TODD, WILL BE PAYING A THREE-DAY VISIT TO GUANGDONG PROVINCE AT THE INVITATION OF THE CHINESE SIDE.

THE PURPOSE OF THE VISIT, THE PROGRAMME FOR WHICH HAS BEEN ARRANGED BY THE CHINESE, IS TO ENABLE BOTH SIDES TO CONTINUE THEIR DIALOGUE AND TO EXCHANGE VIEWS.

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THE EIGHT-MEMBER GROUP WILL LEAVE TOMORROW (THURSDAY) AND WILL BE VISITING GUANGZHOU, FOSHAN, ZHONGSHAN AND ZHUHAI. WILL BE RETURNING ON SATURDAY (MAY 10).

SHIPPING, PORT, CARGO STATISTICS RELEASED

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IN THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 1985, 3 387 SHIPS WITH A TOTAL CAPACITY OF 20.3 MILLION NRT (NET REGISTERED TONNAGE) ARRIVED IN HONG KONG, REPRESENTING AN INCREASE OF 384 IN NUMBER AND OF 14 PER CENT IN CAPACITY OVER THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 1984.

THESE FIGURES ARE CONTAINED IN THE HONG KONG SHIPPING STATISTICS+ REPORT PUBLISHED TODAY BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.

OVER THE SAME PERIOD, THE TOTAL TONNAGE OF CARGO DISCHARGED IN HONG KONG FROM INCOMING SHIPS (ESTIMATED FROM SAMPLED MANIFEST CONSIGNMENTS) INCREASED BY 16 PER CENT. WHEN ANALYSED BY SHIP TYPE, NOTABLE INCREASES WERE RECORDED IN THE NUMBER OF CONTAINER VESSELS (+228), CONVENTIONAL CARGO VESSELS (+104) AND DRY BULK CARRIERS (+49), WHILE THE NUMBER OF OIL TANKERS DROPPED (-15).

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INCREASES WERE NOTED FOR SHIPS REGISTERED IN CHINA (+166), PANAMA (+152), THE PHILIPPINES (+28), AND TAIWAN (+18), BUT DECLINES WERE RECORDED FOR JAPANESE AND TAN SHIPS (-36 AND -12 RESPECTIVELY). THE NUMBER OF SHIPS WITH CAPACITY UNDER 10 000 DWT INCREASED (+287).

IN THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 1985, THERE WERE 3 384 OUTGOING SHIPS, WITH A TOTAL CAPACITY OF 20.5 MILLION NRT, AN INCREASE OF 398 IN NUMBER AND OF 16 PER CENT IN CAPACITY OVER THE SAME QUARTER IN 1984. THE TOTAL TONNAGE OF CARGO LOADED IN HONG KONG ONTO OUTGOING SHIPS (ESTIMATED FROM SAMPLED MANIFEST CONS.LGNMENTS) ROSE BY 17 PER CENT. ABOUT 65 PER CENT OF THE DEPARTING SHIPS STAYED IN HONG KONG FOR LESS THAN TWO DAYS.

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