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THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 1986

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IN TERMS OF VALUE ADDED, +OCEAN AND COASTAL WATER TRANSPORT+ RECORDED THE LARGEST INCREASE OVER 1983 (27 PER CENT) FOLLOWED BY +LAND PASSENGER TRANSPORT+ (18 PER CENT) INLAND WATER TRANSPORT+ (11 PER CENT) +SERVICES INCIDENTAL TO TRANSPORT+ (11 PER CENT). +SUPPORTING SERVICES TO WATER TRANSPORT+ (6 PER CENT) +AIR TRANSPORT+ (6 PER CENT) AND +SUPPORTING SERVICES TO LAND TRANSPORT+ (2 PER CENT). ON THE OTHER HAND, +LAND FREIGHT TRANSPORT SHOWED A DECREASE OF SIX PER CENT.

A TABLE COMPARING SOME OF THE SELECTED PRINCIPAL STATISTICS BY MAJOR TRANSPORT GROUP FOR 1983 AND 1984 WILL BE SENT BY FACSIMILE NETWORK AND BOXED FOR COLLECTION,

THE 1984 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 CAPITAL EXPENDITURE.

DESCRIPTIONS OF THE BACKGROUND AND METHODOLOGY OF THE SURVEY, TOGETHER WITH ANALYTICAL TABLES SHOWING THE PRINCIPAL STATISTICS FOR ALL ESTABLISHMENTS CLASSIFIED BY MAJOR GROUP AND ANALYSED BY VARIOUS ECONOMIC VARIABLES, ARE INCLUDED IN THE STATISTICAL REPORT ENTITLED +1984 SURVEY OF TRANSPORT AND RELATED SERVICES+.

THIS REPORT WILL BE ON SALE SOON AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE- AND THE PUBLICATIONS SALES COUNTER OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT KAI TAK COMMERCIAL BUILDING, 317 DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL, HONG KONG.

STATISTICS CONTAINED IN THE REPORT WILL BE USEFUL TO THE GOVERNMENT FOR POLICY FORMULATION, AND TO THE PRIVATE SECTOR FOR DECISION MAKING, ECONOMIC ANALYSIS, AND MARKET RESEARCH.

ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE SURVEY RESULTS MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE TRANSPORT AND SERVICES STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT AT TEL. 3-661045.

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