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THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1987

AMONG THE PRINCIPAL COMMODITIES, INCREASES IN TONNAGE WERE NOTED FOR SEABORNE EXPORTS OF PETROLEUM, PETROLEUM PRODUCTS AND RELATED MATERIALS (+343 PER CENT), MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES, N.E.S. (+173 PER CENT), INORGANIC CHEMICALS (+104 PER CENT) AND NON-FERROUS METALS (+102 PER CENT), BUT DECREASES IN TONNAGE WERE NOTED FOR SEABORNE EXPORTS OF CEMENT AND CEMENT CLINKER (-47 PER CENT), IRON AND STEEL (-38 PER CENT) AND METALLIFEROUS ORES AND METAL SCRAP (-19 PER CENT).

SHIPPING STATISTICS ARE COMPILED PRIMARILY FROM GENERAL DECLARATIONS SUBMITTED TO THE MARINE DEPARTMENT BY SHIPOWNERS OF 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.

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BECAUSE OF RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS, A SAMPLE OF ALL CONSIGNMENTS LISTED IN THE MANIFESTS IS USED FOR COMPILING THE STATISTICS. SAMPLING METHOD IS DESCRIBED IN THE EXPLANATORY NOTES IN THE REPORT.

MORE DETAILS ON SHIPPING, PORT AND CARGO STATISTICS FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 1986 ARE CONTAINED IN THE HONG KONG SHIPPING STATISTICS REPORT+ FOR OCTOBER TO DECEMBER 1986, WHICH IS ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATION CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT CENTRE AT $14 PER COPY.

ENQUIRIES ON STATISTICS PROVIDED IN THE REPORT MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE SHIPPING STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON 5-8234887.

UNIT SET UP TO PROMOTE SAFETY AT WORK

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A SPECIAL UNIT, THE SAFETY PROGRAMME PROMOTION UNIT, HAS BEEN SET UP WITHIN THE FACTORY INSPECTORATE DIVISION OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT.

ITS MAIN TASK IS TO PROMOTE VOLUNTARY SAFETY MOVEMENT IN INDUSTRIES IN HONG KONG.

ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY (THURSDAY), THE DEPARTMENT'S CHIEF FACTORY INSPECTOR, MR YIP YUK-LUN, SAID THAT TO FOSTER AN ATTITUDE OF MIND FAVOURABLE TO SAFE PRACTICE IN THE WORKPLACE CLOSE CO-OPERATION BETWEEN GOVERNMENT, EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES WAS NECESSARY.

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