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FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 1987

ACCOUNTED AMONG THE PRINCIPAL COMMODITIES, CONTAINERISED CARGO

AND PLASTIC FOR 95 PER CENT OF SEABORNE IMPORTS OF ARTIFICIAL RESINS

OF TEXTILES OF MAN-MADE MATERIALS IN TERMS OF TONNAGE, 90 PER CENT FIBRES, 85 PER CENT OF PAPER, PAPERBOARD AND ARTICLES OF OF PAPER OR OF PAPERBOARD AND 82 PER CENT OF PRODUCTS, NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED.

CHEMICAL

PULP,

MATERIALS AND

PER

FOR SEABORNE EXPORTS, CONTAINERISED CARGO ACCOUNTED FOR 69 CENT IN TERMS OF TONNAGE. IN

CARGO CONTAINERISED PARTICULAR, ALL OF THE ACCOUNTED FOR ALL OR ALMOST

SEABORNE EXPORTS TO WEST GERMANY, THE UNITED KINGDOM, THE U.S.A. AND AUSTRALIA.

CONTAINERISED SEABORNE THE TOTAL TONNAGE OF FIRST QUARTER OF 1987 ROSE BY 35 PER CENT OVER 1986.

THE

EXPORTS IN THE SAME QUARTER

IN

ALL AMONG THE PRINCIPAL COMMODITIES, ALMOST

MANUFACTURES, NOT

SEABORNE EXPORTS ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED, MATERIALS, NOT MANUFACTURES OF METAL AND ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED AND TOYS WERE

OF COTTON TEXTILES, PLASTIC COTTON GARMENTS, GARMENTS OF MIXED MATERIALS OR OTHER

MISCELLANEOUS SPECIFIED, ELSEWHERE

MINERALS, NOT NON-METALLIC CONTAINERISED.

SHIPPING STATISTICS ARE COMPILED PRIMARILY FROM GENERAL

BY DEPARTMENT

SHIPOWNERS OR DECLARATIONS SUBMITTED TO THE MARINE

ENTERING AUTHORISED SHIPPING AGENTS AND COVER ALL OCEAN-GOINO VESSELS AND LEAVING HONG KONG, EXCLUDING YACHTS AND PLEASURE CRAFT.

PORT AND CARGO STATISTICS ARE COMPILED FROM MANIFESTS SUPPLIED BY SHIPPING COMPANIES OR AGENTS TO THE STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.

OCEAN CARGO CENSUS AND

BECAUSE OF RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS, A SAMPLE OF ALL CONSIGNMENTS

FOR COMPILING LISTED IN THE MANIFESTS IS USED

THE STATISTICS. THE SAMPLING METHOD IS DESCRIBED IN THE EXPLANATORY NOTES OF THE REPORT.

THE GOVERNMENT

CARGO STATISTICS FOR MORE DETAILS ON SHIPPING, PORT AND

THE

1987 ARE CONTAINED FIRST QUArter of

IN THE *HONG KONG SHIPPING STATISTICS REPORT' FOR JANUARY TO MARCH 1987, WHICH IS NOW ON SALE

PUBLICATION CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING,

AT

CONNAUGHT CENTRE AT $19.50 PER COPY.

ENQUIRIES ON STATISTICS PROVIDED IN THE REPORT MAY BE

TO THE SHIPPING

STATISTICS SECTION

OF THE

CENSUS

AND

DIRECTED STATISTICS

DEPARTMENT ON 5-8234887.

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