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IN PARTICULAR, CONTAINERISED CARGO ACCOUNTED PROPORTION OF SEABORNE IMPORTS FROM THE NETHERLANDS THE U.S.A. (81 PER CENT), THE UNITED KINGDOM (78 PER GERMANY (51 PER CENT).

THE TOTAL TONNAGE OF CONTAINERISED SEABORNE FOURTH QUARTER OF 1987 ROSE BY 17 PER CENT OVER THE 1986.

FOR A LARGE

PER CENT),

(82 CENT) AND WEST

IMPORTS IN THE SAME QUARTER IN

ACCOUNTED ARTIFICIAL MAN-MADE

AMONG THE PRINCIPAL COMMODITIES, CONTAINERISED CARGO FOR, IN TONNAGE TERMS, 93 PER CENT OF SEABORNE IMPORTS OF RESINS AND PLASTIC MATERIALS, 89 PER CENT OF TEXTILES OF FIBRES, 87 PER CENT OF CHEMICAL MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS, NOT SPECIFIED, AND 86 PER CENT OF PAPER, PAPERBOARD AND ARTICLES OF PULP, OF PAPER OR OF PAPERBOARD.

ELSEWHERE PAPER

PER CARGO UNITED

FOR SEABORNE EXPORTS, CONTAINERISED CARGO ACCOUNTED FOR 74 CENT IN TERMS OF TONNAGE. IN PARTICULAR, CONTAINERISED ACCOUNTED FOR ALL OR ALMOST ALL OF THE SEABORNE EXPORTS TO THE KINGDOM, WEST GERMANY, THE U.S.A. THE NETHERLANDS AND AUSTRALIA.

THE TOTAL TONNAGE OF CONTAINERISED SEABORNE FOURTH QUARTER OF 1987 ROSE BY 26 PER CENT OVER THE 1986.

EXPORTS IN THE SAME QUARTER IN

AMONG THE PRINCIPAL COMMODITIES, THOSE THAT WERE WERE ALMOST ALL SEABORNE EXPORTS OF TOYS;

CONTAINERISED MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES, NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED; COTTON TEXTILES; GARMENTS OF MATERIALS OR OTHER MATERIALS, NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED; AND GARMENTS AND PLASTIC MANUFACTURES; NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED.

MIXED COTTON

SHIPPING STATISTICS ARE COMPILED PRIMARILY DECLARATIONS SUBMITTED TO

FROM GENERAL THE MARINE DEPARTMENT BY SHIPOWNERS AUTHORISED SHIPPING AGENTS AND COVER ALL OCEAN-GOING VESSELS

OR

AND LEAVING HONG KONG, EXCLUDING YACHTS AND PLEASURE CRAFT.

ENTERING

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

MANIFESTS STATISTICS

THE

BECAUSE OF RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS, A SAMPLE OF ALL LISTED IN THE MANIFESTS IS USED FOR

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

MORE DETAILS ON SHIPPING, PORT AND CARGO STATISTICS FOR FOURTH QUARTER OF 1987

THE ARE CONTAINED IN THE "HONG KONG STATISTICS REPORT" FOR OCTOBER TO DECEMBER 1987,

SHIPPING WHICH IS NOW ON AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE

SALE

CENTRAL, AT $19.50 PER COPY.

BUILDING,

ENQUIRIES ON STATISTICS PROVIDED IN THE REPORT MAY BE

STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND DEPARTMENT ON 5-8234891.

TO THE SHIPPING

DIRECTED

STATISTICS

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