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THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 1988

WHEN COMPARED WITH 1985, "SUPPORTING SERVICES TRANSPORT"

ΤΟ WATER SHOWED THE LARGEST PERCENTAGE INCREASE IN RECEIPTS AND OTHER

BUSINESS INCOME (31 PER CENT); FOLLOWED INCIDENTAL TO TRANSPORT" (29 PER CENT); "AIR TRANSPORT" (22 PER CENT); BY "SERVICES "LAND FREIGHT TRANSPORT" (15 PER CENT); "SUPPORTING SERVICES TRANSPORT" (13 PER CENT); "LAND PASSENGER TRANSPORT " "INLAND WATER TRANSPORT" (7 PER CENT); AND "OCEAN AND TRANSPORT" (5 PER CENT).

то LAND (8 PËR CENT); COASTAL WATER

BY

IN TERMS OF VALUE ADDED, "AIR TRANSPORT" RECORDED PERCENTAGE INCREASE OVER 1985 (42 PER CENT); FOLLOWED SERVICES TO WATER TRANSPORT" (29 PER CENT); "SERVICES TRANSPORT" (27 PER CENT); "LAND FREIGHT TRANSPORT" "SUPPORTING SERVICES ΤΟ LAND TRANSPORT" (13 PER PASSENGER TRANSPORT" (11 PER CENT); AND "OCEAN AND TRANSPORT" (4 PER CENT). ON THE OTHER HAND, "INLAND WATER SHOWED A DECREASE OF 4 PER CENT.

THE

LARGEST "SUPPORTING

INCIDENTAL TO (14 PER CENT); CENT); "LAND COASTAL WATER

AN ACCOMPANYING TABLE COMPARES SOME SELECTED STATISTICS BY MAJOR GROUP FOR 1985 AND 1986.

TRANSPORT"

PRINCIPAL

SURVEYS

THE 1986 SURVEY WAS ONE IN A SERIES OF ANNUAL 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.

FLOOR

DATA COLLECTED IN THE SURVEY INCLUDED TYPE OF OWNERSHIP, AREA, NUMBER OF PERSONS ENGAGED, NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES, COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES, OPERATING EXPENSES, BUSINESS RECEIPTS AND AND ACQUISITION AND DISPOSAL OF FIXED ASSETS.

OTHER INCOME,

SURVEY, FOR VARIOUS REPORT ENTITLED

DESCRIPTION OF THE BACKGROUND AND METHODOLOGY OF THE TOGETHER WITH ANALYTICAL TABLES SHOWING THE PRINCIPAL STATISTICS ALL ESTABLISHMENTS CLASSIFIED BY MAJOR GROUP AND ANALYSED BY ECONOMIC VARIABLES, ARE INCLUDED IN THE STATISTICAL *1986 SURVEY OF TRANSPORT AND RELATED SERVICES".

GOVERNMENT PLACE; DEPARTMENT,

THIS REPORT WILL BE ON SALE AROUND MID-JULY AT THE PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT AND THE PUBLICATIONS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS 19/F., WANCHAI TOWER I, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI, HONG KONG.

USEFUL TO THE

SECTOR

FOR

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

ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE SURVEY RESULTS MAY BE TRANSPORT AND SERVICES STATISTICS SECTION OF STATISTICS DEPARTMENT (TEL. 5-8234925).

DIRECTED TO

THE

THE

CENSUS

AND

/COMPARISON OF