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IN TERMS OF TONNAGE, CONTAINERISED CARGO ACCOUNTED FOR 26 PER CENT OF SEABORNE IMPORTS. IN PARTICULAR, CONTAINERISED 'CARGO ACCOUNTED FOR A LARGE PROPORTION OF SEABORNE IMPORTS FROM ITALY (99 PER CENT), FRANCE (97 PER CENT), THE NETHERLANDS (86 PER CENT) THE U.S.A. (82 PER CENT) AND THE UNITED KINGDOM (69 PER CENT).

THE TOTAL TONNAGE OF CONTAINERISED

SEABORNE IMPORTS IN 1987

ROSE BY 22 PER CENT OVER 1986.

ACCOUNTED

AMONG THE PRINCIPAL COMMODITIES, CONTAINERISED CARGO FOR, IN TONNAGE TERMS, 94 PER CENT OF SEABORNE IMPORTS OF ARTIFICIAL RESINS AND PLASTIC MATERIALS, 88 PER CENT OF TEXTILES OF MAN-MADE FIBRES, 84 PER CENT OF PAPER, PAPERBOARD AND ARTICLES OF PAPER PULP, OF PAPER OR OF PAPERBOARD AND 84 PER CENT OF CHEMICAL MATERIALS AND

PRODUCTS, NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED.

OF SEABORNE EXPORTS, CONTAINERISED CARGO ACCOUNTED FOR 72 PER CENT IN TERMS OF TONNAGE.

IN PARTICULAR, CONTAINERISED CARGO ACCOUNTED FOR ALMOST ALL OF THE SEABORNE EXPORTS TO THE UNITED KINGDOM, FRANCE, THE U.S.A., WEST GERMANY, AUSTRALIA, CANADA AND THE NETHERLANDS.

THE TOTAL TONNAGE OF CONTAINERISED ROSE BY 31 PER CENT OVER 1986.

SEABORNE EXPORTS IN 1987

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THE SEABORNE EXPORTS OF SOME PRINCIPAL COMMODITIES WERE NEARLY ALL CONTAINERISED.

THESE INCLUDED COTTON GARMENTS; TOYS; GARMENTS OF MIXED MATERIALS OR OTHER MATERIALS, NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED; FOOTWEAR; CANNED FOOD; PLASTIC MANUFACTURES, NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED; COTTON TEXTILES AND TEXTILES OF MIXED MATERIALS OR OTHER MATERIALS, NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED.

SHIPPING STATISTICS ARE COMPILED PRIMARILY FROM GENERAL DECLARATIONS SUBMITTED TO THE MARINE DEPARTMENT BY SHIPOWNERS OR AUTHORISED SHIPPING AGENTS AND COVER ALL OCEAN-GOING VESSELS ENTERING AND LEAVING HONG KONG, EXCLUDING YACHTS AND PLEASURE CRAFT.

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

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

MORE DETAILS ON SHIPPING, PORT AND CARGO STATISTICS FOR, 1987 ARE CONTAINED IN THE "HONG KONG SHIPPING STATISTICS REPORT" FOR

1987, WHICH IS NOW ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT CENTRE, CENTRAL, AT $29.50 PER COPY.

ENQUIRIES ON STATISTICS PROVIDED IN THE DIRECTED TO THE SHIPPING STATISTICS SECTION OF STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON TEL.

5-8234891.

REPORT MAT BE THE CENSUS

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