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THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 1989

AMONG THE PRINCIPAL COMMODITIES, CONTAINERISED CARGO ACCOUNTED FOR, IN TONNAGE TERMS, 90 PER CENT OF SEABORNE IMPORTS OF OTHER ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC APPLIANCES AND PARTS, 89 PER CENT OF ARTIFICIAL RESINS AND PLASTIC MATERIALS, 85 PER CENT OF PAPER, PAPERBOARD AND ARTICLES OF PAPER PULF, OF PAPER OR OF PAPERBOARD, 83 PER CENT OF MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURES OF METAL AND NON-METALLIC MINERALS, NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED, AND 80 PER CENT OF NON-FERROUS METALS.

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

IN PARTICULAR, CONTAINERISED CARGO ACCOUNTED FOR ALL OF THE SEABORNE EXPORTS TO WEST GERMANY, THE UNITED KINGDOM, AUSTRALIA AND THE NETHERLANDS.

THE TOTAL TONNAGE OF CONTAINERISED SEABORNE EXPORTS IN THE THIRD QUARTER OF 1988 ROSE BY 21 PER CENT OVER THE THIRD QUARTER OF 1987.

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SEABORNE EXPORTS OF SOME PRINCIPAL COMMODITIES WERE NEARLY CONTAINERISED. THESE INCLUDED FOOTWEAR; COTTON GARMENTS: TOYS: CANNED FOOD; GARMENTS OF MIXED MATERIALS OR OTHER MATERIALS, NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED; TRAVEL GOODS, HANDBAGS AND SIMILAR CONTAINERS AND COTTON TEXTILES.

SHIPPING STATISTICS ARE COMPILED PRIMARILY FROM GENERAL DECLARATIONS SUBMITTED TO THE MARINE DEPARTMENT BY SHIPMASTERS OR 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 MANIFESTS SUPPLIED BY SHIPPING COMPANIES OR AGENTS TO THE STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.

OCEAN CARGO CENSUS AND

BECAUSE 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 THE THIRD QUARTER OF 1988 ARE CONTAINED IN THE HONG KONG SHIPPING STATISTICS REPORT FOR JULY TO SEPTEMBER 1988, WHICH IS NOW ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GPO BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL, AT $22 PER COPY.

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

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