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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1990

IN

OF

IN

PARTICULAR,

PBR

TERMS OF TONNAGE, CONTAINERISED CARGO ACCOUNTED FOR 31

CARGO CONTAINERISED IMPORTS. SEABORNE CENT ACCOUNTED FOR A LARGE PROPORTION OF SEABORNE IMPORTS FROM THE UNITED

CENT), TAIWAN (81 KINGDOM (92 PER CENT), THE USA (83 PER AND SOUTH KOREA (80 PER CENT).

PER CENT)

IMPORTS IN THE

THE TOTAL TONNAGE OF CONTAINERISED SEABORNE SECOND QUARTER OF 1990 ROSE BY SIX PER CENT OVER THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1989.

FOR,

ACCOUNTED AMONG THE PRINCIPAL COMMODITIES, CONTAINERISED CARGO

ARTIFICIAL IN TONNAGE TERMS, 98 PER CENT OF SEABORNE IMPORTS OF RESINS

95 PER CENT OF TEXTILE FIBRES, 94 PER AND PLASTIC MATERIALS, CENT OF PAPER, PAPERBOARD AND ARTICLES OF PAPER PULP, OF PAPER OR

AND ELECTRONIC AND 94 PAPERBOARD APPLIANCES AND PARTS.

PER

CENT

OF OTHER

ELECTRICAL

FOR SEABORNE EXPORTS, CONTAINERISED CARGO ACCOUNTED FOR 70

IN

CONTAINERISED CENT

OF

PARTICULAR, TONNAGE. IN TERMS ACCOUNTED FOR ALL SEABORNE EXPORTS TO WEST GERMANY, THE AND ALMOST ALL TO THE UNITED KINGDOM, THE USA AND AUSTRALIA.

PER CARGO

NETHERLANDS,

EXPORTS IN THE THE TOTAL TONNAGE OF CONTAINERISED SEABORNE

OF SECOND QUARTER OF 1990 ROSE BY 14 PER CENT OVER THE SECOND QUARTER 1989.

WERE ALL OR

MATERIALS GARMENTS;

SEABORNE EXPORTS OF SOME PRINCIPAL COMMODITIES

THESE INCLUDED GARMENTS OF MIXED NEARLY ALL CONTAINERISED. OR OTHER MATERIALS, NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED; TOYS; COTTON

CONTAINERS; AND SIMILAR FOOTWEAR; TRAVEL GOODS,

ARTICLES, NOT TEXTILES AND

MANUFACTURED MISCELLANEOUS

SPECIFIED.

HANDBAGS

ARE

COTTON ELSEWHERE

OR

PRIMARILY COMPILED

FROM GENERAL BY SHIPMASTERS

ENTERING

STATISTICS SHIPPING DECLARATIONS SUBMITTED TO THE MARINE DEPARTMENT AUTHORISED SHIPPING AGENTS AND COVER ALL OCEAN-GOING VESSELS AND LEAVING HONG KONG, EXCLUDING YACHTS AND PLEASURE CRAFT.

OCEAN FROM ARE COMPILED PORT AND

STATISTICS CARGO MANIFESTS SUPPLIED BY SHIPPING COMPANIES OR AGENTS TO THE CENSUS STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.

CARGO AND

IS USED SAMPLE OF ALL CONSIGNMENTS LISTED IN THE MANIFESTS

BECAUSE OF RESOURCE STATISTICS FOR COMPILING PORT AND CARGO CONSTRAINTS. THE SAMPLING METHOD IS DESCRIBED IN THE EXPLANATORY NOTES OF THE REPORT.

MORE DETAILS ON SHIPPING, PORT AND CARGO STATISTICS

THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1990 ARE CONTAINED IN STATISTICS GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS

“HONG KONG APRIL JUNE 1990", WHICH IS NOW ON SALE

OFFICE POST CENTRE,

REPORT

GENERAL

CONNAUGHT CENTRE, AT $26.50 PER COPY.

FOR THE SHIPPING AT THE BUILDING,

DIRECTED

ENQUIRIES ON STATISTICS PROVIDED IN THE REPORT MAY BE TO THE TRADE SURVEYS AND SHIPPING STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON TEL. 823 4887.

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