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THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 1991

680

HONG KONG'S LICENSED FLEET COMPRISES

LAUNCHES AND FERRY VESSELS, 5,250 PLEASURE VESSELS, 360 DWELLING VESSELS AND 14,030 MISCELLANEOUS CRAFT.

MR PYRKE SAID: "THE NEW COMMITTEE ALLOWS ALL OF THEM TOGETHER TO DISCUSS AREAS OF COMMON INTEREST WITH STAFF OF MY DEPARTMENT AND SO REACH AGREEMENT ON MANY OF THE PROBLEMS FACING LOCAL CRAFT OPERATORS WHILST RETAINING THE HIGH STANDARD OF SAFETY AND THE PROTECTION OF THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT DEMANDED BY A MORE KNOWLEDGEABLE PUBLIC."

HR URGED LOCAL CRAFT OPERATORS ADVISORY COMMITTEE BY RAISING APPROPRIATE MATTERS AND TO COMMITTEE TO REACH THE RIGHT CONCLUSION.

ΤΟ SUPPORT THE LOCAL VESSEL

MR PYRKE ALSO PRESENTED CERTIFICATES OFFICE BEARERS OF THE 220-MEMBER ASSOCIATION.

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FIRST QUARTER 1991 SHIPPING, PORT AND CARGO STATISTICS RELEASED

IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1991, 4,642 SHIPS WITH A TOTAL CAPACITY OF 27.3 MILLION NET REGISTERED TONS (NRT) ARRIVED IN HONG KONG, REPRESENTING AN INCREASE OF 211 (OR 5%) IN NUMBER AND OF 1.1 MILLION NRT (OR 4%) IN CAPACITY OVER THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1990.

THESE FIGURES WERE CONTAINED IN THE "HONG KONG SHIPPING STATISTICS REPORT JANUARY - MARCH 1991" PUBLISHED TODAY (THURSDAY) THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.

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IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1991 THE TOTAL TONNAGE OF CARGO DISCHARGED IN HONG KONG FROM INCOMING SHIPS (ESTIMATED FROM A SAMPLE OF MANIFEST CONSIGNMENTS) INCREASED BY 4% OVER THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1990.

ANALYSING INCOMING SHIPS BY SHIP TYPE, MAJOR INCREASES WERE RECORDED IN THE NUMBER OF CONTAINER VESSELS (+120), DRY BULK · CARRIERS (+71) AND CONVENTIONAL CARGO VESSELS (+47); WHILE A MAJOR DECREASE WAS RECORDED IN THE NUMBER OF OIL TANKERS (-40)

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ANALYSING INCOMING SHIPS BY FLAG OF VESSELS, MAJOR INCREASES RECORDED IN THE NUMBER OF SHIPS REGISTERED IN PANAMA (+44)) DENMARK AND GREENLAND (+28), CHINA (+23) AND SINGAPORE (+14); WHILE MAJOR DECREASES WERE RECORDED FOR THOSE REGISTERED IN JAPAN (-22) THE NETHERLANDS (-13).

THE NUMBER OF INCOMING SHIPS WITH A CAPACITY OF LESS 10,000 DEADWEIGHT TONS INCREASED BY 148 WHILST THE NUMBER OF WITH A LARGER CAPACITY INCREASED BY 63.

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