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THE PRINCIPAL

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COMMODITIES. CONTAINERISED CARGOES ACCOUNTED FOR, IN TONNAGE TERMS, 99% OF SEABORNE IMPORTS OF ARTIFICIAL RESINS AND PLASTIC MATERIALS, 95% OF PAPER AND PAPER PRODUCTS, 92% OF MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURES OF METAL AND NON-METALLIC MINERALS, AND 90% OF TEXTILE YARN AND THREAD, ALL. KINDS.

FOR SEABORNE EXPORTS, CONTAINERISED CARGOES ACCOUNTED FOR IN TERMS OF TONNAGE.

74%

IN PARTICULAR, CONTAINERISED CARGOES ACCOUNTED FOR ALL SEABORNE EXPORTS TO U.S.A., THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE NETHERLANDS, AND ALMOST ALL TO AUSTRALIA AND JAPAN,

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THE TOTAL TONNAGE OF CONTAINERISED SEABORNE EXPORTS FOURTH QUARTER OF 1991 ROSE BY 17% OVER THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 1990.

SEABORNE EXPORTS OF SOME PRINCIPAL COMMODITIES WERE ALL OR NEARLY ALL CONTAINERISED. THESE INCLUDED TOYS, FOOTWEAR, GARMENTS OF MIXED MATERIALS, MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES, AND VEGETABLES. AND FRUIT.

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

CARGO STATISTICS OF OCEAN-GOING VESSELS ARE COMPILED FROM OCEAN CARGO MANIFESTS SUPPLIED BY SHIPPING COMPANIES OR AGENTS TO THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.

A SAMPLE OF CONSIGNMENTS LISTED IN THE MANIFESTS IS USED FOR COMPILING CARGO STATISTICS. THE SAMPLING METHOD IS DESCRIBED IN THE EXPLANATORY NOTES OF THE REPORT.

MORE DETAILS ON SHIPPING AND CARGO STATISTICS OF OCEAN-GOING VESSELS FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 1991 ARE CONTAINED IN THE "HONG KONG SHIPPING STATISTICS REPORT, OCTOBER - DECEMBER 1991".

THE REPORT IS NOW ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL, AND THE PUBLICATIONS SALES COUNTER OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER 1, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI AT $34.5 PER COPY.

TO THE TRADE STATISTICS

ENQUIRIES ON THE STATISTICS MAY BE DIRECTED SURVEYS AND SHIPPING STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND DEPARTMENT ON TELEPHONE 582 4887.

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