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IT WAS FOLLOWED BY LAND FREIGHT TRANSPORT (52%), WHICH LARGELY DUE TO THE RAPID INCREASE IN CARGO MOVEMENT BY ROAD BETWEEN HONG KONG AND CHINA.

IN TERMS OF VALUE ADDED, LAND FREIGHT TRANSPORT AND SUPPORTING SERVICES TO WATER TRANSPORT AGAIN SHOWED SIGNIFICANT INCREASES, BOTH BY 45%, OVER THE PRECEDING YEAR.

ON THE OTHER HAND, INLAND WATER TRANSPORT RECORDED A DROP BOTH IN BUSINESS RECEIPTS (-7%) AND IN VALUE ADDED (-17%) OVER 1989.

THIS WAS RESULTED FROM THE DECLINING IMPORTANCE OF WALA-WALAS AND OTHER INLAND WATER PASSENGER TRANSPORT AND THE SHRINKAGE IN INLAND WATER FREIGHT TRANSPORT SUCH AS ESTABLISHMENTS ENGAGING IN THE OPERATION OF TUGS, BARGES AND LIGHTERS.

ASSETS),

FOR INVESTMENT (IN TERMS OF GROSS ADDITIONS TO FIXED SUPPORTING SERVICES TO LAND TRANSPORT REGISTERED THE LARGEST INCREASE.

TUNNEL,

AS A RESULT OF THE OPENING OF THE EASTERN HARBOUR INVESTMENT IN THESE SERVICES WAS MORE THAN FIVE TIMES THAT IN 1989.

WITH THE COMPLETION OF THE CONTAINER TERMINAL NO. 7 OCEAN AND COASTAL WATER TRANSPORT ALSO RECORDED A FOUR-FOLD INCREASE IN GROSS ADDITIONS TO FIXED ASSETS WHEN COMPARED WITH 1989.

FOR

THE 1990 SURVEY WAS ONE IN A SERIES OF ANNUAL SURVEYS CONDUCTED THE PURPOSE OF ASCERTAINING THE STRUCTURE AND OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS OF THE TRANSPORT SECTOR, AND UPDATING ITS CONTRIBUTION TO THE GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT OF HONG KONG.

DESCRIPTION OF THE BACKGROUND AND METHODOLOGY OF THE SURVEY, TOGETHER WITH TABLES SHOWING THE PRINCIPAL STATISTICS FOR ALL ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE TRANSPORT AND RELATED SERVICES SECTOR, CLASSIFIED BY MAJOR GROUP AND ANALYSED BY VARIOUS ECONOMIC VARIABLES ARE INCLUDED IN THE "1990 SURVEY OF TRANSPORT AND RELATED SERVICES" REPORT.

GOVERNMENT

BUILDING, OF THE

THIS REPORT WILL BE ON SALE IN AUGUST AT THE PUBLICATION SALES CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, GENERAL POST OFFICE CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL; AND THE PUBLICATION SALES COUNTER CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER I, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WANCHAI, HONG KONG.

ΤΟ THE

ENQUIRIES REGARDING THE SURVEY RESULT MAY BE DIRECTED TRANSPORT AND SERVICES STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT (TEL NO.: 802 1277).

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