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MONDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1993

THE FOLLOWING STATISTICS IN TEUS:

IS

THE TABLE FOR

THE

COMPARATIVE CONTAINER

FIRST SEVEN MONTHS OF '92

FIRST SEVEN MONTHS OF '93

PERCENTAGES INCREASE

KWAI CHUNG

2,748,797

3,125,797

+ 13.7%

CONTAINER TERMINALS

STREAM AND

1,358,383

1,590,438

+ 17.1%

ELSEWHERE

RIVER TRADE

207,815

321,679

+ 54.8%

TOTAL

4,305,393

5,029,583

+ 16.8%

TERMINAL

NOTE: ΤΟ AVOID DOUBLE COUNTING, FIGURES ARE ADJUSTED DOWNWARDS BY

9,602 IN 1992 AND 8,331 IN 1993 BEING TEUS HANDLED BY VESSELS CONTRACTED TO WORK IN THE STREAM.

HONG KONG IS THE BUSIEST CONTAINER PORT IN THE WORLD, HANDLING

A RECORD OF 7.97 MILLION TEUS LAST YEAR.

IT IS ALSO ONE OF THE BUSIEST IN TERMS OF VESSEL ARRIVALS AND CARGO AND PASSENGER THROUGHPUT.

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SWAC ENDORSES STREET SLEEPERS' REPORT

*

THE SOCIAL WELFARE ADVISORY COMMITTEE (SWAC) AT IT'S MEETING TODAY (MONDAY) ENDORSED THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE WORKING GROUP ON STREET SLEEPERS.

MEMBERS AGREED THAT THE PROBLEM OF STREET SLEEPERS WAS NOT тоо SERIOUS WHEN COMPARED WITH OTHER BIG CITIES.

THEY NOTED THE MAIN APPROACH TO HELP THEM SHOULD CONTACT AND COUNSELLING.

BE

PERSONAL

/THESE SHOULD