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MONDAY, JUNE 27, 1994

WITHIN THE TRANSPORT SECTOR, AIR TRANSPORT ACCOUNTED FOR THE LARGEST SHARE OF VALUE ADDED IN 1992, ACCOUNTING FOR 24% OF THE SECTOR'S TOTAL, FOLLOWED BY LAND PASSENGER TRANSPORT (22%); OCEAN AND COASTAL WATER TRANSPORT (18%); SERVICES INCIDENTAL TO TRANSPORT (13%); LAND FREIGHT TRANSPORT (12%); SUPPORTING SERVICES TO WATER TRANSPORT (6%); INLAND WATER TRANSPORT (3%) AND SUPPORTING SERVICES ΤΟ LAND TRANSPORT (2%).

COMPARED WITH 1991. THE SHARE ATTRIBUTED TO SERVICES INCIDENTAL TO TRANSPORT INCREASED BY 1.1 PERCENTAGE POINTS.

THIS WAS MAINLY DUE TO THE THRIVING BUSINESS OF TRAVEL AIRLINE TICKET AGENTS RESULTING FROM THE REVIVAL OF TOURISM AND THE LARGE INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF VISITORS FROM CHINA.

AND

THE CONTINUED GROWTH IN THE BUSINESS OF CARGO FORWARDERS ALSO CONTRIBUTED.

THE SHARE OF TOTAL VALUE ADDED ATTRIBUTED TO LAND FREIGHT TRANSPORT INCREASED BY 0.8 PERCENTAGE POINT OVER 1991. THIS WAS DUE TO THE CONTINUED GROWTH IN CROSS-BORDER TRANSPORT OF GOODS VEHICLES.

FOR SUPPORTING SERVICES TO LAND TRANSPORT, ITS SHARE OF TOTAL VALUE ADDED WENT UP BY 0.4 PERCENTAGE POINT OVER 1991.

ALTHOUGH THIS INCREASE IN ABSOLUTE TERMS WAS NOT LARGE,

THERE WAS A MARKED PERCENTAGE GROWTH OF 42%.

PRIVATISATION OF A

THIS WAS ATTRIBUTED TO THE CONTINUED NUMBER OF CAR PARKS IN PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES AND VEHICULAR TUNNELS (INCLUDING SHING MUN TUNNEL AND TSEUNG KWAN

TUNNEL) WHICH HAD FORMERLY BEEN OPERATED BY THE GOVERNMENT.

ON THE OTHER HAND, THE SHARE OF TOTAL VALUE ADDED FOR TRANSPORT DECREASED BY 1.1 PERCENTAGE POINTS AND THAT FOR OCEAN COASTAL WATER TRANSPORT BY 0.7 PERCENTAGE POINT.

AIR AND

THE PERCENTAGES FOR THE OTHER TRADES IN THE SECTOR REMAINED

GENERALLY UNCHANGED.

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR THE 1992 SURVEY OF TRANSPORT AND RELATED SERVICES WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE MAY 1994 ISSUE OF THE HONG KONG MONTHLY DIGEST OF STATISTICS PUBLISHED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.

MORE DETAILED RESULTS TOGETHER WITH THE BACKGROUND AND METHODOLOGY OF THE SURVEY WILL BE GIVEN IN A FULL SURVEY REPORT TO PUBLISHED AROUND AUGUST.

BF

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

THE

ENQUIRIES

TRANSPORT AND

REGARDING THE SURVEY RESULTS MAY BE DIRECTED ΤΟ MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES STATISTICS SECTION

ON

TEL 802 1277.

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