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FRIDAY, JULY 29, 1994

THE TOP FIVE PRINCIPAL COMMODITIES LOADED ONTO OUTGOING OCEAN- GOING VESSELS IN TONNAGE TERMS INCLUDE OTHER MANUFACTURED GOODS CLASSIFIED CHIEFLY BY MATERIAL (11%); MACHINERY (11%); OTHER MANUFACTURED ARTICLES (7%); PETROLEUM, PETROLEUM PRODUCTS AND RELATED MATERIALS (6%); AND ARTICLES OF APPAREL AND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES (5%).

CHANGES IN THE TONNAGE OF CARGO DISCHARGED AND LOADED ANALYSED BY THE TOP 10 COUNTRIES OF LOADING AND DISCHARGE BETWEEN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1994 AND THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1993 ARE SHOWN RESPECTIVELY IN TABLE 2 AND TABLE 3.

SIMILAR STATISTICS FOR CARGO DISCHARGED AND LOADED ANALYSED BY THE TOP 10 PRINCIPAL COMMODITIES ARE SHOWN RESPECTIVELY IN TABLE 4 AND TABLE 5.

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 A SAMPLE OF CONSIGNMENTS LISTED IN THE OCEAN CARGO MANIFESTS SUPPLIED BY SHIPPING COMPANIES OR AGENTS TO THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT. THE SAMPLING METHOD IS DESCRIBED IN THE EXPLANATORY NOTES OF THE REPORT.

MORE DETAILS OF SHIPPING AND CARGO STATISTICS OF OCEAN-GOING VESSELS FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1994 ARE CONTAINED IN THE "HONG KONG SHIPPING STATISTICS REPORT, JANUARY MARCH 1994".

THE REPORT IS NOW ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL, AND THE PUBLICATIONS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON 19TH WANCHAI TOWER, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI AT $52 A COPY.

AND

ENQUIRIES ON STATISTICS CONTAINED IN THE REPORT MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE SHIPPING AND CARGO STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON TEL 582 4887.

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