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% increase over

Statistical variables

Unit

Magnitude-

quarter

Previous Same quarter last year

CARGO TRAINS

Arrived from China

No.

820

-10.6

1.2

Departed for China

No.

92

0.0

16.5

TRUCKS

Arrived from China

'000

333

17.0

49.4

Departed for China

'000

334

16.8

46.0

SHIPS

Arrived from China as first

country of call

No.

923@

3.8*

11.9*

Departed for China as last

country of call

No.

920@

13.9*

17.2

VISITORS FROM HONG KONG TO CHINA

Hong Kong residents

Foreigners going through

Hong Kong to China

'000

3,098

1.8

13.1

'000

186

-2.0

20.4

HKD/RMB OFFICIAL EXCHANGE RATE

per unit 2.0981

RMB

-1.3

-15.6

* Percentage changes based on revised figures for earlier periods

Provisional figures