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Magnitude

% changege over

Statistical variables

Unit

2nd quarter 1991

1st-2nd quarter

2nd

1st-2nd

quarter

quarter

1991

1990

1990

CARGO TRAINS

Arrived from China

No.

767

1 451

0.8

2.2

Departed for China

No.

91

181

0.0

0.0

TRUCKS

Arrived from China

'000

692

1 263

17.1

16.7

Departed for China

'000

696

1 269

17.4

16.8

IPS

Arrived from China as first

country of call

No.

1 812 @

3 270 @

19.2 @@

11.8 @@

Departed for China as last

country of call

No.

1 798 @

3 254 @

18.6 @@

13.4 @@

VISITORS FROM HONG KONG TO CHINA

Hong Kong residents

'000

4 437

9 136

9.6

14.4

Foreigners going through

Hong Kong to China

'000

351

635

10.5

12.8

VISITORS FROM CHINA TO HONG KONG

Group tour

'000

41

77

33.8

33.3

2-way permit holders

'000

33

66

4.0

5.8

PRC passport holders

'000

57

108

24.8

24.5

(including transit visitors)

PRC OFFICIALS IN HONG KONG

(End of period figure)

Total

Employed in PRC enterprises

HKD/RMB OFFICIAL EXCHANGE RATE

(Average for the period)

'000

14.7

32.6

'000

6.

9

18.9

HKD per unit RMB

1.4656

1.4789

-11.4

-10.6

Provisional figures.

@@ Percentage changes based on revised figures for same periods last year.