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Magnitude

% changege over

Statistical variables

Unit

2nd

1st-2nd

quarter 1993

quarter 1993

2nd

quarter 1992

1st-2nd

quarter 1992

CARGO TRAINS

Arrived from China

No.of laden

wagon

14,502

26,218

-18.3

-21.3

Departed for China

No.of laden

wagon

5,634

10,465

6.7

4.9

TRUCKS

Arrived from China

'000

874

1,

610

12.6

11.3

Departed for China

'000

878

1,618

12.9

11.6

SHIPS

Arrived from China as first

country of call

No.

3,961

7,379 @

43.7 @@

39.7 @@

Departed for China as last

country of call

No.

4,097 @

7,688 @

35.4 @@

36.0 @@

VISITORS FROM HONG KONG TO CHINA

Hong Kong residents

'000

6,703

12,892

28.3

25.0

Foreigners going through

Hong Kong to China

'000

497

912

11.6

13.2

VISITORS FROM CHINA TO HONG KONG

Group tour

1000

64

118

32.0

25.6

2-way permit holders

'000

49

95

29.5

26.9

PRC passport holders

'000

154

268

129.9

107.1

(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

'000

20.588

9.489

20.4

-18.2

HKD per unit RMB

1.3516

1.34179

-1.0

-4.7

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Provisional figures.

Percentage changes based on revised figures for same periods last year. Referring to ocean-going vessels only.