domestic users and commercial users increased by 6% and 17%
respectively. Reflecting a slowing down in activities in the
industrial sector, the amount of electricity consumed by
industrial users increased slightly, by 1%. Electricity exported to China amounted to 75 million kilowatt hours in the
third quarter, equivalent to 2%/ of total electricity
consumption in Hong Kong. Gas consumption was 22% higher in
the third quarter of 1982 than in the third quarter of 1981.
Domestic consumption and commercial consumption rose by 23%
and 24% respectively.
Tourism
5.11
The number of
tourists
coming to Hong Kong in the
third quarter was 2% more than in the third quarter of 1981.
the
world
recession
short-distance
has
affected
travel, the
Probably because
long-distance travel more than
numbers of tourists from Western Europe and North America
dropped by 5% and 2% respectively. These decreases, however,
were more than offset by the increase in the number of tourists from other countries, particularly those within this region. In view of a large increase in the number of hotel
(8), the
hotel average
Occupancy rate was 80% at the
end of the third quarter, lower than that recorded a year ago.
rooms
/
/ Transport
(6)
As at end of quarter
No. of hotels
No. of hotel rooms
1981
21
46
14 989
Q2
47
15 369
23
46
15 968
Q4
47
16 323
1982
21
47
16 437
22
47
16 541
23
48
17 433
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