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Appendix 35

(Chapter 13: Communications and Transport)

International Movements of Aircraft and Vessels

Aircraft

Arrivals

Departures

Total

1976

1977

1978

25 096

25 025

25 098

25 025

26 320 26 322

50 194

50 050

52 642

Ocean-going vessels

Arrivals

8 071

8916

Departures

8 132

8968

9 436 9 396

Total

16 203

17 884

18 832

River steamers, hydrofoil vessels, junks

and launches

Arrivals

35 402

35711

Departures

35 421

35 722

36 298* 36 291*

Total

70 823

71 433

72 589*

Note: * Including Hong Kong-Canton Hoverferries.

International Movements of Passengers (Immigration figures)

Arrivals

Air

Sea

Land

Total

Departures

Air

Sea

Land

Total

Note: All figures quoted here exclude:-

i. Passengers in transit.

2059

2317

2 584

2 279

Thousands

2 624 2726

896

1 113

1 437

5 272

5976

6 787

2 103

2300

2657

2316

2 589

2735

884

1 082

1 371

5 303

5 971

6763

ii. Passengers refused permission to land. iii. Military passengers.

International Movements of Commercial Cargo by Different Means of Transport j

Tonnes

Air

Imports

Exports

Total

Sea

Imports

Exports

Total

Rail

Imports*

Exports

Total

51 207

70 639†

112 028

113 374+

91 307 137 624

163 235

184 013†

228 931

17 374 136

19 112 226

5 966 805

6 525 061

23 340 941

25 637 287

1 421 358 752

1 447 149

785

1 422 110

1 447 934

20909 017 6923 416

27 832 433

1 832 368

1 224

1 833 592

Note: * Excluding livestock totalling 1 741 510 head in 1976, 1749 065 head in 1977 and 2 027 013 head in 1978.

+ Revised figures,