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Appendix 35

(Chapter 14: Communications and Transport)

International Movements of Aircraft and Vessels

Aircraft

Arrivals

Departures

Total

Ocean-going vessels

Arrivals

Departures

Total

River steamers, hydrofoil vessels, junks

and launches

Arrivals

Departures

Total

1977

1978

1979

25,025

26,320

27,965

25,025

26,322

27,963

50,050

52,642

55,928

8,916

9,436

9,810

8,968

9,396

9,900

17,884

18,832

19,710

35,711

35,722

71,433

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,

ii. Passengers refused permission to land.

iii. Military passengers.

Pi

36,298*

41,679*

36,291*

41,634*

72,589*

83,313*

2,279

2,624

2,584

2,726

1,113

1,437

5,976

6,787

ار

Thousands

2,827 3,392

3,246

9,465

2,300

2,657

2,900

2,589

2,735

3,373

1,082

1,371

3,188

5,971

6,763

9,461

International Movements of Commercial Cargo by Different Means of Transport

Air

Imports

Exports

Total

Sea

Imports

Exports

Total

Rail

Imports* Exports

Total

Tonnes

70,639

91,307

107,019

113,374

137,624

150,389

184,013

228,931

257,408

19,112,226

20,909,017

22,598,774

6,525,061

6,923,416

7,711,080

25,637,287

27,832,433

30,309,854

1,447,149

785

1,447,934

1,832,368 1,224

1,937,545 4,021

1,833,592

1,941,566

Note: * Excluding livestock totalling 1,749,065 head in 1977, 2,027,013 head in 1978 and 1,977,286 head in 1979.