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APPENDICES

Inward and Outward Movements of Passengers (Immigration figures) (1)

1995

1996

Arrivals Air

Sea (2)

Land

Total

Departures

Air

Sea (2)

Land

Total

Thousands

1997

10 631

11 692

10 332

10 603

10 841 9 340

25 150

27 618

32 598

46 112

49 913

52 780

10 739

11 786

10 571

10 772

10 933 9 512

24 703

27 280

32 319

46 014

49 837

52 764

Notes: Figures include movements between the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the mainland of China.

(1) All figures quoted here exclude:

(a) Passengers in transit;

(b) Passengers refused permission to land; and

(c) Military passengers.

(2) Include helicopter passengers to/from Macau as from 1993.

Inward and Outward Movements of Cargo Carried

by Different Modes of Transport

1995

1996

Air

Discharged Loaded

685 450 772 230

733 907 829 586

Tonnes

1997

839 872 946 615

Total

1 457 680

1 563 493

1 786 487

Ocean vessels (!) (2)

Discharged

87 048 000

86 694 000

Loaded

40 127 000

39 145 000

92 495 000 † 41 961 000+

Total

127 175 000

125 838 000

134 457 000 †

River vessels (1)

Discharged

14 722 782

14 234 686

N.A.

Loaded

14 009 206

17 226 329

N.A.

Total

28 731 988

31 461 014

N.A.

Rail

Discharged (3)

Loaded

996 633 315 742

683 907 255 054

537 046

174 272

Total

Road (4)

Discharged Loaded

1 312 375

938 961

711 318

8 263 723

8 812 298

8 782 852

5 936 171

5 990 106

5 384 404

Total

14 199 893

14 802 405

14 167 256

Notes: Figures include movements between the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the mainland of China.

(1) Figures on cargo movement by ocean vessels are based on the Shipping Statistics System set up by the Census and Statistics Department and are estimated from a sample of consignments on ocean cargo manifests. Figures on cargo movement by river vessels are provided by the Port Development Board.

(2) All figures are published in the nearest thousands.

(3) Exclude livestock.

(4) Road transport refers to traffic through Man Kam To, Sha Tau Kok and Lok Ma Chau to and from the mainland of China.

+ Provisional figure.

N.A. Not available.

Sources: Shipping and Cargo Statistics Section,

Census and Statistics Department,

Civil Aviation Department,

Customs and Excise Department,

Immigration Department,

Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation,

Marine Department,

Port Development Board.

(For enquiries, please call the Census and Statistics Department. Enquiry Telephone No.: 2582 4068)

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