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APPENDICES

Inward and Outward Movements of Containers

1996

1997

Container terminals

Discharged

4 146 984

4 564 093

Loaded

4 539 155

4 925 582

T.E.U.

1998†

4 700 000 4 900 000

Total

8 686 139

9 489 675

9 600 000

Other than container terminals--ocean trade

Discharged

1 625 019

1 632 239

1 500 000

Loaded

1 420 340

1 523 268

1 400 000

Total

3 045 359

3 155 507

2 900 000

Other than container terminals-river trade

Discharged

880 743

Loaded

848 102

984 241

1 200 000

937 808

1 000 000

Total

1 728 845

1 922 049

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

T.E.U. refers to Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit.

+ Provisional figures.

Source: Marine Department.

(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2852 4384)

2 200 000

Inward and Outward Movements of Passengers(1)

Arrivals

Air

Sea (2)

Land

Total

Departures

Air

Sea (2)

Land

Total

1996

1997

Thousands

1998

11 692

10 841

10 603

9 340

27 618

32 598

10 284 8 856 38.603

49 913

52 780

57 742

11 786

10 933

10 209

10 772

9 512

9 111

27 280

32 319

38 425

49 837

52 764

57 745

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.

Source: Immigration Department.

(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2829 3408)

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