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APPENDICES
Inward and Outward Movements of Cargo Carried by Different Modes of Transport
1996
Air
Loaded
Discharged
733 907 829 586
Total
1 563 493
1 786 487
1997
839 872 946 615
Tonnes
1998
767 787+ 857 602 †
1 625 389 +
Ocean vessels
(1)
Discharged
86 694 000
91 950 000
Loaded
39 145 000
41 351 000
90 104 000 37 378 000
Total
River vessels
Discharged Loaded
125 838 000
133 301 000
127 482 000
14 234 686
15 562 938
17 226 329
20 365 001
18 100 000 + 22 700 000 +
Total
31 461 014
35 927 939
Rail
Discharged (2)
683 907
Loaded
255 054
537 046 174 272
40 800 000 †
323 654 137 918
Total
938 961
711 318
461 573
Road (1), (3), (4)
Discharged Loaded
17 343 000
18 333 000
18 465 000
17 817 000
18 075 000
17 688 000
Total
35 159 000
36 408 000
36 152 000
Notes: Figures include movements between the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the mainland of China.
(1) All figures are published in the nearest thousands. (2) Exclude livestock.
(3) Road transport refers to traffic through Man Kam To, Sha Tau Kok and Lok Ma Chau to and from the mainland of China. (4) Figures are compiled based on a new estimation method, which has been adopted as from 1999.
+
Provisional figure.
Sources: Civil Aviation Department,
Shipping and Cargo Statistics Section, Census and Statistics Department,
Port and Maritime Board,
Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation,
Customs and Excise Department.
(For enquiries, please call Census and Statistics Department. Enquiry Telephone No.: 2582 4068)
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