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APPENDICES

Inward and Outward Movements of Containers

T.EU.

1997

1998

1999

Container terminals

Discharged

4 554 590

4 645 822

4 834 154

Loaded

5 009 352

4 909 016

5 461 025

Total

9 563 942

9 554 838

10 295 179

Other than container terminals-ocean trade

Discharged

1 583 671

1 458 094

1 542 292

Loaded

1 316 406

1 182 777

1 296 139

Total

2 900 076

2 640 871

2 838 431

Other than container terminals-river trade

Discharged

984 241

1 180 311

1 650 054

Loaded

937 808

1 205 629

1 427 128

Total

1 922 049

2 385 940

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.

Starting from 1997, a new series of container throughput has been compiled.

Source: Marine Department.

(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2873 8371)

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Inward and Outward Movements of Passengers (1)

Arrivals

Air

Sea (2)

Land

Total

Departures

Air

Sea (2)

Land

Total

1997

1998

Thousands

1999

10 841

10 284

9 340

8 856

10 699 8 543

32 598

38 603

45 318

52 780

57 742

64 560

10 933

10 209

10 623

9 512

9 111

8 898

32 319

38 425

44 954

52 764

57 745

64 475

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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