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APPENDICES
Inward and Outward Movements of Cargo Carried by Different Modes of Transport
1997
1998
Air
Discharged
Loaded
839 872 946 615
774 544 854 198
Total
1 786 487
1 628 742
Ocean vessels (1)
Discharged
91 950 000
90 104 000
Loaded
41 351 000
37 378 000
Total
River vessels
Discharged Loaded
133 301 000
127 482 000
15 563 000
16 747 000
20 365 000
22 941 000
Total
35 928 000
39 688 000
Tonnes
1999
841 856#
1 135 676#
1 977 532 #
88 621 000 39 601 000
128 222 000
17 684 000 22 932 000
40 616 000
Rail
Discharged (2)
537 046
323 654
Loaded
174 272
137 918
293 061 173 415
Total
711 318
461 573
466 476
Road (1), (3), (4)
Discharged Loaded
18 332 642
18 464 513
20 746 818
18 075 128
17 687 654
17 805 986
Total
36 407 770
36 152 167
38 552 803
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 4661)
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