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Table 33

(Chapter 13: Transport)

(a) Inward and Outward Movements of Aircraft and Vessels

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2002

2006

2007

Aircraft ('000)(1)

207

280

295

Ocean vessels (million net register tonnage) River vessels (million net register tonnage)(1)

584

695

743

161

218

207

Note: (1) Including both cargo and passenger aircrafts and vessels.

Sources: Civil Aviation Department.

(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2867 4237)

Marine Department.

(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2852 3661)

(b) Inward and Outward Movements of Cargo

Discharged

By air

By water(1)

By ocean

By river

By road By rail(2)

Total

Loaded

By air

By water(1)

By ocean

By river

By road By rail(2)

Total

2002

2006

Thousand tonnes

2007

1 004

1 300

1 352

119 729

141 542

141 324

93 444

106 579

109 435

26 284

34 963

31 889

21 085

20 660*

19 958

283

155

121

142 100

163 657*

162 755

1 475

2 280

2 390

72 782

96 696

104 109

44 857

59 629

67 912

27 925

37 068

36 197

18 288

16 660*

16 581

102

29

20

92 647

115 665*

123 100

Notes: (1)

Ocean refers to transport by vessels operating beyond the river trade limits, while river refers to transport by vessels operating exclusively within the river trade limits. (2) Figures exclude livestock.

Sources: Civil Aviation Department,

Shipping and Cargo Statistics Section, Census and Statistics Department, Mass Transit Railway Corporation Limited,

Customs and Excise Department.

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