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This publication is one of the regular publications compiled by the Census and Statistics Department. It provides statistics on cargo, container and vessel movements in the port of Hong Kong.
Latest Issue: First Quarter 2010 Release Date: 22 June 2010
This publication presents detailed annual statistics on the structure and operating characteristics of the transport and related services industries which help readers perform in-depth analysis on the industries.
For many years, Hong Kong is one of the busiest container ports, and the ... More
Latest Issue: 2008 Edition Release Date: 10 December 2009
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With the use of tables and charts, this half-monthly publication presents up-to-date monthly and quarterly data of major economic indicators which help readers grasp the pulse of Hong Kong's economy before more detailed statistics become available. Details on concepts and definitions can be found in ... More
Latest Issue: 2010 Issue No.16 Release Date: 31 August 2010
This monthly publication is a compact volume of official statistics containing 140 tables in 13 sections. It collects up-to-date statistical series on various aspects of the social and economic situation of Hong Kong. Statistics are presented whenever possible in the form of monthly or ... More
Latest Issue: August 2010 Release Date: 20 August 2010
The Hong Kong Social and Economic Trends is published biennially in odd-numbered years. It aims to present selected major annual data series relating to various social and economic aspects of Hong Kong for analysis. With the use of tables and charts as well as textual descriptions, this ... More
Latest Issue: 2009 Edition Release Date: 30 November 2009
The Hong Kong Annual Digest of Statistics is a comprehensive and convenient collection of official statistics. This publication aims to provide detailed annual statistical series on various aspects of the social and economic developments of Hong Kong. Most of the data are presented in respect of 7 ... More
Latest Issue: 2009 Edition Release Date: 23 November 2009
This publication brings together in a handy volume a number of feature articles published in the Hong Kong Monthly Digest of Statistics in recent years. The feature articles in this publication contain relevant data which reflect the social and economic situations of Hong Kong "here and now" and ... More
Ad hoc publication Release Date: 15 August 2008
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This article provides a detailed analysis of the port transhipment cargo statistics of Hong Kong from 2004 to 2009. Port transhipment cargo movements have contributed significantly to the growth of port cargo throughput of Hong Kong in recent years. With an average annual growth rate of 4.5% ... More
Ad hoc publication Release Date: 20 August 2010
With the progress in social and economic development in Hong Kong and the busy trading and tourism activities, the transport sector continues to play a significant role in our economy. In 2008, it accounted for 6.0% of the Gross Domestic Product at current factor cost.
This article describes ... More
Ad hoc publication Release Date: 20 July 2010
Hong Kong has an efficient and reliable public transport system to facilitate the movement of passengers within the territory. The system on average carried over 11 million passengers daily in 2009. This feature article presents the trend of public transport patronage of Hong Kong from 1999 to ... More
Ad hoc publication Release Date: 20 April 2010
The port of Hong Kong is a major hub port of the Asia-Pacific region. Hong Kong's port cargo throughput increased by 5.7% from 245 million tonnes in 2007 to 259 million tonnes in 2008. The port cargo movements between Hong Kong and the mainland of China accounted for 40.8% of Hong Kong's port ... More
Ad hoc publication Release Date: 22 December 2009
The Hong Kong International Airport is one of the busiest and most advanced airports. It consolidates Hong Kong's position as a hub of commerce and plays a very important role in the development of Hong Kong as a logistics centre. In terms of international air cargo throughput, the Hong Kong ... More
Ad hoc publication Release Date: 21 October 2009
The container throughput of the port of Hong Kong increased from 24.0 million TEUs in 2007 to 24.5 million TEUs in 2008, maintaining its status as one of the busiest ports in the world. Laden container movements between Hong Kong and the mainland of China (the Mainland) accounted for 36% of the ... More
Ad hoc publication Release Date: 21 April 2009
Road traffic has all long been an important means for transporting goods between Hong Kong and the mainland of China (the Mainland). In the past decade, the annual road cargo throughput ranged from
Ad hoc publication Release Date: 20 January 2009
This article analyses the port transhipment cargo statistics of Hong Kong during the period 2002 to 2007. Port transhipment cargo movements have contributed significantly to the port cargo growth of Hong Kong in recent years. With an average annual growth rate of 11% in the period 2002 to 2007, ... More
Ad hoc publication Release Date: 20 October 2008
With the progress in social and economic development in Hong Kong and the busy trade and tourism activities, the transport sector accounted for 7.7% of the Gross Domestic Product at current factor cost in 2006.
This article describes the business performance and operating characteristics of the ... More
Ad hoc publication Release Date: 21 July 2008
Inbound tourism plays a significant role in the economy of Hong Kong. Tourism Satellite Account (TSA) is an effective statistical method for measuring the economic contribution of tourism and serves as an important basis for calculating its economic effects. This article describes the major ... More
Ad hoc publication Release Date: 20 March 2008
The Hong Kong International Airport is one of the busiest and most advanced airports. In terms of international air cargo throughput, the Hong Kong International Airport continued to rank first amongst all airports in the world in 2006. This article provides a detailed analysis of the air cargo ... More
Ad hoc publication Release Date: 22 October 2007
This article analyses the port cargo statistics of Hong Kong during the period from 2001 to 2006. The port of Hong Kong is a hub of the Asia-Pacific region. Hong Kong's port cargo throughput increased by 4% from 230 million tonnes in 2005 to 238 million tonnes in 2006. The port cargo movements ... More
Ad hoc publication Release Date: 20 September 2007
On average, there were 41 road traffic accidents each day in Hong Kong in 2006, involving 52 casualties and 61 vehicles. Based on the road traffic accident data collected by the Hong Kong Police Force and maintained by the Transport Department, this article presents the trends of road traffic ... More
Ad hoc publication Release Date: 20 July 2007
The container throughput of the port of Hong Kong increased by 4% from 22.6 million TEUs in 2005 to 23.5 million TEUs in 2006, maintaining its status as the largest container port serving southern China and one of the busiest ports in the world. Laden container movements between Hong Kong and the ... More
Ad hoc publication Release Date: 21 June 2007
This article analyses the throughput, cargo type, commodity transported, place of loading/discharge, type of goods vehicle used and weight carried of the road cargoes in 2005.
Ad hoc publication Release Date: 20 December 2006Port transhipment cargo movements have contributed significantly to the port cargo growth of Hong Kong in recent years. With an average annual growth rate of 12% in the period 2000-2005, port transhipment cargo took up 47% of port cargo throughput in 2005. The port ... More
Ad hoc publication Release Date: 21 August 2006
The article describes the business performance and operating characteristics of the transport sector during 1995 to 2004, mainly based on the findings of the Annual Survey of Transport and Related Services. Reference is also made to the relevant statistics such as ... More
Ad hoc publication Release Date: 20 June 2006
This article describes changes in profile of visitors to Hong Kong and the operating characteristics of the industries related to inbound tourism during 1994 to 2005. The analyses are mainly based on the relevant figures released by the Hong Kong Tourism Board and ... More
Ad hoc publication Release Date: 20 February 2006
The Hong Kong International Airport is one of the busiest and most advanced airports. In terms of international air cargo throughput, the Hong Kong International Airport continued to rank first amongst all airports in the world in 2004. This article provides a ... More
Ad hoc publication Release Date: 20 September 2005
This article analyses the port cargo statistics of Hong Kong during the period from 1999 to 2004. The port of Hong Kong is a hub of the Asia-Pacific region. In 2004, Hong Kong's port cargo throughput reached 221 million tonnes, an increase of 6% over the previous ... More
Ad hoc publication Release Date: 19 August 2005
The container throughput of the port of Hong Kong reached a record high of 22.0 million TEUs in 2004, making it once again the world's busiest container port for the year. Laden container movements between Hong Kong and the mainland of China accounted for 34% of the ... More
Ad hoc publication Release Date: 20 May 2005
Inbound tourism (I.e. visitors coming to Hong Kong) plays a significant role in the economy of Hong Kong. Tourism Satellite Account (TSA) is an effective statistical method for measuring the economic contribution of tourism and serves as an important base for ... More
Ad hoc publication Release Date: 20 May 2005
Hong Kong has an efficient and reliable public transport system to facilitate the movement of passengers within the territory. The system carried over 11 million passengers daily in 2004. This feature article presents the trend of public transport patronage of Hong ... More
Ad hoc publication Release Date: 21 April 2005
Hong Kong has acted as a gateway to the mainland of China (the Mainland) over the years, and road traffic has long been an important means for transporting goods between Hong Kong and the Mainland. Road traffic of goods between Hong Kong and the Mainland grew rapidly. In the last decade, the ... More
Ad hoc publication Release Date: 20 December 2004
In 2003, Hong Kong received 15.5 million visitors. The large number of visitor arrivals and their spending made tourism one of Hong Kong's important income earners and benefited many industries in Hong Kong.
This article describes the operating characteristics of the industries related ... More
Ad hoc publication Release Date: 20 December 2004
Port transhipment cargo movements have contributed significantly to the port cargo growth of Hong Kong in recent years. With an average annual growth rate of 18% in the period 1998-2003, port transhipment cargo took up 44% of port cargo throughput in 2003. Port transhipment cargo movements ... More
Ad hoc publication Release Date: 20 August 2004
With the development of Hong Kong into an international trade centre and transportation hub, the transport sector expanded rapidly from 1993 to 2002. The transport sector accounted for 8.1% of the Gross Domestic Product in 2002.
This article describes the business performance and ... More
Ad hoc publication Release Date: 21 June 2004
Hong Kong is a dynamic metropolitan and a vibrant travel hub in the region. In 2002, Hong Kong received 16.6 million visitors. The total tourism expenditure associated with inbound tourism amounted to $77.4 billion, comprising $58.5 billion in destination consumption expenditure of ... More
Ad hoc publication Release Date: 23 December 2003
The container throughput of the port of Hong Kong reached a record high of 19.1 million TEUs in 2002, making it once again the world's busiest port for the year. Traffic between Hong Kong and the mainland of China, mainly the Pearl River Delta region, continued to account for a significant share ... More
Ad hoc publication Release Date: 23 September 2003
The Hong Kong International Airport is one of the busiest and most advanced airports. It firmly establishes Hong Kong's position as a hub of commerce and plays a very important role in the development of Hong Kong as a logistic centre. In terms of international air cargo throughput, the Hong Kong ... More
Ad hoc publication Release Date: 23 September 2003
On average, there were 43 road traffic accidents each day in Hong Kong in 2002, involving 56 casualties and 65 vehicles. Based on the road traffic accident data collected by the Hong Kong Police Force and kept by the Transport Department, this article presents the trends of road traffic accidents ... More
Ad hoc publication Release Date: 23 September 2003
The port of Hong Kong is a hub of the Asia-Pacific region. Its port cargo throughput increased at an average annual growth rate of 2.6% in the period 1997-2002. The port cargo movements between Hong Kong and the mainland of China, particularly the Pearl River Delta region, have accounted for an ... More
Ad hoc publication Release Date: 21 August 2003