HK'S EXTERNAL TRADE STATISTICS BY MODE OF TRANSPORT IN 1999.

AsiaPulse News | February 14, 2000 | Copyright

HONG KONG, Feb 14 Asia Pulse - The value of Hong Kong's external trade by ocean accounted for 41.6% of Hong Kong's total value of external trade in 1999, according to statistics released by the Census and Statistics Department Monday. Another 29.0% was transported by land, 24.2% by air and yet another 4.4% by river. The remaining 0.7% included shipment by postal parcels and accompanied goods of passengers travelling on various means of transport.

Shipment by ocean amounted to $1,141.7 billion in 1999, representing a decrease of 9.0% over 1998. Shipment by land ...

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