HK’s port cargo throughput rises 3% in 2007

The cargo throughput handled by Hong Kong in 2007 rose 3 percent year on year to 245.4 million tons according to the Census and Statistics Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government.

Within this total, inward port cargo recorded little change at 141.3 million tons, while outward port cargo grew by 8 percent to 104.1 million tons, the Census and Statistics Department said.

Total port cargo throughput in the fourth quarter rose 7 percent year on year to 65 million tons, within which inward cargo rose by 2 percent to 36.7 million tons, while outward port cargo added 13 percent to 28.3 million tons.

Source:Shanghai Daily

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