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The Census and Statistics Department (C&SD) published today (November 16) the November 2015 issue of the Hong Kong Monthly Digest of Statistics (HKMDS).
Apart from providing up-to-date statistics, this issue also contains three feature articles entitled "Port Cargo Statistics, 2004 to 2014", "Socio-economic Characteristics and Consumption Expenditure of Hong Kong Residents Making Personal Travel to the Mainland of China, 2014" and "Usage of Personal Computers and Internet Service by Hong Kong Residents, 2000 to 2014".
"Port Cargo Statistics, 2004 to 2014"
The port of Hong Kong is a major hub port of the Asia-Pacific region. Hong Kong's port cargo throughput increased from 221 million tonnes in 2004 to 298 million tonnes in 2014, representing an average annual growth rate of 3.0%. The port cargo movements between Hong Kong and the mainland of China (the Mainland) accounted for 50.1% of Hong Kong's port cargo throughput in 2014. About 79.4% of the port cargo movements between Hong Kong and the Mainland were in the Pearl River Delta region.
For enquiries about this feature article, please contact the Outward Processing and Shipping Statistics Section, C&SD (Tel: 2582 4889; email: shipping@censtatd.gov.hk).
"Socio-economic Characteristics and Consumption Expenditure of Hong Kong Residents Making Personal Travel to the Mainland of China, 2014"
In 2014, Hong Kong residents made 71.6 million person-trips to the Mainland for business and personal purposes. Of these trips, business travel accounted for 37% while personal travel constituted 63%.
Analysed by destination of trips, the majority of trips made by Hong Kong residents for personal travel to the Mainland were destined for the Guangdong Province (94%). Analysed by mode of tour, most of the personal trips to the Mainland were in non-package tour mode (89%). Analysed by sex of the trip-makers, the proportion of personal trips made by males (55%) was higher.
In 2014, the total consumption expenditure of Hong Kong residents making personal travel to the Mainland amounted to $38.5 billion. The average consumption expenditure per person-trip was around $860. For overnight trips, the average consumption expenditure per person-trip was around $1,070, while that for same-day trips was around $340.
For enquiries about this feature article, please contact the National Income Branch, C&SD (Tel: 2582 4927; email: gdp-e@censtatd.gov.hk).
"Usage of Personal Computers and Internet Service by Hong Kong Residents, 2000 to 2014"
To have a better understanding of the latest development of information technology (IT) in the community, C&SD has been conducting the Thematic Household Survey on IT Usage and Penetration regularly since 2000. The survey results provide useful reference in formulating the strategy for the development of IT in Hong Kong. This feature article describes the usage of personal computers and Internet service by the Hong Kong residents from 2000 to 2014.
For enquiries about this feature article, please contact the Social Surveys Section, C&SD (Tel: 2887 0416; email: thematic@censtatd.gov.hk).
Published in bilingual form, the HKMDS is a compact volume of official statistics containing about 140 tables. It collects up-to-date statistical series on various aspects of the social and economic situation of Hong Kong. Topics include population; labour; external trade; National Income and Balance of Payments; prices; business performance; energy; housing and property; Government accounts, finance and insurance; and transport, communications and tourism. For selected key statistical items, over 20 charts depicting the annual trend in the past decade and quarterly or monthly trend in the recent two years are also available. Users can download the Digest free of charge at the website of C&SD (www.censtatd.gov.hk/hkstat/sub/sp140.jsp?productCode=B1010002).
Enquiries about the contents of the Digest can be directed to the Statistical Information Services Section of C&SD (Tel: 2582 4738; email: gen-enquiry@censtatd.gov.hk).
Ends/Monday, November 16, 2015
Issued at HKT 16:00
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