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The Census and Statistics Department (C&SD) published today (July 20) the July 2009 issue of the Hong Kong Monthly Digest of Statistics (HKMDS).
In this issue, three feature articles entitled "Consumption Expenditure of Hong Kong Residents Travelling to the Mainland of China, 2008", "Statistics on Electronic Products and the Electronics Industry" and "The Chinese Medicine Sector in Hong Kong, 2008" are included.
"Consumption Expenditure of Hong Kong Residents Travelling to the Mainland of China, 2008"
In 2008, Hong Kong residents made a total of 70.3 million person-trips to the mainland of China (the Mainland) for business and personal purposes. Of all the trips to the Mainland, business travel accounted for 34% (or 23.8 million person-trips) and personal travel for 66% (or 46.5 million person-trips).
Personal travel refers to travel which is not business-related. It covers travel in package tour mode and non-package tour mode for purposes such as holiday-making, visits to friends and relatives, and attending recreational and cultural programmes.
Of the 46.5 million person-trips to the Mainland, 57% were destined for Shenzhen, 38% for other places in the Guangdong Province and the remaining 5% for other places in the Mainland outside the Guangdong Province. Analysed by length of stay, around 42% were same-day trips. The remaining 58% were overnight trips, with average length of stay of 3.4 nights.
In 2008, total consumption expenditure of Hong Kong residents making personal travel to the Mainland amounted to $29.3 billion. The average expenditure per person-trip was around $630. For overnight trips of personal travel to the Mainland, the average expenditure per person-trip was around $870. That for same-day trips was around $300.
For enquiries about this feature article, please call the National Income Section (1)3, C&SD (Tel. : 2582 4643).
"Statistics on Electronic Products and the Electronics Industry"
Electronic products occupy a prominent position in the import and export trade of Hong Kong. Statistics on electronic products and the electronics industry have been compiled by C&SD on a regular basis. As there is no international definition on electronic products and the electronics industry, the classifications currently adopted by C&SD in compiling statistics on electronic products and the electronics industry are based on the results of a study. They are updated on a regular basis taking into account the rapid development of the electronics industry and the emergence of new electronic products.
This feature article analyses the performance of external trade of electronic products and the electronics industry in Hong Kong as reflected by the external trade statistics and industrial statistics in recent years. The classifications of electronic products and the electronics industry adopted in compiling such statistics are also discussed.
For enquiries about this feature article, please call the Trade Analysis Section, C&SD (Tel. : 2582 4914).
"The Chinese Medicine Sector in Hong Kong, 2008"
In Hong Kong, Chinese medicine is popularly used to cure various kinds of diseases. The Chinese medicine sector comprises : (a) manufacture of Chinese medicines; (b) distribution of Chinese medicines, like wholesale, retail and import and export trades; and (c) practising Chinese medicine, including Chinese medicine practitioners of general practice, acupuncture and bone-setting.
This feature article discusses the updated situation of the Chinese medicine sector in Hong Kong, including the manufacture of Chinese medicines, the distribution of Chinese medicines, the practice of Chinese medicine practitioners and the university programmes on Chinese medicine.
For enquiries about this feature article, please call the Distribution Services Statistics Section, C&SD (Tel. : 2802 1367).
Published in bilingual form, the HKMDS is a compact volume of official statistics containing 140 tables. It collects up-to-date statistical series on various aspects of the social and economic situation of Hong Kong. Topics include population and vital events; labour; external trade; industrial production; land, housing, building and construction; transport, communications and tourism; public accounts, money and finance; prices; commerce; social conditions; energy; and national income and Balance of Payments. 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 publication free of charge at the website of C&SD (www.censtatd.gov.hk/products_and_services/products/publications/statistical_report/general_statistical_digest/index.jsp).
Print version of the publication is available for sale at HK$142 per issue. Purchase can be done in person at the Publications Unit of C&SD (Address : 19/F Wanchai Tower, 12 Harbour Road, Wan Chai; Tel. : 2582 3025) or through mail order by returning a completed order form which can be downloaded from the C&SD Website (www.censtatd.gov.hk/products_and_services/other_services/provision_of_stat/mail_ordering_of_publications/index.jsp). Print version of the publication is also available for sale online at the Government Bookstore of the Information Services Department (www.bookstore.gov.hk).
Enquiries about the contents of the publication can be directed to the General Statistics Section (1)B of C&SD (Tel. : 2582 4738).
Ends/Monday, July 20, 2009
Issued at HKT 16:00
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