Back to Summary Statistics on Maritime Industry of Hong Kong

Explanatory Notes

1. This report provides up-to-date statistical information about the maritime industry in Hong Kong.

2. The maritime industry in this report refers to the following major industry groups under the ‘Hong Kong Standard Industrial Classification’:

• Ship agents and managers
• Ship owners and operators of sea-going vessels
• Ship owners and operators of vessels moving between Hong Kong and the ports in Pearl River Delta
• Ship brokers

Definitions

1. Establishment

An establishment is defined as an economic unit which engages, under a single ownership or control, in one or predominantly one kind of economic activity at a single physical location.

2. Number of persons engaged

The number of persons engaged in an establishment equals to the number of working proprietors, active partners, unpaid family workers and paid employees.

3. Value added

equals	business receipts and other income
less	income from other sources
less	operating expenses
plus	interest payments
plus	payments to outworkers

4. Business receipts and other income

equals	passenger revenue
plus	freight revenue
plus	rental for charter hire of transport equipment
plus	other business receipts
plus	rental income from letting/subletting land and premises
plus	income from other sources

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