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Hong Kong
Monthly Digest of Statistics
2016 1
January 2016

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Monthly Digest of Statistics
2016 1
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Labour force
Employment and vacancies
Wages and labour earnings
Occupational injuries and work stoppage

External Trade
Merchandise trade
Trade in services
National Income and Balance of Payments
National Income
Balance of Payments
Prices
Consumer prices
Producer prices
Business Performance
Energy
Housing and Property
Government Accounts, Finance and Insurance
Transport, Communications and Tourism
Miscellaneous Statistics
5.
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1. Population
2. Labour
4.
Introduction
Key Statistics Update
List of Statistical Tables
List of Charts
Statistical Tables and Charts
3.
Contents
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Feature Articles
Air Cargo Statistics
FA1
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List of Feature Article Published in January 2016
FL1
2015
List of Feature Articles Published in 2015
FL2
Annexes
Sources of Statistical Data
A1
2016 2 5
Schedule for Issuing Regular Releases of Statistical Data

by the Census and Statistics Department, February to
May 2016
A7
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List of Publications of the Census and Statistics

Department (as at 1.1.2016)
A10
Means of Obtaining Publications of the Census and

Statistics Department
A14
Mail Order Form (Publications of the Census and

Statistics Department)
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Hong Kong Monthly Digest of Statistics January 2016

Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
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Statistical data contained in this Monthly Digest are

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The following symbols are used throughout the Digest :
Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4 1 2 3 4
Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4 First, second, third, fourth quarter

#
Provisional figures
#
@
*
N.A.
***
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
@
*
N.A.
***
Figures are subject to revision later on

Revised figures
Not applicable
Not yet available
Magnitude less than half of the unit employed
Data are not released in order to safeguard
confidentiality of information provided by
individual establishments
Units of measurement
=
2.778 x 105
9.478 x 103
=
= 2 204.623
=
0.984
=
2.205
=
1.653
=
10.764
=
219.969
=
211.00
= 0 00.540
1 terajoule (TJ)
=
=
1 tonne (t)
=
=
1 kilogram (kg)
=
=
1 square metre (sq.m.) =
1 cubic metre (cu.m.) =
1 hectopascal
=
1 km/h
=
2.778 x 105
9.478 x 103
2 204.623
0.984
2.205
1.653
0 010.764
0 219.969
0 001.000.00
0 000.540
kilowatt hours
therms
pounds
ton
pounds
catties
square feet
imperial gallons
millibar
knot
Financial year
Unless otherwise specified, the symbol - represents

financial year. For instance, 2014-15 means the
financial year starting on 1 April 2014 and ending on
31 March 2015.
2014-15
2014 4 1 2015 3 31
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Monetary figures
All monetary figures quoted are in Hong Kong dollars

unless otherwise specified. Hong Kong dollar is the
legal tender in the Hong Kong Special Administrative
Region.
Exchange rate
1983 10 17
As from 17 October 1983, the Hong Kong dollar has

been linked to the US dollar through an arrangement in
the note issuing mechanism permitting note issuing
banks to issue Hong Kong dollar notes at a fixed rate
of HK$7.8=US$1.0. Since then, the exchange rate of
Hong Kong dollar against the US dollar in the foreign
exchange market has moved only within a narrow
range. Statistics on exchange rates are presented in
Section 9.
7.8 1.0
Rounding of figures
There may be a slight discrepancy between the sum of

individual items and the total as shown in the tables
due to rounding.
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Population
Population
2015
Mid-2015
7 298 600#
2014
Compared with mid-2014
+0.8%#
Table : 1.1
Vital events
Births, deaths and marriages
Births
Deaths
Marriages
5 183
3 484#
6 075#
2014 11
Compared with November 2014
Births
Deaths
Marriages
-5.7%
+9.6%#
-12.1%#
Labour
Unemployment and
underemployment rates
2015 11
November 2015
Table : 1.4
Employment
2015 9 11
September to November 2015
Seasonally adjusted
unemployment rate
3.3%#
Underemployment rate
1.3%#
Table : 2.1
Employment
Employment
Persons engaged in
import/export, wholesale and
retail trades
Persons engaged in
accommodation and
food services
Persons engaged in financing and

insurance, real estate, and
professional and business services
2015 9
September 2015
814 305
2014 9
Compared with September 2014
-1.2%
2015 6
Compared with June 2015
+0.1%@
2015 9
September 2015
282 304
2014 9
-0.2%
2015 6
+0.3%@
2015 9
September 2015
712 537
2014 9
+2.6%
2015 6
+0.1%@
Tables : 2.5, 2.8
Tables : 2.5, 2.8
Employment
Persons engaged in
social and personal services
2015 9
September 2015
497 397
2014 9
+3.1%
2015 6
+0.8%@
Tables : 2.5, 2.8
Tables : 2.5, 2.8
Wages
Nominal Wage Index

2015 9
September 2015
2014 9
+4.4%
Table : 2.11
External
merchandise trade
Imports ($ million)
2015 11
November 2015
348,397
2014 11
-8.1%
2015 11 3
3
Change of the 3-month period ending
November 2015
over the preceding 3-month period
-2.1%@
Tables : 3.1, 3.12
Note : Compiled based on the seasonally adjusted figures.

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External
merchandise trade
External
merchandise trade
External
merchandise trade
Total exports ($ million)
Re-exports ($ million)
Domestic exports ($ million)
2015 11
November 2015
315,304
2015 11
November 2015
311,617
2015 11
November 2015
3,687
2014 11
-3.5%
2014 11
-3.2%
2014 11
-21.6%
2015 11 3
3
November 2015
-1.2%@
2015 11 3
3
November 2015
-1.1%@
2015 11 3
3
November 2015
-6.2%@
Tables : 3.1, 3.12
Tables : 3.1, 3.12
Gross
Domestic Product
Tables : 3.1, 3.12
Gross
Domestic Product
Per capita
Gross Domestic Product
at current market prices
Rate of change in
in real terms
2014
Year 2014
2014 3
Compared with third quarter 2014
$311,479@
+2.3%@
2013
Compared with 2013
2015 2
Compared with second quarter 2015
Balance
of Payments
Overall Balance
of Payments
($ million)
2015 3
Third quarter 2015
+4.7%@
2015 3
Third quarter 2015
71,520@
(in surplus)
+0.9%@
Table : 4.1
Table : 4.3
Balance
of Payments
Current account balance

($ million)
2015 3
Third quarter 2015
Table : 4.9
Balance
of Payments
Financial non-reserve
assets
($ million)
48,444@
(in surplus)
2015 3
Third quarter 2015
2014 3
51,829@
Table : 4.9
2009/10
2009/10-based
Composite Consumer Price Index
2014
Compared with same period in 2014
2015 11
November 2015
2015 1 11
January to November 2015
+2.4%
+3.1%
3
Average monthly rate of change during
the latest 3 months
Tables : 5.5, 5.6

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Prices
2015 9 11
+1.6%@
+13,480@
Table : 4.9
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Prices
2009/10
2009/10-based
Consumer Price Index (A)
-
Index of industrial
production - manufacturing
2015 3
Third quarter 2015
2014
2015 11
November 2015
2015 1 11
Industrial production
Construction
Construction output,
in nominal terms ($ million)
2015 3
Third quarter 2015
54,258#
+2.6%
+4.1%
3
Average monthly rate of change during
the latest 3 months
2015 9 11
+3.2%@
Tables : 5.5, 5.6
2014 3
-1.9%#
2015 2
-3.5%#
Tables : 6.1, 6.2
Retail
Retail
Retail sales index
2014
2014
Value
-7.8%#
2015 11
November 2015
2015 1 11
-3.1%#
2015 11 3
3
November 2015
+1.3%#
Table : 6.5
Volume
-6.0%#
2015 11
November 2015
2015 1 11
+0.4%#
2015 11 3
3
November 2015
+2.6%#
Table : 6.5
Housing and
property
2014 3
+13.8%#
2015 2
+1.2%#
Table : 6.4
Retail sales index
Services
Selected Business
Receipts Indices
2015 3
Third quarter 2015
2014 3
Banking
()
Financing
+5.3%#
(except banking)
Insurance
+0.3%#
+8.3%#
Information and +11.0%#

communications
Table : 6.7
Housing and
property
Housing and
property
All residential flats
Property price indices
Rental indices
2015 3
Third quarter 2015
2015 11
November 2015
2015 11
November 2015
2014 11
2014 11
Newly completed
3 429
2015 2
-3 486
Table : 8.6
Private domestic
+7.0%#
Private domestic
+5.1%#
Private offices
+6.2%#
Private offices
+5.6%#
Tables : 8.10, 8.11
Tables : 8.12, 8.13

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Housing and
property
Registration of Agreements for

Sale and Purchase of building
units and land
($ million)
Assets
Money
Foreign currency reserve assets

(US$ million)
M3
Money Supply M3 ($ million)
2015 10
October 2015
2015 10
October 2015
2015 12
December 2015
11,466,795@
357,058
37,488
2014 12
Compared with December 2014
2015 9
2014 10
Compared with October 2014
+11,268
+3.8%@
-32.0%
Table : 8.14
Table : 9.1
Exchange rate
Effective Exchange Rate Index

for HK dollar (Trade(import
and export) - weighted)
2015 12
December 2015
+0.9%
Table : 9.14
Securities
2015 12
21 914
December 2015
2015 11
-82
2015 10
+30 452
Table : 10.1
Tourism
Visitor arrivals
2015 11
November 2015
Port container throughput

(thousand TEUs)
Telecommunications
Public mobile
subscribers
(excluding pre-paid SIM cards)
2015 10
October 2015
4 748 715
7 956 171
2015 10
2015 9
1 634
September 2015
2014 9
-8.9%
2015 9
-324 779
Table : 10.11
+15 694
Table : 10.15
Note : TEU refers to a 20-foot equivalent unit.
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601 309
2015 12
1,345,656
December 2015
2015 11
-221,590
2015 11
407#
November 2015
2014 11
-3.1%#
Tables : 10.2, 10.3
2015 11
November 2015
Main Board turnover

($ million)
Air cargo throughput

(thousand tonnes)
Transport
Inward and outward

movements of
goods vehicles
(31.7.1964 = 100)
Table : 9.16, 9.17
Transport
Hang Seng Index
104.3
2015 11
Table : 9.3
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List of Statistical Tables
1.
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
Population
Mid-year and year-end population

Birth rate, death rate, fertility rate and expectation of life at birth
Population by sex and age group
Registered births, deaths and marriages
2.
Labour
Labour force
Labour force, unemployment and underemployment

Unemployed persons with a previous job by previous industry
Unemployed persons with a previous job by previous occupation
Number of civil servants and civil service vacancies

Number of establishments, persons engaged and vacancies
(other than those in the civil service) by industry section
(other than those in the civil service) by industry
section/industry division
Number of establishments and persons engaged (other than those
in the civil service) by industry section and size of
establishment
Percentage change over 3-month period of the seasonally
adjusted and seasonally unadjusted statistics of persons
engaged (other than those in the civil service) in selected
industry sections
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.6
2.7
2.8
Page
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4
4
5
6
7
17
18
19
20
21
25
31
35
Nominal and Real Indices of Payroll per Person Engaged by

industry section
Quarter-to-quarter rates of change in the seasonally adjusted and
seasonally unadjusted series of Nominal and Real Indices of
Payroll per Person Engaged by industry section
Wage Indices by industry section and broad occupational group
Average daily wages of workers engaged in Public Sector
Construction Projects as reported by main contractors
Salary indices for middle-level managerial and professional
employees by selected industry section

Occupational injuries analysed by type of accident (January to
June 2015)
Industrial accidents analysed by type of accident and industry
(January to June 2015)
Stoppages of work by industry
45
2.16
2015 1
6
2015
1 6
3.
External Trade
51
Merchandise trade
External merchandise trade statistics

Imports of goods by main supplier
Domestic exports of goods by main destination
Re-exports of goods by main origin
Re-exports of goods by main destination
Imports by commodity section
Domestic exports by commodity section
2.9
2.10
2.11
2.12
2.13
2.14
2.15
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5
3.6
3.7
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46
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58
58
59
59
60
61
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List of Statistical Tables (contd)
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Merchandise trade (contd)
Re-exports by commodity section

Imports and re-exports by end-use category
Retained imports by end-use category
Domestic exports by principal commodity
Movement of external merchandise trade values
Merchandise trade index numbers
Seasonally adjusted merchandise trade index numbers
Trade involving outward processing in the mainland of China
Trade in services
3.16
Exports and imports of services by service component
70
4.
71
National Income

2013
2013
Gross Domestic Product by expenditure component at

current market prices
Gross Domestic Product by expenditure component in
chained (2013) dollars
Percentage change in real terms of quarterly Gross Domestic
Product and selected expenditure components
Gross Domestic Product by economic activity at current
prices
Chain volume measures of Gross Domestic Product by
economic activity in chained (2013) dollars
Chain volume measures of Gross Domestic Product by
economic activity year-on-year percentage changes in real
terms
Gross National Income and external primary income flows by
income component and type of transactor at current
market prices
External primary income flows by selected major
source/destination country/territory
3.8
3.9
3.10
3.11
3.12
3.13
3.14
3.15
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.6
4.7
4.8
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
91
Balance of Payments
4.9
4.10
4.11
4.12
4.13
Balance of Payments
Balance of Payments : current account
Balance of Payments : capital and financial account
Hong Kongs International Investment Position (as at end of
period)
External Debt (as at end of period)
101
5.
Prices
103
Consumer prices
2009/10
2009/10
2009/10
2009/10
2009/10-based Composite Consumer Price Index

2009/10-based Consumer Price Index (A)
2009/10-based Consumer Price Index (B)
2009/10-based Consumer Price Index (C)
Year-on-year rates of change in the Consumer Price Indices
Average monthly rates of change during the latest 3 months in
the seasonally adjusted Consumer Price Indices
Average wholesale prices of selected food items
Average retail prices of selected food items
5.1
5.2
5.3
5.4
5.5
5.6
5.7
5.8
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97
99
107
108
109
110
111
111
112
113
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Producer prices
5.9
5.10
Producer price index for industrial sector

Producer price indices of selected service industries
114
115
6.
6.1
6.2
Index of industrial production

Rate of change in the seasonally adjusted index of industrial
production for manufacturing industries
Quarry production
Gross value of construction works, in nominal terms, performed
by building and civil engineering establishments
Retail sales
Restaurant receipts
Business Receipts Indices
Local companies and companies incorporated outside Hong
Kong : number registered, wound-up and dissolved
117
124
125
7.
7.1
7.2
7.3
7.4
Energy
Quantity of retained imports of oil products

Quantity of retained imports of major coal products
Electricity consumption
Gas consumption
8.
8.1
8.2
8.3
Stock of permanent living quarters by District Council district

Stock of public rental housing flats by District Council district
Authorised population of public rental housing flats by District
Council district
Newly completed private buildings by type of building
Private buildings with consent to commence work by type of
building
Newly completed residential flats by District Council district
and type of housing
Residential flats with consent to commence work by District
Council district and type of housing
Public rental and subsidised sale flats newly completed by floor
area
Private residential flats newly completed or with consent to
commence work by floor area
Average prices and price indices of private domestic premises
Average prices and price indices by type of private non-domestic
premises
Average rents and rental indices of fresh lettings of private
domestic premises
Average rents and rental indices of fresh and renewal lettings by
type of private non-domestic premises
Number and considerations of documents received for
registration in the Land Registry
Disposals of government land
6.3
6.4
6.5
6.6
6.7
6.8
8.4
8.5
8.6
8.7
8.8
8.9
8.10
8.11
8.12
8.13
8.14
8.15
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137
138
138
139
146
147
149
151
152
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156
158
159
160
162
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166
168
170
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9.
9.1
9.2
9.3
9.4
9.5
9.6
9.7
9.8
9.9
9.10
9.11
9.12
9.13
9.14
9.15
2015 12
9.16
9.17
2015 12
2015 12
2015 12

Government revenue and expenditure under the General
Revenue Account
Currency in circulation and money supply
Customer deposits by type
Money supply and customer deposits adjusted for foreign
currency swap deposits
Balance sheet
Loans and advances by type
Loans and advances for use in Hong Kong by economic sector
Liabilities due to other authorized institutions
Foreign currency positions
External liabilities and claims
Hong Kong Dollar interest rates
Hong Kong Dollar Interest Settlement Rates and clearing house
transactions
Exchange rates and the Effective Exchange Rate Indices
Exchange rates and the Effective Exchange Rate Indices in
December 2015
Selected indexes compiled by the Hang Seng Indexes Company
Limited
S&P/HKEx LargeCap Index, S&P/HKEx GEM Index, turnover
and market capitalisation
Daily closing prices of the Hang Seng Index constituent stocks
in December 2015
Hang Seng Index Futures and Options in December 2015
Number of listed companies, market capitalisation, yield and
price earning ratio of stocks listed on HKEx
Gold and silver trading prices
Gold and silver trading prices in December 2015
Number of insurers, insurance brokers and insurance agents
Business of Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes
Inward and outward movements of aircraft, vessels, motor

vehicles and trains
Inward and outward movements of cargo
Port container throughput by main cargo handling location
Average daily public transport passenger journeys by public
transport operator
Motor vehicles licensed and newly registered
Vehicular flow through tunnels, Lantau Link and vehicular ferry
services
Traffic accidents and casualties
Passenger arrivals by control point
Passenger departures by control point
Hong Kong resident departures by control point
Visitor arrivals by country/territory of residence
Destination consumption expenditure of overnight and same-day
in-town visitors by country/territory of residence
9.18
9.19
9.20
9.21
9.22
9.23
9.24
10.
10.1
10.2
10.3
10.4
10.5
10.6
10.7
10.8
10.9
10.10
10.11
10.12
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10.13
10.14
10.15
10.16
10.17
11.
11.1
11.2
11.3
11.4
11.5
11.6
11.7
11.8
11.9
11.10
11.11
11.12
11.13
Transport, Communications and Tourism (contd)

Per capita spending and length of stay of visitors by
country/territory of residence
Hotel and guesthouse statistics of Hong Kong by category
Telecommunications services
Internet services
Postal services
241
Inpatient and outpatient services

Notified infectious diseases
Comprehensive Social Security Assistance Scheme
Social Security Allowance Scheme
Active cases of Integrated Family Service Centres
Services for the elderly
Statistics of crimes
Usage rates of major cultural venues by location
Usage rates of recreation facilities by type
Municipal services licences and permits in force by type
Meteorological observations
Fire services
Water supplies
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255
257
258
259
260
261
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List of Charts
1.
1.1
1.2
Population
Population pyramids
Expectation of life at birth
2.
2.1
2.2
Labour
Unemployment rate and underemployment rate

Movements of the Nominal and Real Wage Indices
3.
3.1
3.2
External Trade
3
3
External merchandise trade values

Change of the latest 3-month period over the preceding 3-month
period of seasonally adjusted series of external merchandise
trade values
4.
4.1
4.2
Percentage change in Gross Domestic Product in real terms

Balance of Payments
5.
5.1
5.2
Prices
Movements of the Composite Consumer Price Index

Movements of producer price index for manufacturing industries
6.
6.1
6.2
6.3
6.4
Movements of index of industrial production for manufacturing

industries
Value index of total retail sales
Volume index of total retail sales
Business Receipts Indices of selected service industries
7.
7.1
Energy
Electricity consumption and gas consumption
8.
8.1
8.2
Price and rental indices of private domestic units

Price and rental indices of private offices
9.
9.1
9.2
9.3
Movements of the Hong Kong Dollar money supply

Hang Seng Index and Main Board market turnover
10.
10.1
10.2
10.3
Air cargo throughput

Port container throughput
Visitor arrivals
11.
11.1

number of cases; amount of payment
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Population
Concepts and methods
2000 8
Since August 2000, the resident population

approach has been adopted in place of the extended
de facto approach for compiling the Hong Kong
population figures.
Revised population figures
backdated to 1996 have also been compiled. The
population estimate compiled under the resident
population approach is referred to as the Hong
Kong Resident Population. The Hong Kong
Resident Population comprises Usual Residents
and Mobile Residents.
1996
(1)
6 3
6
3
(2)
Usual Residents refer to two categories of people :

(1) Hong Kong Permanent Residents who have
stayed in Hong Kong for at least 3 months during the
6 months before or for at least 3 months during the
6 months after the reference time-point, regardless of
whether they are in Hong Kong or not at the
reference time-point; and (2) Hong Kong Nonpermanent Residents who are in Hong Kong at the
reference time-point.
6 1 3
6
1 3
As for Mobile Residents, they are Hong Kong

Permanent Residents who have stayed in Hong Kong
for at least 1 month but less than 3 months during the
6 months before or for at least 1 month but less than
3 months during the 6 months after the reference
time-point, regardless of whether they are in Hong
Kong or not at the reference time-point.
Under the resident population approach, visitors are

not included in the Hong Kong population.
2002 2
(www.censtatd.gov.hk/
hkstat/sub/sp150_tc.jsp?productCode=FA100123)
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For details of the method of compiling population

estimates of Hong Kong, please see the feature
article entitled Compiling Population Estimates of
Hong Kong published in the February 2002 issue
of this Digest. The article is also available on the
website of the Census and Statistics Department
(www.censtatd.gov.hk/hkstat/sub/sp150.j sp?
productCode=FA100123).

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15 49
1.4
Birth rate, death rate and rate of natural increase are

calculated by relating the known births, the known
deaths and their difference in a year to their
corresponding mid-year population. Infant mortality
rate refers to the number of deaths of age under 1 in a
given year per 1 000 live births in that year.
Expectation of life at birth is the number of years of
life that a person born in a given year is expected to
live if he/she was subjected to the prevalent mortality
conditions as reflected by the set of age-sex specific
mortality rates for that year.
Total fertility rate refers to the average number of
children that would be born alive to 1 000 women
during their lifetime if they were to pass through their
childbearing ages 15 to 49 experiencing the age
specific fertility rates prevailing in a given year.
Birth and death statistics in Table 1.4 refer to births
and deaths registered in the period covered. They
may not necessarily be equal to the number of such
events which occurred in the period.
Further references
19812011
Demographic Trends in Hong Kong 19812011
20092064
Hong Kong Life Tables 20092064
20152064
Hong Kong Population Projections 20152064
Population
Reports
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Census
and
Population
By-census


1.1
Chart 1.1
Population pyramids
2005
Mid-2005
Age group
85+
85+
85+
80 - 84
75 - 79
70 - 74
65 - 69
60 - 64
55 - 59
50 - 54
45 - 49
40 - 44
35 - 39
30 - 34
25 - 29
20 - 24
15 - 19
10 - 14
5- 9
0- 4
Male
400
300
200
85+
85+
85+
80 - 84
75 - 79
70 - 74
65 - 69
60 - 64
55 - 59
50 - 54
45 - 49
40 - 44
35 - 39
30 - 34
25 - 29
20 - 24
15 - 19
10 - 14
5- 9
0- 4
Female
100
2015#
Mid-2015#
Age group
100
200
300
400
Female
Male
400
300
200
100
Thousands
1.2
Chart 1.2
100
200
300
400
Thousands
Expectation of life at birth
Years
90
88
Female
86
84
82
Male
80
78
76
74
0
72
2004
2005
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2006
2007
2008
2009
Year
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014

1.1
Mid-year and year-end population
Year
Male
Female
Total
2010
End
3 300 700
3 751 400
7 052 100
2011
Mid
End
3 303 000
3 314 700
3 768 600
3 797 700
7 071 600
7 112 400
2012
Mid
End
3 327 300
3 332 700
3 827 300
3 845 200
7 154 600
7 177 900
2013
Mid
End
3 330 700
3 341 500
3 856 800
3 880 300
7 187 500
7 221 800
2014
3 345 100
3 353 200
3 896 600
3 913 300
7 241 700
7 266 500
2015
Mid
End
Mid#
3 364 000
3 934 600
7 298 600
Note :
Source : Demographic Statistics Section,

1.2
Birth rate, death rate, fertility rate and expectation of life at birth
(%)(1)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(3)
(4)
()
Figures are rounded to the nearest hundred.
Population growth rate (%)(1)

Crude birth rate(2)
Crude death rate(2)
Rate of natural increase(2)
Infant mortality rate(3)
Total fertility rate(4)
Expectation of life at birth (years)
Male
Female
(1)
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
0.7
12.6
6.0
6.6
1.7
1 127
0.7
13.5
6.0
7.5
1.3
1 204
1.2
12.8
6.1
6.7
1.5
1 285
0.5
7.9
6.0
1.9
1.8
1 124
0.8
8.6
6.2
2.4
1.7
1 234
80.1
86.0
80.3
86.7
80.7
86.4
81.1
86.7
81.2
86.9
Notes :
(1) Refer to the year-on-year growth rate of the mid-year population.
(2)
(2) Per 1 000 population.
(3)
(3) Per 1 000 live births.
(4)
(4) Refer to the average number of babies born alive to 1 000 women
(excluding foreign domestic helpers) during their lifetime.
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1.3
Population by sex and age group

2014
End-2014
Sex
Male
Female
Overall
2015#
Mid-2015#
Age group
Numbers
Percentage
(%)
Numbers
Percentage
(%)
0- 4
5- 9
10 - 14
15 - 19
20 - 24
25 - 29
30 - 34
35 - 39
40 - 44
45 - 49
50 - 54
55 - 59
60 - 64
65 - 69
70 - 74
75 - 79
80 - 84
85+
Sub-total
140 800
139 400
138 600
191 300
223 000
224 600
232 800
225 300
239 500
250 700
308 200
295 500
230 500
172 800
110 900
101 200
75 200
52 900
3 353 200
1.9
1.9
1.9
2.6
3.1
3.1
3.2
3.1
3.3
3.5
4.2
4.1
3.2
2.4
1.5
1.4
1.0
0.7
46.1
145 600
143 400
135 000
182 500
213 700
225 900
235 000
226 700
240 500
247 300
305 300
302 100
235 900
180 500
110 900
102 000
74 700
57 000
3 364 000
2.0
2.0
1.9
2.5
2.9
3.1
3.2
3.1
3.3
3.4
4.2
4.1
3.2
2.5
1.5
1.4
1.0
0.8
46.1
Sub-total
131 200
129 200
131 800
180 400
226 300
288 600
347 000
333 500
341 100
326 900
352 100
303 500
236 500
174 400
103 000
109 000
93 000
105 800
3 913 300
1.8
1.8
1.8
2.5
3.1
4.0
4.8
4.6
4.7
4.5
4.8
4.2
3.3
2.4
1.4
1.5
1.3
1.5
53.9
135 400
132 900
128 800
172 100
218 600
287 500
349 100
338 200
341 600
327 200
353 200
311 000
240 800
182 800
103 500
108 500
93 100
110 300
3 934 600
1.9
1.8
1.8
2.4
3.0
3.9
4.8
4.6
4.7
4.5
4.8
4.3
3.3
2.5
1.4
1.5
1.3
1.5
53.9
Total
272 000
268 600
270 400
371 700
449 300
513 200
579 800
558 800
580 600
577 600
660 300
599 000
467 000
347 200
213 900
210 200
168 200
158 700
7 266 500
3.7
3.7
3.7
5.1
6.2
7.1
8.0
7.7
8.0
7.9
9.1
8.2
6.4
4.8
2.9
2.9
2.3
2.2
100.0
281 000
276 300
263 800
354 600
432 300
513 400
584 100
564 900
582 100
574 500
658 500
613 100
476 700
363 300
214 400
210 500
167 800
167 300
7 298 600
3.9
3.8
3.6
4.9
5.9
7.0
8.0
7.7
8.0
7.9
9.0
8.4
6.5
5.0
2.9
2.9
2.3
2.3
100.0
0- 4
5- 9
10 - 14
15 - 19
20 - 24
25 - 29
30 - 34
35 - 39
40 - 44
45 - 49
50 - 54
55 - 59
60 - 64
65 - 69
70 - 74
75 - 79
80 - 84
85+
0- 4
5- 9
10 - 14
15 - 19
20 - 24
25 - 29
30 - 34
35 - 39
40 - 44
45 - 49
50 - 54
55 - 59
60 - 64
65 - 69
70 - 74
75 - 79
80 - 84
85+
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Numbers are rounded to the nearest hundred.


1.4
Registered births, deaths and marriages
Births
Year
Month
2012
(1)
Deaths(1)
(1)
Marriages(1)
Male
Female
Total
Male
Female
(2)
Total(2)
48 640
42 703
91 343
24 346
19 321
43 672
60 459
2013
30 078
27 545
57 623
24 149
19 244
43 399
55 274
2014
31 817
29 473
61 290
25 378
20 328
45 710
56 454
2014
9
10
11
12
2 733
2 896
2 888
3 031
2 462
2 737
2 609
2 782
5 195
5 633
5 497
5 813
1 882
1 988
1 846
2 163
1 486
1 571
1 333
1 750
3 368
3 559
3 179
3 913
5 456
4 906
6 910
6 735
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
3 058
2 474
2 900
2 495
2 404
2 631
2 900
2 333
2 631
2 183
2 187
2 364
5 958
4 807
5 531
4 678
4 591
4 995
2 699
2 248
2 364
2 233
2 065
2 112
2 149
1 833
1 968
1 775
1 688
1 756
4 848
4 081
4 332
4 010
3 753
3 868
5 548
3 271
4 466
2 857
4 339
3 702
7
8
9
10
11
2 478
2 465
2 558
2 763
2 692
2 318
2 238
2 307
2 509
2 491
4 796
4 703
4 865
5 272
5 183
2 144
1 853
1 825
2 047
1 983
1 802
1 503
1 514
1 657
1 500
3 946
3 357
3 339
3 704
3 484
3 055
2 833
4 081
5 068
6 075
(1) 2015
Notes :
(2)
(2) Include a small number of deaths of unknown sex.

Source : Immigration Department
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(1) Figures for 2015 are provisional and are revised from time to time.

Labour
Labour
force,
unemployment
underemployment
Statistics on labour force, unemployment and

underemployment are compiled based on data
obtained from the General Household Survey (GHS).
15
15
and
Labour force refers to the land-based noninstitutional population aged 15 and over who satisfy
the criteria for being classified as employed persons
or unemployed persons. Labour force participation
rate refers to the proportion of labour force in the
total land-based non-institutional population aged 15
and over.
Employed persons refer to those persons aged 15 and

over who have been engaged in performing work for
pay or profit during the 7 days before enumeration or
have had formal job attachment. Unpaid family
workers and employed persons who were on
leave/holiday during the 7 days before enumeration
are also included.
15
Unemployed persons refer to those persons aged 15

and over who fulfil the following conditions :
(1) 7
(1) have not had a job and have not performed any
work for pay or profit during the 7 days before
enumeration; and
(2) 7
(2) have been available for work during the 7 days

before enumeration; and
(3) 30
(3) have sought work during the 30 days before

enumeration.
15
(1) (2) 30
However, if a person aged 15 or over fulfils the

conditions (1) and (2) above but has not sought work
during the 30 days before enumeration because
he/she believes that work is not available, he/she is
still classified as unemployed, being regarded as a socalled discouraged worker.
7
15
Notwithstanding the above, the following types of

persons are also classified as unemployed :
(1)
(1) Persons without a job, have sought work but have

not been available for work because of temporary
sickness; and
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(2)
(2) Persons without a job, have been available for

work but have not sought work because they :
(i)
(i) have made arrangements to take up a new job

or to start business on a subsequent date; or
(ii)
(ii) were expecting to return to their original

jobs.
2006 11 2007 1
X-12
(X-12 ARIMA)
7
35 30
7
7 35
Unemployment rate refers to the proportion of

unemployed persons in the labour force. Seasonally
adjusted unemployment rates are compiled for
making comparison over time. The seasonally
adjusted unemployment rates since November 2006
to January 2007 have been compiled using the X-12
ARIMA method.
Underemployed persons refer to those employed
persons who have involuntarily worked less than
35 hours during the 7 days before enumeration and
have sought additional work during the 30 days
before enumeration, or have not sought additional
work but have been available for additional work
during the 7 days before enumeration. Following
this definition, employed persons taking no-pay
leave due to slack work during the 7 days before
enumeration are also classified as underemployed if
they worked less than 35 hours or were on leave
even for the whole period during the 7-day period.
Underemployment rate refers to the proportion of
underemployed persons in the labour force.
The labour force statistics are subject to routine

revision in August of the following year arising
from :
(1)
(1) routine revision to population estimates under

the resident population approach, all
population estimates in a given year can only be
finalised in August of the following year; and
(2) X-12

3
(2) routine revision to seasonal factors compiled

using the X-12 ARIMA method the series
of seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in
respect of all moving 3-month periods in a given
calendar year is subject to routine revision later,
when the finalised labour force statistics for all
moving 3-month periods in that year are
available to enable re-estimation of the final
seasonal factors.
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Annual figures in Table 2.1 to Table 2.3 and

Chart 2.1 are compiled based on data collected in
GHS from January to December of the year
concerned as well as the mid-year population
estimates by District Council district compiled
jointly by the Census and Statistics Department
(C&SD) and an inter-departmental Working Group
on Population Distribution Projections.
Hong
Kong
Classification
1990
Since 1990, the Hong Kong Standard Industrial

Classification (HSIC) has been adopted for
classifying the economic activities of establishments
in Hong Kong by C&SD. The HSIC is devised
using the International Standard Industrial
Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) as a
framework with local adaptation to reflect the
structure of the Hong Kong economy. It is a
statistical classification framework for classifying
economic units into industry classes based on their
major economic activities. This framework not only
provides a basic stratification for sample selection of
economic units in various surveys, but also serves as
a standard industrial classification in Hong Kong for
compilation, analysis and dissemination of statistics
by economic activities.
2008
2.0
4
ISIC Revision 4 2008 10

2001
1.1 2009
2.0
2008 11
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Standard
Industrial
The HSIC has been reviewed from time to time to

reflect significant changes in the structure of the
Hong Kong economy and the emergence of new
economic activities. In order to bring HSIC more
up-to-date on local economic activities as well as to
foster international comparability of official
statistics, a full-scale revision exercise was
completed in 2008. The revised HSIC, i.e. HSIC
Version 2.0, is modelled on ISIC Revision 4 and was
released in October 2008 to replace HSIC
Version 1.1 launched in 2001. HSIC Version 2.0 has
been used in different surveys by C&SD starting
from 2009. Users may refer to the feature article
entitled Revision of the Hong Kong Standard
Industrial Classification published in the November
2008 issue of this Digest for more details on the
revision of HSIC (www.censtatd.gov.hk/hkstat/sub/
sc70.jsp?productCode=FA000008).

Statistics on the number of establishments, persons

engaged and vacancies serve as indicators of shortterm changes in the local labour market. It should be
noted that figures in Table 2.4 to Table 2.8 are based
mainly on data obtained from the Quarterly Survey
of Employment and Vacancies (SEV) and the
Quarterly Employment Survey of Construction Sites
(Site Survey), which do not cover some industries
for operational difficulties. The SEV and the Site
Survey mainly do not cover the economic activities
in the following industry sections :
Industry
section Economic activities not covered
2.4 2.8
Agriculture, forestry and fishing (entire

industry section)
Construction (other than construction
sites)
Hawkers and retail pitches (other than
market stalls)
MN
O
PS
M&N
PS
Work
activities
within
domestic
households (entire industry section)
Activities of extraterritorial organisations

and bodies (entire industry section)
2.4 2.8
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Taxis, public light buses, and part of

goods vehicles and inland freight water
transport
Monetary authorities and self-employed
insurance agents with no business
registration
Renting and leasing of recreational and
sports goods
Public administration (entire industry
section)
Religious organisations, authors and other
independent artists, and some social and
personal services
Figures for the individual industry sections and the

total figures in Table 2.4 to Table 2.8 therefore relate
only to those selected industries covered in the
survey.
10

For the industry sections covered by the SEV, the

unit of enquiry is an establishment, which is defined
as an economic unit that engages, under a single
ownership or control, in one or predominantly one
kind of economic activity at a single physical
location, e.g. an individual factory, workshop, retail
shop or office. For the civil service, the unit of
enquiry is a government bureau/department. For the
Site Survey, the unit of enquiry is a construction site.
A construction site is defined as a demarcated
locality where one or more stages of construction
work are being carried on.
For establishments outside the civil service, persons
engaged include :
(1) 1
(1) individual proprietors, partners and persons

having family ties with any of the proprietors or
partners and working in the establishment
without regular pay, who are actively engaged in
the work of the establishment for at least 1 hour
on the survey reference date;
(2)
(2) full-time salaried personnel/employees directly

paid by the establishment and working directors
of limited companies, both permanent and
temporary, who are either at work (whether or
not in Hong Kong) or temporarily absent from
work (viz. those on sick leave, maternity leave,
annual vacation or casual leave, and on strike) on
the survey reference date; and
(3) 1
(3) part-time employees and employees on

night/irregular shifts working for at least 1 hour
on the survey reference date.
Civil servants refer to persons who are employed on

civil service terms of appointment as at the survey
reference date. Independent Commission Against
Corruption officers, locally engaged staff working in
the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices outside
Hong Kong, and other government employees like
Non-Civil Service Contract staff are excluded. A
minor revision has been made on the statistical
definition since the statistical month of June 1999,
whereby judges and judicial officers in the Judiciary
are excluded from the coverage of civil servants.
1999 6
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Manual workers at construction sites refer to skilled,

semi-skilled and general workers working at those
sites on the survey reference date. Manual workers
are either directly employed by the main contractors,
or being called upon by sub-contractors or gangers to
work in the construction sites.
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1999 6
Vacancies refer to unfilled job openings which are

immediately available, and for which active
recruitment steps are being taken on the survey
reference date. However, vacancies at construction
sites include only those vacancies of manual
workers.
For closer conformity with the above concept of
vacancies, the definition of civil service vacancies
has been revised starting from the statistical month
of June 1999, such that civil service vacancies
having arisen from posts pending deletion and posts
held by temporary staff or reserved for other staff are
excluded.
Since then, the definition of civil service vacancies
has been further revised in accordance with the
different civil service policies implemented in
different periods :
(1)
2007 4 1
2007 6
(i)
(ii)
(1) Following the lifting of the general civil service

open recruitment freeze for grades that are not
subject to voluntary retirement (VR) with effect
from 1 April 2007, civil service vacancies as
from the statistical month of June 2007 refer to
(i) the vacancies for non-VR grades, i.e.
vacancies net of posts pending deletion and posts
held by temporary staff or reserved for other
staff; and (ii) the vacancies for VR grades for
which exemptions from the open recruitment
freeze have been granted.
(2)
2008 3 21
2008 3
(2) Following the lifting of the open recruitment

freeze imposed for VR grades with effect from
21 March 2008, civil service vacancies as from
the statistical month of March 2008 refer to the
vacancies net of posts pending deletion and posts
held by temporary staff or reserved for other
staff.
1.1
2.0
Starting from March 2009 round of the SEV, the

survey coverage has been expanded to include more
economic activities in some of the industries due to
the change in industrial classification from HSIC
Version 1.1 to HSIC Version 2.0. The industries
concerned are in industry section H Transportation,
storage, postal and courier services, industry
section N Administrative and support services and
industry sections P S Social and personal
services of HSIC Version 2.0. The economic
activities newly covered are included in the
industries H 502101 Licensed and franchised ferry
services, H 522202 Mid-stream operation,
H 522903 Land cargo forwarding services,
N 813000 Landscape care and greenery services as
well as some miscellaneous industries in Arts,
entertainment and recreation and Other services
2009 3
2.0 H
N
P S
H 502101
H 522202
H 522903
N 813000
R 901000 S 960900
2009
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12

3
1 000 H
760 N 20 P S
220 5 000
H 3 750 N 300
P S 950
10 0.33% 0.20%
0.04%
in R 901000 S 960900. As a result of the change

in coverage, some 1 000 establishments (760 in
industry section H, 20 in industry section N and 220
in industry sections P S) with a total of around
5 000 persons engaged (3 750 in industry section H,
300 in industry section N and 950 in industry
sections P S) and 10 vacancies in the private sector
were additionally included, accounting for 0.33%,
0.20% and 0.04% of the respective totals of all the
industry sections surveyed in March 2009.
2009 6
K
Starting from June 2009 round of the SEV, statistics

of industry section K Financing and insurance
have been slightly amended due to the reclassification of activities of HSIC Version 2.0
(K 643000 Trustees and custodians being recoded
as K 661902). Relevant amendment has been made
accordingly to the series of statistics under HSIC
Version 2.0.
2.0
K 643000
K 661902
2.0
2006 3
55 000
32 000 2009 3
24 000
The sample size of the SEV has been reduced

from about 55 000 establishments to around
32 000 establishments in the March 2006 round of
the survey and then to around 24 000 establishments
in the March 2009 round. Correspondingly, changes
to the sample design have been made so that the
employment and vacancies statistics are continued to
be made available at detailed levels for the more
important industries.
Payroll and wage
Payroll includes elements covered by wage rate (see

definition below) as well as other irregular payments
to workers such as non-guaranteed or discretionary
cash bonuses and allowances (e.g. profit-sharing
bonuses and long service bonuses), overtime
payment and back-pay. Employers contribution in
respect of their employees paid to social security and
pension schemes, and benefits received by
employees under these schemes are excluded.
Profits earned by proprietors and business partners,
payments in kind (e.g. quarters provided by
company), severance payments, termination
payments and long service payments, pensions and
payment to outworkers are also excluded. The
Nominal Index of Payroll per Person Engaged can
generally be used to indicate changes in average
earnings (in money terms) of employees provided
that the employment structure remains relatively
stable over time. The Real Index of Payroll per
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Person Engaged is obtained by deflating the nominal

index by the Composite Consumer Price Index to
adjust for changes in consumer prices.
Wage rate is basically the price of labour. It refers

to the amount of money paid for normal working
hours and usually relates to a time unit such as an
hour, a day, a week or a month. It includes, apart
from basic wages and salaries, cost-of-living
allowance, meal allowance/benefit, commission and
tips, good attendance bonus, shift allowance,
guaranteed year-end bonus/payment, and other
guaranteed bonuses and allowances. However, pay
for overtime work is excluded. Nominal Wage
Index measures the pure changes in wage rates of
employees up to supervisory level (that is,
managerial and professional employees are not
included) by holding constant the structure of the
labour force with respect to industry, occupation and
sex between two successive rounds of the survey.
1 1 1
1
Real Wage Index, obtained by deflating the Nominal

Wage Index by the Consumer Price Index (A),
indicates changes in the purchasing power of the
amount of money earned as wages.
Salary rate is defined to include monthly basic salary
(including paid holidays and leave), cost-of-living
allowance, guaranteed year-end bonus/payment,
commission, and other regular and guaranteed
bonuses and allowances. Nominal Salary Index (A)
measures the overall changes in average salary rates
of middle-level managerial and professional
employees. Nominal Salary Index (B) reflects only
changes in salary rates of those middle-level
managerial and professional employees who have
been in the same occupation and in the same
company in 2 consecutive years. It only accounts for
changes in salary rates due to general increment,
meritorious increase and gain in seniority. Real
Salary Index (A) and Real Salary Index (B) are
obtained by deflating the respective nominal indices
by the Consumer Price Index (C) and measure
changes in the purchasing power of the amount of
salaries earned.
Occupational injuries (including industrial accidents)

are injury cases arising from work accidents,
resulting in death or incapacity for work of over
3 days, and reported under the Employees
Compensation Ordinance (Cap. 282).
282
3
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Industrial accidents refer to injuries and deaths

arising from industrial activities in industrial
undertakings as defined under the Factories and
Industrial Undertakings Ordinance (Cap. 59).
Statistics on work stoppages cover stoppages of
work arising from disputes connected with terms and
conditions of employment handled by the Labour
Department.
Further references
Average Daily Wages of Workers Engaged in Public

Sector Construction Projects as Reported by Main
Contractors
Quarterly Report of Employment and Vacancies

Statistics
Quarterly Report of Employment and Vacancies at

Construction Sites
Quarterly Report on General Household Survey
Quarterly Report of Wage and Payroll Statistics
Report of Salaries and Employee Benefits Statistics Managerial

and
Professional
Employees
(Excluding Top Management)
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2.1
Chart 2.1
Unemployment rate and underemployment rate
%
10
%
10
0
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
Year
Unemployment rate
2.2
Chart 2.2
0
9/13 11/13
1/14 - 5/14 - 9/14 - 1/15 - 5/15 3/14

7/14
11/14
3/15
7/15
(/) Period (month/year)
9/15 11/15#
Underemployment rate
()
Unemployment rate
(seasonally adjusted)
Movements of the Nominal and Real Wage Indices
%
12
%
12
10
10
-2
-2
-4
-4
-6
-6
-8
-8
-10
2006
2009
2012
2015
Year
Year-on-year rate of change

in Nominal Wage Index
3/14
9/14
3/15
/ Month/Year
9/15

in Real Wage Index
Note : Annual year-on-year rate of change refers to September
of the year.
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Labour force, unemployment and underemployment
2.1
Labour force participation rate

(%)
()
Labour force (thousands)
Period
Male
Female
Total
Male
Female
Overall
2012
1 972.1
1 813.1
3 785.2
68.7
53.6
60.5
2013
1 992.4
1 866.4
3 858.8
69.1
54.5
61.2
2014
1 988.1
1 888.3
3 876.4
68.8
54.6
61.1
- 9/2014
- 10/2014
- 11/2014
- 12/2014
- 1/2015
- 2/2015
2 002.0
2 002.0
1 999.1
1 996.1
1 997.2
1 996.4
1 901.9
1 895.3
1 897.4
1 908.3
1 925.1
1 932.9
3 903.9
3 897.3
3 896.5
3 904.4
3 922.2
3 929.3
69.2
69.2
69.1
68.9
69.0
68.7
54.9
54.7
54.7
55.0
55.3
55.4
61.4
61.3
61.3
61.3
61.5
61.5
3/2015
4/2015
5/2015
6/2015
7/2015
8/2015
1 998.8
1 997.2
1 992.7
2 002.5
2 006.6
2 016.3
1 929.6
1 922.6
1 915.1
1 919.0
1 925.3
1 929.6
3 928.4
3 919.8
3 907.7
3 921.5
3 931.9
3 946.0
69.0
68.9
68.7
69.0
69.2
69.5
55.3
55.2
55.0
55.0
55.2
55.1
61.5
61.4
61.2
61.4
61.5
61.6
7/2015 - 9/2015
8/2015 - 10/2015
9/2015 - 11/2015
2 009.3
2 005.6
2 003.2
1 922.8
1 916.6
1 916.5
3 932.1
3 922.2
3 919.7
69.2
69.1
68.9
54.9
54.7
54.7
61.4
61.2
61.1
7/2014
8/2014
9/2014
10/2014
11/2014
12/2014
1/2015
2/2015
3/2015
4/2015
5/2015
6/2015
()
Unemployed
(thousands)
Period
(1)
()
Unemployment rate(1)
(seasonally adjusted)
(%)
()
Underemployed
(thousands)
Underemployment
rate
(%)
2012
124.5
3.3
57.6
1.5
2013
130.8
3.4
58.2
1.5
2014
127.2
3.3
56.5
1.5
- 9/2014
- 10/2014
- 11/2014
- 12/2014
- 1/2015
- 2/2015
134.8
131.3
127.9
122.6
120.5
121.8
3.3
3.3
3.3
3.3
3.3
3.3
57.0
57.9
62.0
62.7
62.2
57.3
1.5
1.5
1.6
1.6
1.6
1.5
3/2015
4/2015
5/2015
6/2015
7/2015
8/2015
127.3
127.5
127.7
129.9
134.1
137.4
3.3
3.2
3.2
3.2
3.3
3.3
53.5
49.4
52.9
55.6
56.4
55.1
1.4
1.3
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.4
7/2015 - 9/2015
8/2015 - 10/2015
9/2015 - 11/2015
135.8
132.3
129.1
3.3
3.3
3.3
53.4
53.6
52.5
1.4
1.4
1.3
7/2014
8/2014
9/2014
10/2014
11/2014
12/2014
1/2015
2/2015
3/2015
4/2015
5/2015
6/2015
(1)
X-12 (X-12 ARIMA)
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(1) Unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted) refers to the

unemployment rate adjusted for seasonal variations using the X-12
ARIMA method. Seasonal adjustment is not applicable to annual
average unemployment rates.
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Unemployed persons with a previous job(1) by previous industry
2.2
Manufacturing
() Unemployment
Unemployed
rate
(thousands)
(%)
Period
Construction
() Unemployment
Unemployed
rate
(thousands)
(%)
Import/export trade
and wholesale
() Unemployment
Unemployed
rate
(thousands)
(%)
(2)
Retail, accommodation (2)

and food services
() Unemployment
Unemployed
rate
(thousands)
(%)
2012
5.5
4.0
14.8
4.9
16.2
2.8
26.7
4.3
2013
4.1
3.2
16.4
5.1
16.3
3.1
30.2
4.7
2014
4.3
3.2
16.2
5.0
14.6
2.8
29.2
4.4
- 9/2014
- 10/2014
- 11/2014
- 12/2014
- 1/2015
- 2/2015
4.5
4.5
5.1
4.0
4.6
4.1
3.2
3.2
3.9
3.1
3.6
3.4
12.9
13.9
14.7
15.1
13.8
13.0
3.9
4.2
4.4
4.7
4.2
4.0
13.6
13.2
12.0
13.2
14.7
13.8
2.7
2.7
2.4
2.6
2.9
2.8
31.0
29.8
29.9
27.3
29.6
30.2
4.6
4.5
4.5
4.2
4.4
4.5
3/2015
4/2015
5/2015
6/2015
7/2015
8/2015
3.7
3.5
3.7
4.2
4.8
5.0
3.1
3.0
3.0
3.4
3.8
4.0
16.1
17.5
17.8
14.0
12.3
11.3
4.9
5.4
5.4
4.2
3.6
3.3
14.0
15.0
15.1
14.5
12.1
11.8
2.8
3.0
3.1
3.0
2.5
2.4
33.2
31.5
30.9
30.6
30.4
31.7
4.9
4.7
4.6
4.6
4.6
4.8
7/2015 - 9/2015
8/2015 - 10/2015
9/2015 - 11/2015
4.8
4.7
4.4
3.9
3.8
3.6
11.8
12.4
12.6
3.5
3.7
3.7
12.8
12.2
12.9
2.6
2.5
2.6
29.2
29.9
29.0
4.5
4.6
4.5
7/2014
8/2014
9/2014
10/2014
11/2014
12/2014
1/2015
2/2015
3/2015
4/2015
5/2015
6/2015
Transportation, storage, postal

and courier services, information
and communications
() Unemployment
Unemployed
rate
(thousands)
(%)
Period
Financing, insurance,
real estate, professional
and business services
() Unemployment
Unemployed
rate
(thousands)
(%)
Public administration, social

and personal services
() Unemployment
Unemployed
rate
(thousands)
(%)
Others
() Unemployment
Unemployed
rate
(thousands)
(%)
2012
12.5
2.8
18.6
2.6
13.4
1.4
0.3
1.0
2013
12.4
2.7
18.2
2.5
15.2
1.5
0.4
1.9
2014
12.3
2.7
17.2
2.3
16.0
1.6
- 9/2014
- 10/2014
- 11/2014
- 12/2014
- 1/2015
- 2/2015
11.9
11.5
12.0
12.0
11.3
11.7
2.6
2.5
2.5
2.5
2.4
2.5
16.5
16.6
16.1
17.9
17.5
18.9
2.1
2.2
2.1
2.4
2.3
2.5
19.9
19.0
18.0
15.4
14.3
16.0
2.0
1.9
1.8
1.5
1.4
1.5
3/2015
4/2015
5/2015
6/2015
7/2015
8/2015
13.1
13.1
12.9
12.5
13.2
12.1
2.8
2.8
2.8
2.7
2.8
2.6
17.5
17.6
18.6
18.7
17.2
17.4
2.3
2.3
2.4
2.4
2.3
2.3
16.5
17.6
15.8
16.2
17.5
18.7
1.6
1.7
1.5
1.6
1.7
1.8
0.8
0.9
0.8
3.8
4.1
3.5
7/2015 - 9/2015
8/2015 - 10/2015
9/2015 - 11/2015
11.7
12.5
12.6
2.5
2.7
2.7
16.8
19.2
20.2
2.2
2.5
2.6
19.7
16.8
15.5
1.9
1.6
1.5
0.8
0.6
2.6
2.0
7/2014
8/2014
9/2014
10/2014
11/2014
12/2014
1/2015
2/2015
3/2015
4/2015
5/2015
6/2015
(1)
Notes :
(1) First-time job-seekers and re-entrants into the labour force who were
unemployed were not included as information on previous industry
of these persons is not available.
(2)
(2) Accommodation services sector covers hotels, guesthouses, boarding

houses and other establishments providing short term
accommodation.
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2.3
Managers and administrators
() Unemployment
Unemployed
rate
(thousands)
(%)
Period
Professionals
() Unemployment
Unemployed
rate
(%)
(thousands)
Associate professionals
Clerical support workers
() Unemployment
Unemployed
rate
(thousands)
(%)
() Unemployment
Unemployed
rate
(thousands)
(%)
2012
5.8
1.4
4.1
1.5
16.0
2.2
16.0
3.1
2013
6.0
1.6
4.2
1.5
16.7
2.2
16.5
3.1
5.0
1.3
4.0
1.4
15.5
2.0
16.0
3.0
7/2014
8/2014
9/2014
10/2014
11/2014
12/2014
9/2014
10/2014
11/2014
12/2014
1/2015
2/2015
4.9
5.3
4.1
5.2
5.1
5.0
1.2
1.4
1.0
1.3
1.3
1.3
4.8
4.9
5.9
5.2
5.6
5.1
1.7
1.7
2.0
1.7
1.8
1.6
15.1
16.3
16.7
17.1
15.8
15.7
2.0
2.1
2.2
2.2
2.1
2.1
17.7
15.0
14.3
13.5
15.1
13.8
3.3
2.8
2.7
2.6
2.9
2.6
1/2015
2/2015
3/2015
4/2015
5/2015
6/2015
3/2015
4/2015
5/2015
6/2015
7/2015
8/2015
4.6
4.8
4.9
4.5
4.3
6.4
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.1
1.0
1.5
4.6
3.7
2.7
3.5
4.8
5.3
1.5
1.2
0.9
1.2
1.6
1.8
15.5
14.7
15.1
15.2
14.1
13.2
2.0
1.9
2.0
2.0
1.9
1.7
14.7
16.4
18.4
19.8
17.7
19.3
2.8
3.1
3.5
3.7
3.2
3.4
7/2015 - 9/2015
8/2015 - 10/2015
9/2015 - 11/2015
7.4
7.1
5.9
1.7
1.7
1.4
5.5
4.7
5.1
1.9
1.6
1.7
13.5
15.3
17.9
1.8
2.1
2.4
18.5
19.3
18.0
3.3
3.5
3.3
2014
Service and
sales workers
Period
Craft and related workers
Plant and machine

operators and assemblers
Elementary occupations
Others
() Unemployment
() Unemployment
() Unemployment
() Unemployment
() Unemployment
Unemployed
rate Unemployed
rate Unemployed
rate Unemployed
rate Unemployed
rate
(thousands)
(%) (thousands)
(%) (thousands)
(%) (thousands)
(%) (thousands)
(%)
2012
25.5
4.0
12.5
4.8
3.9
2.1
24.0
3.2
2013
28.8
4.4
13.0
4.8
3.6
1.9
24.3
3.1
2014
28.3
4.3
12.5
4.7
3.2
1.8
25.5
3.3
7/2014
8/2014
9/2014
10/2014
11/2014
12/2014
9/2014
10/2014
11/2014
12/2014
1/2015
2/2015
31.0
30.1
28.7
25.8
27.6
31.1
4.8
4.7
4.4
3.9
4.1
4.6
10.2
12.4
13.2
12.6
11.0
9.9
3.9
4.6
4.9
4.8
4.1
3.7
2.6
2.8
2.8
2.5
2.0
2.3
1.4
1.5
1.5
1.4
1.1
1.3
24.0
21.8
22.5
23.5
23.7
25.0
3.0
2.8
2.9
3.0
3.0
3.1
1/2015
2/2015
3/2015
4/2015
5/2015
6/2015
3/2015
4/2015
5/2015
6/2015
7/2015
8/2015
33.1
32.4
30.8
31.1
30.9
30.4
4.9
4.8
4.6
4.7
4.8
4.7
11.4
12.3
13.1
10.5
9.0
8.0
4.3
4.7
4.9
4.0
3.4
3.1
3.5
3.9
4.4
3.9
4.6
4.1
1.9
2.1
2.4
2.2
2.6
2.3
26.9
28.3
26.3
22.8
22.3
21.5
3.3
3.5
3.3
2.9
2.8
2.7
7/2015 - 9/2015
8/2015 - 10/2015
9/2015 - 11/2015
27.6
27.4
26.6
4.3
4.2
4.1
7.9
8.0
8.0
3.0
3.1
3.1
4.7
4.9
5.1
2.6
2.7
2.7
22.1
21.3
20.7
2.8
2.7
2.6
(1)
Notes :
Statistics are not released due to large sampling error.

2016 1

(1) First-time job-seekers and re-entrants into the labour force who were
unemployed were not included as information on previous occupation
of these persons is not available.
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2.4
(1)
Number of civil servants(1) and civil service vacancies
()
As at end of
Year
Month
Male
No. of persons engaged
Female
No. of vacancies
Total
2012
102 713
56 943
159 656
6 551
2013
103 471
58 942
162 413
6 192
2014
103 653
59 759
163 412
7 606
2014
9
12
103 290
103 653
59 728
59 759
163 018
163 412
7 426
7 606
2015
3
6
9
103 861
103 604
103 553
59 784
60 183
60 491
163 645
163 787
164 044
7 824
8 031
8 535
(1) 11
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(1) For the definition of civil servants, please refer to the Concepts and
methods on page 11 for details.
Source : Employment Statistics and Central Register of Establishments Section,

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2.5

()
As at end of
Year
Month
No. of establishments
Male
Female
No. of vacancies
Total
B
Industry section B : Mining and quarrying
2012
65
73
***
2013
68
10
78
***
2014
68
12
80
***
2014
9
12
2
2
70
68
11
12
81
80
***
***
2015
3
6
9
2
2
2
66
66
66
12
10
9
78
76
75
***
***
***
C
Industry section C : Manufacturing
2012
11 716
64 981
40 327
105 308
2 773
2013
11 541
64 195
39 488
103 683
2 387
2014
11 056
62 801
38 679
101 480
2 503
2014
9
12
11 219
11 056
63 237
62 801
39 405
38 679
102 642
101 480
2 879
2 503
2015
3
6
9
10 947
10 874
10 801
60 988
61 337
61 579
39 312
38 264
38 022
100 300
99 601
99 601
2 989
2 725
2 695
D E
Industry sections D & E : Electricity and gas supply, and waste management
2012
371
8 238
2 037
10 275
***
2013
417
8 787
2 169
10 956
***
2014
422
8 757
2 282
11 039
***
2014
9
12
418
422
8 479
8 757
2 522
2 282
11 001
11 039
***
***
2015
3
6
9
405
405
400
8 584
8 402
8 676
2 290
2 393
2 285
10 874
10 795
10 961
***
***
***
F (1)
Industry section F : Construction sites (manual workers only)(1)
2012
1 158
64 441
6 137
70 578
801
2013
1 309
72 430
7 631
80 061
1 345
2014
1 261
77 641
8 702
86 343
846
2014
9
12
1 342
1 261
78 228
77 641
8 306
8 702
86 534
86 343
1 532
846
2015
3
6
9
1 244
1 310
1 368
82 814
83 661
84 537
9 064
9 147
9 208
91 878
92 808
93 745
882
935
710
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(contd) Number of establishments, persons engaged and vacancies

2.5 ()
()
As at end of
Year
Month
Male
Female
No. of vacancies
Total
G (2)
Industry section G : Import/export, wholesale and retail trades(2)
2012
180 019
394 897
419 977
814 874
15 261
2013
181 663
396 049
424 477
820 526
16 851
2014
183 840
398 118
429 620
827 738
16 753
2014
9
12
182 427
183 840
398 805
398 118
425 439
429 620
824 244
827 738
17 686
16 753
2015
3
6
9
183 345
181 584
181 387
401 103
393 136
395 888
419 653
422 451
418 417
820 756
815 587
814 305
17 552
16 637
15 957
G
Part of industry section G : Import/export trade and wholesale
2012
116 110
291 830
262 798
554 628
7 705
2013
116 276
291 855
260 968
552 823
8 544
117 919
290 288
265 897
556 185
8 042
2014
2014
9
12
116 639
117 919
289 960
290 288
264 471
265 897
554 431
556 185
8 447
8 042
2015
3
6
9
117 446
116 138
115 837
291 073
287 052
289 153
258 153
258 667
256 262
549 226
545 719
545 415
8 999
8 198
7 605
G (2)
Part of industry section G : Retail(2)
2012
63 909
103 067
157 179
260 246
7 556
2013
65 387
104 194
163 509
267 703
8 307
65 921
107 830
163 723
271 553
8 711
2014
2014
9
12
65 788
65 921
108 845
107 830
160 968
163 723
269 813
271 553
9 239
8 711
2015
3
6
9
65 899
65 446
65 550
110 030
106 084
106 735
161 500
163 784
162 155
271 530
269 868
268 890
8 553
8 439
8 352
H (2)
Industry section H : Transportation, storage, postal and courier services(2)
2012
9 569
110 415
56 826
167 241
3 014
2013
9 701
109 952
61 668
171 620
3 630
2014
9 757
114 546
62 092
176 638
3 115
2014
9
12
9 728
9 757
114 867
114 546
60 582
62 092
175 449
176 638
3 384
3 115
2015
3
6
9
9 747
9 776
9 681
114 595
115 327
115 124
61 998
61 181
63 048
176 593
176 508
178 172
3 958
4 062
3 441
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2.5 ()
()
As at end of
Year
Month
Male
Female
No. of vacancies
Total
I (3)
Industry section I : Accommodation(3) and food services
2012
16 971
128 280
145 915
274 195
11 859
2013
17 068
129 812
147 982
277 794
14 959
2014
17 874
134 959
150 595
285 554
15 297
2014
9
12
17 680
17 874
132 775
134 959
150 175
150 595
282 950
285 554
15 546
15 297
2015
3
6
9
17 778
17 820
17 805
130 873
131 876
132 348
152 805
150 873
149 956
283 678
282 749
282 304
15 469
15 150
14 599
J
Industry section J : Information and communications
2012
11 368
63 422
33 808
97 230
2 480
2013
12 224
67 842
35 406
103 248
1 995
12 595
67 995
37 220
105 215
2 672
2014
2014
9
12
12 423
12 595
68 609
67 995
36 178
37 220
104 787
105 215
2 358
2 672
2015
3
6
9
12 716
12 761
12 736
67 960
69 839
70 508
36 089
35 102
34 990
104 049
104 941
105 498
2 933
2 481
2 624
K (2)
Industry section K : Financing and insurance(2)
2012
21 271
101 341
106 359
207 700
4 112
2013
22 516
103 817
109 673
213 490
4 481
22 723
105 871
111 378
217 249
4 727
2014
2014
9
12
22 173
22 723
105 301
105 871
109 370
111 378
214 671
217 249
4 876
4 727
2015
3
6
9
23 088
23 084
23 078
106 737
106 861
106 949
112 010
112 817
112 832
218 747
219 678
219 781
4 649
5 308
4 927
L
Industry section L : Real estate
2012
14 673
80 307
45 631
125 938
2 932
2013
15 198
78 753
47 770
126 523
3 497
2014
15 296
76 614
52 159
128 773
3 910
2014
9
12
14 954
15 296
76 126
76 614
50 651
52 159
126 777
128 773
4 394
3 910
2015
3
6
9
15 531
15 543
15 522
78 696
79 644
78 124
51 074
49 817
51 564
129 770
129 461
129 688
4 370
4 274
4 618
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2.5 ()
()
As at end of
Year
Month
Male
Female
No. of vacancies
Total
M N (2)
Industry sections M & N : Professional and business services(2)
2012
40 557
167 697
169 711
337 408
8 709
2013
43 836
176 893
176 924
353 817
8 931
2014
44 484
175 993
182 135
358 128
9 167
2014
9
12
43 181
44 484
171 964
175 993
181 140
182 135
353 104
358 128
8 544
9 167
2015
3
6
9
45 478
45 540
45 592
178 516
179 667
177 184
184 356
183 464
185 884
362 872
363 131
363 068
9 344
9 200
9 045
P - S (2)
Industry sections P - S : Social and personal services(2)
2012
42 732
161 784
292 426
454 210
13 065
2013
45 562
165 920
300 168
466 088
14 133
2014
47 791
173 764
317 203
490 967
14 278
2014
9
12
47 142
47 791
170 925
173 764
311 534
317 203
482 459
490 967
13 929
14 278
2015
3
6
9
48 055
48 584
49 163
171 369
174 813
175 218
322 732
320 382
322 179
494 101
495 195
497 397
15 616
17 285
15 764
(1)(2)
Total of industry sections above(1)(2)
2012
350 407
1 345 868
1 319 162
2 665 030
65 095
2013
361 037
1 374 518
1 353 366
2 727 884
72 382
367 101
1 397 127
1 392 077
2 789 204
73 533
2014
2014
9
12
362 689
367 101
1 389 386
1 397 127
1 375 313
1 392 077
2 764 699
2 789 204
75 357
73 533
2015
3
6
9
368 336
367 283
367 535
1 402 301
1 404 629
1 406 201
1 391 395
1 385 901
1 388 394
2 793 696
2 790 530
2 794 595
78 069
78 379
74 666
(1)
Notes :
(1) Establishments in construction sites refer to number of sites, while

persons engaged and vacancies refer to manual workers only.
(2)
(2) The industrial coverage is not complete. Figures for the individual
industry sections and the total figures relate only to those selected
industries covered in the Quarterly Survey of Employment and
Vacancies and the Quarterly Employment Survey of Construction
Sites.
(3)
(3) Accommodation services sector covers hotels, guesthouses,

boarding houses and other establishments providing short term
accommodation.
2016 1


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2.6
Number of establishments, persons engaged and vacancies (other

than those in the civil service) by industry section/industry division
20149
September 2014
Industry section/Industry division
No. of
No. of
persons
No. of
establishments engaged vacancies
20156
June 2015
20159
September 2015
No. of
No. of
persons
No. of
No. of
No. of
persons
No. of
81
***
76
***
75
***
11 219
102 642
2 879
10 874
99 601
2 725
10 801
99 601
2 695
1 084
25 444
890
1 114
25 240
817
1 112
25 617
1 014
30
3 002
65
30
3 067
61
30
3 115
62
493
36
589
75
559
80
Manufacture of textiles
609
4 149
20
558
3 758
19
555
3 717
Manufacture of wearing apparel
862
6 701
104
815
6 075
43
805
5 962
78
Manufacture of leather and related

products; and manufacture of
wood and of products of wood
and cork, articles of straw and
plaiting materials (except
furniture and toys)
146
487
43
136
498
13
133
483
16
Manufacture of paper and paper

products
281
918
28
270
876
15
267
872
Printing and reproduction of

recorded media
2 543
16 366
434
2 502
15 574
173
2 515
15 574
260
Manufacture of coke and refined

petroleum products; and
manufacture of chemicals and
chemical products
210
1 972
43
199
1 948
84
194
1 920
91
Manufacture of pharmaceuticals,
medicinal chemical and
botanical products
249
4 874
119
245
4 559
91
244
4 543
120
Manufacture of rubber and plastics

products (except furniture, toys,
sports goods and stationery)
355
2 397
41
333
2 325
35
330
2 304
29
Mining and quarrying
Manufacturing
Manufacture of food products
Manufacture of beverages
Manufacture of tobacco products
2016 1

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(contd) Number of establishments, persons engaged and vacancies (other

2.6 ()
20149
September 2014
No. of
No. of
persons
No. of
20156
June 2015
20159
September 2015
No. of
No. of
persons
No. of
No. of
No. of
persons
No. of
204
1 178
21
198
1 258
25
200
1 294
26
80
1 150
22
73
1 081
15
70
1 053
Manufacture of fabricated metal

products (except machinery
and equipment)
759
2 984
103
747
2 977
736
2 919
25
Manufacture of computer,
electronic and optical products
313
3 831
53
288
3 895
64
285
3 871
80
Manufacture of electrical
equipment
216
1 847
28
198
1 633
67
195
1 728
32
Manufacture of machinery and

equipment not elsewhere
classified
364
1 996
59
338
1 812
42
322
1 743
35
79
685
35
74
470
16
73
463
19
153
448
152
474
10
151
468
Other manufacturing
1 390
7 904
182
1 327
7 441
134
1 312
7 435
48
Repair and installation of

machinery and equipment
1 289
13 816
546
1 274
14 051
922
1 269
13 961
663
7 888
75
7 796
87
7 893
99
410
3 113
***
397
2 999
***
393
3 068
***
32
261
30
198
24
29
184
32
373
2 827
142
363
2 795
205
360
2 880
155
25
***
***
***
Manufacture of other
non-metallic mineral products
Manufacture of basic metals
Body assembly of motor vehicles

and manufacture of other
transport equipment
Manufacture of furniture
Electricity and gas supply
Sewerage, waste management and

remediation services
Sewerage
Waste collection, treatment and

disposal; materials recovery
Remediation and other waste

management services
2016 1

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2.6 ()
20149
September 2014
No. of
No. of
persons
No. of
20156
June 2015
20159
September 2015
No. of
No. of
persons
No. of
No. of
No. of
persons
No. of
1 342
86 534
1 532
1 310
92 808
935
1 368
93 745
710
530
39 460
873
549
41 922
508
571
41 984
338
Building sites
150
11 911
228
169
15 275
94
176
15 110
58
Civil engineering sites
380
27 549
645
380
26 647
414
395
26 874
280
812
47 074
659
761
50 886
427
797
51 761
372
713
45 658
639
673
48 769
422
710
50 256
372
99
1 416
20
88
2 117
87
1 505
(2)
Import/export, wholesale and retail
trades(2)
182 427
824 244
17 686
181 584
815 587
16 637
181 387
814 305
15 957
Import and export trade
102 384
491 911
7 203
102 413
484 416
7 045
102 059
483 950
6 483
Wholesale
14 255
62 520
1 244
13 725
61 303
1 153
13 778
61 465
1 122
(2)
Retail trade(2)
65 788
269 813
9 239
65 446
269 868
8 439
65 550
268 890
8 352
9 728
175 449
3 384
9 776
176 508
4 062
9 681
178 172
3 441
2 016
45 086
781
1 931
45 346
970
1 928
45 676
680
Water transport
394
11 730
163
394
11 368
202
388
11 511
165
Air transport
149
26 299
198
154
27 067
320
155
27 479
241
6 524
79 783
1 938
6 625
79 427
1 831
6 513
79 617
1 856
645
12 551
304
672
13 300
739
697
13 889
499
(3)
Accommodation(3) and food services
17 680
282 950
15 546
17 820
282 749
15 150
17 805
282 304
14 599
(3)
Accommodation services(3)
1 155
39 848
1 494
1 223
39 625
1 743
1 227
39 514
1 708
Food and beverage services
16 525
243 102
14 052
16 597
243 124
13 407
16 578
242 790
12 891
(1)
Construction sites (manual workers
only) (1)
Public sector sites
Private sector sites
Building sites
Civil engineering sites
(2)
Transportation, storage, postal and
courier services(2)
Land transport
Warehousing and support

services for transportation
Postal and courier services
2016 1

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2.6 ()
20149
September 2014
No. of
No. of
persons
No. of
20156
June 2015
20159
September 2015
No. of
No. of
persons
No. of
No. of
No. of
persons
No. of
12 423
104 787
2 358
12 761
104 941
2 481
12 736
105 498
2 624
Publishing
1 613
21 259
328
1 610
20 888
256
1 599
20 639
281
Motion picture, video and

television programme
production, sound recording
and music publishing,
programming and broadcasting
2 335
16 349
231
2 374
16 413
199
2 358
16 709
325
306
19 204
455
302
18 798
575
296
19 041
574
7 338
41 922
1 167
7 611
42 766
1 229
7 606
43 054
1 266
831
6 053
177
864
6 076
222
877
6 055
178
22 173
214 671
4 876
23 084
219 678
5 308
23 078
219 781
4 927
7 313
133 994
2 633
7 454
136 805
3 215
7 457
136 560
2 910
157
14 720
373
161
15 095
325
162
15 130
326
14 703
65 957
1 870
15 469
67 778
1 768
15 459
68 091
1 691
Real estate
14 954
126 777
4 394
15 543
129 461
4 274
15 522
129 688
4 618
Professional, scientific and technical

services
30 125
162 365
3 456
31 943
167 200
3 528
31 990
167 845
3 357
Legal and accounting services
7 295
50 455
635
7 746
51 926
852
7 774
52 337
912
Activities of head offices;

management and management
consultancy services
7 374
33 588
804
7 992
34 811
920
8 030
34 878
802
Architecture and engineering

services, technical testing and
analysis
3 218
39 391
1 165
3 305
40 295
857
3 307
40 411
902
143
2 064
110
154
2 120
110
161
2 197
86
Information and communications
Telecommunications
Information technology services
Information services
(2)
Financing and insurance(2)
Financial services (except

insurance and pension funding)
Insurance
Services auxiliary to financial

and insurance services
Scientific research and

development
2016 1

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2.6 ()
20149
September 2014
No. of
No. of
persons
No. of
20156
June 2015
20159
September 2015
No. of
No. of
persons
No. of
No. of
No. of
persons
No. of
Advertising and market research
3 617
14 252
337
3 688
14 471
227
3 661
14 424
250
Veterinary services; and other

professional, scientific and
technical services
8 478
22 615
405
9 058
23 577
562
9 057
23 598
405
(2)
Administrative and support services(2)
13 056
190 739
5 088
13 597
195 931
5 672
13 602
195 223
5 688
657
3 117
54
666
3 231
83
667
3 236
74
Employment services
2 627
16 805
372
2 778
18 040
554
2 774
17 700
466
Travel agency, reservation service

and related services
2 742
20 347
460
2 872
20 817
597
2 876
20 730
512
Security and investigation services
223
47 836
2 138
238
48 352
2 128
241
48 066
2 310
Services to buildings and

landscape care
1 679
81 924
1 731
1 754
84 223
1 969
1 761
84 310
2 042
Office administrative, office

support and other business
support services
5 128
20 710
333
5 289
21 268
341
5 283
21 181
284
Education
13 607
184 852
3 367
14 163
190 701
3 892
14 581
192 504
3 852
(2)
Human health and social work
services(2)
10 941
170 525
5 495
11 180
175 799
7 312
11 330
177 255
5 946
Human health services
7 748
111 538
2 697
8 002
115 216
4 098
8 166
116 755
2 946
Residential care services
1 157
28 108
2 149
1 136
29 551
2 292
1 136
29 751
2 320
Social work services
2 036
30 879
649
2 042
31 032
922
2 028
30 749
680
3 177
51 005
1 734
3 376
51 411
1 900
3 405
50 670
1 948
1 777
4 289
97
1 923
4 490
91
1 967
4 619
65
83
588
11
80
608
27
77
604
11
Rental and leasing services
(2)
Arts, entertainment and recreation(2)
Creative and performing arts

activities
Libraries, archives, museums and

other cultural activities
2016 1

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2.6 ()
20149
September 2014
No. of
No. of
persons
No. of
20156
June 2015
20159
September 2015
No. of
No. of
persons
No. of
No. of
No. of
persons
No. of
6 401
286
6 816
300
6 392
281
1 311
39 727
1 340
1 365
39 497
1 482
1 353
39 055
1 591
19 417
76 077
3 333
19 865
77 284
4 181
19 847
76 968
4 018
Activities of membership
organisations
1 237
10 164
298
1 272
10 522
337
1 298
10 427
333
Repair of motor vehicles,

motorcycles, computers,
personal and household goods
6 484
18 808
487
6 662
19 084
870
6 618
19 104
850
11 696
47 105
2 548
11 931
47 678
2 974
11 931
47 437
2 835
362 689 2 764 699
75 357
367 283 2 790 530
78 379
367 535 2 794 595
74 666
Amusement parks and theme

parks
Sports and other entertainment

services
(2)
Other services(2)
Other personal services

(1)(2)
(1)
Notes :

persons engaged and vacancies refer to manual workers only.
(2)
Sites.
(3)

accommodation.
2016 1

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Number of establishments and persons engaged (other than those
in the civil service) by industry section and size of establishment
2.7
()
Size of establishment
(in terms of number of
persons engaged)
20149
September 2014
No. of
No. of
establishments
persons engaged
20156
June 2015
No. of
No. of
establishments
persons engaged
20159
September 2015
No. of
No. of
establishments
persons engaged
B
Industry section B : Mining and quarrying
1
10
20
9
19
49
Sub-total
0
0
2
2
0
0
81
81
0
0
2
2
0
0
76
76
0
0
2
2
0
0
75
75
9 173
779
554
184
64
37
6
4
10 801
26 342
10 430
15 644
11 936
8 936
12 373
4 225
9 715
99 601
C
Industry section C : Manufacturing
1
10
20
50
100
200
500
9
19
49
99
199
499
999
1 000
Sub-total
9 466
958
533
126
87
37
6
6
11 219
25 502
12 319
16 533
8 785
12 041
12 009
3 778
11 675
102 642
8 924
1 103
619
115
68
33
8
4
10 874
23 891
14 367
18 009
7 930
9 544
10 518
5 657
9 685
99 601
D E
Industry sections D & E : Electricity and gas supply, and waste management
1
10
20
50
100
200
500
9
19
49
99
199
499
999
1 000
Sub-total
348
24
29
8
5
1
0
3
418
672
308
737
520
710
220
0
7 834
11 001
344
39
5
8
6
0
0
3
405
1 037
453
185
516
858
0
0
7 746
10 795
330
48
5
10
4
0
0
3
400
882
693
167
715
649
0
0
7 855
10 961
557
211
237
155
86
82
32
8
1 368
2 487
2 758
7 427
10 798
12 041
25 454
21 188
11 592
93 745
F (1)
Industry section F : Construction sites (manual workers only) (1)
1
10
20
50
100
200
500
9
19
49
99
199
499
999
1 000
Sub-total
2016 1

541
205
252
146
94
70
26
8
1 342
2 446
2 625
7 811
10 175
13 399
22 729
18 228
9 121
86 534
496
221
222
165
91
73
31
11
1 310
31
2 176
2 920
6 583
11 291
12 630
22 981
21 181
13 046
92 808


(contd) Number of establishments and persons engaged (other than those
2.7 ()
()
persons engaged)
20149
September 2014
No. of
No. of
establishments
persons engaged
20156
June 2015
No. of
No. of
establishments
persons engaged
20159
September 2015
No. of
No. of
establishments
persons engaged
G (2)
Industry section G : Import/export, wholesale and retail trades(2)
1
10
20
50
100
200
500
9
19
49
99
199
499
999
1 000
Sub-total
165 911
10 914
4 579
621
277
106
17
2
182 427
428 270
139 443
130 512
43 376
37 453
30 923
11 724
2 543
824 244
165 612
10 791
4 135
658
262
104
20
2
181 584
431 789
139 363
117 922
45 309
35 577
30 096
13 175
2 356
815 587
165 939
10 231
4 227
604
269
99
16
2
181 387
436 662
132 556
122 994
42 733
36 756
29 458
10 809
2 337
814 305
104 652
7 399
3 115
433
161
64
11
2
115 837
274 979
97 053
91 956
30 692
21 560
19 416
7 422
2 337
545 415
61 287
2 832
1 112
171
108
35
5
0
65 550
161 683
35 503
31 038
12 041
15 196
10 042
3 387
0
268 890
G
Part of industry section G : Import/export trade and wholesale
1
10
20
50
100
200
500
9
19
49
99
199
499
999
1 000
Sub-total
104 923
7 426
3 590
443
178
64
14
1
116 639
272 545
94 980
102 443
30 933
23 895
18 877
9 381
1 377
554 431
104 905
7 212
3 303
476
164
63
13
2
116 138
273 714
94 098
93 312
32 567
22 031
18 961
8 680
2 356
545 719
G (2)
Part of industry section G : Retail(2)
1
10
20
50
100
200
500
9
19
49
99
199
499
999
1 000
Sub-total
60 988
3 488
989
178
99
42
3
1
65 788
155 725
44 463
28 069
12 443
13 558
12 046
2 343
1 166
269 813
60 707
3 579
832
182
98
41
7
0
65 446
158 075
45 265
24 610
12 742
13 546
11 135
4 495
0
269 868
H (2)
Industry section H : Transportation, storage, postal and courier services(2)
1
10
20
50
100
200
500
9
19
49
99
199
499
999
1 000
Sub-total
2016 1

7 869
965
511
174
118
57
20
14
9 728
21 369
12 511
14 795
11 998
16 312
16 766
12 609
69 089
175 449
7 746
972
686
192
96
56
13
15
9 776
32
20 394
13 192
21 395
13 578
13 278
15 253
8 222
71 196
176 508
7 403
1 178
732
192
94
55
12
15
9 681
19 527
15 646
21 086
13 293
13 236
15 554
7 843
71 987
178 172


2.7 ()
()
persons engaged)
20149
September 2014
No. of
No. of
establishments
persons engaged
20156
June 2015
No. of
No. of
establishments
persons engaged
20159
September 2015
No. of
No. of
establishments
persons engaged
I (3)
Industry section I : Accommodation(3) and food services
1
10
20
50
100
200
500
9
19
49
99
199
499
999
Sub-total
10 300
3 385
2 790
976
163
47
19
17 680
44 436
44 521
80 011
65 862
19 939
15 243
12 938
282 950
10 541
3 509
2 591
942
175
43
19
17 820
46 385
45 926
75 929
66 097
21 619
14 118
12 675
282 749
10 451
3 542
2 688
941
125
39
19
17 805
48 866
47 725
79 013
64 721
16 194
13 263
12 522
282 304
11 339
747
432
98
58
43
10
9
12 736
25 019
9 495
13 313
6 808
7 726
13 440
6 722
22 975
105 498
20 308
1 567
751
202
109
84
30
27
23 078
44 509
20 350
21 747
14 047
15 287
25 804
20 353
57 684
219 781
13 755
1 165
354
118
65
37
12
16
15 522
31 563
14 869
9 500
8 463
8 611
11 207
8 828
36 647
129 688
J
Industry section J : Information and communications
1
10
20
50
100
200
500
9
19
49
99
199
499
999
1 000
Sub-total
11 067
617
525
95
57
42
11
9
12 423
23 198
7 526
15 863
6 497
7 839
13 139
7 513
23 212
104 787
11 412
703
427
101
57
43
9
9
12 761
25 562
8 867
12 940
7 047
7 686
13 750
6 198
22 891
104 941
K (2)
Industry section K : Financing and insurance(2)
1
10
20
50
100
200
500
9
19
49
99
199
499
999
1 000
Sub-total
19 197
1 802
748
187
106
76
30
27
22 173
42 237
23 525
21 226
12 927
14 550
22 881
20 241
57 084
214 671
20 266
1 519
863
198
99
83
29
27
23 084
43 637
20 712
23 781
13 839
13 765
25 565
19 805
58 574
219 678
L
Industry section L : Real estate
1
10
20
50
100
200
500
9
19
49
99
199
499
999
1 000
Sub-total
2016 1

13 623
721
350
134
63
34
12
17
14 954
32 292
9 112
9 820
9 464
8 707
10 315
8 201
38 866
126 777
13 990
912
394
116
64
40
11
16
15 543
33
31 545
11 892
11 867
8 314
8 413
12 149
8 238
37 043
129 461


2.7 ()
()
persons engaged)
20149
September 2014
No. of
No. of
establishments
persons engaged
20156
June 2015
No. of
No. of
establishments
persons engaged
20159
September 2015
No. of
No. of
establishments
persons engaged
M N (2)
Industry sections M & N : Professional and business services(2)
1
10
20
50
100
200
500
9
19
49
99
199
499
999
1 000
Sub-total
39 263
2 080
1 235
263
150
102
47
41
43 181
89 281
27 667
34 605
18 534
19 998
31 645
33 488
97 886
353 104
41 609
2 104
1 229
254
157
96
48
43
45 540
93 476
28 084
35 804
17 920
21 221
29 247
33 458
103 921
363 131
41 562
2 136
1 293
252
165
93
49
42
45 592
90 800
27 410
39 277
17 797
22 393
28 303
34 968
102 120
363 068
42 142
3 369
2 464
903
200
57
8
20
49 163
110 575
43 923
71 656
66 998
25 763
16 387
4 832
157 263
497 397
322 959
24 973
13 739
3 659
1 239
626
194
146
367 535
837 232
325 855
401 899
258 309
167 592
191 243
132 290
480 175
2 794 595
P - S (2)
Industry sections P - S : Social and personal services(2)
1
10
20
50
100
200
500
9
19
49
99
199
499
999
1 000
Sub-total
40 376
3 396
2 184
910
190
59
7
20
47 142
105 679
45 320
64 700
67 742
24 103
16 888
4 235
153 792
482 459
41 517
3 575
2 287
905
215
55
10
20
48 584
107 557
47 894
67 890
66 341
27 038
15 495
6 355
156 625
495 195
(1)(2)
1
10
20
50
100
200
500
9
19
49
99
199
499
999
1 000
Total
317 961
25 067
13 738
3 640
1 310
631
195
147
362 689
815 382
324 877
396 694
255 880
175 051
192 758
132 955
471 102
2 764 699
(1)
322 457
25 448
13 460
3 654
1 290
626
198
150
367 283
Notes :
827 449
333 670
392 381
258 182
171 629
189 172
134 964
483 083
2 790 530

persons engaged refer to manual workers only.
(2)
Sites.
(3)

accommodation.
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2.8
3
Percentage change over 3-month period of the seasonally adjusted and
seasonally unadjusted statistics of persons engaged (other than those
in the civil service) in selected industry sections
%
2.0
HSIC
V2.0 code
D&E
3
Percentage change over 3-month period
Selected industry section
2014
9
Sep
(1)
All industry sections covered(1)

Seasonally adjusted
Seasonally unadjusted
+0.5
+0.4
+0.6
+0.9
+0.2
+0.2
-0.1
+0.3
+0.1
Manufacturing
Seasonally adjusted
-0.2
+0.4
-0.9
-1.1
-0.8
-1.2
-0.6
-0.7
-0.7
Electricity and gas supply,

and waste management
Seasonally adjusted
-0.5
+0.3
+0.7
+0.3
-1.0
-1.5
-0.7
-0.7
+0.7
+1.5
Construction sites
(manual workers only)
Seasonally adjusted
+8.1
+8.5
+1.7
-0.2
+4.4
+6.4
+1.4
+1.0
+0.5
+1.0
(1)
Import/export, wholesale and

retail trades(1)
Seasonally adjusted
-0.2
+0.1
+0.4
-0.8
-0.8
-0.6
-0.6
+0.1
-0.2
(2)
Accommodation (2) and food

services
Seasonally adjusted
+0.3
-0.1
+0.7
+0.9
-0.8
-0.7
-0.4
-0.3
+0.3
-0.2
Financing and insurance, real

estate, and professional
and business services(1)
Seasonally adjusted
+0.2
+0.1
+1.0
+1.4
+1.2
+1.0
+0.3
+0.1
+0.1
Social and personal services(1)

Seasonally adjusted
+0.8
+0.5
+1.4
+1.8
+0.5
+0.6
+0.4
+0.2
+0.8
+0.4
K-N
(1)
P-S
(1)
Notes :
2014
12
Dec
2015
3
Mar
2015
6
Jun
2015
9
Sep
The seasonally adjusted data series are subject to routine revision when
more up-to-date figures become available.
Seasonally adjusted data series are not compiled for some industry
sections as no clear seasonal patterns are found in these sections.
(1)
Sites.
(2)

accommodation.
0.05%
2016 1

Change within 0.05%.

35

2.9
Nominal and Real Indices of Payroll per Person Engaged by industry section
(19991=100)
(1st quarter 1999=100)
(1)
Real index(1)
Nominal index
Industry section
2014
3
3rd qtr
Manufacturing
110.6
117.7
132.8
116.7
115.7
94.5
97.8
109.8
97.1
96.5
Electricity and
gas supply
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
164.1
176.7
192.0
181.2
176.3
140.1
146.8
158.6
150.8
147.0
Sewerage, waste
management and
2014
4
4th qtr
2015
2015
1 2
1st qtr 2nd qtr
2015
3
3rd qtr
2014
3
3rd qtr
2014
4
4th qtr
2015
2015
1 2
1st qtr 2nd qtr
2015
3
3rd qtr
Import/export trade
and wholesale
132.6
140.3
142.3
132.4
137.7
113.2
116.5
117.6
110.2
114.9
Retail
138.3
152.5
161.0
141.9
143.2
118.1
126.7
133.1
118.1
119.4
Transportation,
storage, postal and
courier services
118.4
131.5
125.2
120.4
125.0
101.1
109.2
103.5
100.2
104.2
(2)
Accommodation (2) and

food services
113.4
116.3
125.8
123.0
119.9
96.9
96.6
104.0
102.4
100.0
Information and
communications
117.8
122.8
129.4
125.2
122.5
100.6
102.0
107.0
104.2
102.1
Financing and
insurance
161.1
177.7
234.0
177.9
166.8
137.6
147.6
193.4
148.0
139.1
Real estate
132.3
132.8
139.0
142.1
139.1
113.0
110.3
114.9
118.2
116.0
Professional and
business services
115.7
121.4
121.0
119.5
120.9
98.8
100.8
100.0
99.4
100.8
Social and personal

services
114.5
110.6
119.5
114.9
124.5
97.8
91.8
98.7
95.6
103.8
(3)
All selected industry

sections(3)
130.2
136.1
147.8
134.0
136.1
111.2
113.0
122.2
111.5
113.5
(1)
2009/10
Notes :
(1) The Real Indices of Payroll per Person Engaged are derived by
deflating the Nominal Indices of Payroll per Person Engaged by the
2009/10-based Composite Consumer Price Index.
(2)

accommodation.
(3)
(3) Figures for All selected industry sections refer to all industries
covered by the payroll enquiry of the Labour Earnings Survey.
Source : Wages and Labour Costs Statistics Section,
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2.10
Quarter-to-quarter rates of change in the seasonally adjusted and

seasonally unadjusted series of Nominal and Real Indices of Payroll
per Person Engaged by industry section
%
Quarter-to-quarter rates of change
Industry section
Nominal index
(1)
Real index(1)
2014 2014 2015 2015 2015

3 4 1 2 3
3rd qtr 4th qtr 1st qtr 2nd qtr 3rd qtr
2014 2014 2015 2015 2015

3 4 1 2 3
Manufacturing
Seasonally adjusted
+1.4
-0.5
+1.8
+6.4
+1.4
+12.9
+0.5
-12.1
+0.8
-0.9
-0.4
-0.8
+0.6
+3.5
+1.1
+12.3
+0.5
-11.5
+0.1
-0.6
Sewerage, waste
management and
Seasonally adjusted
-1.4
-7.1
+0.4
+7.7
+4.7
+8.6
-1.1
-5.6
+3.5
-2.7
-3.2
-7.4
-0.5
+4.8
+4.0
+8.1
-0.7
-5.0
+2.2
-2.5
Import/export trade and

wholesale
Seasonally adjusted
+0.7
+4.7
-0.1
+5.8
+0.8
+1.4
+2.9
-6.9
+4.0
-0.7
+4.3
-1.0
+2.9
-0.3
+0.9
+3.7
-6.3
-1.0
+4.2
Retail
Seasonally adjusted
+0.2
+1.1
+1.5
+10.3
+1.5
+5.6
+0.4
-11.9
+0.2
+0.9
-1.6
+0.7
+0.4
+7.3
+1.6
+5.0
+0.1
-11.3
-0.8
+1.1
Transportation, storage,
postal and courier
services
Seasonally adjusted
+0.6
+3.1
+0.4
+11.1
+0.5
-4.8
+3.3
-3.8
+1.2
+3.8
-1.5
+2.7
-0.6
+8.0
+0.2
-5.3
+3.5
-3.2
-0.1
+4.0

food services
Seasonally adjusted
+1.9
-2.5
+1.7
+2.5
-0.6
+8.2
+2.5
-2.2
+2.1
-2.5
-0.3
-2.8
+0.8
-0.3
-0.3
+7.7
+2.4
-1.6
+0.6
-2.3
Information and
communications
Seasonally adjusted
+2.4
-0.4
+1.3
+4.2
+0.6
+5.4
+1.5
-3.2
+0.4
-2.2
+0.2
-0.8
+0.4
+1.4
+0.1
+4.9
+2.1
-2.6
-1.1
-2.0
Financing and insurance
Seasonally adjusted
+2.0
-4.9
+0.7
+10.3
+5.3
+31.7
-2.7
-24.0
+0.5
-6.2
-0.5
-5.2
-0.3
+7.3
+4.5
+31.1
-1.6
-23.5
-1.2
-6.0
(3)
Real estate(3)
Seasonally adjusted
-1.7
+0.4
+4.7
+2.2
-2.1
-2.1
-2.4
+4.1
+2.9
-1.9
(2)
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(contd) Quarter-to-quarter rates of change in the seasonally adjusted and

seasonally unadjusted series of Nominal and Real Indices of Payroll
per Person Engaged by industry section
2.10 ()
Quarter-to-quarter rates of change
Industry section
Nominal index
(1)
Real index(1)
2014 2014 2015 2015 2015

3 4 1 2 3
2014 2014 2015 2015 2015

3 4 1 2 3
Professional and
business services(3)
Seasonally adjusted
+2.2
+4.9
-0.3
-1.2
+1.2
+1.9
+2.0
-0.8
-0.6
+1.4
Social and personal

services
Seasonally adjusted
-2.9
+3.7
+2.1
-3.4
+8.5
+8.1
-3.4
-3.8
+1.6
+8.3
-3.5
+3.3
+0.4
-6.1
+7.9
+7.5
-3.7
-3.2
+2.1
+8.6
(4) All selected industry

sections(4)
Seasonally adjusted
+0.9
+1.6
+1.1
+4.5
+1.9
+8.7
+0.7
-9.3
+0.7
+1.5
-1.4
+1.3
+0.6
+1.6
+1.4
+8.1
+1.0
-8.7
-0.8
+1.8
(3)
3
2014 4
Notes :
The seasonally adjusted figures presented above are subject to revision

(as more data become available) up to 3 years after the original
publication. The latest revision has been done with data of the fourth
quarter of 2014 taken into account.
(1)
2009/10
(1) The Real Indices of Payroll per Person Engaged are derived by
deflating the Nominal Indices of Payroll per Person Engaged by the
2009/10-based Composite Consumer Price Index.
(2)

accommodation.
(3)
(3) Seasonally adjusted figures are not available as there are no clear
seasonal patterns found in the Nominal and Real Indices of Payroll
per Person Engaged in the industry section.
(4)
covered by the payroll enquiry of the Labour Earnings Survey,
including mining and quarrying; and electricity and gas supply.
0.05%
Not available.
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2.11
Wage Indices by industry section and broad occupational group

(19929=100)
(September 1992=100)
Nominal Wage Index
Industry section/
Broad occupational group
Manufacturing
(1)
Real Wage Index(1)
2014
9
Sep
2014
12
Dec
2015
3
Mar
2015
6
Jun
2015
9
Sep
2014
9
Sep
2014
12
Dec
2015
3
Mar
2015
6
Jun
2015
9
Sep
Craftsmen and operatives
168.9
170.3
172.9
175.2
180.0
98.4
96.9
97.5
100.3
102.7
Supervisory, technical,
clerical and
miscellaneous nonproduction workers
210.7
209.7
211.5
215.6
215.9
122.8
119.3
119.3
123.4
123.2
All above broad

occupational groups
190.7
191.1
193.3
196.6
199.1
111.2
108.7
109.0
112.5
113.6

retail trades
(2)
Craftsmen and operatives(2)
clerical and
203.8
204.7
204.8
209.7
210.2
118.8
116.5
115.5
120.0
120.0
All above broad

occupational groups
203.8
204.7
204.8
209.7
210.2
118.8
116.5
115.5
120.0
120.0
Transportation
174.4
174.0
173.7
177.9
180.2
101.6
99.0
98.0
101.8
102.8
clerical and
189.0
189.2
191.2
193.4
198.4
110.1
107.6
107.9
110.7
113.3
All above broad

occupational groups
181.8
181.7
182.6
185.8
189.3
105.9
103.4
103.0
106.3
108.0
(3)
Accommodation (3) and food

services
(2)
clerical and
176.2
176.8
179.9
184.0
185.4
102.7
100.6
101.5
105.4
105.8
All above broad

occupational groups
176.2
176.8
179.9
184.0
185.4
102.7
100.6
101.5
105.4
105.8
(2)
clerical and
215.1
215.4
216.7
218.4
222.2
125.3
122.5
122.2
125.0
126.8
All above broad

occupational groups
215.1
215.4
216.7
218.4
222.2
125.3
122.5
122.2
125.0
126.8
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(contd) Wage Indices by industry section and broad occupational group
2.11 ()
(19929=100)
(September 1992=100)
Nominal Wage Index
Industry section/
Broad occupational group
Real estate leasing and

maintenance management
(1)
Real Wage Index(1)
2014
9
Sep
2014
12
Dec
2015
3
Mar
2015
6
Jun
2015
9
Sep
2014
9
Sep
2014
12
Dec
2015
3
Mar
2015
6
Jun
2015
9
Sep
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
clerical and
222.8
224.4
227.5
231.3
231.8
129.8
127.6
128.3
132.4
132.3
All above broad

occupational groups
222.1
223.6
226.9
230.7
231.2
129.4
127.2
128.0
132.1
132.0
Professional and business services
(2)
clerical and
218.7
221.3
222.6
231.7
235.0
127.5
125.9
125.5
132.6
134.1
All above broad

occupational groups
218.7
221.3
222.6
231.7
235.0
127.5
125.9
125.5
132.6
134.1
Personal services
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
clerical and
279.0
283.4
285.6
288.7
294.6
162.6
161.2
161.1
165.3
168.2
All above broad

occupational groups
267.9
271.9
274.3
277.6
282.9
156.1
154.6
154.7
158.9
161.5
(4)
All selected industry sections(4)
182.7
182.7
183.8
188.0
190.6
106.5
103.9
103.7
107.6
108.8
clerical and
204.0
205.1
206.6
211.3
213.0
118.9
116.7
116.5
120.9
121.6
All above broad

occupational groups
202.3
203.3
204.8
209.4
211.3
117.9
115.7
115.5
119.9
120.6
(1) 2009/10
Notes :
(1) The Real Wage Indices are derived by deflating the Nominal Wage
Indices by the 2009/10-based Consumer Price Index (A).
(2)
(2) Data for Craftsmen and operatives are not available for the survey
period.
(3)

accommodation.
(4)
covered by the wage enquiry of the Labour Earnings Survey,
including electricity and gas supply; sewerage and waste
management; and publishing.
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2.12
Average daily wages of workers engaged in Public Sector

Year
Month
Concretor
Bricklayer
Drainlayer
Mason
Bar bender
and fixer
Metal
worker
General
welder
2014
8
9
10
11
12
1,800.3
1,846.4
1,843.0
1,890.1
1,894.9
980.8
1,112.7
1,044.0
1,077.9
1,189.1
1,282.5
1,303.5
1,338.9
1,385.6
1,420.2
1,040.1
1,198.1
1,198.1
1,250.0
1,228.6
1,758.1
1,778.8
1,832.0
1,854.6
1,882.4
1,033.0
1,026.7
1,052.2
1,070.3
1,103.5
1,316.8
1,319.2
1,335.4
1,328.5
1,320.1
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
1,945.0
1,871.7
1,896.2
1,928.8
1,871.7
1,886.4
1,234.3
1,209.1
1,279.3
1,302.6
1,271.0
1,280.6
1,410.7
1,409.6
1,453.5
1,490.3
1,440.3
1,466.7
1,300.0
1,261.0
1,139.1
1,000.0
1,000.0
1,184.7
1,894.2
1,870.7
1,860.6
1,878.8
1,886.3
1,880.5
1,138.5
1,098.1
1,115.6
1,110.6
1,127.0
1,116.7
1,304.2
1,306.6
1,316.4
1,316.4
1,337.3
1,343.4
7
8
9
10
1,902.3
1,856.4
1,851.5
1,904.8
1,291.6
1,256.9
1,215.4
1,288.9
1,493.6
1,476.1
1,478.1
1,503.2
1,000.0
1,187.0
1,204.8
1,124.4
1,890.1
1,882.1
1,861.5
1,880.2
1,136.0
1,146.3
1,135.7
1,158.3
1,336.3
1,350.8
1,364.1
1,357.3
Structural
steel
welder
Rigger/
metal
formwork
erector
Carpenter
(formwork)
Joiner
Plumber
Construction
plant
mechanic
Year
Month
Structural
steel
erector
2014
8
9
10
11
12
1,450.0
1,354.9
1,420.4
1,406.0
1,450.0
1,449.8
1,434.2
1,478.8
1,494.6
1,456.5
1,553.7
1,550.0
1,510.1
1,485.1
1,488.4
1,743.2
1,789.2
1,811.0
1,852.7
1,876.5
994.1
998.9
999.4
1,027.5
1,048.3
1,017.2
1,030.7
1,060.4
1,092.3
1,130.1
1,186.8
1,142.7
1,164.8
1,192.4
1,178.8
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
1,400.0
1,500.0
1,500.0
1,470.0
1,470.0
1,250.0
1,444.3
1,427.3
1,479.9
1,474.9
1,481.0
1,470.5
1,472.9
1,481.6
1,499.9
1,514.4
1,573.1
1,580.4
1,906.8
1,883.8
1,927.7
1,926.4
1,882.9
1,898.2
1,069.2
1,062.4
1,075.0
1,090.0
1,115.3
1,108.5
1,146.7
1,142.7
1,173.6
1,161.4
1,175.0
1,179.2
1,180.8
1,136.8
1,112.9
1,121.2
1,124.3
1,124.7
7
8
9
10
1,250.0
1,265.0
1,193.3
1,100.0
1,469.2
1,468.0
1,534.1
1,564.5
1,599.3
1,594.2
1,596.6
1,562.3
1,883.6
1,875.1
1,852.5
1,870.1
1,144.0
1,140.7
1,166.4
1,177.8
1,199.8
1,222.5
1,236.9
1,251.6
1,156.0
1,188.4
1,132.0
1,137.7
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(contd) Average daily wages of workers engaged in Public Sector
2.12 ()
Year
Month
Plant &
equipment
operator
(load shifting)
2014
8
9
10
11
12
989.4
1,000.7
1,018.1
1,038.7
1,045.1
765.5
763.8
763.7
774.8
788.8
1,580.8
1,619.5
1,598.3
1,593.0
1,594.9
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
1,050.0
1,061.5
1,071.7
1,082.7
1,080.8
1,083.3
792.3
791.9
790.1
778.8
780.6
794.1
7
8
9
10
1,094.4
1,105.7
1,109.4
1,121.8
804.7
809.6
811.2
803.9
Truck
driver

RockAsphalter
breaking
(road
driller construction)
Bamboo
scaffolder
Diver
Plasterer
840.7
810.6
862.2
854.9
884.3
1,515.6
1,514.1
1,540.9
1,608.3
1,639.4
2,272.3
2,308.3
2,304.4
2,260.9
2,242.5
1,180.5
1,185.6
1,195.3
1,234.8
1,255.9
1,553.3
1,480.5
1,487.5
1,571.9
1,638.9
1,531.0
911.3
872.2
870.7
862.0
886.4
884.5
1,639.4
1,640.5
1,693.5
1,624.5
1,686.8
1,575.4
2,177.9
2,185.4
2,383.9
2,382.6
2,471.6
2,515.8
1,278.7
1,260.5
1,298.2
1,313.8
1,297.1
1,315.9
1,503.3
1,463.8
1,428.7
1,360.4
886.5
928.9
948.4
957.6
1,750.9
1,733.2
1,711.9
1,881.1
2,492.5
2,346.9
2,330.5
2,337.2
1,353.3
1,393.3
1,385.2
1,476.4
Mechanical
fitter
Refrigeration/
air-conditioning/
ventilation
mechanic
Leveller
Electrical
fitter
Marble
(including
worker
electrician)
Year
Month
Glazier
Painter
and
decorator
2014
8
9
10
11
12
1,066.1
1,182.0
1,261.3
1,168.4
1,247.2
932.7
938.3
942.9
947.1
981.9
1,262.1
1,277.3
1,304.7
1,344.1
1,376.0
1,143.3
1,106.1
1,150.0
1,147.8
1,153.4
895.8
902.4
907.1
921.2
928.4
777.5
776.1
803.2
801.8
816.9
687.6
714.6
724.0
754.9
753.1
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
1,265.5
1,405.6
1,369.9
1,338.8
1,339.9
1,293.8
992.4
996.8
1,025.8
1,026.8
1,052.2
1,047.6
1,380.4
1,367.4
1,386.6
1,369.5
1,415.4
1,416.3
1,161.0
1,175.2
1,158.7
1,086.0
1,446.2
1,262.2
942.2
935.8
947.9
959.0
973.1
995.7
809.3
801.3
803.7
794.5
778.2
791.0
772.5
794.5
782.3
792.7
793.2
821.8
7
8
9
10
1,244.9
1,242.8
1,220.2
1,193.3
1,089.3
1,106.2
1,086.2
1,104.7
1,411.6
1,414.4
1,387.5
1,355.3
1,292.6
1,230.0
1,230.4
1,200.6
995.9
1,014.7
1,028.2
1,018.1
800.2
836.4
834.0
822.5
831.0
851.3
822.9
820.8
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(contd) Average daily wages of workers engaged in Public Sector
2.12 ()
Lift and
escalator
mechanic
Building
services
maintenance
mechanic
Power
cable
jointer
General workers
and labourers
Year
Month
Fire
services
mechanic
2014
8
9
10
11
12
941.4
988.0
985.7
996.3
989.4
706.6
709.0
709.2
718.8
719.8
699.5
706.0
703.4
703.8
709.8
1,010.0
1,010.0
1,010.0
1,010.0
1,010.0
800.3
809.2
823.5
838.9
856.2
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
983.0
1,137.3
1,209.0
1,253.9
1,275.3
1,224.8
729.8
738.1
723.9
738.2
729.3
726.3
708.4
708.0
729.6
726.5
735.6
730.2
1,010.0
1,010.0
1,010.0
1,010.0
1,010.0
1,010.0
862.0
867.4
878.9
887.3
903.4
904.1
7
8
9
10
1,205.0
1,263.7
1,060.1
1,092.8
742.1
762.0
753.3
783.7
736.0
728.3
735.8
736.4
1,010.0
1,010.0
1,010.0
1,010.0
904.4
904.9
907.1
921.2
(GF527)
Notes :
Figures in the above table are compiled based on the information

obtained from the self-administered Monthly Return of Site Labour
Deployment and Wage Rates for Construction Works (GF527)
completed by main contractors in the Public Sector Construction
Projects (i.e. construction projects under the purview of Architectural
Services Department, Civil Engineering and Development Department,
Drainage Services Department, Electrical and Mechanical Services
Department, Environmental Protection Department, Highways
Department, Housing Department and Water Supplies Department).
Hence, they are not meant to represent the overall situation of the
construction industry and are used for deriving the changes in labour
costs in Public Sector Construction Projects only.
In view of some common practices adopted by the construction industry,

the wage cost data may have included such elements as service charges,
administrative overheads, etc. Hence, the wage rate may not reflect the
wage received by the workers in the construction industry.
The average daily wages of some occupations may be subject to

relatively large fluctuations from month to month. This is mainly
because the number of workers required for these occupations is
relatively small and only a small number of Public Sector Construction
Projects (which may be completely different from those in the preceding
month) employ such workers each month.
If there is no up-to-date data in a month, the figure in the table refers to

the average daily wage of the occupation concerned in the latest month
where data were available.
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2.13
Salary indices for middle-level managerial and professional employees

by selected industry section
() (19956=100)
Salary Index (A) (June 1995=100)
Nominal salary index
(1)
Real salary index(1)
2013
2014
2015
2013
2014
2015
Manufacturing,
electricity and gas supply
127.7
132.6
137.9
100.7
101.1
103.0
Building and construction

and related trades
139.8
148.3
157.0
110.2
113.0
117.3

retail trades
150.7
156.8
163.7
118.8
119.5
122.3
communications and travel
agencies
137.7
144.7
151.6
108.5
110.3
113.2
163.3
169.3
177.5
128.7
129.0
132.6
All selected industry sections
149.4
155.9
163.3
117.7
118.8
122.0
() (19956=100)
Salary Index (B) (June 1995=100)
Nominal salary index
(1)
Real salary index(1)
2013
2014
2015
2013
2014
2015
Manufacturing,
electricity and gas supply
167.2
175.1
185.5
131.8
133.4
138.5
Building and construction

and related trades
211.0
227.3
245.1
166.3
173.2
183.0

retail trades
190.4
198.6
208.3
150.0
151.3
155.5
communications and travel
agencies
199.2
211.8
224.2
157.0
161.4
167.4
215.2
225.4
237.7
169.6
171.8
177.5
All selected industry sections
199.8
210.4
222.5
157.5
160.4
166.2
Notes :
(1)
2009/10
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Figures refer to June of the year.

(1) Both Real Salary Indices (A) and (B) are derived by deflating the
corresponding nominal salary indices by the 2009/10-based
Consumer Price Index (C).

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2.14
201516
Occupational injuries analysed by type of accident (January to June 2015)
Fatal
Non-fatal
Total
Trapped in or between objects
477
477
Injured whilst lifting or carrying
3 606
3 606
Slip, trip or fall on same level
4 974
4 974
Fall of person from height
518
525
Striking against fixed or stationary object
1 429
1 429
Striking against or struck by moving object
1 438
1 438
Stepping on object
28
28
Exposure to or contact with harmful

substance
125
125
Contact with electricity or electric discharge
10
11
Trapped by collapsing or overturning object
Struck by falling object
226
231
Struck by moving vehicle
14
864
878
Contact with moving machinery or object

being machined
318
319
Drowning
Exposure to fire
15
15
Exposure to explosion
Injured by hand tool
990
990
Injured by fall of ground
Asphyxiation
Contact with hot surface or substance
828
828
Injured by animal
190
190
Injured in workplace violence
396
397
Others
53
604
657
Total
82
17 045
17 127
Type of accident
2015 9 29
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Note :
The above injury figures are recorded as at 29 September 2015 and are
subject to revision later on.
Source : Labour Department
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2.15
201516
Industrial accidents analysed by type of accident and industry
Industry
Manufacture of food products,

beverages and tobacco products
Fall of
person
from
height
Striking
against fixed
or stationary
object
Striking
against or
struck by
moving
object
90
49
54
0
Trapped
in or
between
objects
Injured
whilst
lifting or
carrying
Slip,
trip or
fall on
same level
17
137

products, wood and products of
wood and cork, articles of straw
and plaiting materials (except toys),
and furniture

products; and printing and
reproduction of recorded media
10

petroleum products; chemicals
and chemical products; and
pharmaceuticals, medicinal
chemical and botanical products
Manufacture of rubber and

plastics products (except furniture,
toys, sports goods and stationery)
Manufacture of other non-metallic

mineral products

and equipment)
12
Manufacture of computer, electronic

and optical products; manufacture,
repair & installation of electrical
equipment and other machinery
and equipment; and body assembly
of motor vehicles and manufacture
of other transport equipment
19
27
18
17
Other manufacturing
Sewerage; waste collection, treatment

and disposal; materials recovery;
and remediation services
Construction
79
311
416
160
(3)
154
253
Land transport
14
26
11
10
38
472
511
11
237
132
Repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles,

computers, personal and household
goods
14
Other non-manufacturing industries
15
22
3
(1)
11
13
Total
164
1 044
1 126
197
(4)
512
519
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201516
(contd) Industrial accidents analysed by type of accident and industry
2.15 ()
Stepping
on object
Exposure to
or contact
with harmful
substance
Contact with
electricity
or electric
discharge
Trapped by
collapsing or
overturning
object
Struck by
falling
object
Struck by
moving
vehicle
Industry

15

and furniture




mineral products

and equipment)

Other manufacturing

Construction
2
(1)
51
(3)
20
Land transport
32
13

goods
Total
49
5
(1)
77
(3)
59
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201516
2.15 ()
Contact with
moving machinery
or object being
machined
Drowning
Exposure
to fire
Exposure
to
explosion
Injured
by hand
tool
Injured
by fall of
ground
52
33
Industry


and furniture

10



mineral products

and equipment)

Other manufacturing

Construction
113
52
Land transport
42
477

goods
6
(1)
Total
256
(1)
12
593
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201516
2.15 ()
Asphyxiation
Contact
with hot
surface or
substance
Injured
by
animal
Injured in
workplace
violence
Others
Grand
total
505
Industry

30
11

and furniture

44

26

17

mineral products
15
26

and equipment)
27

115
Other manufacturing
16

24
Construction
11
33
1 674
(7)
Land transport
92
557
10
42
2 594

goods
47
(1)
88
(1)
Total
604
11
92
5 334
(9)
2015 9 29
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Note :
The above accident figures are recorded as at 29 September 2015 and are
subject to revision later on. Figures refer to the total number of accidents
with the number of fatalities given in brackets.
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2.16
Stoppages of work by industry
Industry
2012
2013
2014
2014
3
3rd qtr
2014
4
4th qtr
2015
1
1st qtr
2015
2
2nd qtr
2015
3
3rd qtr
Number of work stoppages
Manufacturing
Electricity, gas and

water supply, and
waste management
Construction
Import/export,
wholesale and retail trades
(1)

food services
postal and courier services,
and information and
communications

estate, and professional and
business services
Public administration and

Total
Working days lost
Manufacturing
375
450
Electricity, gas and

water supply, and
waste management
Construction
286
138
100
Import/export,
wholesale and retail trades
(1)

food services
postal and courier services,
and information and
communications

estate, and professional and
business services
Public administration and

Total
138
100
(1)
12 700 (2)
375
13 437 (2)
Notes :
(2) 2013 3 5

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accommodation.
(2) The drastic increase in the number of working days lost was
attributed to a protracted industrial action taken place between March
and May 2013.

50

External Trade
Hong Kong external trade comprises merchandise

trade and trade in services of Hong Kong with
external parties.
Merchandise trade
External merchandise trade statistics cover

movements of merchandise between Hong Kong and
her trading partners, by land, air, water and by post.
Movements of exempted articles, gold and specie are
not included.
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Hong Kongs external merchandise trade statistics are

compiled based on information contained in
import/export declarations. The Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region is a separate customs territory,
as stated in The Basic Law of the Hong Kong
Special Administrative Region of the Peoples
Republic of China. Import/export declaration is also
required of Hong Kongs merchandise trade with the
mainland of China, and statistics relating to this are
included in Hong Kongs external merchandise trade
statistics.
The trade declaration system in Hong Kong is mainly
designed for collecting merchandise trade data for the
compilation of aggregate exports and aggregate
imports of merchandise trade, which are used for
macroeconomic analysis, rather than for monitoring
or tracking the imports and exports of commodities.
Imports of goods refer to goods which have been
produced or manufactured in places outside the
jurisdiction of Hong Kong and brought into Hong
Kong for domestic use or for subsequent re-export as
well as products of Hong Kong which are reimported. Their values are recorded on c.i.f. (cost,
insurance and freight) basis.
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Retained imports of goods refer to those imported

goods which are retained for use in Hong Kong rather
than being re-exported to other places. The value of
retained imports of goods is derived by subtracting
the estimated import value of re-exports of goods
from the value of imports of goods. The former is
obtained by removing an estimated re-export margin
from the value of re-exports of goods. The Census
and Statistics Department (C&SD) regularly conducts
a survey of re-export trade, based on which the rates
of re-export margin for different categories of goods
are estimated for deriving retained import statistics.
Retained import statistics are subject to revision when
the latest estimates on rates of re-export margin
become available.
Domestic exports of goods refer to the natural
produce of Hong Kong or the products of a
manufacturing process in Hong Kong which has
changed permanently the shape, nature, form or
utility of the basic materials used in manufacture.
Processes such as simple diluting, packing, bottling,
drying, simple assembling, sorting, decorating, etc.,
do not confer Hong Kong origin. Their values are
recorded on f.o.b. (free-on-board) basis.
Re-exports of goods refer to products which have
previously been imported into Hong Kong and which
are re-exported without having undergone in Hong
Kong a manufacturing process which has changed
permanently the shape, nature, form or utility of the
product. Their values are recorded on f.o.b. (free-onboard) basis.
Total exports of goods comprise domestic exports

and re-exports.
Total merchandise trade refers to all the movements

of merchandise between Hong Kong and her trading
partners, by land, air, water and by post. It comprises
imports, domestic exports and re-exports of goods.
3.2 3.11
2015
3
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In Table 3.2 to Table 3.11, the sums of the monthly

figures may differ from the annual figures because
adjustments relating to individual months are
incorporated in the annual figures only.
The value index, unit value index and quantum index
measure the changes in value, prices and volume of
external merchandise trade respectively. In order to
provide a better measure of the real growth of trade
aggregates, a new series of trade index numbers
compiled using the chain linking approach with
annual re-weighting and re-referencing was released
in March 2015 to replace the previous series
compiled using the Laspeyres method with a fixed
base year.
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3 3
In the seasonally adjusted merchandise trade statistics

series, seasonal effects have been removed
statistically to enable more meaningful shorter-term
comparison to be made. When the year-on-year
changes of the monthly figures in the original trade
statistics series and the change of the latest 3-month
period over the preceding 3-month period in the
seasonally adjusted trade statistics series are analysed
together, the possible variations in trend of external
trade performance can be more clearly discerned.
Trade in services
Trade in services (TIS) refers to exports of services

and imports of services. Exports of services are the
sales of services to the rest of the world, whereas
imports of services are the purchases of services from
the rest of the world.
2010
(www.censtatd.gov.hk/hkstat/sub/so240_tc.jsp)
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Imports and exports of services represent transactions

between residents and non-residents of the
economy of Hong Kong. According to international
statistical standards, residents of an economy refer to
organisations which ordinarily operate in the
economic territory, and persons who normally stay in
the economic territory.
TIS transactions of Hong Kong with the mainland of
China are treated as international transactions and
included in Hong Kongs TIS statistics.
Hong Kongs TIS statistics are compiled mainly
based on the recommendations in the Manual on
Statistics of International Trade in Services 2010,
covering transactions of transport; travel; insurance
and pension services; financial services; and other
services between Hong Kong and the rest of the
world. Other services cover manufacturing services;
maintenance and repair services; construction;
charges for the use of intellectual property;
telecommunications, computer and information
services; other business services; personal, cultural
and recreational services; and government goods and
services. For details, please refer to the website of
C&SD (www.censtatd.gov.hk/hkstat/sub/so240.jsp).
Data on TIS are collected via various establishment
and household surveys, and also from administrative
records.
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Further references
Hong Kong External Merchandise Trade (Monthly)
Hong Kong Imports and Exports Classification List

(Harmonized System) 2012 Edition
Volume One : Commodity Section I X

Volume Two : Commodity Section XI XXII
Hong Kong Merchandise Trade Index Numbers

(Monthly)
Hong Kong Merchandise Trade Statistics (Monthly):

Imports
Domestic Exports and Re-exports
Hong Kong Merchandise Trade Statistics : Annual

Supplement
Imports
Hong
Kong
Merchandise
Classification 2007 Edition
Hong Kong Trade in Services Statistics (Annual)
Balance of Payments, International Investment

Position and External Debt Statistics of Hong
Kong (Quarterly)
Gross Domestic Product (Quarterly and Annual)
2 0 1 2 9
Special Report on Gross

(September 2012 issue)
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Trade
Domestic
Statistics
Product


3.1
Chart 3.1
External merchandise trade values
$ billion
4,500
$ billion
450
4,000
400
3,500
350
Imports
3,000
300
Re-exports
250
2,500
Re-exports
2,000
200
1,500
150
1,000
100
500
50
Domestic exports
Domestic exports
-500
-1,000
2004
-50
Trade balance
2006
2008
2010
Year
2012
2014
Trade balance
-100
11/13 2/14 5/14 8/14 11/14 2/15 5/15 8/15 11/15
/ Month/Year
Trade value
Seasonally adjusted trade value

Note : The seasonally adjusted series for the preceding 3 years are
revised each year when the figures for January become
available.
1
3
3.2
Chart 3.2
Imports
33
Change of the latest 3-month period over the preceding 3-month period
of seasonally adjusted series of external merchandise trade values
10.0
7.5
Imports
Re-exports
5.0
2.5
0.0
-2.5
-5.0
-7.5
Domestic exports
-10.0
-12.5
11/13
2/14
5/14
8/14
11/14
2/15
/ Month/Year
8/15
11/15
Note : The seasonally adjusted series for the preceding 3 years are
revised each year when the figures for January become
available.
1
3
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3.1

()
$ million, unless otherwise specified
Imports
Domestic
exports
Re-exports
Total
exports
Total
trade
Merchandise
trade balance
2012
3,912,163
58,830
3,375,516
3,434,346
7,346,509
-477,817
2013
4,060,717
54,364
3,505,322
3,559,686
7,620,404
-501,031
2014
4,219,046
55,283
3,617,468
3,672,751
7,891,798
-546,295
Year
Month
2014
9
10
11
12
382,355
381,569
378,946
372,007
4,153
4,392
4,701
4,050
327,833
327,335
322,082
308,705
331,986
331,727
326,783
312,755
714,341
713,295
705,730
684,762
-50,369
-49,842
-52,163
-59,253
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
348,886
264,220
342,319
331,108
331,940
345,302
4,468
2,919
4,013
4,202
4,258
4,158
307,403
225,418
292,100
287,742
287,571
295,361
311,871
228,337
296,113
291,944
291,830
299,518
660,757
492,557
638,431
623,052
623,770
644,820
-37,015
-35,884
-46,206
-39,164
-40,110
-45,783
7
8
9
10
11
349,305
332,327
353,114
349,242
348,397
4,146
4,162
3,581
3,591
3,687
316,725
303,091
313,151
316,001
311,617
320,871
307,253
316,732
319,592
315,304
670,176
639,580
669,846
668,833
663,701
-28,434
-25,074
-36,381
-29,650
-33,093
Cumulative totals
Imports
Year
Month
(%)
Change over
same period
in preceding
year (%)
Year to date
Domestic exports
12
12 months
to date
(%)
Change over
same period
in preceding
year (%)
(%)
Change over
same period
in preceding
year (%)
Year to date
12
12 months
to date
(%)
Change over
same period
in preceding
year (%)
-10.4
2012
+3.9
2013
+3.8
-7.6
2014
+3.9
+1.7
2014
9
10
11
12
3,088,618
3,469,074
3,847,625
4,219,046
+4.1
+4.3
+4.1
+3.9
4,183,716
4,203,647
4,212,322
4,219,046
+4.2
+4.1
+3.9
+3.9
42,157
46,541
51,247
55,283
+3.5
+3.0
+3.0
+1.7
55,793
55,737
55,857
55,283
+0.3
+0.9
+2.1
+1.7
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
348,886
612,731
954,770
1,285,080
1,616,722
1,961,430
+7.9
+3.9
+1.4
+0.3
-0.8
-1.0
4,244,497
4,241,989
4,232,264
4,222,641
4,206,502
4,199,431
+4.8
+4.3
+3.7
+3.3
+2.6
+1.8
4,468
7,387
11,427
15,625
19,882
24,041
+3.9
-2.5
-10.1
-11.0
-13.0
-13.0
55,453
55,096
54,006
53,354
52,324
51,675
+2.4
+1.7
-0.4
-2.2
-4.9
-6.7
7
8
9
10
11
2,310,110
2,642,018
2,994,935
3,343,849
3,691,753
-1.6
-2.4
-3.0
-3.6
-4.1
4,180,747
4,154,321
4,125,363
4,093,822
4,063,174
+0.8
-0.2
-1.4
-2.6
-3.5
28,168
32,313
35,892
39,474
43,156
-14.0
-15.0
-14.9
-15.2
-15.8
50,684
49,588
49,018
48,216
47,193
-9.0
-11.5
-12.1
-13.5
-15.5
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(contd) External merchandise trade statistics
3.1 ()
()
---
Cumulative totals --- contd
Re-exports
Year
Month
(%)
Change over
same period
in preceding
year (%)
Year to date
Total exports
12
12 months
to date
(%)
Change over
same period
in preceding
year (%)
(%)
Change over
same period
in preceding
year (%)
Year to date
12
12 months
to date
(%)
Change over
same period
in preceding
year (%)
2012
+3.2
+2.9
2013
+3.8
+3.6
2014
+3.2
+3.2
2014
9
10
11
12
2,660,283
2,987,394
3,309,105
3,617,468
+3.9
+3.8
+3.4
+3.2
3,605,209
3,613,829
3,614,897
3,617,468
+4.2
+3.6
+3.1
+3.2
2,702,441
3,033,935
3,360,352
3,672,751
+3.9
+3.8
+3.4
+3.2
3,661,002
3,669,566
3,670,754
3,672,751
+4.1
+3.6
+3.1
+3.2
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
307,403
532,746
824,632
1,112,517
1,399,827
1,695,059
+2.8
+4.7
+2.5
+2.5
+1.0
+0.3
3,625,714
3,641,509
3,637,272
3,644,471
3,631,301
3,622,350
+3.5
+4.0
+3.6
+4.0
+3.2
+2.0
311,871
540,133
836,059
1,128,142
1,419,709
1,719,100
+2.8
+4.6
+2.3
+2.3
+0.8
+0.1
3,681,166
3,696,606
3,691,278
3,697,825
3,683,625
3,674,025
+3.5
+4.0
+3.5
+3.9
+3.0
+1.9
7
8
9
10
11
2,011,290
2,313,891
2,626,981
2,942,813
3,253,233
-0.8
-1.3
-1.5
-1.7
3,617,717
3,598,663
3,584,166
3,572,886
3,561,596
+1.3
+0.2
-0.6
-1.1
-1.5
2,039,458
2,346,205
2,662,873
2,982,287
3,296,389
-0.2
-1.0
-1.5
-1.7
-1.9
3,668,401
3,648,251
3,633,184
3,621,103
3,608,789
+1.1
-0.8
-1.3
-1.7
---
Cumulative totals --- contd
Total trade
Year to date
(%)
Change over same period
in preceding year (%)
12
12 months to date
(%)
Change over same period
in preceding year (%)
2012
+3.4
2013
+3.7
2014
+3.6
Year
Month
2014
9
10
11
12
5,791,058
6,503,009
7,207,977
7,891,798
+4.0
+4.0
+3.8
+3.6
7,844,718
7,873,213
7,883,077
7,891,798
+4.2
+3.9
+3.5
+3.6
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
660,757
1,152,864
1,790,829
2,413,222
3,036,430
3,680,529
+5.4
+4.2
+1.8
+1.2
-0.1
-0.5
7,925,663
7,938,595
7,923,542
7,920,466
7,890,127
7,873,456
+4.1
+4.1
+3.6
+3.6
+2.8
+1.8
7
8
9
10
11
4,349,568
4,988,222
5,657,808
6,326,135
6,988,142
-1.0
-1.8
-2.3
-2.7
-3.0
7,849,148
7,802,572
7,758,548
7,714,924
7,671,963
+0.9
-0.1
-1.1
-2.0
-2.7
Notes :
0.05%
Source : Trade Analysis Section,

2016 1

The sums of the monthly figures may differ from the cumulative totals
because adjustments relating to earlier months are incorporated in the
cumulative totals only.
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3.2
Imports of goods by main supplier
$ million
Year
2012
2013
2014
2014
2015
The mainland
Month
of China
Taiwan
Japan
1,840,862
1,942,131
1,986,964
186,717
179,485
184,641
185,499
168,642
118,675
155,450
159,478
157,119
166,466
172,598
168,996
179,962
175,161
179,368
244,889
261,895
300,278
26,710
27,472
24,937
25,803
23,779
15,993
24,444
22,438
23,253
23,147
23,362
23,220
23,403
25,242
22,902
311,605
286,343
288,891
25,305
26,489
24,030
23,781
21,570
18,780
22,178
21,736
21,461
22,383
22,806
21,376
23,930
23,634
20,200
9
10
11
12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
United
States of
Singapore America
246,346
246,441
260,801
21,309
24,004
22,021
19,982
22,993
16,660
22,727
20,752
22,341
20,215
21,097
18,766
19,640
21,974
19,238
Malaysia
153,527
158,709
175,537
14,299
16,409
17,447
13,799
15,097
11,755
14,567
16,713
14,320
14,220
15,257
13,840
15,133
13,934
14,624
83,649
87,601
102,191
8,638
8,513
8,922
8,545
8,647
6,131
8,036
6,866
7,586
8,290
8,221
8,704
8,252
7,508
7,297
India Thailand Switzerland

81,831
87,321
96,088
10,682
9,440
8,117
6,497
6,170
8,026
8,354
6,304
6,303
8,008
7,478
6,126
8,043
6,831
5,970
72,873
77,544
88,132
7,773
7,619
7,901
7,548
6,812
6,440
6,590
6,722
7,471
7,051
7,098
7,173
7,889
7,467
6,813
78,546
77,195
79,291
6,851
7,824
7,551
6,197
5,688
4,947
6,497
5,392
4,621
5,122
5,073
4,685
4,978
4,374
5,439

3.3
204,459
219,678
219,599
18,026
20,867
20,486
20,696
17,615
14,897
19,721
16,384
19,547
19,719
17,938
15,646
16,786
16,550
18,360
Korea
Domestic exports of goods by main destination
$ million
Year
2012
2013
2014
2014
2015
The mainland
Month
of China
United
States of
America
Taiwan
26,026
24,784
23,195
1,750
1,706
1,913
1,742
1,984
1,116
1,744
1,792
1,805
1,870
1,902
2,044
1,632
1,597
1,404
6,766
5,401
4,475
418
439
402
307
310
245
303
329
474
336
391
277
275
337
318
2,698
2,433
3,001
313
372
315
226
208
142
196
200
204
169
182
156
164
143
151
9
10
11
12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
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Singapore Vietnam
2,712
2,533
2,512
170
202
302
191
191
139
195
194
171
215
164
220
159
179
224
1,388
1,815
2,113
143
211
120
136
273
64
224
150
155
172
148
211
118
171
155
Macao
1,664
1,856
1,872
152
141
154
152
170
180
119
128
130
141
174
155
176
132
137

India Australia
Korea
Malaysia
901
336
1,762
31
28
24
18
23
15
24
20
54
16
18
13
64
32
77
1,277
1,058
1,436
91
149
118
89
68
70
119
130
116
106
76
89
87
76
95
1,313
1,165
1,416
91
125
116
112
101
54
93
109
106
90
99
108
111
91
68
795
1,315
1,662
135
147
132
150
154
129
129
130
79
57
61
47
48
44
56

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3.4
Re-exports of goods by main origin
$ million
Year
2012
2013
2014
2014
2015
The mainland
Month
of China
Taiwan
Japan
2,104,417
2,159,878
2,168,329
198,078
197,489
199,534
191,243
187,223
144,049
160,530
172,240
173,808
178,882
191,903
189,374
194,713
193,233
195,564
218,639
259,168
287,996
25,442
25,527
24,330
22,352
24,300
15,312
22,946
22,254
23,295
21,220
24,021
23,129
23,679
24,726
24,010
228,070
208,341
205,815
18,205
18,470
17,490
16,473
16,051
11,000
16,201
15,972
14,739
15,195
16,211
15,935
16,800
17,145
15,688
9
10
11
12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Korea
United
States of
America
India
Malaysia
Thailand
Philippines
Singapore
125,803
139,917
157,081
14,531
15,061
14,779
12,117
14,565
9,077
14,493
14,275
13,450
13,483
16,152
13,530
14,751
13,460
14,820
109,483
119,942
125,059
9,751
10,346
9,044
9,429
9,966
6,337
10,560
9,901
9,538
9,494
9,293
8,709
8,176
9,263
8,926
65,142
68,522
85,294
9,685
7,588
7,766
6,788
5,642
4,956
11,517
5,880
5,023
7,317
8,565
6,022
7,120
7,896
6,159
70,357
70,993
85,190
7,439
7,272
6,749
6,939
8,061
5,461
8,975
7,226
8,369
7,503
8,623
7,784
7,874
7,325
7,674
63,073
56,826
59,502
5,662
5,274
5,018
5,171
4,855
3,565
5,317
5,087
5,229
5,467
5,724
5,617
5,997
6,537
5,780
34,349
35,932
41,345
3,785
3,668
3,568
3,379
3,609
2,739
3,701
3,145
3,222
3,353
3,721
3,342
3,788
3,618
3,501
30,919
35,357
39,691
3,281
3,662
3,293
3,466
3,638
2,250
2,979
2,839
2,911
3,257
3,436
3,221
3,272
3,364
2,892

3.5
Re-exports of goods by main destination
$ million
Year
2012
2013
2014
2014
2015
The mainland
Month
of China
United
States of
America
Japan
India
Taiwan
Germany
Vietnam
Korea
Singapore
United
Kingdom
1,831,732
1,924,463
1,955,821
179,354
176,900
169,693
164,888
168,892
108,230
162,902
158,487
154,011
156,498
170,875
160,185
173,317
170,318
166,757
331,739
325,902
336,980
32,202
31,715
31,126
29,103
28,133
24,035
23,612
26,784
28,435
28,576
30,143
31,772
29,752
29,462
29,481
142,778
133,967
130,238
11,001
11,390
11,795
10,559
10,882
9,021
9,845
9,796
9,626
10,190
10,427
10,226
10,665
10,851
10,213
76,281
82,965
92,462
10,052
7,145
7,025
7,417
7,310
6,327
10,155
7,783
6,813
9,060
11,371
7,978
9,112
9,426
7,951
78,145
74,926
76,296
6,570
6,328
6,524
6,116
5,841
4,252
5,447
5,079
4,974
5,127
5,215
5,296
4,923
5,954
5,310
77,441
73,552
72,181
6,151
6,242
6,468
6,182
6,152
5,135
4,573
5,050
5,767
6,089
6,431
6,246
6,428
6,015
6,027
49,315
56,766
64,690
5,633
6,765
6,447
5,975
6,757
3,985
5,927
5,877
6,982
5,542
6,731
6,634
6,148
6,688
7,152
57,576
63,070
60,948
4,950
5,167
5,008
4,565
4,883
4,182
4,989
4,348
4,775
4,073
4,234
4,644
4,496
4,323
4,313
53,238
56,047
57,339
4,934
5,003
4,966
4,917
5,053
4,311
5,019
4,469
4,721
5,073
4,606
4,730
4,374
4,561
4,742
54,015
53,006
53,104
4,700
5,076
4,697
4,823
4,644
4,070
3,174
4,102
4,499
4,400
5,347
4,811
4,289
4,691
5,005
9
10
11
12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
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3.6
Imports by commodity section
$ million
Food
and live
animals
Beverages
and
tobacco
Crude materials,
inedible,
except fuels
Mineral fuels,
lubricants and
related materials
Animal and
vegetable oils,
fats and waxes
Chemicals and
related products,
not elsewhere specified
2012
144,143
25,009
30,219
142,171
1,896
181,956
2013
161,521
25,416
33,491
137,491
1,696
172,735
2014
179,066
26,597
26,061
122,251
1,461
169,711
4
SITC Rev. 4 section
Year
Month
2014
9
10
11
12
14,814
14,891
17,578
19,833
2,315
2,398
2,538
2,225
2,076
1,690
1,735
2,095
8,786
11,189
9,182
8,308
119
100
105
149
14,061
14,449
14,095
13,766
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
18,284
11,763
14,786
13,504
13,523
12,294
2,476
1,935
2,634
2,468
2,475
2,506
2,836
1,804
2,892
2,369
2,716
1,761
9,322
7,340
9,587
8,792
8,926
7,923
138
82
102
95
178
109
13,768
9,981
14,569
14,089
13,881
14,526
7
8
9
10
11
11,952
11,783
11,770
13,433
14,707
2,602
2,267
2,673
2,435
2,840
2,497
1,368
1,197
1,205
1,332
8,211
8,199
6,144
7,842
5,959
107
120
129
122
109
14,146
13,069
12,592
12,382
12,934
Manufactured
goods classified
chiefly by material
Machinery
and transport
equipment
Miscellaneous
manufactured
articles
Commodities and
transactions not
classified elsewhere
Total
merchandise
2012
416,875
2,265,143
703,105
1,646
3,912,163
2013
434,022
2,391,861
700,819
1,665
4,060,717
2014
433,866
2,567,219
691,069
1,745
4,219,046
4
SITC Rev. 4 section
Year
Month
2014
9
10
11
12
40,659
36,860
35,494
33,728
235,042
236,710
235,628
232,262
64,332
63,129
62,440
59,496
150
153
150
145
382,355
381,569
378,946
372,007
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
33,052
30,077
34,623
34,702
31,031
36,000
215,530
161,630
211,541
206,835
209,939
213,331
53,324
39,478
51,451
48,126
49,143
56,710
157
131
134
128
128
141
348,886
264,220
342,319
331,108
331,940
345,302
7
8
9
10
11
32,488
29,465
33,467
29,768
30,770
217,381
211,426
230,373
230,618
228,435
59,775
54,492
54,642
51,305
51,177
145
139
126
131
134
349,305
332,327
353,114
349,242
348,397
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3.7
Domestic exports by commodity section
$ million
Food
and live
animals
Beverages
and
tobacco
Crude materials,
inedible,
except fuels
Mineral fuels,
lubricants and
related materials
Animal and
vegetable oils,
fats and waxes
Chemicals and
related products,
2012
2,508
3,415
6,335
1,881
173
11,742
2013
2,686
3,601
5,728
1,667
195
11,257
2014
2,940
3,935
5,683
1,740
164
11,277
4
SITC Rev. 4 section
Year
Month
2014
9
10
11
12
228
221
219
243
325
282
337
302
402
547
472
468
128
168
109
114
11
11
11
12
822
813
917
997
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
247
171
217
198
222
291
329
274
329
362
378
358
592
271
469
424
397
436
115
135
179
158
159
170
17
16
15
16
15
13
970
563
849
756
794
803
7
8
9
10
11
303
502
325
232
239
337
349
344
371
350
316
375
289
323
363
166
150
168
172
136
13
14
11
11
12
785
810
679
782
715
Manufactured
goods classified
chiefly by material
Machinery
and transport
equipment
Miscellaneous
manufactured
articles
Commodities and
transactions not
Total
merchandise
2012
6,095
10,089
15,894
700
58,830
2013
4,529
8,069
16,103
529
54,364
2014
5,856
7,835
15,451
401
55,283
4
SITC Rev. 4 section
Year
Month
2014
9
10
11
12
331
264
284
274
702
642
785
495
1,162
1,410
1,532
1,117
42
35
35
27
4,153
4,392
4,701
4,050
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
334
168
252
273
352
313
572
406
563
846
756
679
1,265
888
1,105
1,148
1,157
1,067
28
27
33
21
28
29
4,468
2,919
4,013
4,202
4,258
4,158
7
8
9
10
11
362
302
266
239
257
742
600
584
535
374
1,095
1,027
893
897
1,210
27
34
23
28
31
4,146
4,162
3,581
3,591
3,687
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3.8
Re-exports by commodity section
$ million
Food
and live
animals
Beverages
and
tobacco
Crude materials,
inedible,
except fuels
Mineral fuels,
lubricants and
related materials
Animal and
vegetable oils,
fats and waxes
Chemicals and
related products,
2012
38,826
10,866
19,049
6,706
326
139,716
2013
42,080
11,661
20,886
5,772
254
134,416
2014
46,668
12,781
18,061
4,879
192
126,664
4
SITC Rev. 4 section
Year
Month
2014
9
10
11
12
3,394
3,756
4,322
4,718
1,034
1,071
1,127
1,259
1,254
1,395
1,005
1,063
414
480
484
323
28
19
13
15
11,049
10,654
10,655
10,330
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
5,410
3,574
4,120
4,028
4,608
3,242
1,292
680
1,288
1,169
1,154
1,437
928
616
2,053
1,580
1,779
1,627
328
292
345
384
213
348
12
20
15
10
12
11
10,478
6,968
10,916
9,940
9,920
10,943
7
8
9
10
11
3,831
3,856
3,648
3,611
3,771
1,286
1,189
1,395
1,278
1,448
1,228
1,157
777
807
741
228
154
234
885
270
9
10
10
12
10
10,618
10,235
10,072
9,120
9,544
Manufactured
goods classified
chiefly by material
Machinery
and transport
equipment
Miscellaneous
manufactured
articles
Commodities and
transactions not
Total
merchandise
2012
344,579
2,110,028
701,974
3,445
3,375,516
2013
356,792
2,248,746
681,215
3,499
3,505,322
2014
368,178
2,385,223
650,447
4,376
3,617,468
4
SITC Rev. 4 section
Year
Month
2014
9
10
11
12
35,544
30,745
28,150
28,234
217,007
219,796
217,255
207,307
57,754
59,049
58,677
55,032
355
371
394
423
327,833
327,335
322,082
308,705
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
27,293
20,640
35,946
28,571
27,299
29,661
205,569
149,828
195,483
196,077
193,673
195,969
55,713
42,507
41,591
45,640
48,565
51,743
379
292
343
343
349
380
307,403
225,418
292,100
287,742
287,571
295,361
7
8
9
10
11
31,617
25,531
26,887
28,214
25,933
212,272
204,777
217,292
219,582
219,356
55,235
55,831
52,488
52,117
50,152
401
353
346
375
392
316,725
303,091
313,151
316,001
311,617
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3.9
Imports and re-exports by end-use category
$ million
Year
Month
Foodstuffs
Raw materials and

semi-manufactures
Consumer
goods
Fuels
Capital
goods
Imports
2012
2013
2014
2014
2015
2012
2013
2014
2014
2015
9
10
11
12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
9
10
11
12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
2016 1

150,743
169,748
186,696
15,419
15,553
18,313
20,472
19,849
12,346
15,515
14,142
14,248
12,953
12,865
12,328
12,336
14,029
15,475
39,509
42,908
47,442
3,465
3,828
4,392
4,783
5,479
3,639
4,214
4,103
4,675
3,325
3,902
3,936
3,694
3,685
3,857
944,366
933,964
945,943
91,100
85,734
84,918
79,342
72,544
62,379
71,688
68,220
67,454
79,946
77,955
71,508
76,272
70,459
72,149
1,284,357
1,359,996
1,470,195
129,739
129,819
125,325
123,041
119,528
86,153
121,467
118,976
120,052
120,435
124,413
118,256
125,747
121,361
118,800
141,887
137,214
122,033
8,759
11,173
9,166
8,299
9,313
7,322
9,578
8,785
8,919
7,902
8,201
8,190
6,132
7,836
5,947
1,390,809
1,459,795
1,494,180
137,338
139,290
141,224
140,852
127,653
96,020
124,071
120,985
121,267
124,066
125,871
122,045
132,627
135,557
136,026
866,744
841,128
827,309
77,316
74,670
73,679
70,090
67,933
54,287
62,808
58,706
61,371
67,836
71,792
68,533
67,473
67,961
64,029
Re-exports
1,110,436
1,168,233
1,237,125
111,569
110,319
106,359
100,420
105,473
70,596
104,855
103,105
104,071
101,314
112,069
105,983
112,029
106,946
107,584
6,659
5,753
4,812
409
474
479
318
321
289
339
379
208
343
217
149
227
882
266
1,352,168
1,447,300
1,500,780
135,074
138,044
137,173
133,094
128,197
96,606
119,885
121,449
117,246
122,542
128,744
124,490
129,727
136,526
135,881

63

3.10
Retained imports by end-use category
$ million
Foodstuffs
Consumer
goods
Raw materials and

semi-manufactures
Fuels
Capital
goods
All end-use
categories
2012
114,870
265,125
306,262
135,728
234,489
1,056,611
2013
131,774
267,900
341,297
132,065
231,038
1,104,539
2014
145,042
285,941
393,920
117,798
217,886
1,160,441
Year
Quarter
2014
3
4
35,069
42,821
72,964
75,474
100,676
101,579
29,146
27,521
49,718
73,913
287,338
321,119
2015
1
2
3
35,968
30,672
27,338
58,798
65,167
59,762
82,732
90,656
80,899
25,377
24,742
21,974
54,457
58,699
55,142
257,535
270,706
245,555
Note :
2015

2016 1

Figures for 2015 are subject to revision later on.
64

3.11
Domestic exports by principal commodity
$ million
84
77
65
759
885
Articles of
apparel and
clothing
accessories
Electrical machinery,
apparatus and
appliances, and
electrical parts thereof
Textile yarn,
fabrics, madeup articles and
related products
Parts and accessories

suitable for use solely
with office machines
and automatic data
processing machines
Watches
and clocks
4
SITC Rev. 4 division/group
Year
Month
2012
1,986
3,211
1,441
2,448
294
2013
1,659
2,730
1,247
1,193
743
1,391
2,399
851
580
909
2014
2014
9
10
11
12
95
99
106
77
171
184
180
183
62
57
53
49
27
33
20
17
64
65
63
75
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
131
72
61
51
56
75
198
128
201
194
238
208
56
38
55
58
51
49
21
18
19
19
9
6
84
27
65
61
75
84
7
8
9
10
11
93
80
76
64
54
225
214
189
191
226
51
53
45
50
47
7
12
8
7
4
88
87
43
18
14
764
897
892
893
894
Telecommunications
equipment
Jewellery, goldsmiths
and silversmiths wares,
and other articles
of precious or semiprecious materials
Printed
matters
Articles of
plastics
Baby carriages,
toys, games and
sporting goods
2012
492
8,866
1,469
643
305
2013
303
8,470
1,394
623
342
4
SITC Rev. 4 division/group
Year
Month
2014
299
7,649
1,422
657
383
2014
9
10
11
12
19
20
35
10
547
736
873
534
117
144
131
110
55
52
53
52
25
27
45
37
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
26
21
125
39
59
34
596
416
614
616
636
587
135
137
102
125
132
112
46
45
44
54
72
57
25
24
21
20
34
20
7
8
9
10
11
24
21
24
86
10
627
553
463
491
815
108
106
110
116
113
44
44
41
33
41
20
27
20
45
31
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3.12
Movement of external merchandise trade values

%
Imports
Domestic exports
33
Change of the latest 3-month

period over the preceding
3-month period of the
seasonally adjusted series
Year-on-year
change of
original series
33

Year
Month
Year-on-year
change of
original series
2014
9
10
11
12
+6.3
+5.6
+2.4
+1.9
+2.7
+1.8
+2.0
-0.2
-5.5
-1.5
+2.5
-11.9
-4.0
-5.6
-6.0
-6.7
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
+7.9
-0.9
-2.7
-2.9
-4.7
-2.0
-3.0
-2.8
-2.4
-1.2
-4.2
-3.0
+3.9
-10.9
-21.6
-13.7
-19.6
-13.4
-4.8
-2.7
-1.6
-4.7
-9.8
-4.4
7
8
9
10
11
-5.2
-7.4
-7.6
-8.5
-8.1
-0.6
+0.5
-2.1
-4.2
-2.1
-19.0
-21.3
-13.8
-18.2
-21.6
-3.0
-8.0
-7.3
-6.2
Re-exports
Total exports
33

Year-on-year
change of
original series
33

Year
Month
Year-on-year
change of
original series
2014
9
10
11
12
+4.6
+2.7
+0.4
+0.8
+3.4
+1.1
-0.1
-2.3
+4.5
+2.7
+0.4
+0.6
+3.3
+0.9
-0.2
-2.3
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
+2.8
+7.5
-1.5
+2.5
-4.4
-3.0
-3.1
-2.8
-1.3
-0.9
-1.3
-1.5
+2.8
+7.2
-1.8
+2.2
-4.6
-3.1
-3.1
-2.8
-1.3
-1.0
-1.4
-1.6
7
8
9
10
11
-1.3
-5.9
-4.5
-3.5
-3.2
+1.0
+1.0
+0.1
-2.8
-1.1
-1.6
-6.1
-4.6
-3.7
-3.5
+0.9
+1.0
-0.1
-2.8
-1.2
1
3
Notes :
0.05%
2016 1

Seasonally adjusted series may be revised as more data become

available. For external trade figures, the seasonally adjusted
series for the preceding 3 years are revised each year when the
figures for January become available.

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3.13
Merchandise trade index numbers

(2013=100)
(Year 2013=100)
Domestic exports
Imports
Year
Month
Value
Unit value
Quantum
Value
Unit value
Quantum
2012
96.3
99.1
96.6
108.2
97.6
110.3
2013
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
2014
103.9
101.9
102.3
101.7
100.2
102.9
2014
8
9
10
11
12
106.0
113.0
112.8
112.0
109.9
102.1
103.2
103.1
102.9
102.6
104.0
109.5
109.6
108.8
107.3
116.7
91.7
96.9
103.8
89.4
100.9
100.7
99.7
99.7
99.4
116.7
91.4
97.5
104.9
90.9
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
103.1
78.1
101.2
97.8
98.1
102.0
101.4
103.1
102.2
100.9
101.9
102.1
102.5
76.5
100.1
98.1
97.2
100.6
98.6
64.4
88.6
92.7
94.0
91.8
98.6
98.6
97.5
97.5
97.9
97.4
101.5
66.2
92.0
96.4
96.9
95.2
7
8
9
10
103.2
98.2
104.4
103.2
101.9
101.8
101.3
101.2
102.0
97.3
103.6
102.9
91.5
91.9
79.1
79.3
97.3
96.0
96.6
96.5
94.3
95.2
82.1
83.3
Re-exports
Year
Month
Total exports
Terms of trade
Value
Unit value
Quantum
Value
Unit value
Quantum
2012
96.3
98.7
97.2
96.5
98.7
97.4
99.6
2013
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
2014
103.2
102.0
101.5
103.2
102.0
101.5
100.1
2014
8
9
10
11
12
110.2
112.2
112.1
110.3
105.7
101.9
103.0
104.0
104.1
103.8
108.6
109.4
108.0
106.3
102.4
110.3
111.9
111.8
110.2
105.4
101.9
103.0
104.0
104.1
103.7
108.7
109.1
107.8
106.3
102.2
99.8
99.8
100.8
101.1
101.1
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
105.2
77.2
100.0
98.5
98.4
101.1
102.7
103.0
102.7
101.7
102.9
102.2
103.0
75.4
97.9
97.3
96.0
99.4
105.1
77.0
99.8
98.4
98.4
101.0
102.6
102.9
102.6
101.7
102.8
102.1
103.0
75.3
97.9
97.3
96.0
99.3
101.2
99.9
100.4
100.7
100.9
100.1
7
8
9
10
108.4
103.8
107.2
108.2
102.4
101.7
101.8
102.3
106.2
102.3
105.8
106.5
108.2
103.6
106.8
107.7
102.3
101.6
101.7
102.2
106.0
102.2
105.4
106.2
100.4
99.8
100.4
101.0
Note :

2016 1

The terms of trade index is derived from the ratio of the unit value index
for total exports to that for imports.
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3.14
Seasonally adjusted merchandise trade index numbers

(2013=100)
Index (Year 2013=100)
Imports
Domestic exports
Total exports
Re-exports
Year
Month
Value
Quantum
Value
Quantum
Value
Quantum
Value
Quantum
2014
8
9
10
11
12
103.7
108.0
107.6
104.9
104.5
102.0
105.5
105.2
102.8
102.6
104.1
97.6
98.7
98.7
88.7
104.9
97.7
99.8
100.1
90.7
105.4
107.6
105.8
103.3
103.2
103.5
104.9
101.8
100.7
100.6
105.4
107.4
105.7
103.2
102.9
103.5
104.8
101.8
100.7
100.4
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
100.4
106.6
102.3
97.1
99.2
103.8
99.5
104.3
100.7
96.8
97.9
102.1
98.6
99.8
83.2
89.7
86.0
93.4
101.3
103.0
85.9
92.8
88.5
96.6
102.4
102.2
103.5
100.3
99.8
103.2
100.3
100.4
100.5
98.4
96.9
102.3
102.3
102.1
103.2
100.1
99.6
103.1
100.4
100.4
100.3
98.3
96.8
102.2
7
8
9
10
101.3
95.0
97.5
98.9
99.9
94.1
97.6
99.2
85.1
80.4
82.0
82.9
87.5
83.6
85.5
87.3
106.0
97.4
100.1
102.9
103.0
95.8
98.9
101.8
105.6
97.1
99.8
102.6
102.8
95.6
98.7
101.6
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Change of the latest 3-month period over the preceding 3-month period
Imports
Domestic exports
Re-exports
Total exports
Year
Month
Value
Quantum
Value
Quantum
Value
Quantum
Value
Quantum
2014
8
9
10
11
12
+1.9
+2.7
+1.8
+2.0
-0.2
+1.2
+1.8
+1.1
+1.4
-0.4
-1.7
-4.0
-5.6
-6.0
-6.7
-3.0
-4.5
-5.7
-5.6
-5.8
+3.0
+3.4
+1.1
-0.1
-2.3
+2.1
+2.1
-0.5
-1.5
-3.1
+2.9
+3.3
+0.9
-0.2
-2.3
+2.0
+2.0
-0.6
-1.6
-3.2
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
-3.0
-2.8
-2.4
-1.2
-4.2
-3.0
-2.5
-2.3
-2.0
-1.0
-3.6
-2.5
-4.8
-2.7
-1.6
-4.7
-9.8
-4.4
-3.4
-0.9
-0.1
-3.5
-9.4
-4.2
-3.1
-2.8
-1.3
-0.9
-1.3
-1.5
-2.7
-2.0
-0.6
-0.8
-1.8
-1.2
-3.1
-2.8
-1.3
-1.0
-1.4
-1.6
-2.8
-1.9
-0.6
-0.8
-1.9
-1.3
7
8
9
10
-0.6
+0.5
-2.1
-4.2
-0.6
+0.3
-1.8
-3.0
-3.0
-8.0
-7.3
-3.2
+0.2
-7.7
-6.0
+1.0
+1.0
+0.1
-2.8
+1.0
+1.8
+0.1
-1.9
+0.9
+1.0
-0.1
-2.8
+0.9
+1.8
-1.9
Notes :
0.05%
2016 1

No seasonally adjusted unit value index is compiled.

Seasonally adjusted series may be revised as more data become
available. For trade index numbers, the seasonally adjusted series for
the preceding 3 years are revised each year when the figures for
December become available.
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3.15
Year
Trade involving outward processing in the mainland of China
Month
Total exports to
the mainland
of China
Domestic exports
to the mainland
of China
Re-exports to
the mainland
of China
Imports from
the mainland
of China
Re-exports of the
mainland of China
origin to other places
()
Estimated value of outward processing trade ($ million)
2012
586,033
4,091
581,942
763,560
895,635
2013
595,623
4,146
591,477
712,138
866,406
2014
580,429
3,602
576,827
755,070
898,420
2014
7- 9
10 - 12
157,283
148,077
1,043
844
156,240
147,233
190,239
215,360
226,703
257,047
2015
1- 3
4- 6
7- 9
132,421
137,732
142,397
715
776
749
131,706
136,956
141,648
172,751
204,796
199,580
201,711
232,085
238,574
(%)
Estimated proportion of outward processing trade (%)
2012
31.5
15.7
31.8
41.5
74.2
2013
30.6
16.7
30.7
36.6
71.9
2014
29.3
15.5
29.5
38.0
71.5
2014
7- 9
10 - 12
29.6
28.7
16.9
15.8
29.7
28.8
35.6
39.2
66.6
75.7
2015
1- 3
4- 6
7- 9
29.8
29.0
27.9
14.8
14.2
13.5
29.9
29.2
28.1
39.0
42.4
38.3
70.5
75.2
71.5
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Source : Outward Processing and Shipping Statistics Section,

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3.16
Exports and imports of services by service component
$ million
Exports of services
Year
Month
2012
Transport
Travel
Insurance and
pension services
248,494
256,534
7,224
120,680
131,094
764,026
Financial
services
Other
services
Total
2013
242,398
301,969
7,913
127,777
132,288
812,345
2014
245,406
297,567
8,998
132,569
137,827
822,367
65,726
58,447
71,342
79,849
2,290
2,462
35,240
32,653
34,581
36,912
209,179
210,323
55,241
58,337
60,413
75,002
65,900
65,198
2,280
2,307
2,503
41,238
33,132
37,772
36,541
32,770
35,667
210,302
192,446
201,553
Financial
services
Other
services
Total
2014
7- 9
10 - 12
2015
1- 3
4- 6
7- 9
@
@
@
@
@
Imports of services
Year
Month
2012
Transport
Travel
Insurance and
pension services
142,580
155,716
9,462
30,528
255,980
594,266
2013
140,573
164,545
10,406
32,694
234,998
583,216
2014
142,987
170,838
10,906
34,362
228,542
587,635
37,841
35,453
44,838
43,906
2,814
2,969
8,680
9,505
57,921
65,347
152,094
157,180
32,796
35,452
35,380
40,913
44,419
45,997
2,608
2,618
2,643
10,274
7,511
9,199
53,705
50,418
56,844
140,296
140,418
150,063
2014
2015
7- 9
10 - 12
1- 3
4- 6
7- 9
@
@
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Sources : National Income Branch and Trade in Services Statistics Section,

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Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and Gross National

Income (GNI) are core statistics in National
Accounts.
They are both important economic
indicators and useful for analysing the overall
economic situation of an economy, with the former
particularly useful for reflecting the level of
production, and the latter for aggregate income of
residents.
12
2016 1

Apart from statistics on GDP and GNI, Balance of

Payments (BoP), International Investment Position
(IIP) and External Debt (ED) statistics are important
macroeconomic aggregates that summarise the
external transactions and positions of an economy
with the rest of the world. They are important for
monetary and financial monitoring and policy
deliberations in both the domestic and international
contexts.
The concept of resident is crucial to the
compilation of GDP, GNI, BoP and related statistics.
Practically, residents of an economy include
individuals and organisations.
According to
international standards, for individuals, residents refer
to those who normally stay in the economic territory
of the economy, irrespective of their nationality. If an
individual has stayed in the economy for at least
12 months or intends to do so, he/she is considered as
normally staying in that economy. For organisations,
residents refer to those which ordinarily operate in the
economic territory of the economy. The economic
territory is the geographic territory under the effective
control of the government of that economy.
Conceptually, the residence status of individuals and
organisations depends on their centre of predominant
economic interest.
Transactions and positions in assets and liabilities vis-vis the mainland of China are treated as
international transactions and external positions
respectively. Examples of international transactions
are trade in goods, trade in services and external
primary income flows.
Examples of external
positions are the positions of inward and outward
direct investment.
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GDP is a measure of the total value of production of

all resident producing units of an economy in a
specified period (typically a year or a quarter), before
deducting the consumption of fixed capital.
2008
(i)
(ii)
2016 1

Per capita GDP of an economy is obtained by

dividing the total GDP in a year by the population of
that economy in the same year.
GDP can be measured using different approaches.
For Hong Kong, GDP is compiled using the
expenditure approach and the production
approach.
Statistics on GDP of Hong Kong are compiled in
accordance with the international statistical standards
as stipulated in the System of National Accounts 2008
published by the United Nations.
Under the expenditure approach, GDP by expenditure
component at current market prices and in volume
terms are compiled.
Changes in volume measure of GDP (also referred
to as changes in real terms) reflect changes in the
volumes of goods and services produced or purchased
from one period to another.
Conceptually, changes over time in the GDP at
current prices can be factored into two components,
reflecting (i) changes in the prices of goods and
services produced or purchased, and (ii) changes in
their volumes. In order to measure the volume
growth of GDP and its components, the effect of
price changes has to be eliminated. The year-on-year
change in the volume measure of GDP gives a
measure of the real growth of an economy.
To compile the volume measures of GDP and its
components, the annually re-weighted chain linking
approach is adopted. For a particular year, the
volume estimates of major components of GDP
revalued at preceding year prices are first derived by
deflating the current price values of subcomponents by the relevant price indices (or in some
cases by revaluing the current period quantities at
preceding year prices) at the most disaggregated
levels. The volume estimate of GDP is then obtained
by aggregating the volume estimates of GDP major
components revalued at preceding year prices. With
the effect of price changes eliminated, the volume
estimate reflects the real growth of GDP. The
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preceding-year weighted volume measures of GDP

and its components are chain linked to a selected
reference year in order to obtain a continuous time
series of the chain volume measures of GDP and its
components.
For the chain volume measures of GDP, the base year

is always the preceding year in principle. Statistically
speaking, it has the same effect of rebasing the
constant price GDP series every year. The chain
volume measures of GDP take account of the up-todate price structures as weights in aggregating the
volume estimates of the GDP components, thus
providing a better measure of the real growth rate of
an economy.
The rate of change in the implicit price deflator of
GDP (or GDP deflator in short) can be used as a
broad measure of overall inflation in an economy. It
takes account of all price changes relating to
consumption, investment, exports and imports.
100
1980 2000
1
2016 1

The implicit price deflators of GDP and its

expenditure components are obtained by dividing the
respective current price values by the corresponding
volume measures and then multiplying by 100.
Hence as it stands, the implicit price deflators of GDP
and its expenditure components are not used as inputs
for compiling the corresponding volume measures.
In the seasonally adjusted GDP series, since seasonal
effects have been removed statistically, figures for
consecutive quarters can be compared more
meaningfully. When the year-on-year changes for the
quarterly figures in the original GDP series and the
quarter-to-quarter changes in the seasonally adjusted
GDP series are analysed together, the trend of the
GDP can be more clearly discerned.
Under the production approach, GDP by economic
activity at current prices and in volume terms are
compiled. The annual series at current prices and
quarterly series in volume terms can be traced back to
1980 and the first quarter of 2000 respectively.
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2.0
4.1 4.4
2015 11 13 4.5
4.6
2015 12 21
GDP by economic activity provides data to support

sectoral analyses from various perspectives. First,
annual current price GDP by economic activity
provides data for analysing the longer-term trend in
the relative importance of various economic sectors.
This helps depict changes in the underlying economic
structure.
Second, the year-on-year percentage
change of volume measures of GDP by economic
activity provides data for assessing the relative
performance of different economic sectors. Third,
volume measures of GDP by economic activity
provide data for analysing the contribution of
different economic sectors to overall economic
growth. This facilitates analysis of the source of
growth of an economy.
Statistics on GDP by economic activity are compiled
by adopting the Hong Kong Standard Industrial
Classification (HSIC) Version 2.0 in classifying
economic activities. Under the framework of national
accounts, an additional economic activity entitled
ownership of premises is also covered. The valuation
of value added is at basic prices. Value added at
basic prices is defined as the value of gross output at
basic prices less intermediate consumption valued at
purchasers prices.
Basic price is the amount
receivable by a producer for a unit of good or service
provided, which excludes any taxes on the product
concerned, but includes subsidies on the product.
Value added at basic prices can better reflect the
prices actually paid and received by producers.
GDP figures given in Table 4.1 to Table 4.4 are the
latest figures released on 13 November 2015, while
figures of quarterly chain volume measures of GDP
by economic activity in Table 4.5 and Table 4.6 are
the latest figures released on 21 December 2015.
Gross National Income
GNI is a measure of the total income earned by

residents of an economy from engaging in various
economic activities, irrespective of whether the
economic activities are carried out within the
economic territory of the economy or outside. In
other words, in compiling GNI, income earned by
residents from engaging in various economic
activities within or outside the economic territory are
included, whereas income earned by non-residents
from engaging in economic activities within the
economic territory are excluded.
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GNI is computed as follows :
=
+
GNI = GDP
+ Net external primary income flows
= GDP
+ Primary income earned by residents
from outside the economic territory
Primary income earned by non-residents
from within the economic territory
=
+
2016 1

Per capita GNI of an economy is obtained by dividing

GNI in a year by the population of that economy in
the same year.
Primary income comprises investment income and
compensation of employees (CE).
Investment
income includes direct investment income (DII),
portfolio investment income (PII) and other
investment income (OII) as well as income on reserve
assets (RA).
DII refers to earnings of residents of an economy
from their direct investment outside the economic
territory of the economy, and earnings of nonresidents from their direct investment within the
economic territory, in which direct investors acquire a
lasting interest and a significant degree of influence
or an effective voice in the management of the
enterprises concerned. These earnings are in the form
of receipts of distributed dividends, share of
undistributed profits, net interest receipts from intercompany debts and gross rentals.
PII refers to earnings of residents from investment in
non-resident equity securities and debt securities (e.g.
bonds and notes, money market instruments), and
earnings of non-residents from investment in resident
equity securities and debt securities. Compared with
direct investors, portfolio investors of an economy
holding equity securities and debt securities of nonresident enterprises have no lasting interest or
influence in the management of the enterprises
concerned.
OII refers to interest inflow and outflow arising from
other financial claims on and liabilities to nonresidents that are not classified as DII, PII or income
on RA. Other investment includes non-marketable
loans, currency and deposits, trade credits and
advances, and other assets/liabilities. Interest income
receivable and payable should be net of financial
intermediation services.
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Income on RA refers to investment earnings of the

monetary authority of an economy from reserve
assets. Examples of such investment earnings include
equity securities earnings, debt securities earnings
and interest earned from foreign currency deposits.
CE refers to labour income earned by non-residents
from their employment within the economic territory
of an economy, and labour income earned by
residents from their employment outside the
economic territory. It comprises wages, salaries and
other remuneration whether paid in cash or in kind.
Balance of Payments and related statistics
BoP and IIP statistics of Hong Kong are compiled in

accordance with international standards as stipulated
in the Sixth Edition of the Balance of Payments and
International Investment Position Manual (BPM6)
released by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in
2009. ED statistics of Hong Kong are compiled
according to the External Debt Statistics: Guide for
Compilers and Users published by the Inter-agency
Task Force on Finance Statistics chaired by the IMF.
Concepts inherent in these two international
guidelines are harmonised with each other.
2009
Balance of Payments
BoP is a statistical statement that systematically

summarises, for a specific time period (typically a
year or a quarter), the economic transactions of an
economy with the rest of the world (i.e. between
residents and non-residents).
1 1
(1) (2)
A complete BoP account comprises two broad

accounts: (1) the current account; and (2) the capital
and financial account.
(1)
(1) Current account
The current account measures the flows of goods,

services, primary income and secondary income
between residents and non-residents.
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The goods and services account records external

transactions in goods and services. The goods
account covers principally exports and imports as
shown in merchandise trade statistics, but adjusted for
coverage and valuation. For example, one major
adjustment for coverage is the adoption of the change
of ownership principle in the BoP statistical system.
Following this principle, goods sent abroad for
processing without a change of ownership are not
covered in the goods account. On the other hand, for
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goods sold under merchanting, although the goods

involved have never been entered into the economy
where the owner resides in, they are recorded in the
goods account of the owners economy given that
there has been a change of ownership of the goods.
The goods account values both exports and imports of
goods on the same basis of free on board (f.o.b.) from
the economy of export, thus providing symmetrical
valuation.
While the goods sent abroad for
processing without a change of ownership are not
covered in the goods account of an economy, the
manufacturing services performed on these goods by
a processor in another processing economy are
covered in its services account. Other services cover
a wide range of economic activities, including
transport, travel, insurance and pension, financial
services, etc.
The primary income account shows the amounts
receivable and payable abroad in return for providing/
obtaining use of labour, financial resources or natural
resources to/from non-residents. The concepts and
definitions of primary income under the current
account of the BoP are the same as those of the
external primary income flow under GNI.
The secondary income account records current
transfers between residents and non-residents.
Current transfers are transactions in which real or
financial resources that are likely to be consumed
immediately or shortly are provided without the
receipt of equivalent economic values in return.
Examples include workers remittances, donations,
official assistance and pensions. Current transfers are
unilateral in nature and are offsetting entries in the
BoP account for one-sided transactions. Credit
entries in this account reflect offsetting entries to the
receipt of aforesaid real and financial resources from
other economies. Conversely, debit entries recorded
are offsets to the provision of such real and financial
resources to other economies. Secondary income,
together with primary income, affects gross national
disposable income which has a direct and immediate
effect on an economys pattern of consumption in a
specified period.
(2)
(2) Capital and financial account
The capital account measures external transactions in

capital transfers, and the acquisition and disposal of
non-produced, non-financial assets (such as
trademarks and brand names). Examples of capital
transfers include forgiveness of debts by creditors,
and cash transfers involving the acquisition or
disposal of fixed assets.
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(i)
The financial account records transactions in financial

assets and liabilities between residents and nonresidents. It shows how an economys external
transactions are financed.
Transactions in the
financial account are classified by function (i.e. the
purpose of the investment) into direct investment,
portfolio investment, financial derivatives, other
investment and reserve assets.
(i)
10%
Direct investment
Direct investment refers to external investment
in which an investor of an economy acquires a
lasting interest and a significant degree of
influence or an effective voice in the
management of an enterprise located in another
economy. For statistical purpose, an effective
voice is taken as being equivalent to a holding
of 10% or more of the voting power in an
enterprise.
(ii)
10%
(ii) Portfolio investment

Portfolio investment refers to investment in nonresident equity securities and debt securities
(e.g. bonds and notes, money market
instruments), other than that included in direct
investment or reserve assets. Compared with
direct investors, portfolio investors in equity
securities and debt securities of non-resident
enterprises have no lasting interest or influence
in the management of the enterprises concerned.
A holding of less than 10% of the voting power
in an enterprise is regarded as portfolio
investment.
(iii)
(iii) Financial derivatives

Financial derivatives are financial instruments
that are linked to a specific financial instrument
or indicator or commodity, and through which
specific financial risks can be traded in financial
markets in their own right. Financial derivatives
include option-type contracts (e.g. warrants and
options) and forward-type contracts (e.g.
futures, interest rate swaps, currency swaps,
forward rate agreements, forward foreign
exchange contracts).
(iv)
(iv) Other investment

Other investment refers to other financial claims
on and liabilities to non-residents that are not
classified as direct investment, portfolio
investment, financial derivatives or reserve
assets.
Other investment includes nonmarketable loans, currency and deposits, trade
credits and advances, and other assets/liabilities.
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(v)
(v)
Reserve assets
Reserve assets are external assets that are
readily available to and controlled by the
monetary authority of an economy (which refers
to the Hong Kong Monetary Authority in the
case of Hong Kong) for meeting balance of
payments financing needs, for intervention in
exchange markets to regulate the currency
exchange rate of that economy, and for other
related purposes (such as maintaining
confidence in the currency and the economy,
and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing).
The overall BoP balance of Hong Kong is the balance

of the set of transactions in the current account and
capital and financial account (except reserve assets),
plus net errors and omissions if any. If an economy
receives more foreign currencies than it pays in its
external transactions in goods, services, income and
investment, it has a BoP surplus. In other words, a
BoP surplus reflects an overall net inflow of funds to
an economy from the rest of the world. Conversely,
there will be a BoP deficit which is equal to its
overall net outflow of funds.
International Investment Position
IIP is a balance sheet showing the stock of external

financial assets and liabilities of an economy at a
particular time point. The difference between the
external financial assets and liabilities is the net IIP of
the economy, which represents either its net claim on
or net liability to the rest of the world.
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Being fully consistent with the BoP financial account,

IIP is also categorised by type of investment. Assets
and liabilities are divided into direct investment,
portfolio investment, financial derivatives and other
investment. The asset side of IIP also includes the
reserve assets.
While the BoP financial account measures
transactions in external financial assets and liabilities
of an economy occurred during a period, IIP reflects
the level of such assets and liabilities at a particular
time point. The former involves a flow concept,
whilst the latter refers to a stock concept.
Transactions are economic flows during a specific
time period. On the other hand, stocks are positions
in, or holdings of, assets and liabilities at a particular
time point. Transactions in assets and liabilities,
among other factors, will affect the stock of these
assets and liabilities. In addition to transactions, price
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changes and exchange rate variations as well as other

adjustments
(e.g.
reclassifications,
unilateral
cancellation of debts) also have an impact on the
value of the stock of an economys external financial
assets and liabilities when expressed in the local
currency of the economy.
Price and exchange rate variations affect the valuation
of components of financial assets and liabilities such
as equity securities and debt securities.
Price
variations reflect the holding gains or losses of such
securities during the reference period. In estimating
the price variations of equity securities and debt
securities, data on individual share prices for equity
securities listed on the Hong Kong Exchanges and
Clearing Limited and market indices for those listed
in overseas stock and debt markets are used.
Exchange rate variations are estimated based on the
exchange rates of relevant currencies.
External Debt
Gross ED, at a particular time point, is the

outstanding amount of those actual current, and not
contingent, liabilities that are owed to non-residents
by residents of an economy and that require payment
of principals and/or interests by the debtors at some
time points in the future.
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Contingent liabilities are not included in ED.

Contingent liabilities are commitments to undertake
certain responsibilities in case some well-defined
conditions are fulfilled. For a liability to be included
in ED, it must be actually existing and be outstanding.
Debt includes arrears of principal and interest. Any
commitments to provide economic values in the
future generally do not constitute claims until and
unless ownership of relevant items is changed,
services are rendered, or income accrues.
According to this international definition, apart from
borrowing from abroad, ED of Hong Kong can also
arise through normal trading and banking businesses.
For instance, a trade credit extended by an exporter in
the United States of America to an importer in Hong
Kong is part of Hong Kongs ED. Likewise, deposits
placed by non-residents in a bank in Hong Kong
constitute ED of Hong Kongs banking sector.
Gross ED is the sum of the non-equity liability
components in the IIP of an economy. To facilitate
assessment of the external financial developments
and trends in the performance of the economy from
different facets, the presentation of IIP and ED
statistics is different. IIP is classified by asset/
liability, by type of investment, by financial
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4.9 4.13
2015 12 21
instrument, and by sector. As for ED, it is classified

by sector, by term of original maturity of financial
instrument, and by financial instrument. Similar to
IIP, ED also involves a stock concept.
Long-term debt is defined as debt with a maturity of
more than 1 year or with no stated maturity. Shortterm debt is debt payable on demand or with a
maturity of 1 year or less.
BoP and related statistics given in Table 4.9 to
Table 4.13 are the latest figures released on
21 December 2015.
Further references

Position and External Debt Statistics of Hong
Kong (Quarterly)
External Direct Investment Statistics of Hong Kong

(Annual)
Gross Domestic Product (Quarterly and Annual)
Special Report on Gross Domestic Product Chain

Volume Measures of Gross Domestic Product
2012 9
Special Report on Gross

(September 2012 issue)
Hong Kong Trade in Services Statistics (Annual)
Understanding the Concepts of Gross Domestic

Product and Gross National Income
Understanding the Concepts of Statistics on Balance

of Payments, International Investment Position
and External Debt
Interpretation and Uses of Statistics on Balance of

Payments, International Investment Position and
External Debt
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Domestic
Product


4.1
Chart 4.1
Percentage change in Gross Domestic Product in real terms
%
10
%
10
-2
-2
-4
2004
2006
2008
2010
Year
2012
Year-on-year percentage change
4.2
Chart 4.2
2014
-4
Q3/13
Q1/14
Q3/14
Q1/15
/ Quarter/Year
Q3/15
()
Quarter-to-quarter percentage change (seasonally adjusted series)
Note :
20132015
Figures for 2013 to 2015 are subject to revision later on.
Balance of Payments
$ billion
700
$ billion
120
600
100
500
80
400
60
300
40
200
20
100
-20
-100
-40
-200
-300
2004
2006
2008
2010
Year
Current account balance
2012
2014
Q3/13
Net change in financial

non-reserve assets
Note :
20132015
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-60
82
Q1/14
Q3/14
Q1/15
/ Quarter/Year
Q3/15
Overall Balance of Payments
Figures for 2013 to 2015 are subject to revision later on.

4.1

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by expenditure component
at current market prices
()
GDP components
Year
Month
Private
consumption
expenditure
Gross
domestic fixed
capital formation
Government
consumption
expenditure
Changes in
inventories
(1)
()
Exports
of goods(1)
(free-on-board)
2012
1,314,969
185,310
517,411
-3,662
3,591,776
2013 @
1,413,515
199,033
515,901
-2,326
3,816,390
2014 @
1,498,453
214,758
533,522
+7,863
3,877,458
2014
7- 9 @
10 - 12 @
367,134
394,337
54,087
54,622
131,484
154,854
-5,031
+1,209
1,026,520
1,031,262
2015
1- 3 @
4- 6 @
7- 9 @
387,990
403,866
385,343
59,096
55,584
57,847
133,328
138,063
128,069
-5,981
-9,407
-6,836
879,271
916,423
982,454
GDP
()
Per capita GDP($)
Year
Month
---
GDP components --- contd
:
Less:
(1)
(1)
()
Exports
Imports of goods(1)
of services(1)
(free-on-board)
(1)
Imports
of services(1)
2012
1,003,047
4,116,410
455,382
2,037,059
284,720
2013 @
1,058,289
4,394,928
467,214
2,138,660
297,553
2014 @
1,076,435
4,471,810
481,044
2,255,635
311,479
2014
7- 9 @
10 - 12 @
278,631
287,218
1,148,472
1,183,466
123,564
127,370
580,789
612,666
2015
1- 3 @
4- 6 @
7- 9 @
265,844
244,859
269,061
1,028,254
1,066,653
1,077,763
117,708
116,933
122,725
573,586
565,802
615,450
(1) 2008
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Note :
(1) Trade in goods and services statistics are compiled based on the
recommendations made in the System of National Accounts 2008,
except the one on adopting the change of ownership principle in
recording goods sent abroad for processing and merchanting.
Source : National Income Branch,

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4.2
2013
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by expenditure component
in chained (2013) dollars
()
Year
Month
Private
consumption
expenditure
GDP components
Government
Gross
consumption
domestic fixed
Changes in
expenditure capital formation
inventories
(1)
()
Exports
of goods(1)
(free-on-board)
(1)
Exports
of services(1)
2012
1,351,146
193,289
503,009
-3,181
3,582,427
1,009,227
2013 @
1,413,515
199,033
515,901
-2,326
3,816,390
1,058,289
2014 @
1,458,633
205,099
514,925
+7,928
3,848,067
1,067,450
2014
7- 9@
10 - 12 @
355,179
385,705
51,311
51,447
128,899
146,056
-4,610
+1,881
1,010,764
1,012,119
276,471
283,155
2015
1- 3@
4- 6@
7- 9@
373,776
384,653
370,368
55,284
50,518
52,620
123,383
131,695
120,545
-6,632
-8,984
-5,460
883,292
911,367
978,335
263,596
246,529
272,994
Year
Month
---
GDP components --- contd
(1)
()
Imports
(1)
of goods(1)
Imports
(free-on-board)
of services(1)
GDP
()
Per capita
GDP($)
Implicit price
deflator of GDP
(2013=100)
(Year 2013=100)
2012
4,100,835
460,256
2,074,915
290,011
98.2
2013 @
4,394,928
467,214
2,138,660
297,553
100.0
2014 @
4,433,887
476,062
2,192,153
302,712
102.9
2014
7- 9@
10 - 12 @
1,137,396
1,171,280
121,935
124,411
558,683
584,672
104.0
104.8
2015
1- 3@
4- 6@
7- 9@
1,027,374
1,063,745
1,090,797
122,081
118,792
126,950
543,244
533,241
571,655
105.6
106.1
107.7
2013
2013
Notes :
(1) 2008
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The chained (2013) dollar series is derived by extrapolation of the

current price value for the reference year (2013) backward and forward
using the chain volume index as the extrapolator. As the extrapolation
process is carried out for GDP and its components independently in
calculating the chained dollar series, discrepancies may exist between the
chain volume measure of GDP and the sum of the chain volume
measures of its components.

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4.3
Percentage change in real terms of quarterly Gross Domestic Product
and selected expenditure components
Percentage change over the same period of the preceding year
Year
Month
Gross
Domestic
Product
Gross (1) (1) (1) (1)

Private Government domestic fixed
Exports
Exports
Imports
Imports
consumption consumption
capital
of
of
of
of
services(1)
goods(1)
services(1)
expenditure expenditure
formation
goods(1)
2014
7- 9 @
10 - 12 @
+2.9
+2.4
+4.7
+4.1
+3.6
+3.3
-1.7
+3.4
+0.7
+0.6
+1.3
-0.3
+0.3
+1.1
+2.0
+1.1
2015
1- 3 @
4- 6 @
7- 9 @
+2.4
+2.8
+2.3
+5.3
+6.1
+4.3
+3.4
+3.3
+2.6
+7.5
+5.2
-6.5
+0.4
-3.6
-3.2
+0.9
-1.3
+0.1
-3.2
-4.1
+6.1
+3.6
+4.1
(2)
Quarter-to-quarter percentage change in the seasonally adjusted series(2)
Year
Month
Gross
Domestic
Product
Private
consumption
expenditure
(1) (1) (1) (1)

Government
Exports
Exports
Imports
Imports
consumption
of
of
of
of
expenditure
goods(1)
services(1)
goods(1)
services(1)
2014
7- 9 @
10 - 12 @
+1.4
+0.2
+1.9
+1.0
+1.0
+0.4
+0.1
+0.9
+0.2
+0.7
+0.2
+2.0
-0.8
+2.1
2015
1- 3 @
4- 6 @
7- 9 @
+0.7
+0.4
+0.9
+1.8
+1.3
+0.1
+0.8
+1.1
+0.2
-1.4
-3.2
+0.5
+0.9
-0.8
-1.9
-2.1
-3.1
-0.9
+0.8
+1.5
-0.3
(1) 2008
Notes :
(2)
(2) There are no seasonally adjusted figures in respect of gross domestic

capital formation as no clear seasonal pattern is identified for this
expenditure component.
0.05%

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4.4

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by economic activity at current prices
2013@
2012
Economic activity
$ million
Percentage
1,114
0.1
1,225
0.1
1,496
0.1
30,600
1.5
30,156
1.4
28,061
1.3
35,382
1.8
35,119
1.7
35,595
1.6
73,445
3.6
83,288
4.0
94,104
4.3
1,872,498
93.0
1,947,670
92.9
2,044,746
92.8
511,537
25.4
523,647
25.0
534,696
24.3
410,071
20.4
413,445
19.7
N.A.
N.A.
101,466
5.0
110,202
5.3
N.A.
N.A.
72,044
3.6
75,413
3.6
78,697
3.6
120,609
6.0
125,465
6.0
138,084
6.3
114,983
5.7
119,036
5.7
N.A.
N.A.
5,626
0.3
6,429
0.3
N.A.
N.A.
70,866
3.5
76,145
3.6
77,697
3.5
319,312
15.9
345,952
16.5
366,108
16.6
232,416
11.5
225,667
10.8
239,395
10.9
116,880
5.8
105,335
5.0
N.A.
N.A.
115,536
5.7
120,332
5.7
N.A.
N.A.
337,678
16.8
356,215
17.0
378,203
17.2
208,036
10.3
219,166
10.4
231,865
10.5
2,013,038
100.0
2,097,458
100.0
2,204,002
100.0
Agriculture, fishing, mining and quarrying
Manufacturing
Electricity, gas and water supply, and waste management
Construction
2014@
$ million Percentage
$ million Percentage
Services
Import/export, wholesale and retail trades
Wholesale and retail trades

(1)
Transportation, storage, postal and courier services
Transportation and storage
Real estate, professional and business services
Real estate
Public administration, social and personal services
Ownership of premises
GDP at basic prices
63,575
75,314
83,574
-1.9%
-1.6%
-1.4%
2,037,059
2,138,660
2,255,635
Taxes on products
(2)
Statistical discrepancy(2)
GDP at current market prices
(1)
Notes :
(2)
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(1) Accommodation services cover hotels, guesthouses, boarding houses

and other establishments providing short term accommodation.
(2) Statistical discrepancy refers to the difference in values of current
price GDP compiled using the expenditure and production
approaches, as a result of the adoption of different data sources and
estimation methods in the compilation processes. It is expressed as
a percentage of GDP.

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4.5 2013
Chain volume measures of Gross Domestic Product by economic activity
in chained (2013) dollars
$ million
2012
2013@
2014@
2014
3@
3rd qtr@
1,168
1,225
1,176
303
293
261
315
289
30,130
30,156
30,035
7,887
7,654
6,891
7,404
7,734
36,174
35,119
35,983
10,586
8,169
7,973
9,444
10,343
79,945
83,288
90,203
21,112
24,438
23,121
23,059
21,805
1,896,281
1,947,670
1,995,350
508,074
538,273
488,561
478,905
518,049
507,228
523,647
528,597
139,810
154,257
118,746
112,372
139,094
405,768
413,445
418,474
113,002
121,376
92,623
87,718
112,927
101,407
110,202
110,123
26,807
32,881
26,124
24,653
26,166
72,810
75,413
77,397
19,449
20,168
19,422
18,023
18,947
120,488
125,465
131,975
33,754
34,531
33,825
31,042
34,092
114,337
119,036
125,415
32,300
32,609
32,236
29,595
32,739
6,148
6,429
6,560
1,454
1,922
1,590
1,447
1,353
73,219
76,145
79,092
20,459
21,183
20,737
18,579
21,439
321,551
345,952
359,891
89,068
96,752
90,456
94,072
94,393
235,140
225,667
232,859
57,590
62,885
60,512
55,865
58,620
117,964
105,335
108,211
26,376
29,031
29,218
25,555
26,770
117,138
120,332
124,648
31,214
33,854
31,293
30,309
31,850
347,660
356,215
364,545
92,083
91,904
89,799
95,126
95,257
218,515
219,166
220,994
55,861
56,593
55,063
53,823
56,208
80,506
75,314
80,393
21,173
21,669
21,566
24,205
21,446
Economic activity
Manufacturing
Electricity, gas and water supply, and waste

management
Construction
2014
4@
4th qtr@
2015
2015
1@ 2@
1st qtr@ 2nd qtr@
2015
3@
3rd qtr@
Services

(1)
Real estate
Taxes on products
Notes :
(1)
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A discrepancy may exist between the volume estimate of an aggregate

and the sum of its components. Non-additivity is a technical feature
of the chain volume measures.

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4.6
Chain volume measures of Gross Domestic Product by economic activity
year-on-year percentage changes in real terms
%
Economic activity
2012
2013@
2014@
2014
3@
3rd qtr@
2014
4@
4th qtr@
2015
1@
1st qtr@
2015
2@
2nd qtr@
2015
3@
3rd qtr@
-3.2
+4.9
-4.0
-3.6
-1.0
-0.4
-4.5
Manufacturing
Electricity, gas and water supply, and waste

management
Construction
-0.8
+0.1
-0.4
-1.7
-3.6
-1.5
-1.2
-1.9
+1.4
-2.9
+2.5
+4.2
+0.6
-0.1
+2.1
-2.3
+8.3
+4.2
+8.3
+5.4
+10.1
-5.1
+13.6
+3.3
+1.8
+2.7
+2.4
+2.9
+2.5
+2.4
+1.5
+2.0
+1.9
+3.2
+0.9
+2.2
+0.7
+0.4
-3.3
-0.5
+0.6
+1.9
+1.2
+2.7
+0.6
+0.6
-4.6
-0.1
+7.3
+8.7
-0.1
+0.3
+1.3
-0.1
+1.6
-2.4
+1.8
+3.6
+2.6
+3.6
+0.2
-0.7
-1.1
-2.6
+0.9
+4.1
+5.2
+3.9
+3.3
+2.4
+1.2
+1.0
+0.7
+4.1
+5.4
+4.9
+3.2
+2.8
+1.5
+1.4
+6.4
+4.6
+2.0
-14.1
+3.4
-4.6
-4.7
-6.9
+2.8
+4.0
+3.9
+3.3
+3.7
+5.9
+4.0
+4.8
+0.8
+7.6
+4.0
+5.5
+6.8
+4.5
+7.5
+6.0
+3.1
-4.0
+3.2
+3.5
+3.7
+4.6
+2.4
+1.8
+3.9
-10.7
+2.7
+3.2
+4.0
+4.2
+3.2
+1.5
+2.3
+2.7
+3.6
+3.7
+3.4
+5.1
+1.7
+2.0
+2.1
+2.5
+2.3
+2.0
+2.0
+2.8
+2.1
+3.4
+1.1
+0.3
+0.8
+0.6
+0.6
+0.3
+0.3
+0.6
-10.4
-6.4
+6.7
+22.7
+11.4
+13.4
+30.7
+1.3
Services

(1)
Real estate
Taxes on products
(1)
Notes :
0.05%
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4.7

Gross National Income (GNI) and external primary income flows (EPIF)
by income component and type of transactor at current market prices
()
Type of income component
Type of transactor
2012
2013
2014
2014
3
3rd qtr
2014
4
4th qtr
2015
1@
1st qtr@
2015
2@
2nd qtr@
2015
3@
3rd qtr@
838,808
908,725
933,036
229,619
239,172
238,478
249,919
230,041
Banking
55,056
49,419
43,797
8,756
9,035
11,890
9,138
13,093
(1)
Others(1)
783,751
859,305
889,239
220,863
230,137
226,588
240,780
216,948
174,339
196,561
225,646
68,291
36,399
34,380
104,008
66,383
Banking
34,553
36,324
42,914
10,772
10,863
11,364
12,244
13,383
(1)
Others(1)
139,786
160,237
182,731
57,519
25,536
23,016
91,764
53,000
43,893
47,836
65,938
16,584
16,693
15,884
15,941
15,415
Banking
34,363
39,181
56,694
14,183
14,274
13,509
13,620
13,327
(1)
Others(1)
9,530
8,655
9,244
2,402
2,419
2,375
2,321
2,088
31,351
27,651
27,224
6,795
6,741
6,603
7,651
6,566
2,845
2,795
2,888
727
721
722
718
701
926,032
996,107
1,040,947
266,848
253,957
260,779
282,193
265,298
Banking
140,486
164,214
171,840
45,209
38,418
44,598
48,847
43,784
(1)
Others(1)
785,546
831,893
869,107
221,639
215,540
216,182
233,345
221,514
93,358
104,802
112,581
34,515
11,712
15,698
52,973
36,086
Banking
5,225
5,057
6,889
1,944
1,504
3,121
1,613
1,783
(1)
Others(1)
88,134
99,745
105,691
32,571
10,208
12,577
51,360
34,303
37,678
37,049
49,080
12,210
12,646
12,564
12,520
12,798
Banking
36,749
36,091
44,455
10,958
11,276
11,471
11,305
10,653
(1)
Others(1)
930
958
4,625
1,253
1,370
1,093
1,215
2,145
4,710
5,090
5,518
1,396
1,417
1,436
1,448
2,159
Inflow
Direct investment income
Portfolio investment income
Other investment income
Income on reserve assets
Compensation of employees
Outflow
2016 1

89

()

(cont'd) Gross National Income (GNI) and external primary income flows (EPIF)
by income component and type of transactor at current market prices
4.7
()
Type of income component
Type of transactor
2012
2013
2014
2014
3
3rd qtr
2014
4
4th qtr
2015
1@
1st qtr@
2015
2@
2nd qtr@
2015
3@
3rd qtr@
1,091,235
1,183,568
1,254,733
322,016
299,727
296,068
378,237
319,106
1,061,779
1,143,049
1,208,126
314,969
279,733
290,478
349,134
316,341
29,455
40,519
46,607
7,047
19,993
5,590
29,103
2,765
2,037,059
2,138,660
2,255,635
580,789
573,586
565,802
615,450
284,720
297,553
311,479
2,066,514
2,179,179
2,302,242
587,836
579,176
594,905
618,215
288,837
303,190
317,915
Total EPIF
Inflow total
Outflow total
Net flow total
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Per capita GDP ($)
GNI
Per capita GNI ($)
(1)
2016 1

Note :
612,666
632,659
(1) Including households, government units, non-profit institutions and

companies other than those in the banking business.
Source : Balance of Payments Branch,

90

4.8
External primary income flows by selected major source/destination

country/territory
$ million
Income source/destination
Income flow
2014
2014
2015
2015
2015
2012
2013
2014
3
3rd qtr
4
4th qtr
1@
1st qtr@
2@
2nd qtr@
3@
3rd qtr@
Inflow
1,091,235
1,183,568
1,254,733
322,016
299,727
296,068
378,237
319,106
Outflow
1,061,779
1,143,049
1,208,126
314,969
279,733
290,478
349,134
316,341
29,455
40,519
46,607
7,047
19,993
5,590
29,103
2,765
Inflow
470,513
526,762
558,112
148,607
132,837
123,034
173,991
147,517
Outflow
288,775
310,878
326,660
78,931
69,601
75,318
94,840
79,944
Net flow
181,738
215,884
231,452
69,677
63,235
47,716
79,151
67,573
Inflow
17,077
16,751
22,772
7,311
5,238
6,533
4,789
6,886
Outflow
25,563
32,500
33,864
8,944
7,415
8,945
10,886
9,121
Net flow
-8,486
-15,749
-11,092
-1,633
-2,177
-2,412
-6,096
-2,235
Inflow
39,910
36,975
38,781
9,847
9,945
10,792
10,789
12,464
Outflow
87,336
85,722
73,024
21,242
15,269
11,555
24,304
23,148
-47,426
-48,747
-34,242
-11,396
-5,324
-763
-13,515
-10,684
All countries/territories
Net flow
The mainland of China
Singapore
United States of America
Net flow
2016 1

91

4.8
()
(cont'd)
External primary income flows by selected major

source/destination country/territory
$ million
Income source/destination
Income flow
2014
2014
2015
2015
2015
1@
2@
3@
2012
2013
2014
3rd qtr
4th qtr
1st qtr@
2nd qtr@
3rd qtr@
Inflow
26,269
30,506
29,534
6,472
6,289
11,499
8,202
7,850
Outflow
49,745
51,689
64,053
18,131
10,586
16,886
21,791
17,382
-23,476
-21,184
-34,519
-11,659
-4,297
-5,387
-13,589
-9,532
Inflow
67,215
59,400
46,449
8,345
12,883
8,821
15,069
15,046
Outflow
96,867
72,149
70,143
17,946
22,848
22,240
15,538
15,774
-29,652
-12,749
-23,694
-9,601
-9,966
-13,419
-469
-728
Inflow
301,975
323,734
352,079
89,316
87,916
96,598
91,141
63,950
Outflow
263,881
308,189
327,047
81,925
85,698
81,336
83,703
89,846
38,094
15,546
25,031
7,392
2,217
15,261
7,438
-25,896
Inflow
168,275
189,440
207,006
52,118
44,620
38,791
74,256
65,392
Outflow
249,612
281,923
313,335
87,851
68,315
74,197
98,073
81,125
Net flow
-81,336
-92,482
-106,329
-35,733
-23,695
-35,406
-23,817
-15,733
United Kingdom
Net flow
Bermuda
Net flow
British Virgin Islands
Net flow
Other countries/territories

2016 1

92


Balance of Payments
4.9
$ million
2012
2013@
2014@
2014
3@
3rd qtr@
32,151
32,180
27,860
34,964
22,648
-913
2,000
48,444
5,495,239
5,930,060
6,112,719
1,602,720
1,596,575
1,422,814
1,515,421
1,548,256
-5,463,088
-5,897,880
-6,084,860
-146,729
-216,592
-233,693
-23,970
-45,499
-70,853
-74,332
-463
3,632,957
3,926,059
4,026,818
1,069,286
1,084,265
914,192
942,470
1,025,274
-3,779,686
-4,142,651
-4,260,511
Services
169,760
229,129
234,732
57,085
53,143
70,006
52,028
51,490
764,026
812,345
822,367
209,179
210,323
210,302
192,446
201,553
-594,266
-583,216
-587,635
-152,094
-157,180
-140,296
-140,418
-150,063
29,455
40,519
46,607
7,047
19,993
5,590
29,103
2,765
1,091,235
1,183,568
1,254,733
322,016
299,727
296,068
378,237
319,106
-1,061,779
-1,143,049
-1,208,126
-314,969
-279,733
-290,478
-349,134
-316,341
-20,336
-20,876
-19,786
-5,198
-4,989
-5,656
-4,799
-5,348
7,021
8,088
8,802
2,238
2,260
2,252
2,268
2,323
-27,357
-28,964
-28,588
-7,436
-7,249
-7,909
-7,067
-7,671
-67,664
-86,308
-73,785
-57,242
-47,881
-27,600
-28,538
-19,769
-1,433
-1,609
-748
-41
-483
-76
176
-78
254
-1,434
-1,613
-750
-41
-485
-76
-78
-80
-66,231
-84,699
-73,037
-57,200
-47,398
-27,524
-28,714
-19,691
122,658
-26,810
66,052
10,821
-20,736
8,763
47,941
51,829
-102,623
-50,250
-85,718
-97,454
7,721
181,512
560,529
52,962
-683,484
-646,336
-1,092,502
-454,328
-227,451
-372,715
99,913
-72,790
580,861
596,086
1,006,784
356,873
235,172
554,227
460,616
125,751
-31,592
-386,077
-64,384
112,439
-92,756
-282,841
-395,165
-145,237
-310,949
-514,650
-276,143
-47,620
-61,230
-186,421
-206,773
-113,126
279,358
128,573
211,759
160,059
-31,526
-96,420
-188,392
-32,111
Standard component
Current account
2014
4@
4th qtr@
2015
1@
1st qtr@
2015
2@
2nd qtr@
2015
3@
3rd qtr@
Credit
-1,567,756 -1,573,926 -1,423,727 -1,513,421 -1,499,812
Debit
Goods
Credit
-1,093,256 -1,129,764
-985,045 -1,016,802 -1,025,737
Debit
Credit
Debit
Primary income
Credit
Debit
Secondary income
Credit
Debit
Capital and financial account
Capital account
Credit
Debit
Financial account
(1)
Financial non-reserve assets(1)
Direct investment
Assets
Liabilities
Portfolio investment
Assets
Liabilities
2016 1

93

4.9
()
(contd)
Balance of Payments
$ million
Standard component
Financial derivatives
2012
2013@
2014@
2014
3@
3rd qtr@
2014
4@
4th qtr@
2015
1@
1st qtr@
2015
2@
2nd qtr@
2015
3@
3rd qtr@
15,208
54,661
118,359
14,119
48,866
53,114
33,548
11,940
308,202
424,894
449,093
69,139
163,389
168,443
133,870
111,012
-292,994
-370,232
-330,734
-55,020
-114,522
-115,329
-100,322
-99,072
241,665
354,856
97,795
-18,283
15,432
56,979
-150,971
132,164
-132,337
-639,171
-925,077
-14,947
-128,227
-34,332
-288,686
329,613
374,001
994,027
1,022,872
-3,335
143,659
91,311
137,715
-197,449
-188,889
-57,890
-139,089
-68,021
-26,662
-36,288
-76,655
-71,520
35,513
54,128
45,925
22,278
25,233
28,513
26,538
-28,675
188,889
()
(in surplus)
57,890
()
(in surplus)
Assets
Liabilities
Other investment
Assets
Liabilities
(1)
Reserve assets(1)
(2)
Net errors and omissions(2)
Overall Balance of Payments
139,089
68,021
26,662
36,288
76,655
71,520
()
()
()
()
()
()
(in surplus) (in surplus) (in surplus) (in surplus) (in surplus) (in surplus)
Notes :
In accordance with the accounting rules adopted in compiling Balance of

Payments, a positive value for the balance figure in the current account
represents a surplus whereas a negative value represents a deficit. In
the capital and financial account, a positive value indicates a net
financial inflow while a negative value indicates a net outflow. As
increases in external assets are debit entries and decreases are credit
entries, a negative value for the reserve assets represents a net increase
while a positive value represents a net decrease.
(1)
(1) The estimates of reserve and non-reserve assets under the Balance of
Payments framework are transaction figures. Effects of valuation
changes (including price changes and exchange rate changes) and
reclassifications are not taken into account.
(2)
(2) In principle, the net sum of credit entries and debit entries is zero.
In practice, discrepancies between the credit and debit entries may
occur for various reasons as the relevant data are collected from
many sources. Equality between the sum of credit entries and that
of debit entries is brought about by the inclusion of a balancing item
which reflects net errors and omissions.
50
2016 1

Value within 0.5 million.

94


4.10
$ million
2012
2013@
2014@
2014
3@
3rd qtr@
32,151
32,180
27,860
34,964
22,648
-913
2,000
48,444
5,495,239
5,930,060
6,112,719
1,602,720
1,596,575
1,422,814
1,515,421
1,548,256
-5,463,088
-5,897,880
-6,084,860
-146,729
-216,592
-233,693
-23,970
-45,499
-70,853
-74,332
-463
3,632,957
3,926,059
4,026,818
1,069,286
1,084,265
914,192
942,470
1,025,274
212,864
220,868
230,502
63,010
69,763
50,390
47,552
N.A.
-3,779,686
-4,142,651
-4,260,511
Services
169,760
229,129
234,732
57,085
53,143
70,006
52,028
51,490
764,026
812,345
822,367
209,179
210,323
210,302
192,446
201,553
Transport services
248,494
242,398
245,406
65,726
58,447
55,241
58,337
60,413
Travel services
256,534
301,969
297,567
71,342
79,849
75,002
65,900
65,198
7,224
7,913
8,998
2,290
2,462
2,280
2,307
2,503
Financial services
120,680
127,777
132,569
35,240
32,653
41,238
33,132
37,772
Other services
131,094
132,288
137,827
34,581
36,912
36,541
32,770
35,667
-594,266
-583,216
-587,635
-152,094
-157,180
-140,296
-140,418
-150,063
Transport services
-142,580
-140,573
-142,987
-37,841
-35,453
-32,796
-35,452
-35,380
Travel services
-155,716
-164,545
-170,838
-44,838
-43,906
-40,913
-44,419
-45,997
-9,462
-10,406
-10,906
-2,814
-2,969
-2,608
-2,618
-2,643
-30,528
-32,694
-34,362
-8,680
-9,505
-10,274
-7,511
-9,199
-255,980
-234,998
-228,542
-57,921
-65,347
-53,705
-50,418
-56,844
-138,884
Manufacturing services
-116,002
-106,591
-28,530
-29,810
-22,588
-23,485
N.A.
Standard component
Current account
2014
4@
4th qtr@
2015
1@
1st qtr@
2015
2@
2nd qtr@
2015
3@
3rd qtr@
Credit
-1,567,756 -1,573,926 -1,423,727 -1,513,421 -1,499,812
Debit
Goods
Credit
of which :
Net exports of goods

under merchanting
-1,093,256 -1,129,764
-985,045 -1,016,802 -1,025,737
Debit
Credit
Insurance and pension services
Debit
Insurance and pension services
Financial services
Other services
of which :
2016 1

95

4.10 ()
(contd)
$ million
2012
2013@
2014@
2014
3@
3rd qtr@
29,455
40,519
46,607
7,047
19,993
5,590
29,103
2,765
1,091,235
1,183,568
1,254,733
322,016
299,727
296,068
378,237
319,106
1,088,390
1,180,773
1,251,844
321,289
299,006
295,346
377,519
318,405
838,808
908,725
933,036
229,619
239,172
238,478
249,919
230,041
174,339
196,561
225,646
68,291
36,399
34,380
104,008
66,383
43,893
47,836
65,938
16,584
16,693
15,884
15,941
15,415
Income on reserve assets
31,351
27,651
27,224
6,795
6,741
6,603
7,651
6,566
2,845
2,795
2,888
727
721
722
718
701
-1,061,779
-1,143,049
-1,208,126
-314,969
-279,733
-290,478
-349,134
-316,341
-1,057,069
-1,137,959
-1,202,608
-313,573
-278,316
-289,041
-347,686
-314,182
-926,032
-996,107
-1,040,947
-266,848
-253,957
-260,779
-282,193
-265,298
-93,358
-104,802
-112,581
-34,515
-11,712
-15,698
-52,973
-36,086
-37,678
-37,049
-49,080
-12,210
-12,646
-12,564
-12,520
-12,798
-4,710
-5,090
-5,518
-1,396
-1,417
-1,436
-1,448
-2,159
-20,336
-20,876
-19,786
-5,198
-4,989
-5,656
-4,799
-5,348
7,021
8,088
8,802
2,238
2,260
2,252
2,268
2,323
-27,357
-28,964
-28,588
-7,436
-7,249
-7,909
-7,067
-7,671
Standard component
Primary income
2014
4@
4th qtr@
2015
1@
1st qtr@
2015
2@
2nd qtr@
2015
3@
3rd qtr@
Credit
Investment income
Debit
Investment income
Secondary income
Credit
Debit
The current account
2016 1

Notes :

Payments, a positive value for the balance figure in the current account
represents a surplus whereas a negative value represents a deficit.
In a Balance of Payments account, every external transaction is recorded

by two entries, a credit and a debit. In the current account, exports of
goods and services, primary income inflows and secondary income
all creditcan
entries,
balance inflows
shownareabove
be while imports of goods and services,
primary income outflows and secondary income outflows are debit
entries.
96


4.11
$ million
Standard component
2014
2014
2015
2015
2015
4@
4th qtr@
1@
1st qtr@
2@
2nd qtr@
3@
3rd qtr@
2012
2013
2014
3@
3rd qtr@
-67,664
-86,308
-73,785
-57,242
-47,881
-27,600
-28,538
-19,769
-1,433
-1,609
-748
-41
-483
-76
176
-78
254
-1,434
-1,613
-750
-41
-485
-76
-78
-80
-66,231
-84,699
-73,037
-57,200
-47,398
-27,524
-28,714
-19,691
122,658
-26,810
66,052
10,821
-20,736
8,763
47,941
51,829
-102,623
-50,250
-85,718
-97,454
7,721
181,512
560,529
52,962
-683,484
-646,336
-1,092,502
-454,328
-227,451
-372,715
99,913
-72,790
Equity and investment fund shares
-536,772
-638,860
-947,087
-420,030
-231,048
-337,240
89,195
-85,772
Debt instruments
-146,712
-7,476
-145,415
-34,298
3,598
-35,475
10,718
12,982
580,861
596,086
1,006,784
356,873
235,172
554,227
460,616
125,751
522,306
605,746
884,060
342,205
188,218
560,395
397,291
172,246
58,555
-9,660
122,724
14,669
46,953
-6,169
63,325
-46,494
-31,592
-386,077
-64,384
112,439
-92,756
-282,841
-395,165
-145,237
-310,949
-514,650
-276,143
-47,620
-61,230
-186,421
-206,773
-113,126
-159,624
-179,415
-318,227
1,771
-111,392
-105,373
-97,508
8,856
Debt securities
-151,325
-335,235
42,085
-49,392
50,163
-81,049
-109,265
-121,982
Short-term
-115,615
-410,111
259,253
60,365
126,043
92,748
37,909
-49,243
Long-term
-35,710
74,876
-217,168
-109,757
-75,880
-173,797
-147,174
-72,739
279,358
128,573
211,759
160,059
-31,526
-96,420
-188,392
-32,111
224,462
67,554
136,745
153,835
-41,155
-119,381
-198,924
-26,407
54,896
61,019
75,013
6,224
9,629
22,961
10,532
-5,704
Short-term
22,052
40,232
-24,753
-7,693
-20,693
13,350
6,765
-9,109
Long-term
32,844
20,787
99,767
13,918
30,322
9,611
3,766
3,405
Capital and financial account
Capital account
Credit
Debit
Financial account
(1)
Financial non-reserve assets(1)
Direct investment
Assets
Liabilities
Debt instruments
Assets
Liabilities
Debt securities
2016 1

97

4.11 ()
(contd)
$ million
Standard component
2014
2014
2015
2015
2015
4@
4th qtr@
1@
1st qtr@
2@
2nd qtr@
3@
3rd qtr@
2012
2013
2014
3@
3rd qtr@
15,208
54,661
118,359
14,119
48,866
53,114
33,548
11,940
308,202
424,894
449,093
69,139
163,389
168,443
133,870
111,012
-292,994
-370,232
-330,734
-55,020
-114,522
-115,329
-100,322
-99,072
241,665
354,856
97,795
-18,283
15,432
56,979
-150,971
132,164
-132,337
-639,171
-925,077
-14,947
-128,227
-34,332
-288,686
329,613
209,011
-292,630
-773,410
-26,891
-162,488
-41,935
-169,897
247,668
-323,168
-312,254
-136,981
7,037
-1,473
-2,186
-61,226
50,458
-16,159
-11,334
-1,987
-11,758
-34
25,839
-8,241
-10,267
-2,020
-22,952
-12,698
16,665
35,768
-16,049
-49,323
41,754
374,001
994,027
1,022,872
-3,335
143,659
91,311
137,715
-197,449
Currency and deposits
225,706
755,385
574,582
-101,130
28,564
48,961
77,708
-237,310
Loans
133,603
198,552
404,809
89,428
130,401
29,544
54,477
39,260
Trade credit and advances
16,607
31,831
25,852
6,264
5,640
-27,822
9,272
690
Other liabilities
-1,915
8,258
17,628
2,103
-20,946
40,629
-3,741
-89
-188,889
-57,890
-139,089
-68,021
-26,662
-36,288
-76,655
-71,520
Assets
Liabilities
Other investment
Assets
Loans
Other assets
Liabilities
(1)
Reserve assets(1)
Notes :

Payments, a positive value for the balance figure in the capital and
financial account indicates a net financial inflow while a negative value
indicates a net outflow. As increases in external assets are debit entries
and decreases are credit entries, a negative value for the reserve assets
represents a net increase while a positive value represents a net decrease.
(1)
(1) The estimates of reserve and non-reserve assets under the Balance of
Payments framework are transaction figures. Effects of valuation
changes (including price changes and exchange rate changes) and
reclassifications are not taken into account.
50
2016 1

Value within 0.5 million.

98

4.12
()
Hong Kongs International Investment Position (as at end of period)
$ million
2014
2014
2015
2015
2015
1@
2@
3@
2012
2013
2014
3rd qtr
4th qtr
1st qtr@
2nd qtr@
3rd qtr@
26,858,009
29,124,790
32,391,456
31,886,073
32,391,456
33,201,211
35,130,704
33,209,325
9,872,565
10,483,476
12,358,515
12,259,513
12,358,515
12,656,079
13,147,779
12,974,547
7,933,081
8,492,826
10,060,004
9,953,597
10,060,004
10,380,366
10,703,218
10,441,283
Debt instruments
1,939,485
1,990,650
2,298,512
2,305,915
2,298,512
2,275,713
2,444,561
2,533,264
7,651,474
8,693,567
9,077,706
8,838,665
9,077,706
9,615,162
10,718,768
9,270,752
4,692,958
5,379,364
5,726,673
5,445,658
5,726,673
6,214,554
7,150,208
5,694,161
Debt securities
2,958,515
3,314,203
3,351,034
3,393,007
3,351,034
3,400,608
3,568,560
3,576,591
Short-term
1,158,824
1,592,324
1,339,616
1,473,943
1,339,616
1,234,908
1,207,708
1,239,253
Long-term
1,799,692
1,721,878
2,011,418
1,919,063
2,011,418
2,165,700
2,360,852
2,337,337
661,540
568,018
623,511
561,763
623,511
649,469
618,554
634,021
6,341,960
6,966,882
7,784,175
7,696,559
7,784,175
7,704,854
8,003,782
7,650,113
4,508,420
4,784,512
5,681,131
5,552,745
5,681,131
5,618,606
5,783,697
5,378,859
Loans
1,587,872
1,900,135
1,803,030
1,807,241
1,803,030
1,800,494
1,860,770
1,945,318
151,715
164,457
166,126
166,409
166,126
140,182
148,449
158,603
93,954
117,779
133,887
170,164
133,887
145,572
210,865
167,334
2,330,471
2,412,847
2,547,549
2,529,574
2,547,549
2,575,647
2,641,820
2,679,892
Broad component
Assets
Direct investment
Other investment
Other assets
Reserve assets
2016 1

99

4.12 ()
()
(contd) Hong Kongs International Investment Position (as at end of period)
$ million
2014
2014
2015
2015
2015
1@
2@
3@
2012
2013
2014
3rd qtr
4th qtr
1st qtr@
2nd qtr@
3rd qtr@
21,266,228
23,247,802
25,642,687
25,438,840
25,642,687
26,394,031
27,340,262
25,970,279
10,509,009
11,346,667
12,714,522
12,670,802
12,714,522
13,314,393
14,201,901
13,719,005
9,151,891
9,952,394
11,211,149
11,217,742
11,211,149
11,936,491
12,528,181
12,006,384
Debt instruments
1,357,118
1,394,272
1,503,373
1,453,060
1,503,373
1,377,903
1,673,719
1,712,621
3,743,476
4,045,845
4,085,771
4,078,165
4,085,771
4,194,983
4,143,667
3,421,853
3,488,057
3,783,558
3,791,498
3,780,862
3,791,498
3,895,158
3,828,796
3,107,591
Debt securities
255,419
262,287
294,273
297,303
294,273
299,824
314,871
314,262
Short-term
93,251
124,699
105,520
126,439
105,520
115,443
120,001
110,296
Long-term
162,168
137,589
188,753
170,864
188,753
184,382
194,870
203,966
638,743
512,067
550,279
498,655
550,279
589,315
546,591
589,105
6,375,000
7,343,223
8,292,115
8,191,219
8,292,115
8,295,341
8,448,104
8,240,315
5,335,105
6,072,882
6,600,998
6,600,293
6,600,998
6,660,442
6,742,693
6,494,758
Loans
803,819
992,537
1,374,526
1,258,205
1,374,526
1,301,561
1,355,839
1,393,667
149,222
181,176
206,444
201,197
206,444
178,576
187,860
188,023
86,854
96,628
110,148
131,524
110,148
154,763
161,713
163,868
5,591,781
5,876,988
6,748,769
6,447,233
6,748,769
6,807,180
7,790,442
7,239,047
182
320
286
547
286
251
352
527
129,150
145,349
121,089
147,661
121,089
106,144
119,985
110,658
Broad component
Liabilities
Direct investment
Other investment
Other liabilities
(1)
Net International Investment Position(1)
Additional items related to reserve assets :
Reserve-related liabilities
Foreign currency deposits with resident

banks
(1)
2016 1

Note :
(1) Net International Investment Position is the difference between total

external financial assets and total external financial liabilities.

100

()
4.13
$ million
Sector/Standard component
2014
2014
2015
2015
2015
1@
2@
3@
2012
2013
2014
3rd qtr
4th qtr
1st qtr@
2nd qtr@
3rd qtr@
10,837
10,778
9,744
9,689
9,744
11,174
18,812
18,886
Debt securities
Loans
Other debt liabilities
10,837
10,778
9,744
9,689
9,744
11,174
18,812
18,886
10,837
10,778
9,744
9,689
9,744
11,174
18,812
18,886
Loans
4,317
2,114
1,984
2,362
1,984
1,836
1,919
2,136
188
328
293
554
293
258
359
534
Debt securities
Loans
188
328
293
554
293
258
359
534
4,130
1,787
1,690
1,808
1,690
1,577
1,560
1,603
4,130
1,787
1,690
1,808
1,690
1,577
1,560
1,603
Loans
5,491,196
6,271,576
6,808,803
6,823,738
6,808,803
6,905,166
6,968,218
6,701,332
5,405,299
6,184,444
6,618,761
6,644,474
6,618,761
6,752,009
6,805,265
6,533,720
68,813
111,964
83,038
102,544
83,038
96,930
104,746
93,487
5,310,054
6,046,255
6,515,373
6,503,702
6,515,373
6,607,303
6,669,838
6,417,063
26,432
26,226
20,349
38,227
20,349
47,776
30,681
23,170
General government
Short-term
Long-term
Debt securities
Monetary authority
Short-term
Long-term
Debt securities
Banks
Short-term
Debt securities
Loans

2016 1

101

4.13
()
(contd)
()
$ million
Sector/Standard component
2014
2014
2015
2015
2015
1@
2@
3@
2012
2013
2014
3rd qtr
4th qtr
1st qtr@
2nd qtr@
3rd qtr@
85,897
87,131
190,042
179,264
190,042
153,157
162,953
167,613
57,780
57,782
101,106
79,359
101,106
97,040
84,933
84,315
25,051
26,627
85,624
96,590
85,624
53,139
72,855
77,695
3,066
2,722
3,311
3,315
3,311
2,978
5,164
5,603
1,124,068
1,321,043
1,765,859
1,652,734
1,765,859
1,676,989
1,774,026
1,832,223
424,960
497,027
580,106
558,504
580,106
538,102
575,957
589,244
24,438
12,735
22,482
23,895
22,482
18,512
15,255
16,809
230,333
273,707
324,594
294,444
324,594
304,964
319,503
329,014
149,222
181,176
206,444
201,197
206,444
178,576
187,860
188,023
20,967
29,409
26,586
38,967
26,586
36,050
53,339
55,399
699,108
824,015
1,185,753
1,094,230
1,185,753
1,138,887
1,198,069
1,242,979
89,421
67,242
76,213
80,009
76,213
74,590
89,565
99,163
573,485
718,830
1,049,932
963,761
1,049,932
996,597
1,036,336
1,064,653
36,202
37,944
59,608
50,460
59,608
67,700
72,169
79,162
1,357,118
1,394,272
1,503,373
1,453,060
1,503,373
1,377,903
1,673,719
1,712,621
Debt liabilities of direct investment

enterprises to direct investor
648,892
665,290
595,408
598,745
595,408
532,519
588,803
650,718
Debt liabilities of direct investor to

direct investment enterprises
312,048
321,746
397,128
366,540
397,128
370,334
390,999
406,217
Debt liabilities between fellow enterprises
396,178
407,237
510,837
487,775
510,837
475,049
693,917
655,687
7,987,537
8,999,783
10,089,761
Long-term
Debt securities
Loans
Other sectors
Short-term
Debt securities
Loans
Long-term
Debt securities
Loans
Direct investment : intercompany lending
Gross External Debt
1,000
2016 1

Note :
9,941,582 10,089,761
9,973,068 10,436,694 10,267,199
Data are not released due to relatively insignificant value (less than
$10 million) and/or in order to safeguard confidentiality of
information provided by individual establishments.

102

Prices
Consumer prices
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures the

changes over time in the price level of consumer
commodities and services generally purchased by
households. The year-on-year rate of change in the
CPI is widely used as an indicator of the inflation
affecting consumers.
2009/10
2009 10
2010 9
Different series of CPIs are compiled by the Census

and Statistics Department (C&SD) to reflect the
impacts of consumer price changes on households in
different expenditure ranges. The CPI(A), CPI(B)
and CPI(C) are compiled based on the expenditure
patterns of households in the relatively low, medium
and relatively high expenditure ranges respectively.
A Composite CPI is compiled based on the overall
expenditure pattern of all of the above households
taken together to reflect the impact of consumer
price changes on the household sector as a whole.
The expenditure weights for compiling the 2009/10based CPI series are derived based on the household
expenditure patterns obtained from the Household
Expenditure Survey (HES) conducted during
October 2009 to September 2010. The expenditure
brackets for the various CPI series are as follows :
Approximate
Average monthly
percentage of household expenditure
households
during October 2009
covered
to September 2010
2009 10
2010 9
Index
50%
30%
10%
$ 4,500 $18,499
$18,500 $32,499
$32,500 $65,999
CPI(A)
CPI(B)
CPI(C)
50%
30%
10%
$ 4,500-$18,499
$18,500-$32,499
$32,500-$65,999
90%
$ 4,500 $65,999
Composite CPI
90%
$ 4,500-$65,999
2009 10 2010
9
2014
5,400
22,200 22,200 38,500
2016 1

The above expenditure ranges relate to prices in the

base period from October 2009 to September 2010.
Taking into account the impact of price changes
since the base period, the monthly household
expenditure ranges of the CPI(A), CPI(B) and
CPI(C) adjusted to the price level of 2014 are
broadly equivalent to $5,400 to $22,200, $22,200 to
103

38,500 77,800
5,400 77,800

4 000
47 000
2016 1

$38,500 and $38,500 to $77,800 respectively, and

that of the Composite CPI is broadly equivalent to
$5,400 to $77,800.
The expenditure levels of households change in
response to factors such as changes in income level
and prices. However, the household expenditure
patterns (i.e. relative expenditure among various
items of goods and services), which are used in the
computation of the CPIs, are relatively stable and
change only gradually over time. Furthermore,
slight changes in the weightings for compiling CPIs
would have insignificant impact on the movements
of CPIs. Hence, it is appropriate to adopt fixed
expenditure weights for compiling CPIs for several
years after each round of rebasing.
Based on the above consideration, C&SD follows
the international practice by conducting a new round
of HES once every 5 years to update the expenditure
patterns used in the computation of the CPIs.
In addition to the expenditure weights, price data for
individual items are also required in the compilation
of the CPIs. A Monthly Retail Price Survey is
continuously conducted by C&SD for this purpose.
Each month, some 47 000 price quotations are
collected from about 4 000 retail outlets and service
providers throughout Hong Kong. Price data for
such principal services as public transport,
electricity and postal services are either collected
directly from the companies concerned or obtained
from administrative records. Rental data on private
housing for new, renewed and continued lettings are
collected from a monthly sample survey on private
housing renter households.
Data on rental
movements of public housing are regularly provided
by the Hong Kong Housing Authority and the Hong
Kong Housing Society.
For analysing the latest trend in consumer prices, it
is useful to study the year-on-year changes in the
original CPI series and the month-to-month changes
in the seasonally adjusted series together. In the
seasonally adjusted series, seasonal variations have
been eliminated by statistical methods, thus enabling
figures for consecutive months to be compared more
meaningfully.
104

Producer prices
Producer price indices for the industrial sector are

compiled based on the data collected from the
Quarterly Survey of Industrial Production.
5.10
Movement in producer price index for the industrial

sector reflects changes in prices of local industrial
output. Producer prices are selling prices (net of any
discounts or rebates allowed to buyers, plus any
surcharges) received by producers for their output.
Transportation and other incidental charges are not
included.
Producer price indices for service industries measure
the average change in prices received by producers
of services. Producer prices are transacted prices
received by local producers for their output, net of
any discounts, premiums, rebates or allowances
given to buyers but including surcharges.
The producer price indices in respect of selected
service industries in Table 5.10 are compiled mainly
from data on producer prices of service products
collected through the Quarterly Survey of Service
Industries (QSSI). For some service products where
price data are currently collected through the CPI
system, relevant data are extracted from the CPI
system instead of being collected through QSSI.
Further references
Annual Report on the Consumer Price Index

Monthly Report on the Consumer Price Index
2009/10 Household Expenditure Survey and the
Rebasing of the Consumer Price Indices
Quarterly Producer Price Index for Industrial Sector
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105


5.1
Chart 5.1
Movements of the Composite Consumer Price Index
%
8
%
8
-2
-2
-4
2004
2006
2008
2010
Year
2012
2014
-4
11/13 2/14 5/14 8/14 11/14 2/15 5/15 8/15 11/15
/ Month/Year
3 () (1)
Average monthly rate of change during the latest 3 months
(seasonally adjusted index series)(1)

2010102009/10
201010

2004/051
Notes : From October 2010 onwards, the year-on-year rates of change are
derived based on the 2009/10-based CPI series. The year-on-year
rates of change before October 2010 were derived using the index
series in the base periods at that time (for instance the 2004/05based index series), compared with the index a year earlier in the
same base period.
(1) 3
(1) The seasonally adjusted indices are subject to revision up to 3

years after original publication.
5.2
Chart 5.2
Movements of producer price index for manufacturing industries
%
10
%
10
-2
-2
-4
-4
-6
-6
-8
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Year
-8
Q3/13
Q1/14
Q3/14
Q1/15
/ Quarter/Year
Q3/15 #

2016 1

106

5.1
Year
2012
2013
2014
2014
2015
2009/10
2009/10-based Composite Consumer Price Index
Month
Weight
9
10
11
12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
All items
100.00
110.3
115.1
120.2
121.2
122.9
123.1
123.4
123.1
124.3
123.9
122.7
122.9
123.1
123.5
120.5
123.6
125.8
126.1
Food
27.45
114.2
119.3
124.2
125.0
125.0
125.2
125.5
126.3
128.7
128.7
128.1
128.5
129.1
129.4
129.4
130.0
130.2
130.2
(20091020109=100)
(October 2009 to September 2010=100)
(
)
Meals Food, excluding
bought away
meals bought
Private
(1)
from home away from home
housing rent
Housing(1)
(17.07)
(10.38)
31.66
(27.14)
111.6
118.6
113.9
115.1
116.5
123.8
121.5
122.3
121.8
128.1
129.6
129.6
122.7
128.9
131.1
130.1
123.0
128.4
135.8
133.6
123.3
128.5
136.2
134.0
123.5
128.7
136.5
134.4
124.4
129.4
137.0
134.9
125.8
133.5
137.4
135.3
126.1
132.9
137.8
135.7
126.4
130.9
133.3
132.6
126.7
131.5
133.7
133.0
126.9
132.7
134.2
133.5
127.2
132.9
134.7
133.9
127.7
132.4
125.9
134.8
127.9
133.5
135.8
135.1
128.0
133.8
141.3
139.4
128.2
133.3
141.5
139.7
(2)
Public
housing
rent (2)
(2.05)
105.3
122.1
144.5
160.1
186.8
186.8
186.8
186.8
186.8
186.8
158.4
158.4
158.4
158.4
10.4
158.4
186.9
186.9
(3)
Electricity,
gas and
water(3)
3.10
91.1
97.3
111.9
123.6
122.9
122.8
122.0
122.9
122.5
121.7
122.6
123.4
125.2
124.6
117.6
111.1
117.1
123.7
Alcoholic
drinks and
tobacco
0.59
120.7
122.5
130.5
131.8
132.0
132.0
131.7
131.9
131.5
131.5
131.7
132.4
131.7
132.4
132.4
131.9
133.3
132.9
Year
2012
2013
2014
2014
2015
Month
Weight
9
10
11
12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Clothing and
footwear
3.45
110.6
112.4
113.4
109.6
113.9
120.3
115.4
110.5
107.1
110.4
116.1
113.7
112.6
108.0
105.8
108.6
112.6
118.3
Durable
goods
5.27
93.7
89.7
86.6
86.1
85.5
84.8
84.4
83.4
83.0
82.8
82.9
82.3
81.8
81.8
81.3
81.3
80.5
80.4
(4)
Miscellaneous
goods(4)
4.17
106.7
109.1
111.6
112.4
112.4
112.0
111.6
112.2
112.3
112.5
112.9
112.8
112.6
112.7
112.4
113.2
113.5
113.1
(1)
Transport
8.44
108.3
110.8
113.0
113.9
113.5
113.1
113.0
112.2
111.7
111.6
111.4
112.9
112.9
113.9
113.8
113.6
112.9
112.9
Notes :
(2) 2012 7 8 2013 8 9 2014

8 2015 8
2012 9
(3)
(i) 2008 9 300 3,600
(ii) 2011 7 150 1,800
(iii) 2012 7 150 1,800
(iv) 2013 7 150 1,800
(4)
2016 1

Educational
services
(4.37)
105.8
109.8
114.1
116.5
116.8
116.8
116.8
116.8
117.1
117.1
117.1
116.8
116.9
116.9
117.2
120.9
120.9
120.9
Information and
communications
services
(2.40)
95.2
95.1
97.7
98.0
98.9
99.0
99.7
98.0
98.7
98.2
98.1
97.8
95.6
96.0
96.5
95.8
95.7
96.2
Medical
services
(2.74)
107.6
111.1
114.4
115.2
115.2
115.5
115.8
116.1
117.1
117.5
118.1
118.1
118.2
118.5
119.0
119.4
119.5
119.6
(1) Apart from Private housing rent and Public housing rent, the Housing
section also includes Management fees and other housing charges and
Materials for house maintenance.
(2) The Government paid public housing rentals for tenants for July to August 2012,
August to September 2013, August 2014 and August 2015. Also, the Hong
Kong Housing Authority waived the public housing rental for tenants in
September 2012.
(3) The Government credited the following electricity charge subsidy to each
residential electricity account:
(i) a monthly subsidy of $300 starting from September 2008 subject to a
maximum cumulative amount of $3,600;
(ii) a monthly subsidy of $150 starting from July 2011 subject to a maximum
cumulative amount of $1,800;
(iii) a monthly subsidy of $150 starting from July 2012 subject to a maximum
cumulative amount of $1,800; and
(iv) a monthly subsidy of $150 starting from July 2013 subject to a maximum
cumulative amount of $1,800.
(4) Miscellaneous goods section includes Proprietary medicines and supplies,
Cosmetics and personal care products, Purchases of textbooks and other
miscellaneous goods.
(5) Miscellaneous services section includes Educational services, Information
and communications services, Medical services and other miscellaneous
services.
(5)
(5)
Miscellaneous
services(5)
15.87
107.1
111.1
114.4
114.6
115.1
114.6
117.0
114.1
117.8
114.2
115.4
114.4
113.9
115.8
116.1
116.0
116.6
115.8
Source : Consumer Price Index Section, Census and Statistics Department
107

5.2
Year
2012
2013
2014
2014
2015
2009/10
2009/10-based Consumer Price Index (A)
Month
Weight
9
10
11
12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
All items
100.00
110.3
115.9
122.4
124.4
126.9
127.2
127.4
127.5
128.6
128.6
126.1
126.3
126.6
126.9
118.7
127.0
130.2
130.6
Food
33.68
115.0
120.3
125.3
126.2
126.1
126.3
126.6
127.2
129.9
129.9
129.0
129.4
130.1
130.4
130.4
131.1
131.3
131.1
(20091020109=100)
(
)
bought away
meals bought
Private
(1)
housing rent
Housing(1)
(19.23)
(14.45)
32.19
(24.78)
111.9
119.1
113.5
115.6
117.0
124.7
122.6
123.5
122.6
129.0
133.2
132.0
123.3
130.0
136.3
132.5
123.7
129.4
143.9
136.5
124.0
129.5
144.3
137.0
124.2
129.7
144.7
137.5
125.1
129.9
145.2
138.1
126.5
134.4
145.5
138.5
126.8
133.9
145.9
139.0
127.1
131.5
138.4
135.5
127.4
132.1
138.7
135.9
127.5
133.4
139.1
136.3
127.9
133.8
139.6
136.9
128.3
133.3
115.0
137.6
128.5
134.6
140.6
138.0
128.7
134.9
149.2
142.9
128.9
134.1
149.5
143.3
(2)
Public
housing
rent (2)
(5.49)
105.3
122.0
144.5
160.0
186.8
186.8
186.8
186.8
186.8
186.8
158.4
158.4
158.4
158.4
10.5
158.4
186.8
186.8
(3)
Electricity,
gas and
water(3)
4.36
89.1
95.5
112.6
126.8
125.9
125.8
125.1
126.1
125.5
124.8
125.9
127.3
129.5
128.7
120.8
113.4
120.4
127.8
Alcoholic
drinks and
tobacco
0.91
123.4
125.1
133.9
135.4
135.6
135.6
135.4
135.5
135.3
135.2
135.3
135.9
135.4
135.8
135.8
135.5
136.5
136.3
Year
2012
2013
2014
2014
2015
Month
Weight
9
10
11
12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Clothing and
footwear
2.60
110.3
112.8
113.3
110.5
114.2
120.3
116.2
112.0
108.6
111.6
115.2
113.1
112.3
108.7
107.2
109.6
112.9
117.2
Durable
goods
3.73
92.7
88.7
85.4
84.8
84.2
83.7
83.3
82.4
82.0
81.7
81.9
81.3
81.0
81.0
80.5
80.5
79.8
79.8
(4)
Miscellaneous
goods(4)
3.87
106.3
109.7
112.9
113.7
113.8
113.6
113.3
113.7
113.7
113.9
114.4
114.4
114.3
114.3
114.3
115.2
115.3
114.9
(1)
Transport
7.22
106.4
108.4
111.3
112.4
112.3
112.2
112.4
112.1
111.1
111.2
110.9
112.5
112.6
113.4
113.4
113.3
112.9
112.9
Notes :
(2) 2012 7 8 2013 8 9 2014

8 2015 8
2012 9
(3)
(i) 2008 9 300 3,600
(ii) 2011 7 150 1,800
(iii) 2012 7 150 1,800
(iv) 2013 7 150 1,800
(4)
2016 1

Educational
services
(3.35)
105.2
109.2
113.4
115.7
116.0
116.0
116.0
116.0
116.2
116.2
116.2
115.9
116.0
116.0
116.3
119.7
119.8
119.8
Information and
communications
services
(3.19)
95.6
95.7
98.2
98.6
99.4
99.5
100.2
98.3
99.1
98.7
98.7
98.3
96.2
96.6
97.1
96.4
96.2
96.6
Medical
services
(2.06)
107.2
110.5
113.9
114.5
114.6
114.7
115.1
115.4
116.5
116.9
117.7
117.8
118.1
118.3
118.8
119.0
119.2
119.2
September 2012.
services.
(5)
(5)
Miscellaneous
services(5)
11.44
104.5
107.7
110.8
111.1
111.7
111.6
113.1
111.1
113.9
111.8
112.4
111.7
110.6
111.6
111.9
112.6
112.9
112.4
108

5.3
Year
2012
2013
2014
2014
2015
2009/10
2009/10-based Consumer Price Index (B)
Month
Weight
9
10
11
12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
All items
100.00
110.4
114.9
119.8
120.5
121.9
122.1
122.5
122.2
123.4
122.9
122.0
122.1
122.3
122.8
121.8
123.0
124.8
125.1
Food
27.16
114.4
119.4
124.4
125.2
125.2
125.5
125.7
126.6
128.9
128.8
128.4
128.7
129.2
129.5
129.5
130.1
130.3
130.4
(20091020109=100)
(
)
bought away
meals bought
Private
(1)
housing rent
Housing(1)
(17.90)
(9.26)
31.43
(28.13)
111.9
119.2
114.5
115.3
116.6
124.6
121.6
122.4
121.9
129.1
129.2
130.0
122.7
129.9
130.1
130.5
123.0
129.5
133.9
134.1
123.4
129.6
134.2
134.4
123.7
129.7
134.6
134.8
124.5
130.5
135.2
135.4
126.0
134.5
135.5
135.8
126.2
133.9
135.9
136.2
126.5
132.0
132.3
132.8
126.7
132.6
132.8
133.4
126.8
133.7
133.3
133.9
127.2
133.9
133.8
134.4
127.6
133.2
131.4
135.3
127.9
134.3
135.2
135.7
128.0
134.7
139.9
140.2
128.2
134.5
140.2
140.5
(2)
Public
housing
rent (2)
(0.72)
105.3
122.4
144.8
160.5
187.4
187.4
187.4
187.4
187.4
187.4
158.8
158.8
158.8
158.8
10.4
158.8
187.5
187.5
(3)
Electricity,
gas and
water(3)
2.84
91.7
97.8
111.1
121.6
121.2
120.9
120.1
121.0
120.5
119.7
120.5
120.9
122.6
122.0
115.4
109.3
114.9
121.1
Alcoholic
drinks and
tobacco
0.56
120.7
122.5
130.4
131.8
131.9
131.9
131.6
131.9
131.5
131.4
131.6
132.3
131.6
132.3
132.2
131.8
133.2
132.8
Year
2012
2013
2014
2014
2015
Month
Weight
9
10
11
12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Clothing and
footwear
3.45
109.9
112.3
112.7
109.5
113.8
120.4
116.3
111.7
108.2
110.9
114.8
112.8
111.9
108.1
106.6
108.9
112.7
117.2
Durable
goods
5.73
93.7
89.3
85.9
85.2
84.7
84.0
83.7
82.6
82.3
82.0
82.2
81.7
81.1
81.0
80.5
80.4
79.7
79.7
(4)
Miscellaneous
goods(4)
4.17
107.2
109.4
111.6
112.4
112.3
111.7
111.4
111.9
112.1
112.1
112.7
112.6
112.5
112.5
112.2
112.9
113.1
112.6
(1)
Transport
8.35
107.7
110.1
112.3
113.1
112.7
112.4
112.2
111.6
111.0
111.0
110.9
112.3
112.3
113.2
113.1
113.0
112.4
112.4
Notes :
(2) 2012 7 8 2013 8 9 2014

8 2015 8
2012 9
(3)
(i) 2008 9 300 3,600
(ii) 2011 7 150 1,800
(iii) 2012 7 150 1,800
(iv) 2013 7 150 1,800
(4)
2016 1

Educational
services
(4.62)
105.4
109.3
113.3
115.5
115.8
115.8
115.8
115.9
116.0
116.1
116.1
115.8
115.9
115.9
116.2
119.5
119.5
119.5
Information and
communications
services
(2.34)
94.9
94.7
97.2
97.6
98.4
98.6
99.2
97.5
98.2
97.7
97.6
97.3
95.1
95.5
95.9
95.3
95.2
95.7
Medical
services
(2.84)
107.8
111.3
114.8
115.5
115.6
115.7
116.2
116.5
117.7
118.1
118.8
118.9
119.1
119.5
120.0
120.2
120.3
120.4
September 2012.
services.
(5)
(5)
Miscellaneous
services(5)
16.31
107.2
111.0
114.2
114.3
114.8
114.2
116.7
113.9
117.8
114.0
115.0
114.0
113.4
115.6
115.8
115.4
116.0
115.2
109

5.4
Year
2012
2013
2014
2014
2015
2009/10
2009/10-based Consumer Price Index (C)
Month
Weight
9
10
11
12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
All items
100.00
110.1
114.3
118.3
118.7
119.7
119.9
120.2
119.4
120.6
120.0
120.0
120.0
120.1
120.7
120.7
120.8
122.1
122.4
Food
20.87
112.7
117.1
121.8
122.7
122.8
122.9
123.2
124.3
126.3
126.3
126.0
126.6
127.1
127.5
127.5
127.8
128.1
128.1
Clothing and
footwear
4.39
111.5
112.2
114.3
109.2
113.7
120.2
113.9
108.1
105.0
109.1
118.1
115.1
113.4
107.4
104.2
107.5
112.2
120.1
Durable
goods
6.39
94.3
90.6
88.1
87.8
87.2
86.5
85.9
84.8
84.5
84.5
84.4
83.7
83.0
83.2
82.7
82.7
81.8
81.7
(20091020109=100)
(
)
Meals
Food, excluding
bought away
meals bought
(1)
Housing(1)
(13.55)
(7.32)
31.36
110.5
116.7
113.6
115.3
120.6
120.1
120.4
124.3
126.1
121.6
124.8
126.5
121.8
124.7
129.1
121.8
124.8
129.5
122.3
124.8
129.7
123.1
126.3
130.1
124.5
129.7
130.6
124.7
129.3
131.0
125.0
127.8
128.8
125.7
128.2
129.3
125.9
129.3
129.7
126.4
129.4
130.1
126.9
128.7
130.8
126.8
129.4
131.1
127.1
129.9
134.1
127.2
129.7
134.3
Private
housing rent
(28.45)
114.2
121.0
126.9
127.2
130.1
130.5
130.7
131.1
131.4
131.8
129.3
129.7
130.1
130.5
131.2
131.5
134.9
135.0
(2)
Electricity,
gas and
water(2)
2.03
95.0
101.0
111.6
119.6
119.3
118.9
118.1
119.0
118.5
117.9
118.6
118.9
119.9
119.6
114.0
108.8
113.6
118.8
Alcoholic
drinks and
tobacco
0.29
112.9
115.0
120.9
121.5
121.8
121.7
121.1
121.7
120.5
120.9
121.5
122.4
121.2
122.6
122.7
121.6
124.1
122.9
Year
2012
2013
2014
2014
2015
Month
Weight
9
10
11
12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
(3)
Miscellaneous
goods(3)
4.49
106.7
108.2
110.4
111.3
111.2
110.7
110.4
111.0
111.2
111.5
111.8
111.5
111.2
111.4
111.0
111.6
112.2
111.9
Transport
9.93
110.6
113.7
115.3
116.1
115.3
114.8
114.4
113.1
112.9
112.5
112.5
113.8
113.8
115.0
114.9
114.5
113.5
113.4
Educational
services
(5.15)
106.8
110.8
115.6
118.3
118.6
118.6
118.6
118.7
118.9
118.9
118.9
118.6
118.7
118.7
119.0
123.3
123.4
123.4
Information and
communications
services
(1.62)
95.0
94.8
97.4
97.7
98.6
98.7
99.4
97.9
98.5
97.8
97.8
97.4
95.3
95.8
96.1
95.6
95.5
96.2
Medical
services
(3.38)
107.8
111.1
114.5
115.3
115.3
115.7
116.0
116.1
116.8
117.1
117.4
117.2
117.3
117.5
118.0
118.8
118.8
119.1
(i) 2008 9 300 3,600
(1) Apart from Private housing rent, the Housing section also includes
Management fees and other housing charges and Materials for house
maintenance.
(ii) 2011 7 150 1,800
(iii) 2012 7 150 1,800
(iv) 2013 7 150 1,800
(3)

services.
(1)
Notes :
(4)
Miscellaneous
services(4)
20.25
108.7
113.2
116.9
117.0
117.6
117.0
119.8
116.3
120.2
115.9
117.6
116.4
116.4
118.8
119.2
118.9
119.5
118.5
(2)
(4)
2016 1

Source : Consumer Price Index Section,

110


Year-on-year rates of change in the Consumer Price Indices
5.5
Percentage
Composite Consumer
Price Index
Consumer Price
Index (A)
Consumer Price
Index (B)
Consumer Price
Index (C)
2012
+4.1
+3.6
+4.3
+4.1
2013
+4.3
+5.1
+4.1
+3.8
2014
+4.4
+5.6
+4.2
+3.5
Year
Month
2014
9
10
11
12
+6.6
+5.2
+5.1
+4.9
+12.3
+7.1
+7.2
+6.9
+4.7
+4.7
+4.6
+4.4
+3.1
+3.6
+3.4
+3.2
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
+4.1
+4.6
+4.5
+2.8
+3.0
+3.1
+6.3
+6.5
+6.6
+3.9
+4.2
+4.4
+3.6
+4.2
+4.1
+2.6
+2.8
+2.9
+2.2
+3.0
+2.8
+1.9
+2.0
+2.0
7
8
9
10
11
+2.5
+2.4
+2.0
+2.4
+2.4
+3.4
+3.0
+2.1
+2.6
+2.6
+2.4
+2.4
+2.1
+2.4
+2.5
+1.8
+1.8
+1.8
+2.0
+2.1

3
Average monthly rates of change during the latest 3 months
in the seasonally adjusted Consumer Price Indices
5.6
Percentage
Year
Month
Composite Consumer
Price Index
Consumer Price
Index (A)
Consumer Price
Index (B)
Consumer Price
Index (C)
2014
9
10
11
12
+0.5
+0.7
+1.6
+0.5
+0.9
+1.1
+3.4
+0.8
+0.5
+0.6
+0.9
+0.5
+0.2
+0.4
+0.4
+0.3
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
+0.1
+0.1
+0.2
-0.2
-0.2
-0.2
+0.1
+0.2
+0.2
-0.4
-0.5
-0.5
+0.1
+0.1
+0.2
-0.2
-0.1
-0.2
+
-
+0.1
+
+0.1
-
7
8
9
10
11
+0.2
-0.7
+0.2
+0.6
+1.6
+0.3
-2.0
+0.1
+0.9
+3.2
+0.2
-0.1
+0.2
+0.6
+0.9
+0.2
+0.1
+0.2
+0.4
+0.5
Notes :
0.05%
2016 1

The seasonally adjusted indices are subject to revision up to 3 years

after original publication.
Less than 0.05%.

111

5.7
Average wholesale prices of selected food items

()
$ per kg, unless otherwise specified
Salt-water fish
()
Live pig
(per tonne)
()
Live cattle
(per tonne)
Golden
thread
Mackerel
Garoupa
2012
22,010
52,700
43.82
49.21
83.61
2013
22,338
69,485
49.59
56.08
85.35
Year
Month
2014
20,840
70,138
54.12
58.79
95.98
2014
9
10
11
12
22,555
22,367
21,904
20,511
70,020
70,184
70,296
70,496
49.76
51.01
54.46
63.26
51.09
57.20
58.71
61.72
98.77
97.26
95.99
96.30
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
20,895
18,101
17,818
20,304
22,692
23,611
69,900
70,623
69,897
69,894
70,038
70,046
68.91
55.67
61.01
52.82
49.42
61.11
62.73
63.10
65.44
61.69
58.30
66.12
104.51
102.55
103.09
94.75
99.95
98.15
7
8
9
10
11
26,373
26,210
24,686
23,610
22,932
70,105
70,242
70,233
70,134
70,225
62.70
59.96
55.48
59.72
66.52
70.13
63.95
59.54
64.92
65.27
102.52
99.20
104.09
101.06
100.48
Fresh vegetables
Flowering
cabbage
White
cabbage
Tomato
2012
7.85
6.67
6.67
2013
8.72
7.82
6.44
Year
Month
2014
8.24
7.56
6.64
2014
9
10
11
12
10.15
6.67
7.76
7.52
8.72
6.95
7.24
6.05
5.64
5.76
5.83
5.79
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
5.69
7.15
10.79
5.39
8.04
7.90
5.63
7.22
10.41
7.84
8.33
8.53
6.01
6.38
5.97
5.72
6.15
5.94
7
8
9
10
11
8.31
9.19
9.53
9.97
7.58
7.98
8.61
8.61
8.38
7.40
5.89
7.13
7.52
7.72
7.62
2016 1

Sources : Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department;

Fish Marketing Organization;
Vegetable Marketing Organization
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5.8
Average retail prices of selected food items

()
$ per kg, unless otherwise specified
Rice
Year
Month
Long
grain
Salt-water fish
(1)
Meat and poultry(1)
Short
grain
Pork,
lean meat
Pork
Beef,
Beef,
chop best quality belly flesh
Live
chicken,
top grade
Chilled
chicken
Golden
thread
Garoupa
2012
11.1
11.8
66.2
66.8
127.4
105.1
86.9
40.1
88.8
134.6
2013
10.9
12.2
66.1
67.9
155.7
130.4
94.4
40.5
91.7
129.7
10.9
12.5
64.1
67.3
155.7
131.6
100.6
42.5
99.6
106.8
2014
2014
9
10
11
12
10.9
11.0
10.9
10.8
12.7
12.7
12.7
12.7
63.7
64.4
63.9
63.5
67.6
67.6
67.6
67.8
155.7
155.9
156.3
155.4
132.0
132.3
132.4
132.1
105.2
99.4
98.8
101.6
43.9
44.1
44.2
44.4
103.2
103.0
108.2
108.3
102.5
103.0
94.2
91.8
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
10.8
10.5
10.9
10.7
10.8
10.7
12.6
12.5
12.4
12.6
12.9
12.5
63.1
64.3
63.2
63.0
62.8
63.7
67.6
67.8
65.7
65.1
64.9
65.8
155.5
154.7
155.7
155.7
155.7
155.7
133.3
133.7
132.9
132.3
132.5
132.5
109.2
115.5
115.7
115.6
116.5
122.9
44.7
47.4
46.5
44.7
45.0
45.1
104.1
123.0
106.2
93.5
96.5
107.7
113.3
125.2
117.2
126.0
125.4
158.3
7
8
9
10
11
10.6
10.8
10.8
10.6
10.6
12.4
12.6
12.5
12.3
12.5
64.8
68.8
70.3
70.3
70.6
66.8
72.9
74.3
74.6
74.7
155.7
155.8
156.1
155.9
156.1
132.5
134.4
134.1
134.3
134.5
123.8
120.9
120.7
118.9
117.8
45.2
46.2
45.7
45.0
44.3
109.9
98.0
102.3
107.1
105.9
169.3
134.5
127.1
122.0
138.3
()
Orange
(each)
()
Hen eggs
(each)
Sugar
Fresh-water fish
Fresh vegetables
Grass
carp
Big
head
2012
46.2
39.3
17.6
19.5
13.6
3.7
3.7
1.6
17.5
2013
46.3
40.9
20.2
21.0
14.8
3.6
4.1
1.6
17.5
2014
47.5
43.3
20.5
20.5
16.0
4.0
4.4
1.6
17.5
Year
Month
White Flowering
cabbage
cabbage
Fresh fruit
()
Apple
(each)
Tomato
2014
9
10
11
12
48.2
48.3
48.3
47.9
44.2
44.1
44.5
44.7
20.1
19.9
19.0
19.1
21.3
19.3
18.9
18.6
15.2
15.1
15.1
15.0
4.1
4.4
4.1
4.0
4.4
4.2
4.3
4.4
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.7
18.0
18.0
17.7
17.3
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
48.0
47.7
47.8
47.8
48.9
49.7
44.8
44.3
44.2
44.2
44.2
44.8
17.7
18.8
21.9
20.5
20.8
20.4
17.8
19.2
23.6
19.6
20.0
19.8
15.1
15.5
15.5
15.4
15.5
15.0
3.9
4.2
4.1
3.9
3.7
3.6
4.4
4.8
5.1
4.8
4.8
4.9
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.7
17.2
17.3
17.5
17.3
17.9
17.6
7
8
9
10
11
49.8
50.2
50.9
50.9
50.9
44.7
44.9
45.1
45.0
44.9
20.4
19.8
21.0
21.2
20.0
19.8
20.1
21.0
21.9
19.3
14.6
15.0
15.7
15.9
15.5
3.8
3.8
3.9
4.0
4.0
5.0
4.7
4.7
4.8
4.7
1.7
1.8
1.7
1.7
1.7
17.6
17.9
17.4
17.3
17.4
(1) 2014 3
2016 1

Note :
(1) Starting from the March 2014 issue, Duck, top grade has been
removed from the above table while Chilled chicken has been
added.

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5.9
Producer price index for industrial sector

(2008=100)
(Year 2008=100)
Manufacturing
Year
2012
2013
2014
2014
2015
Month
7- 9
10 - 12
1- 3
4- 6
7- 9 #
Food, beverages
and tobacco
Textiles
Wearing apparel
Paper products, printing

and reproduction
of recorded media
118.6
120.1
122.4
122.4
123.9
123.8
124.3
124.6
112.8
116.5
119.3
119.0
120.1
122.4
121.6
125.5
104.9
106.4
108.1
106.9
111.4
111.7
111.5
111.9
101.7
103.8
103.9
102.4
107.2
103.5
101.8
102.4
---
Manufacturing --- contd
Year
2012
2013
2014
2014
2015
Month
Metal, computer, electronic

and optical products,
(1)
Miscellaneous
manufacturing
industries(1)
All
manufacturing
industries
Sewerage,
waste management
and remediation
activities
115.9
107.3
101.6
103.6
95.9
98.0
96.9
89.8
110.5
111.7
113.0
112.0
113.4
113.2
112.8
111.8
113.0
109.5
107.6
108.2
105.8
106.8
106.2
103.4
113.1
117.0
120.9
122.5
121.2
122.9
118.3
115.9
7- 9
10 - 12
1- 3
4- 6
7- 9 #
(1)
2016 1

Note :
(1) As Miscellaneous manufacturing industries comprises industries

producing manufactured products of various nature, the producer
price index for this industry grouping may have greater
fluctuations.
Source : Industrial Production Statistics Section,

114

5.10
Producer price indices of selected service industries

(2001=100)
(Year 2001=100)
Year
2012
2013
2014
2014
2015
Year
2012
2013
2014
2014
2015
Year
2012
2013
2014
2014
2015
Month
(1)
Accommodation
services(1)
Land
transport
184.4
188.8
192.8
188.8
198.7
190.3
180.0
179.7
7- 9
10 - 12
1- 3
4- 6
7- 9 #
Month
7- 9
10 - 12
1- 3
4- 6
7- 9 #
Month
Land freight
transport
Water
transport
Sea cargo
forwarding
99.7
101.4
104.3
105.5
105.6
105.2
106.4
107.7
96.6
98.7
101.0
101.7
101.8
102.9
103.5
105.3
108.0
105.2
106.1
108.1
107.6
104.7
100.3
96.8
110.5
109.4
110.1
110.8
114.7
107.2
101.5
96.3
Courier
services
Telecommunications
127.2
130.7
132.9
132.0
134.2
138.4
138.8
138.3
49.1
48.2
46.4
46.3
45.6
45.2
44.6
44.1
Stock, commodity
and bullion
brokerage services
Real estate
maintenance
management,
brokerage and
agency services
Rental of
machinery and
equipment
Legal, accounting,
auditing and
bookkeeping
services
79.6
72.4
70.5
70.3
70.3
69.5
71.1
69.8
135.5
146.7
151.3
152.1
156.4
157.7
157.7
160.2
89.7
96.1
110.7
113.9
113.9
114.0
115.9
115.9
138.5
144.2
149.9
150.3
151.5
151.5
152.3
153.8
Air transport
Air cargo
forwarding
Warehousing
and storage
119.5
120.7
119.9
120.7
121.0
115.0
109.4
109.9
127.2
127.1
125.1
123.2
129.4
119.5
113.7
110.5
109.4
113.7
118.2
118.6
119.9
122.3
123.7
126.9
7- 9
10 - 12
1- 3
4- 6
7- 9 #
Notes : Besides the industry groupings, figures for three selected component
industries which are major components of the industry groupings
concerned are also presented in italics in the table.
(1)

accommodation.
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Source : Logistics and Producer Prices Statistics Section,

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Indices of industrial production are compiled based

on the data collected from the Quarterly Survey of
Industrial Production (QSIP).
2008 2.0
Movement in index of industrial production reflects

the changes in local industrial output in real terms,
i.e. changes in the volume of local production after
discounting the effect of price changes.
Upon the implementation of the Hong Kong Standard
Industrial Classification (HSIC) Version 2.0 in 2008,
the coverage of the QSIP has been expanded to
include sewerage, waste management and
remediation activities in addition to manufacturing
industries.
Construction works
A main contractor is a construction establishment

which enters into a contract directly with a property
developer or the client party of a project, and assumes
full responsibility for the satisfactory completion of
the construction works. A sub-contractor is a
construction establishment which accepts orders from
the main contractor or another sub-contractor for
specific tasks forming part of a main contract.
2016 1

A construction site refers to a demarcated locality (of

an appreciable area at the least) where one or more
major stages or processes of building/construction
works, such as site formation, piling, caissons and
superstructure erection, are being carried on. It
differs from fitting, decoration and other construction
works done on erected buildings and structures in that
the entire building/structure in the construction site in
question, being unfinished, is not issued with a
Certificate of Completion/Occupation Permit and
is as yet not ready for use according to its intended
purposes.
Construction works at locations other than
construction sites included minor new construction
activities and decoration, repair and maintenance for
buildings; and electrical equipment installation and
maintenance works at locations other than
construction sites.
117

Retail sales and restaurant receipts
Statistics on retail sales and restaurant receipts are

compiled from the results of the Monthly Survey of
Retail Sales (MRS) and the Quarterly Survey of
Restaurant Receipts and Purchases (QSR)
respectively.
The surveys include sampled
establishments drawn from all the retail and catering
establishments registered with the Business
Registration Office of the Inland Revenue
Department (IRD). In Table 6.5 and Table 6.6, the
value index measures the change in value terms,
while the volume index is derived from the value
index by adjusting for price changes.
6.5 6.6
X-12
(X-12 ARIMA)
The seasonally adjusted series is compiled using the

X-12 ARIMA method, which is a standard method
applied in compiling seasonally adjusted statistical
data series. Seasonally adjusted series may be
revised as more data become available.
2008 1
2016 1

Retail sales statistics are primarily intended to

measure the sales receipts in respect of goods sold by
local retail establishments, for gauging the short-term
business performance of the local retail sector. They
cover consumer spending on goods, but not on
services. Moreover, they include spending on goods
by visitors in Hong Kong but not by Hong Kong
residents outside Hong Kong. Hence they should not
be regarded as a comprehensive indicator of overall
consumer spending.
Users interested in the trend of overall consumer
spending should refer to the data series of private
consumption expenditure (PCE), which is a major
component of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
Compiled from a wide range of data sources, PCE
covers consumer spending on both goods (including
goods purchased from all channels) and services by
Hong Kong residents whether domestically or abroad.
Statistics on GDP are available in Section 4 National
Income and Balance of Payments.
To facilitate better understanding of the short-term
business performance of the restaurants sector, data
on restaurant receipts for individual months of a
reference quarter are also collected at quarterly
intervals as from the reference quarter of Q1 2008.
Related information is released on a quarterly basis.
118

Business receipts
To facilitate analysis of the short-term business

performance of the services sector, Business Receipts
Indices (BRIs) are currently compiled for 22 selected
service industries and 2 service domains, having
regard to their importance in the services sector.
22
2
6.7
1993
5 000 5
The data source for compiling BRIs for most of the

service industries presented in Table 6.7 (except
those for the retail, food services and banking
industries and the tourism, convention and exhibition
services domain) is the Quarterly Survey of Service
Industries conducted by the Census and Statistics
Department (C&SD) starting from 1993. The survey
includes some 5 000 sampled establishments
engaging 5 or more persons in the import/export
trade; wholesale; transportation; warehousing and
storage; courier; accommodation services (covering
hotels, guesthouses, boarding houses and other
establishments providing short term accommodation);
information and communications; financing (except
banking); insurance; real estate; professional,
scientific and technical services; and administrative
and support services industries.
Certain
establishments that are not engaged in service
activities (e.g. local representative offices of overseas
shipping and airline companies, and investment
holding companies) are not covered.
Besides,
government bureaux/departments and non-profit
making organisations are excluded from the survey.
The establishments covered are selected from the
Central Register of Establishments maintained by
C&SD and updated by reference to records of the
Business Registration Office of IRD.
BRI for banking is compiled based on data obtained
from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority. BRIs for
the retail and food services industries are compiled
based on data obtained from the MRS and QSR (both
are conducted by C&SD) respectively.
2016 1

Regarding the tourism, convention and exhibition

services domain, part of the data are obtained from
the Hong Kong Tourism Board.
119

A service domain differs from a service industry in

that it comprises those economic activities which
straddle different industries but are related to a
common theme. It may include all activities carried
out by all establishments in a service industry that is
closely related to the domain. For a service industry
that is less closely related, however, only a portion of
the establishments in the industry or even only part of
the economic activities of the establishments is
related to the domain.
Taking the tourism,
convention and exhibition services domain as an
example, it includes all services of hotels and travel
agents; and some (those involving visitors as
customers) but not all of the services of restaurants,
retailers and transport operators.
Incorporation of companies
2014 3 3
622
The new Companies Ordinance (Cap. 622) and its

subsidiary legislation, which commenced operation
on 3 March 2014, replace all the core provisions of
the old Companies Ordinance governing the
formation and operation of companies in Hong Kong.
The old Companies Ordinance (Cap. 32) was retitled
as the Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous
Provisions)
Ordinance
(Cap. 32)
containing
provisions relating to winding-up, insolvency of
companies, prospectuses and disqualification of
directors.
32
32
2016 1

Under the new Companies Ordinance, companies

limited by guarantee become a specified category of
companies and they are required to have at least two
directors.
120

Further references
Key Statistics on Business Performance and

Operating Characteristics of the Industrial Sector
Quarterly Index of Industrial Production

Operating Characteristics of the Building,
Construction and Real Estate Sectors
Report on the Quarterly Survey of Construction

Output
Quarterly Business Receipts Indices for Service

Industries

Operating Characteristics of the Transportation,
Storage and Courier Services Sector

Operating Characteristics of the Information and
Communications, Financing and Insurance,
Professional and Business Services Sectors

Operating Characteristics of the Import/Export,
Wholesale and Retail Trades, and Accommodation
and Food Services Sectors
Report on Monthly Survey of Retail Sales
Report on Quarterly Survey of Restaurant Receipts

and Purchases
2016 1

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6.1
Chart 6.1
Movements of index of industrial production for manufacturing industries
%
6
-2
-2
-4
-4
-6
-6
-8
-8
-10
2006
2008
2010
Year
2012
2014
-10
Q3/13
Q3/14
Q1/15
Q3/15#
/ Quarter/Year
6.2
Chart 6.2
Q1/14
Rate of change in the seasonally adjusted index

over the preceding quarter
Value index of total retail sales
(10/2009 9/2010=100)
Index (10/2009 to 9/2010=100)
(10/2009 9/2010=100)
Index (10/2009 to 9/2010=100)
250
250
200
200
150
150
100
100
50
50
0
2005
2008
2011
2014
Year
5/14
8/14 11/14 2/15
5/15
8/15 11/15#
/ Month/Year
Original series
Seasonally adjusted series

Note : The seasonally adjusted series for the preceding 3 years is
revised each year when the figure for January is published.
1
3
2016 1

0
11/13 2/14
122


6.3
Chart 6.3
Volume index of total retail sales
(10/2009 9/2010=100)
Index (10/2009 to 9/2010=100)
250
(10/2009 9/2010=100)
Index (10/2009 to 9/2010=100)
250
200
200
150
150
100
100
50
50
0
2005
2008
2011
2014
Year
0
11/13 2/14 5/14 8/14 11/14 2/15 5/15 8/15 11/15#
/ Month/Year
Original series
Seasonally adjusted series

Note : The seasonally adjusted series for the preceding 3 years is
revised each year when the figure for January is published.
13
6.4
Chart 6.4
Business Receipts Indices of selected service industries
(2008=100)
Index (Quarterly average of 2008=100)
240
(2008=100)
Index (Quarterly average of 2008=100)
240
210
210
180
180
150
150
120
120
90
90
60
60
30
30
0
2005
2008
2011
Banking
2016 1

2014
Year
()
Financing (except banking)
123
0
Q3/13
Q1/14
Q3/14
Q1/15
/ Quarter/Year
Insurance
Q3/15#

6.1
Index of industrial production

(2008=100)
(Year 2008=100)
Manufacturing
Food, beverages
and tobacco
Textiles
Wearing apparel
Paper products, printing

and reproduction
of recorded media
2012
118.4
58.8
43.8
91.0
2013
122.8
54.2
38.9
88.0
2014
130.9
43.9
37.8
87.2
Year
Month
2014
7- 9
10 - 12
148.0
132.3
44.0
38.4
44.6
41.3
86.6
95.8
2015
1- 3
4- 6
7- 9
121.1
134.1
154.0
30.9
38.5
29.7
26.7
33.5
42.1
85.0
85.5
83.0
All
manufacturing
industries
Sewerage,
waste management
and remediation
activities
94.9
120.0
Year
---
Manufacturing --- contd
Metal, computer, electronic

Miscellaneous
and optical products,
manufacturing
industries
Month
2012
81.1
114.1
2013
74.8
119.9
95.0
121.1
2014
70.8
117.8
94.6
121.0
2014
7- 9
10 - 12
73.4
68.5
117.7
118.5
99.4
96.4
123.7
125.0
2015
1- 3
4- 6
7- 9
60.5
64.5
66.8
111.9
117.8
116.2
86.8
93.3
97.5
121.1
123.2
122.9
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6.2
Rate of change in the seasonally adjusted index of industrial production

for manufacturing industries
Year
Month
2013
10 - 12
+1.8
2014
1
4
7
10
- 3
- 6
- 9
- 12
+0.9
-0.8
-3.4
-0.5
1 - 3
4 - 6
7 - 9
+3.1
-0.6
-3.5
2015
Rate of change in the seasonally adjusted index over the preceding quarter
X-12
(X-12 ARIMA)
6.3
Note :
The seasonally adjusted series is compiled using the X-12 ARIMA

method, which is a standard method applied in compiling seasonally
adjusted statistical data series.

Quarry production
Tonnes
Year
Month
Quarry production
2012
4 486 280
2013
4 351 699
2014
3 210 832
2014
9
10
11
12
217 648
232 020
235 020
272 496
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
258 278
208 208
311 717
264 535
278 683
241 571
7
8
9
10
11
232 520
270 238
234 118
245 214
179 329
2016 1

Source : Civil Engineering and Development Department
125

6.4
Gross value of construction works, in nominal terms, performed by

building and civil engineering establishments
$ million
Gross value of construction works, in nominal terms, performed by main contractors
At construction sites
At locations
other than sites
Overall total
(1)
Seasonally adjusted
overall total(1)
Buildings
Structures
& facilities
Sub-total
2012
60,954
43,067
104,021
57,428
161,449
2013
59,400
52,367
111,767
64,809
176,575
2014
68,206
54,571
122,777
76,960
199,737
Year
Month
2014
7- 9
10 - 12
16,118
19,682
12,927
14,493
29,045
34,175
18,636
20,088
47,681
54,262
49,631
50,984
2015
1- 3
4- 6
7- 9
20,309
22,516
22,687
13,749
13,732
12,169
34,059
36,248
34,855
19,549
18,744
19,402
53,607
54,992
54,258
52,597
56,085
56,743
Notes :
(1)

2016 1

The gross value of construction works, in nominal terms, performed by

main contractors refers to the construction output of projects in which
they take the role of main contractors, and does not include the
construction output of projects in which they take the role of
subcontractors.
(1) Applicable to quarterly statistics only.
Source : Construction and Miscellaneous Services Statistics Section,

126

6.5
Retail sales
()
Value of total
retail sales
($ million)
(20091020109=100)
Index of retail sales (Average of monthly indices from October 2009 to September 2010=100)
All retail outlets
()
Food, alcoholic drinks and tobacco
(other than supermarkets)
()
Food, alcoholic drinks and tobacco
(other than supermarkets)
Fish, livestock and

poultry, fresh or frozen
Year
Month
Fruits and
vegetables, fresh
Value
Volume
Value
Volume
Value
Volume
Value
Volume
2012
445,498
143.5
132.2
112.3
93.1
104.9
80.4
107.8
93.5
2013
494,451
159.3
146.2
116.2
93.7
108.1
79.4
111.9
87.8
2014
493,236
158.9
147.0
123.9
96.1
110.0
77.9
117.1
88.5
2014
9
10
11
12
37,556
38,323
41,294
47,713
145.2
148.2
159.6
184.5
135.5
139.2
150.5
174.5
130.0
128.3
129.0
139.9
100.2
99.5
99.6
107.2
100.8
100.9
111.9
132.3
70.6
71.8
79.3
93.1
126.3
129.5
93.0
98.6
95.5
99.4
71.9
76.2
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
46,598
46,546
38,424
38,011
39,013
36,974
180.1
179.9
148.5
146.9
150.8
142.9
171.7
171.3
142.0
139.1
142.5
135.7
145.7
163.5
117.5
119.0
116.6
110.0
110.8
121.0
87.5
89.0
87.3
81.6
129.9
174.0
120.4
114.7
101.3
99.7
90.3
113.3
81.7
78.8
68.7
66.3
105.7
83.6
103.6
125.8
118.9
133.2
83.1
62.0
73.3
94.2
90.1
99.7
7
8
9
10
11
37,556
37,918
35,200
37,186
38,083
145.2
146.6
136.1
143.8
147.2
138.4
141.8
131.4
140.8
141.5
112.8
123.9
159.6
133.0
130.8
84.1
92.4
118.9
99.0
97.2
89.9
102.0
103.5
101.5
112.7
59.7
69.0
69.3
68.2
75.4
115.8
127.2
132.5
132.5
94.5
86.6
95.4
96.3
95.6
70.2
(20091020109=100) ---
Index of retail sales (Average of monthly indices from October 2009 to September 2010=100) --- contd
() ---
(1)
Supermarkets (1)
Food, alcoholic drinks and tobacco (other than supermarkets) --- contd
Bread, pastry,
confectionery and biscuits
Year
Month
Value
Volume
2012
125.0
2013
144.1
2014
Other food, not

elsewhere classified
Fuels
Alcoholic drinks
and tobacco
Value
Volume
Value
Volume
Value
Volume
Value
Volume
108.8
94.7
81.9
142.3
116.2
127.0
114.2
121.8
101.7
121.0
104.4
89.7
116.4
94.1
135.7
118.4
121.9
102.5
160.9
129.7
112.8
94.1
122.6
92.6
141.9
119.6
120.3
101.2
2014
9
10
11
12
225.2
164.4
150.6
167.7
179.3
130.5
119.9
133.1
95.7
137.3
143.0
132.3
79.5
113.6
117.7
108.4
117.9
116.7
124.7
148.7
87.6
86.8
92.9
111.2
142.7
140.9
136.6
141.8
119.4
116.8
113.4
118.4
125.5
119.6
111.4
111.1
105.7
102.3
97.6
103.3
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
177.0
194.9
146.5
142.3
141.6
136.2
139.2
153.3
114.8
109.8
108.6
104.4
140.9
153.8
95.9
102.5
113.3
93.1
114.1
123.9
77.0
82.1
90.8
74.7
159.9
152.4
115.5
121.1
117.4
113.2
119.1
113.5
86.0
90.2
87.3
84.2
148.7
156.1
135.3
132.9
143.4
140.5
123.9
131.0
111.6
110.5
118.8
116.4
99.3
96.0
100.7
104.8
115.5
118.7
97.7
93.0
95.6
98.7
106.1
108.3
7
8
9
10
11
150.7
166.0
338.7
172.3
156.2
115.6
126.8
257.5
131.0
118.2
105.0
113.5
106.8
145.8
145.9
84.0
90.6
85.0
115.8
116.1
118.0
125.3
127.3
118.9
121.8
87.8
93.3
94.7
88.5
90.6
144.5
149.6
145.2
143.1
138.6
119.5
122.9
119.4
116.8
113.4
111.7
116.6
111.1
103.2
106.6
103.8
110.6
106.6
99.8
104.4
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(cont'd) Retail sales
6.5 ()
(20091020109=100) ---
Clothing, footwear
and allied products
Clothing, footwear and allied products
Wearing apparel
Year
Month
Value
Volume
Value
Consumer durable
goods
Footwear, allied
products and other
clothing accessories
Volume
Value
Volume
Consumer durable goods
Motor vehicles
and parts
Value
Volume
Value
Electrical goods
and photographic
equipment
Volume
Value
Volume
2012
144.8
130.3
144.9
130.2
143.8
131.1
163.3
174.3
123.8
113.5
169.9
193.3
2013
156.7
139.5
156.3
139.5
159.4
139.6
168.8
188.8
125.1
111.3
155.3
189.9
163.2
144.3
162.5
143.4
167.8
149.8
172.6
205.3
132.5
118.5
142.6
189.8
2014
2014
9
10
11
12
131.0
139.6
149.0
203.8
119.4
122.7
124.7
178.0
131.7
139.7
146.7
202.4
119.9
122.1
120.8
175.1
126.3
138.5
163.0
212.7
116.0
125.8
149.0
196.2
172.8
180.1
194.0
215.4
210.1
227.0
246.0
274.9
135.1
126.3
116.9
129.8
122.8
115.3
106.0
117.8
137.6
160.4
141.4
165.7
189.3
227.3
202.5
234.7
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
188.0
187.7
160.7
157.4
154.3
136.1
171.9
176.5
145.6
136.0
137.1
122.8
184.0
183.8
166.5
158.9
154.0
132.8
167.2
172.7
150.3
136.1
136.0
119.3
213.2
212.2
124.5
147.9
156.4
156.6
201.5
200.3
116.7
135.6
144.1
144.1
217.0
221.1
198.1
179.7
164.1
171.0
278.5
281.8
253.9
233.3
213.5
218.3
136.3
172.0
137.2
123.0
126.1
164.7
122.8
154.7
124.9
113.1
114.6
151.1
171.0
183.4
159.3
148.3
142.6
143.6
247.7
262.4
232.2
223.6
218.9
220.4
7
8
9
10
11
145.2
131.4
116.3
133.2
136.3
136.1
125.4
108.2
120.7
117.3
143.5
125.7
116.1
132.6
134.1
134.5
120.1
107.9
119.4
113.9
155.9
166.3
117.4
136.8
149.9
146.0
157.8
110.0
128.7
138.9
157.2
157.1
163.2
190.6
180.4
201.3
208.1
219.2
262.6
242.9
134.4
110.2
123.2
130.1
126.0
122.1
101.7
115.2
122.0
118.0
133.0
135.7
127.5
142.8
125.9
202.4
212.8
205.5
230.8
199.4
(20091020109=100) ---
---
Consumer durable goods --- contd
Furniture and
Other consumer durable goods,
fixtures
not elsewhere classified
Year
Month
Value
Volume
Value
(1)
Department stores (1)
Volume
Value
Jewellery, watches and

clocks, and valuable gifts
Volume
Value
Other consumer
goods
Volume
Value
Volume
2012
108.8
98.3
343.3
386.7
138.9
129.1
170.4
143.4
132.7
125.7
2013
106.6
91.9
493.9
595.8
163.6
150.7
209.5
178.9
145.1
133.0
2014
106.4
87.9
589.7
773.8
165.8
151.5
180.8
157.8
154.3
138.7
2014
9
10
11
12
106.7
86.9
114.3
110.7
87.5
71.7
94.1
91.2
612.4
627.1
886.2
960.6
820.4
846.2
1 209.2
1 327.6
141.8
148.3
199.0
217.6
129.9
134.5
178.9
197.0
164.7
156.9
177.4
205.1
143.5
137.0
159.3
181.3
127.7
138.3
137.7
168.2
113.3
123.0
123.0
151.2
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
126.5
89.8
105.0
108.1
101.4
102.2
103.8
74.0
85.7
87.8
82.6
82.7
900.4
822.4
779.5
667.5
518.5
468.1
1 255.6
1 155.6
1 080.2
922.9
720.2
650.5
169.7
176.9
137.6
137.4
193.3
140.5
155.3
163.4
125.9
124.4
174.7
126.7
193.8
183.9
137.0
134.9
143.7
146.1
170.4
159.5
120.5
119.4
129.2
132.7
185.9
173.9
147.9
159.0
149.1
145.1
166.1
155.1
131.2
140.5
132.1
128.4
7
8
9
10
11
102.3
116.1
104.7
83.2
107.0
82.5
93.0
84.1
66.7
86.2
464.9
503.5
600.5
847.5
800.2
649.8
717.5
861.7
1 232.1
1 164.7
141.8
150.1
134.6
145.0
189.4
130.3
139.8
123.6
131.0
169.4
158.0
166.6
127.0
130.2
141.0
146.6
158.1
119.7
121.4
130.9
147.0
141.6
122.5
136.8
130.6
130.3
126.1
108.3
121.2
116.0
2016 1

128


(cont'd) Retail sales
6.5 ()
(20091020109=100) ---
---
Other consumer goods --- contd
Supermarkets
Other consumer
and supermarket
Books, newspapers,
Chinese drugs
Medicines and
goods, not elsewhere
sections of
stationery and gifts
and herbs
Optical shops
cosmetics
classified
department stores
Year
Month
Value
Volume
Value
Volume
Value
Volume
Value
Volume
Value
Volume
Value
Volume
2012
108.3
102.7
122.1
108.1
131.8
123.5
147.1
140.0
126.9
121.0
127.4
114.9
2013
114.0
103.9
138.7
119.8
150.5
139.5
164.6
152.9
134.6
122.6
136.9
120.0
118.9
103.7
144.4
122.1
163.1
148.7
179.9
162.8
139.2
126.0
144.0
122.4
2014
2014
9
10
11
12
103.2
113.0
109.0
115.8
88.5
96.7
93.0
99.1
131.9
133.1
126.1
168.6
111.3
112.2
106.2
141.6
129.1
124.5
128.4
144.6
117.2
113.1
117.2
132.0
148.1
164.7
171.0
195.4
132.1
147.7
153.9
177.6
112.8
120.6
114.9
157.4
101.3
108.1
103.5
142.3
144.6
143.4
141.4
147.2
122.1
120.1
118.5
124.2
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
134.1
106.0
108.4
127.0
110.9
105.5
114.7
90.9
92.9
109.3
95.3
90.3
163.7
153.5
139.5
131.3
125.0
130.9
137.2
128.4
116.7
109.8
104.9
109.8
154.3
191.7
155.6
186.0
181.2
173.8
140.4
174.4
141.1
168.0
164.4
157.7
225.3
208.8
177.0
186.7
168.6
160.8
203.9
189.5
159.4
166.8
151.3
144.3
167.2
159.5
130.1
142.2
141.3
140.3
149.6
141.1
114.9
125.5
124.9
123.6
150.8
162.8
133.4
130.6
144.0
141.8
126.8
138.3
111.0
109.3
120.3
118.5
7
8
9
10
11
122.7
146.6
100.4
111.7
102.6
105.1
125.6
84.2
93.5
85.9
131.3
135.9
129.8
125.4
112.6
109.9
113.7
108.4
104.7
93.9
176.4
167.9
120.1
121.9
120.4
160.1
152.5
109.0
111.3
109.5
175.8
167.3
147.2
160.8
158.9
156.8
149.4
131.0
143.6
142.5
124.8
112.8
102.5
122.9
113.7
111.3
102.5
91.9
110.2
102.1
146.5
152.0
148.6
145.8
143.9
122.5
126.6
123.7
120.4
119.1
(1)
2016 1

Note :
(1) Retail sales in supermarket sections of department stores are covered

under Department stores.
Source : Distribution Services Statistics Section,

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6.6
Restaurant receipts
()
(A) Annual and quarterly figures
Year
Month
()
Value of
total
restaurant
receipts
($ million)
All restaurants
Value Volume
(20091020109=100)
Index of restaurant receipts
(Average of quarterly indices from October 2009 to September 2010=100)
Chinese
Non-Chinese
Fast food
restaurants
restaurants
shops
Bars
Value Volume
Value Volume
Value Volume
Value Volume
Other eating and

drinking places
Value Volume
2012
93,752.5
113.3
101.3
113.7
101.3
109.6
97.6
116.7
106.7
110.8
101.9
118.7
103.9
2013
97,019.9
117.2
100.5
113.6
96.9
118.1
101.3
121.7
106.3
112.6
99.1
133.5
110.3
100,415.1
121.3
99.5
115.7
94.3
124.1
102.6
126.4
105.2
115.0
96.6
144.5
113.7
2014
2014
7- 9
10 - 12
25,376.6
25,798.1
122.6
124.7
100.2
101.0
118.9
120.3
96.4
96.9
125.0
125.9
103.2
102.8
123.5
128.1
102.2
105.3
115.7
120.0
97.3
99.7
143.8
149.2
112.8
116.0
2015
1- 3
4- 6
7- 9
26,131.9
25,211.6
26,258.8
126.3
121.8
126.9
100.5
96.1
99.3
117.5
112.1
119.7
92.8
87.7
93.0
133.7
125.6
131.0
107.4
99.9
103.3
133.8
134.7
134.6
108.4
108.3
107.3
106.4
118.0
112.2
86.9
96.0
90.7
150.9
152.1
151.7
114.8
114.8
113.8
()
(B) Monthly figures
Year
Month
()
Value of
total
restaurant
receipts
($ million)
2014
7
8
9
10
11
12
8,442.6
8,662.7
8,271.3
8,252.4
8,366.9
9,178.8
122.4
125.6
119.9
119.6
121.3
133.1
100.3
102.5
97.7
97.2
98.2
107.5
116.5
122.7
117.6
112.5
117.2
131.3
94.9
99.4
95.0
90.7
94.4
105.5
125.9
129.5
119.6
121.9
121.9
133.9
104.3
106.9
98.5
100.1
99.4
108.8
127.8
121.7
121.1
128.6
125.0
130.5
105.9
100.8
100.0
105.9
102.9
107.2
114.7
117.4
114.9
120.2
118.1
121.6
97.0
98.6
96.4
100.5
98.0
100.6
143.9
146.9
140.6
145.1
145.2
157.3
112.9
115.3
110.0
113.5
112.8
121.7
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
8,757.9
8,655.8
8,718.2
8,209.8
8,662.9
8,338.9
127.0
125.5
126.4
119.0
125.6
120.9
101.9
99.6
100.1
94.1
99.0
95.2
116.3
123.3
113.0
108.8
116.4
111.1
92.9
96.8
88.8
85.2
91.1
86.7
136.7
125.8
138.5
123.0
128.2
125.7
110.3
101.0
110.8
98.1
101.9
99.7
135.1
129.9
136.3
131.9
138.3
133.9
110.0
105.2
109.9
106.2
111.1
107.6
105.0
94.3
120.1
117.0
118.7
118.4
86.1
76.8
97.9
95.4
96.7
95.9
155.8
140.1
156.8
152.4
158.4
145.6
119.6
106.6
118.2
115.3
119.4
109.6
7
8
9
8,736.8
8,871.4
8,650.6
126.7
128.6
125.4
99.4
100.6
97.9
118.4
121.1
119.7
92.2
94.0
92.8
132.6
133.8
126.5
104.8
105.4
99.7
134.8
135.8
133.2
107.8
108.2
105.8
110.5
112.3
113.9
89.5
90.9
91.6
151.2
152.9
151.1
113.7
114.7
113.0
All restaurants
Value Volume
2016 1

(20091020109=100)
Index of restaurant receipts
(Average of monthly indices from October 2009 to September 2010=100)
Chinese
Non-Chinese
Fast food
restaurants
restaurants
shops
Bars
Value Volume
Value Volume
Value Volume
Value Volume
Other eating and

drinking places
Value Volume
Source : Distribution Services Statistics Section,

130

6.7
Business Receipts Indices

(2008=100)
(Quarterly average of 2008=100)
2012
2013
2014
2014
3
2014
4
2015
1
2015
2
2015
3
3rd qtr
4th qtr
1st qtr
2nd qtr
3rd qtr
Part A : Statistics for service industries
Import/export trade
111.0
110.7
110.7
113.9
118.8
103.4
103.3
108.4
Wholesale
127.0
132.4
134.4
133.9
144.0
129.7
126.5
126.5
Retail
163.1
181.0
180.6
170.3
186.5
192.7
167.0
162.1
Transportation
within which :
Land transport
Water transport
Air transport
105.0
106.4
112.9
117.2
118.0
106.2
107.8
109.0
123.5
89.7
113.0
133.4
87.1
115.7
142.6
93.0
121.9
146.8
97.4
126.1
149.7
96.0
128.3
142.7
86.7
113.1
146.8
89.1
113.1
149.6
86.7
117.1
Warehousing and storage
152.0
164.5
184.1
188.4
202.7
193.5
196.6
209.9
Courier
164.0
206.9
218.2
212.4
243.6
197.4
204.5
197.0
(1)
Accommodation services (1)
141.0
148.9
158.6
154.6
172.3
149.9
133.8
137.4
Food services
118.1
122.2
126.5
127.9
130.0
131.7
127.0
132.1

within which :
Telecommunications
Film entertainment
120.7
127.9
135.5
134.7
158.7
133.1
144.3
149.6
129.5
78.7
139.8
75.3
154.8
66.5
151.7
71.5
190.8
66.9
168.5
61.9
174.6
63.5
178.9
68.7
Banking
133.8
156.3
165.5
169.1
161.4
177.9
211.5
169.5
103.9
106.6
113.7
118.2
122.1
130.0
157.6
124.5
100.3
101.3
110.3
114.7
119.3
123.9
156.7
122.1
118.0
135.6
150.5
146.7
176.5
157.4
168.1
146.1
Financing (except banking)

within which :
Financial markets and
asset management
within which :
Asset management
Insurance
135.4
155.8
184.2
188.7
187.0
204.4
203.9
204.4
Real estate
135.5
135.6
158.6
159.7
173.1
160.1
185.5
166.5
Professional, scientific and

technical services
121.0
129.7
139.6
139.6
148.8
141.2
145.7
145.5
Administrative and support services 117.4
128.5
137.9
144.2
138.3
136.0
152.6
154.3
Part B : Statistics for service domains
Tourism, convention and

exhibition services
192.1
226.4
224.4
217.8
238.6
220.5
Computer and information

technology services
143.1
146.1
143.5
146.3
145.4
126.5
(1)
2016 1

Note :
200.5
140.1
202.4
140.3

accommodation.
Source : Business Services Statistics Section,

131

6.8
Local companies and companies incorporated outside Hong Kong :

number registered, wound-up and dissolved
Year Month
Public
companies
(1)
Incorporated(1)
(3)
Companies
Private
limited by
companies guarantee(3)
2012
711
149 454
2013
772
2014
189
Local companies
(1)
Total
dissolved(1)
Total
(2)
Companies remained registered in the
Companies Register(2)
(3)
Companies
Public
Private limited by
companies
companies guarantee(3)
Total
150 165
62 190
11 558
1 033 086
1 044 644
173 259
174 031
56 021
12 050
166 335
756
167 280
57 820
589
1 150 881
1 162 931
1 259 607
12 497
1 272 693
4
5
2
3
11 895
12 012
11 439
11 744
68
90
79
90
11 967
12 107
11 520
11 837
4 789
7 058
5 493
6 180
579
584
584
589
1 243 006
1 248 005
1 254 004
1 259 607
12 311
12 374
12 431
12 497
1 255 896
1 260 963
1 267 019
1 272 693
2014
9
10
11
12
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
2
1
6
4
2
4*
12 051
8 125
11 733
13 144
12 000
13 360 *
83
73
79
75
67
85
12 136
8 199
11 818
13 223
12 069
13 449
8 328
5 987
9 428
15 618
11 630
12 980
595
596
603
608
608
613 *
1 263 413
1 265 757
1 268 127
1 265 727
1 266 191
1 266 729 *
12 531
12 418
12 452
12 489
12 510
12 477
1 276 539
1 278 771
1 281 182
1 278 824
1 279 309
1 279 819
7
8
9
10
11
2
0
4
3*
1
12 567
10 754
10 685
10 359 *
11 420
97
77
82
70
84
12 666
10 831
10 771
10 432
11 505
16 200
8 758
9 596
9 352
6 198
612
615
617
622
626
1 263 230
1 265 307
1 266 475
1 267 582
1 272 861
12 486
12 525
12 579
12 618
12 681
1 276 328
1 278 447
1 279 671
1 280 822
1 286 168
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132
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*


(contd) Local companies and companies incorporated outside Hong Kong :
number registered, wound-up and dissolved
6.8 ()
---
Local companies --- contd
(1)
Liquidation(1)
Year
Voluntary winding-up
Commencement
Dissolution

Members Creditors Members Creditors
voluntary voluntary
voluntary voluntary
Month winding-up winding-up winding-up winding-up
2012
801
124
783
Compulsory winding-up
Petitions Winding-up
presented Orders made
113
489
Companies incorporated
outside Hong Kong having
a place of business in Hong Kong
(1)
(2)
No. of
(1)
Total
companies
No. of number of
newly
companies companies
registered ceased to have
remained
as having
a place of
registered
a place of
business in
in the
business in
Hong Kong/ Companies
Hong Kong(1)
dissolved(1) Register(2)
312
686
392
8 848
2013
806
104
835
131
377
274
780
370
9 258
2014
753
131
765
106
388
271
811
445
9 624
2014
9
10
11
12
75
52
77
76
22
10
3
12
51
53
50
57
6
15
3
12
34
45
38
31
25
23
20
29
54
76
66
66
34
30
39
49
9 534
9 580
9 607
9 624
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
88
38
55
66
53
49
10
3
12
8
11
14
52
52
95
64
39
65
7
7
20
11
7
22
26
42
44
31
32
38
28
33
17
32
31
27
70
56
67
68
74
81
38
26
39
34
32
21
9 656
9 686
9 714
9 748
9 790
9 850
7
8
9
10
11
63
42
61
46
64
19
4
18
10
11
68
62
61
72
48
3
9
6
4
7
34
39
33
20
31
26
24
22
23
24
69
96
58
78
88
43
39
63
39
56
9 876
9 933
9 928
9 968
10 000
(1)
Notes :
(1) Number during the period.
(2)
(2) Number at end of the period.
(3) ( 622 ) 2014 3 3
(3) The new Companies Ordinance (Cap. 622) has commenced

operation on 3 March 2014. Under the new Companies Ordinance,
companies limited by guarantee have become a specified category of
companies.
2016 1

Sources : Companies Registry;

Official Receivers Office
133

Energy
Since Hong Kong does not have its own indigenous

production, different forms of primary energy are all
imported. Part of such primary energy may be
converted to secondary energy for final use.
Primary energy refers to natural resources extracted

from a stock of reserves in the ground (e.g. coal,
crude oil, natural gas) without undergoing any
transformation processes.
Secondary energy (e.g. electricity, gas) is obtained

from transformation of primary energy.
Statistics on imports of oil products and coal products

include those imported from the mainland of China.
For concepts and methods of imports and exports
figures, please see page 51. Retained imports are
derived by subtracting the re-export statistics from
the corresponding import statistics.
Further reference
Hong Kong Energy Statistics (Quarterly and Annual)
51
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135


7.1
Chart 7.1
Electricity consumption and gas consumption
Terajoules
200 000
Terajoules
20 000
180 000
18 000
160 000
16 000
140 000
14 000
120 000
12 000
100 000
10 000
80 000
8 000
60 000
6 000
40 000
4 000
20 000
2 000
0
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
Year
2016 1

0
11/13 2/14 5/14 8/14 11/14 2/15 5/15 8/15 11/15
136
Month/Year
Gas consumption

7.1
Quantity of retained imports of oil products

()
Kilolitres, unless otherwise specified
Year
2012
2013
2014
2014
2015
Month
(1)
Aviation
gasoline and
kerosene(1)
9
10
11
12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
6 674 012
7 050 700
6 959 479
430 827
702 903
639 870
706 904
476 321
491 868
591 570
902 807
631 101
509 287
644 976
753 418
498 192
606 979
669 709
(1)
7.2
Unleaded
motor gasoline
Gas oil,
diesel oil
and naphtha
Fuel oil
()
Liquefied petroleum
gas and natural gas
(tonnes)
546 563
546 062
497 730
41 257
28 276
62 523
51 021
93 581
76 679
59 987
49 683
52 702
46 354
61 499
47 967
36 345
67 494
53 475
4 492 756
4 286 927
4 090 929
341 260
264 642
418 108
368 796
707 746
566 904
441 177
643 221
345 887
445 904
461 730
488 557
327 175
689 523
372 273
7 263 198
7 492 322
6 309 426
301 252
815 654
409 995
507 120
747 277
514 673
1 241 694
353 910
976 763
470 795
553 136
562 044
593 387
569 807
475 488
2 457 899
2 323 320
2 270 428
195 771
194 135
189 190
191 461
165 869
158 389
229 408
212 334
268 136
271 059
264 739
285 737
260 048
219 739
223 674
Note :
(1) Mainly aviation kerosene.

Quantity of retained imports of major coal products
Tonnes
Year
2012
2013
2014
2014
2015
Month
Steam coal and other coal
Wood charcoal
9
10
11
12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12 350 726
12 971 504
13 788 766
1 430 907
1 384 403
1 002 437
745 543
858 744
602 988
921 191
1 139 133
1 074 109
1 064 076
1 042 458
1 222 385
928 702
817 468
618 973
4 954
2 524
6 935
453
625
696
866
546
260
443
369
952
647
110
207
296
311
257
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137

7.3
Terajoules
Year
Month
Domestic
Commercial
Industrial
Street
lighting
Exports to the
mainland
of China
41 189
39 941
43 415
102 050
101 683
102 885
11 282
11 190
11 281
390
387
386
6 617
5 940
4 414
161 528
159 141
162 381
5 045
3 649
2 488
2 243
2 554
2 289
2 597
2 661
3 896
4 706
5 207
5 535
4 386
3 556
2 841
9 798
8 865
7 787
7 382
7 113
6 367
7 562
7 928
9 713
10 701
10 172
9 956
9 637
8 943
8 173
993
967
890
896
876
762
875
871
1 103
1 127
1 037
1 039
1 045
931
879
33
34
32
37
35
31
34
31
28
30
30
31
31
34
35
320
270
234
227
223
169
209
234
292
338
349
652
580
486
349
16 190
13 785
11 431
10 786
10 801
9 619
11 276
11 725
15 032
16 902
16 794
17 212
15 679
13 949
12 277
2012
2013
2014
2014
2015
9
10
11
12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
1 = 1012
Note :
1 terajoule = 1012 joules
Sources : CLP Power Hong Kong Limited;

The Hongkong Electric Company, Limited
7.4
Total
Gas consumption
Terajoules
Year
2012
2013
2014
2014
2015
Month
9
10
11
12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
1 = 1012
2016 1

Domestic
Commercial
Industrial
Total
15 473
15 266
15 400
1 002
990
1 249
1 452
1 811
1 747
1 368
1 463
1 152
1 009
879
989
984
981
1 192
11 555
11 678
11 762
943
892
961
991
1 080
1 099
959
1 030
958
964
917
952
954
930
980
1 331
1 612
1 673
139
130
147
148
152
150
131
140
138
139
135
144
136
120
133
28 360
28 556
28 835
2 084
2 012
2 358
2 591
3 043
2 996
2 459
2 633
2 248
2 112
1 931
2 085
2 074
2 031
2 305
Note :
1 terajoule = 1012 joules
Source : The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited
138

8.1
The stock of permanent living quarters in Table 8.1 is

compiled based on the information of the Frame of
Quarters, and includes all quarters used for
residential purpose as well as quarters known to be
used for residential purpose in non-residential
buildings (such as commercial buildings and
industrial buildings). Quarters known to be used for
non-residential purpose and those in hotels and
accommodation used for inmates of institutions are
excluded.
8.2 8.3
2016 1

Figures in Table 8.2 and Table 8.3 refer to public

rental housing (PRH) flats of the Hong Kong
Housing Authority (HKHA) as well as the rental
estate flats and rural public housing flats of Hong
Kong Housing Society (HKHS).
Authorised population refers to the persons registered
on the tenancy records kept by the Housing
Department (HD) and HKHS.
A HKHA estate block and a Home Ownership
Scheme (HOS) building are completed when they
have been certified as substantially completed by the
Chief Architects of HD. A building is said to be
completed upon the issuance of an Occupation
Permit by the Buildings Department (BD) in the
case of a HKHS building or a private building.
Consents to commence work for HKHA rental flats
and HOS residential flats refers to the award of
contracts to contractor(s) by HKHA.
Buildings with consents to commence work refer to
buildings with consents to commence building
works issued by the BD. Such consents are issued
to private development projects (including HKHSs
projects). For small houses in the New Territories,
such consents are not necessary but three
certificates of exemption in respect of site formation
works, building works and drainage works
respectively for these small houses in the New
Territories have to be obtained from the Lands
Department prior to commencement of construction
work.
139

8.4 8.5
8.4 8.5
8.5 8.7 8.9
8.6 8.8
Building statistics in Table 8.4 and Table 8.5 include

only building activities in the private sector and those
built under the Urban Improvement Scheme (UIS)
and Urban Renewal Project of HKHS (excluding
small houses in the New Territories). Commercial
buildings refer to office buildings and multi-purpose
commercial premises. Industrial buildings refer to
flatted factories, specialised factory buildings and
storage premises. Other buildings refer to hotels and
boarding houses, and premises for education, medical
and health, social welfare, religion, culture,
recreation, etc.
The usable floor area for private buildings/flats in
Table 8.4 and Table 8.5 is defined as the aggregate of
the areas of the floor or floors in a storey or a
building excluding any staircases, public circulation
space, lift landings, lavatories, water-closets, kitchens
and any space occupied by machinery for any lift, airconditioning system or similar service provided for
the building.
First submission in Table 8.5, Table 8.7 and
Table 8.9 refers to plans for a building project which
are submitted to the Building Authority for approval.
Major revision refers to building plans which have
been so extensively revised that they must be
fundamentally re-assessed.
Subsidised sale flats in Table 8.6 to Table 8.8 include
flats built under HOS, PSPS, Buy or Rent Option
Scheme/Mortgage Subsidy Scheme (BRO/MSS) and
Middle Income Housing Scheme of HKHA; and
those built under the Flat-for-Sale Scheme (FFSS)
and Sandwich Class Housing Scheme (SCHS) of
HKHS.
2005 5
As from May 2005, the housing type classifications

of housing production of HKHA have been revised as
follows :
(i)
(i) HKHA rental housing flat production includes

production of PRH flats, Interim Housing flats
and projects converted from HOS to PRH.
Projects built as rental housing but subsequently
converted to BRO/MSS housing are excluded.
(ii)
(ii) HKHA subsidised sale flat production includes

the production of HOS flats, PSPS flats and
BRO/MSS flats.
(iii) 2002 2004
(iii) HOS/PSPS flats completed between 2002 and

2004 with unspecified usage are counted as
production at the first time they put up for sale.
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140

8.6 8.7 8.9
8.8
8.10 8.12
Statistics on private residential flats for Table 8.6,

Table 8.7 and Table 8.9 do not cover small houses in
the New Territories.
Floor areas for public rental flats and subsidised sale
flats in Table 8.8 are measured based on internal
floor area and saleable area respectively.
Internal floor area refers to the total area inside the
flat measured to the internal face of external and/or
party walls, while saleable area refers to the total
area inside the flat measured to the outside of external
walls and to the centre line of party walls, i.e.
including all parts of the flat (e.g. kitchen, bathroom,
balcony, etc.) but excluding any common areas of the
building.
Private domestic units in Table 8.10 and Table 8.12
are defined as independent dwellings with separate
cooking facilities and bathroom (and/or lavatory).
They are sub-divided by reference to floor area as
follows :
A 40
Class A : saleable area less than 40m2;
B 40 69.9
Class B : saleable area of 40m2 to 69.9m2;
C 70 99.9
Class C : saleable area of 70m2 to 99.9m2;
D 100 159.9
E 160
Class D : saleable area of 100m2 to 159.9m2; and
Domestic units built under the PSPS for subsidised

sale, and all units built under the HOS, BRO, MSS,
SCHS, UIS and FFSS are not included in statistics for
the private sector. Rental estates built by HKHA and
HKHS, units sold under the Tenants Purchase
Scheme, and government owned quarters are also
excluded. However open market lettings and sales of
government-subsidised housing units upon expiry of
the restriction period and payment of the premium to
the relevant bodies are included.
Class E : saleable area of 160m2 or above.
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Private office premises comprise premises situated in

buildings designed for commercial/business purposes,
but excluding non-domestic floors in composite
buildings.
141

Offices are graded as follows :
Grade A : Modern with high quality finishes;

flexible layout; large floor plates;
spacious, well decorated lobbies and
circulation areas; effective central airconditioning; good lift services zoned for
passengers
and
goods
deliveries;
professional
management;
parking
facilities normally available.
8.10 8.11
2 3
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Grade B : Ordinary design with good quality

finishes; flexible layout; average-sized
floor plates; adequate lobbies; central or
free-standing air-conditioning; adequate
lift services, good management; parking
facilities not essential.
Grade C : Plain with basic finishes; less flexible
layout; small floor plates; basic lobbies;
generally without central air-conditioning;
barely adequate or inadequate lift services;
minimal to average management; no
parking facilities.
It should be noted that location is not a feature of
grade. Offices owned by the Government of the
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and
managed by the Government Property Agency are
excluded.
Statistics on property price indices and average
property prices in Table 8.10 and Table 8.11 are
based on an analysis of transactions scrutinised by the
Rating and Valuation Department (RVD) for stamp
duty purposes. Transactions which are considered
acceptable are included in the analysis. Certain
transactions are excluded from the analysis : those
considered to be unacceptable for stamp duty
purposes; those involving a mix of property types;
premises which have not yet been assessed to rates;
domestic premises sold subject to existing tenancies;
and primary sales of domestic premises. Date of sale
is the date on which an Agreement for Sale and
Purchase is signed, or the date on which an
Assignment is signed if there is no Agreement for
Sale and Purchase. It should be borne in mind that
provisional agreement is generally reached 2 to
3 weeks earlier than an Agreement for Sale and
Purchase.
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8.12 8.13
8.12
8.13
1
1 3
2006
2016 1

Average rents and rental indices in Table 8.12 and

Table 8.13 are based on an analysis of rental
information recorded by the RVD. For domestic
premises, the figures in Table 8.12 are analysed on
the basis of fresh lettings effective in the month being
analysed. For non-domestic premises, the figures in
Table 8.13 are analysed on the basis of fresh lettings
and renewal lettings. The effective date is taken as
the commencement date of a tenancy agreement.
However, rents are normally agreed earlier (half to
1 month earlier for fresh lettings, and 1 to 3 months for
lease renewals). Rents are analysed on a net basis, i.e.
exclusive of rates, management and other charges.
Rental statistics of retail premises from mid-2006
onwards include properties owned by The Link
REIT.
Average rents and prices are analysed for general
reference only. Their levels at a certain period
depend to a large extent on the special characteristics,
including quality and location, of the premises which
are leased or sold during the period. Thus, changes
between different periods may be due to variations in
the characteristics of the different properties being
analysed, and should not be taken as necessarily
indicating a general change in value over the period.
Rental and price indices are a better reflection of
change in value.
Price and rental indices are derived from the same data
that are used to compile average prices and rents. The
indices measure value changes by reference to the
factor of rent or price divided by rateable value of the
subject properties rather than by reference to the rent
or price per square metre of floor area. In effect, by
utilising rateable value, allowance is made not only for
floor area but also other qualitative differences
between properties. The rateable value of a property is
an estimate of its annual open market rental value at a
designated valuation reference date, on the assumption
that the premises were then vacant and to let.
Following a General Revaluation of rateable values,
the new rateable values are matched with the old ones
for the purpose of maintaining the index series.
Agreements for Sale and Purchase of building units
refer to agreements for future sale or purchase of
property which may be a building under construction
or a completed building.
Assignments of building units refer to documents
which effect the transfer of ownership of property of
undivided shares of a lot (i.e. building units).
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I
1998 12 31
Receipts/Discharges/Releases refer to documents

which effect the release of a property from a charge
upon repayment of loan and include re-assignments
and certificates of satisfaction.
Leases/Tenancy agreements refer to agreements
between a lessor and lessee concerning property
letting.
Exclusion orders used to apply to landlords of pre-war
buildings who wanted to re-develop the property.
They previously have to apply for an Exclusion Order
with respect to Part I of the Landlord and Tenant
(Consolidation) Ordinance (Cap. 7) which mainly
protects the interests of the existing tenants. This Part
of the Ordinance expired on 31 December 1998.
The realised premium of land acquired through
auction or public tender is the auctioned/tendered
price of the land.
Land for special low cost housing projects and HOS

as well as for public utilities, schools, churches,
temples, clinics, welfare and certain charitable
purposes is usually granted by private treaty, and in
such cases, the premium charged varies from nominal
for non-profit-making purposes up to the full market
value for public utilities.
Further references
Hong Kong Property Review, published by the Rating

and Valuation Department

(www.bd.gov.hk)
Monthly Digest, published on the website of the

Buildings Department (www.bd.gov.hk)
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8.1
Chart 8.1
Price and rental indices of private domestic units
(1999=100)
350
(1999=100)
350
300
300
250
250
200
200
150
150
100
100
50
50
0
2004
2006
2008
2010
Year
2012
2014
0
11/13 2/14 5/14 8/14 11/14 2/15 5/15 8/15 11/15
/ Month/Year
Price index
()
Rental index (fresh lettings)
Note : Monthly figures for September to November 2015 are
provisional.
2015911
8.2
Chart 8.2
Price and rental indices of private offices
(1999=100)
500
(1999=100)
500
400
400
300
300
200
200
100
100
0
2004
2006
2008
2010
Year
2012
2014
Price index
()
Rental index (fresh and renewal lettings)
Note : Monthly figures for June to November 2015 are provisional.
2015611
2016 1

0
11/13 2/14 5/14 8/14 11/14 2/15 5/15 8/15 11/15
/ Month/Year
145

8.1
Stock of permanent living quarters by District Council district
()
As at end of
Year
Quarter
Central &
Western
Wan Chai
Eastern
Southern
Yau Tsim
Mong
Sham Shui
Po
Kowloon
City
Wong Tai
Sin
Kwun Tong
2013
1
3
106 900
106 700
65 600
65 600
208 800
208 200
94 400
94 300
131 700
131 400
147 600
149 100
145 500
153 600
149 400
149 400
233 300
233 200
2014
1
3
106 400
106 800
65 800
66 000
207 800
207 800
94 200
94 200
131 900
132 500
148 800
149 200
153 500
153 800
149 400
150 400
233 100
233 400
2015
1
3
107 000
107 600
66 200
67 700
208 300
209 300
94 100
94 400
133 300
137 300
149 600
152 900
153 400
155 200
150 500
150 700
233 500
234 500
()
As at end of
Year
Quarter
Kwai Tsing Tsuen Wan
Tuen Mun
Yuen Long
North
Tai Po
Sha Tin
Sai Kung
Islands
Total
2013
1
3
176 600
177 400
110 300
110 400
185 800
185 900
218 600
220 400
110 900
111 300
107 000
107 400
234 700
236 000
155 100
157 100
65 400
65 400
2 647 700
2 662 900
2014
1
3
178 900
178 900
110 400
112 700
186 100
187 300
223 800
226 900
111 300
112 500
108 900
109 500
236 100
240 100
160 000
160 300
65 400
65 500
2 671 900
2 687 900
2015
1
3
179 000
180 600
112 700
113 700
187 400
187 800
228 800
235 500
114 300
114 900
110 000
112 200
240 100
241 500
161 800
163 000
65 600
67 000
2 695 600
2 725 900
Notes :
Figures are rounded to the nearest hundred.
2016 1

The geographical classification is by District Council districts as

defined by the Registration and Electoral Office. All the statistics in
the table are compiled based on this geographical classification.
Source : Census Planning Section,

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8.2
Stock of public rental housing flats by District Council district
()
As at end of
Year
Quarter
Central &
Western
Wan Chai
Eastern
Southern
Yau Tsim
Mong
Sham Shui
Po
Kowloon
City
Wong Tai
Sin
Kwun Tong
16 240
76 474
128 706
(1)
Hong Kong Housing Authority(1)
2012
636
35 289
26 818
2 820
52 301
2013
636
35 179
26 631
2 820
55 068
27 059
76 140
128 412
2014
636
35 127
26 374
2 820
54 010
29 609
76 769
128 125
2014
3
4
636
636
0
0
35 135
35 127
26 473
26 374
2 820
2 820
54 031
54 010
29 609
29 609
75 886
76 769
128 212
128 125
2015
1
2
3
636
636
636
0
0
0
35 111
35 085
35 075
26 281
26 248
26 218
2 820
2 820
2 820
53 982
53 949
53 905
29 609
29 609
29 609
76 640
76 567
76 510
128 044
127 949
127 874
(2)
Hong Kong Housing Society(2)
2012
2 335
7 033
1 143
668
6 379
4 926
2013
2 337
6 380
1 144
667
6 379
4 923
2 337
6 380
1 144
667
6 377
4 921
2014
2014
3
4
2 337
2 337
0
0
6 380
6 380
1 144
1 144
667
667
0
0
6 379
6 377
0
0
4 923
4 921
2015
1
2
3
2 337
2 334
2 334
0
0
0
6 380
6 380
6 380
1 144
1 144
1 144
667
665
665
0
0
0
6 377
6 377
6 377
0
0
0
4 921
4 921
4 921
52 301
22 619
76 474
133 632
(1)(2)
Total stock(1)(2)
2012
2 971
42 322
27 961
3 488
2013
2 973
41 559
27 775
3 487
55 068
33 438
76 140
133 335
2014
2 973
41 507
27 518
3 487
54 010
35 986
76 769
133 046
2014
3
4
2 973
2 973
0
0
41 515
41 507
27 617
27 518
3 487
3 487
54 031
54 010
35 988
35 986
75 886
76 769
133 135
133 046
2015
1
2
3
2 973
2 970
2 970
0
0
0
41 491
41 465
41 455
27 425
27 392
27 362
3 487
3 485
3 485
53 982
53 949
53 905
35 986
35 986
35 986
76 640
76 567
76 510
132 965
132 870
132 795
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147


(contd) Stock of public rental housing flats by District Council district
8.2 ()
()
As at end of
Quarter
Year
Kwai Tsing
Tsuen Wan
Tuen Mun
Yuen Long
North
Tai Po
Sha Tin
Sai Kung
Islands
Total
(1)
2012
99 826
21 736
57 641
63 436
23 179
18 586
59 739
28 737
15 768
727 932
2013
100 357
21 733
57 721
63 179
22 811
18 138
62 144
28 494
15 769
742 291
2014
101 591
21 730
56 606
62 752
22 390
17 742
61 792
30 164
15 668
743 905
2014
3
4
101 646
101 591
21 730
21 730
56 825
56 606
62 804
62 752
22 468
22 390
17 836
17 742
61 892
61 792
30 330
30 164
15 668
15 668
744 001
743 905
2015
1
2
3
101 510
101 452
101 374
21 730
21 730
21 729
56 409
56 266
56 062
62 699
62 633
67 454
23 645
23 505
23 439
17 657
17 573
17 457
61 646
63 766
64 520
30 035
29 981
29 903
15 683
15 684
15 684
744 137
745 453
750 269
(2)
2012
2 980
1 768
662
3 730
1 507
33 131
2013
2 980
1 768
662
3 737
1 507
32 484
2 980
1 768
662
3 738
1 507
32 481
2014
3
4
2 980
2 980
1 768
1 768
0
0
0
0
662
662
0
0
3 738
3 738
1 507
1 507
0
0
32 485
32 481
2015
1
2
3
2 980
2 980
2 980
1 768
1 768
1 768
0
0
0
0
0
0
662
662
662
0
0
0
3 738
3 739
3 740
1 507
1 507
1 507
0
0
0
32 481
32 477
32 478
2014
(1)(2)
Total stock(1)(2)
2012
102 806
23 504
57 641
63 436
23 841
18 586
63 469
30 244
15 768
761 063
2013
103 337
23 501
57 721
63 179
23 473
18 138
65 881
30 001
15 769
774 775
2014
104 571
23 498
56 606
62 752
23 052
17 742
65 530
31 671
15 668
776 386
2014
3
4
104 626
104 571
23 498
23 498
56 825
56 606
62 804
62 752
23 130
23 052
17 836
17 742
65 630
65 530
31 837
31 671
15 668
15 668
776 486
776 386
2015
1
2
3
104 490
104 432
104 354
23 498
23 498
23 497
56 409
56 266
56 062
62 699
62 633
67 454
24 307
24 167
24 101
17 657
17 573
17 457
65 384
67 505
68 260
31 542
31 488
31 410
15 683
15 684
15 684
776 618
777 930
782 747
Notes :

(1)
(1) Figures exclude Interim Housing units and Tenants Purchase

Scheme sold flats.
(2)
(2) Projects under Senior Citizen Residences Scheme are excluded.
2016 1

Sources : Housing Department;

Hong Kong Housing Society
148

8.3
Authorised population of public rental housing flats

by District Council district
()
As at end of
Quarter
Year
Central &
Western
Wan Chai
Eastern
Southern
Yau Tsim
Mong
Sham Shui
Po
Kowloon
City
Wong Tai
Sin
Kwun Tong
(1)
2012
2 124
101 241
76 348
8 315
134 552
44 759
211 789
340 438
2013
2 113
100 635
75 712
8 242
138 411
60 623
210 783
340 597
2014
2 119
99 979
74 842
8 186
138 681
74 755
211 513
338 878
2014
3
4
2 105
2 119
0
0
99 893
99 979
75 109
74 842
8 172
8 186
138 651
138 681
73 635
74 755
209 577
211 513
338 814
338 878
2015
1
2
3
2 105
2 099
2 092
0
0
0
99 813
99 698
99 458
74 454
74 269
74 017
8 180
8 178
8 170
138 499
138 207
137 941
75 397
75 505
75 567
210 873
210 950
210 540
338 638
338 165
337 472
(2)
2012
5 207
16 759
2 686
1 644
17 164
13 249
2013
6 135
16 460
2 589
1 636
16 917
13 207
2014
6 370
16 099
2 527
1 616
16 712
13 099
2014
3
4
6 214
6 370
0
0
16 183
16 099
2 538
2 527
1 618
1 616
0
0
16 755
16 712
0
0
13 094
13 099
2015
1
2
3
6 391
6 401
6 426
0
0
0
16 042
15 995
15 917
2 522
2 492
2 477
1 613
1 608
1 616
0
0
0
16 647
16 574
16 528
0
0
0
13 093
13 107
13 094
(1)(2)
Total authorised population(1)(2)
2012
7 331
118 000
79 034
9 959
134 552
61 923
211 789
353 687
2013
8 248
117 095
78 301
9 878
138 411
77 540
210 783
353 804
2014
8 489
116 078
77 369
9 802
138 681
91 467
211 513
351 977
2014
3
4
8 319
8 489
0
0
116 076
116 078
77 647
77 369
9 790
9 802
138 651
138 681
90 390
91 467
209 577
211 513
351 908
351 977
2015
1
2
3
8 496
8 500
8 518
0
0
0
115 855
115 693
115 375
76 976
76 761
76 494
9 793
9 786
9 786
138 499
138 207
137 941
92 044
92 079
92 095
210 873
210 950
210 540
351 731
351 272
350 566
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(contd) Authorised population of public rental housing flats
by District Council district
8.3 ()
()
As at end of
Quarter
Year
Kwai Tsing
Tsuen Wan
Tuen Mun
Yuen Long
North
Tai Po
Sha Tin
Sai Kung
Islands
Total
(1)
2012
281 914
60 024
147 387
195 796
66 541
52 435
167 710
85 477
52 562
2 029 412
2013
281 423
59 554
146 504
193 976
65 033
50 666
171 025
84 564
52 739
2 042 600
2014
283 954
59 189
144 359
192 157
63 485
49 293
170 013
87 682
52 690
2 051 775
2014
3
4
283 578
283 954
59 110
59 189
144 758
144 359
192 393
192 157
63 795
63 485
49 542
49 293
170 267
170 013
87 680
87 682
52 678
52 690
2 049 757
2 051 775
2015
1
2
3
284 121
283 911
283 095
59 166
59 063
58 855
143 780
143 331
142 586
191 870
191 454
199 344
63 116
65 621
65 275
49 002
48 613
48 111
169 549
172 070
175 410
87 262
87 240
87 105
52 671
52 677
52 606
2 048 496
2 051 051
2 057 644
(2)
2012
9 218
4 701
3 043
10 956
3 439
88 066
2013
9 098
4 640
3 003
10 897
3 398
87 980
2014
8 904
4 569
2 964
10 720
3 374
86 954
2014
3
4
8 928
8 904
4 587
4 569
0
0
0
0
2 978
2 964
0
0
10 750
10 720
3 355
3 374
0
0
87 000
86 954
2015
1
2
3
8 900
8 836
8 798
4 557
4 545
4 548
0
0
0
0
0
0
2 967
2 967
2 968
0
0
0
10 685
10 666
10 640
3 361
3 333
3 329
0
0
0
86 778
86 524
86 341
(1)(2)
Total authorised population(1)(2)
2012
291 132
64 725
147 387
195 796
69 584
52 435
178 666
88 916
52 562
2 117 478
2013
290 521
64 194
146 504
193 976
68 036
50 666
181 922
87 962
52 739
2 130 580
2014
292 858
63 758
144 359
192 157
66 449
49 293
180 733
91 056
52 690
2 138 729
2014
3
4
292 506
292 858
63 697
63 758
144 758
144 359
192 393
192 157
66 773
66 449
49 542
49 293
181 017
180 733
91 035
91 056
52 678
52 690
2 136 757
2 138 729
2015
1
2
3
293 021
292 747
291 893
63 723
63 608
63 403
143 780
143 331
142 586
191 870
191 454
199 344
66 083
68 588
68 243
49 002
48 613
48 111
180 234
182 736
186 050
90 623
90 573
90 434
52 671
52 677
52 606
2 135 274
2 137 575
2 143 985
Notes :

(1)
(1) Figures exclude population in Interim Housing units and Tenants

Purchase Scheme sold flats.
(2)
(2) Projects under Senior Citizen Residences Scheme are excluded.
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150

8.4
Newly completed private buildings by type of building
Residential/commercial
Residential
(1)
()
Year
Month
Usable floor
No. of
area (1)
blocks (thousand sq. m.)
Commercial
Industrial
()
Usable floor area (thousand sq.m.)

()

Usable floor
No. of
area
NonNo. of
blocks
Residential
residential
()
Usable floor
No. of
area
2012
323
280.6
33
225.8
50.2
12
176.1
18
196.6
2013
396
205.1
96
122.0
27.4
16
117.2
10
98.4
2014
181
422.7
51
206.8
32.2
19
132.2
17
172.2
2014
8
9
10
11
12
2
63
0
0
16
0.3
113.2
0.0
0.0
118.9
4
1
2
6
2
13.4
0.4
4.6
26.3
5.7
3.0
0.3
1.3
5.7
1.4
1
1
3
0
2
0.3
2.1
34.3
0.0
22.9
3
1
6
0
1
18.9
9.7
104.8
0.0
7.4
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
2
33
12
0
3
42
7.8
4.7
10.8
0.0
10.1
65.7
2
1
3
3
1
62
1.9
2.2
8.6
31.6
4.1
97.7
0.7
0.5
1.1
5.4
1.1
7.7
2
1
1
2
3
2
27.8
19.2
11.1
0.2
71.1
11.5
0
1
1
0
2
1
0.0
2.8
4.0
0.0
4.2
1.0
7
8
9
10
16
12
0
34
20.2
2.0
0.0
51.2
2
4
22
0
11.6
13.2
81.5
0.0
0.9
2.6
3.1
0.0
0
0
1
1
0.0
0.0
14.6
26.9
1
4
0
7
2.1
36.3
0.0
0.0
Others
All types
()
()
No. of
blocks
Residential
Nonresidential
No. of
blocks
(1)
Residential(1)
Nonresidential
Total
2012
215
51.2
414.0
601
557.6
836.9
1 394.5
2013
160
21.1
240.2
678
348.2
483.2
831.4
2014
198
15.2
117.9
466
644.8
454.5
1 099.3
Year
Month
2014
8
9
10
11
12
14
24
11
13
40
1.4
2.6
1.2
10.0
3.5
42.7
5.8
0.8
10.1
24
90
22
19
61
15.1
116.3
5.8
26.3
134.5
25.8
54.8
146.3
6.5
41.8
40.9
171.1
152.0
32.8
176.3
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
8
17
18
8
3
23
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
2.6
3.9
3.3
6.5
14
53
35
13
12
130
9.7
6.9
19.3
31.6
14.2
163.4
28.6
25.1
20.1
9.0
76.4
26.7
38.2
32.1
39.4
40.6
90.6
190.1
7
8
9
10
12
31
9
6
0.0
8.0
0.0
0.0
8.6
28.6
22.4
1.8
31
51
32
48
31.8
23.2
81.5
51.2
11.6
67.5
40.0
28.7
43.4
90.6
121.5
79.8
(1)
Notes :
0.05
Less than 0.05.
Sources : Buildings Department;

Housing Department
2016 1

(1) Including usable floor area in residential buildings for non-domestic

use, such as club house/recreational facilities, caretakers
office/quarters, transformer room, etc.
151

8.5
Private buildings with consent to commence work by type of building
Residential
(1)()
Usable floor area (1)(thousand sq.m.)
No. of blocks
Year
Residential/commercial
First
Major
Month submission
revision
First
submission
Major
revision
No. of blocks

First
Major
submission
revision
()
Residential
Non-residential

First
Major
First
Major
submission
revision submission
revision
2012
102
86
272.3
149.1
69
349.5
5.7
58.3
1.1
2013
329
445
181.2
211.4
54
53
201.0
211.3
28.4
18.1
2014
254
200
240.2
96.3
41
220.2
60.5
62.0
27.3
2014
8
9
10
11
12
2
7
85
3
42
0
0
13
1
78
4.2
2.6
112.8
6.0
36.7
0.0
0.0
6.7
3.3
17.9
3
1
0
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
10.6
3.9
0.0
1.6
10.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.8
0.3
0.0
0.3
4.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
0
28
37
23
13
44
0
19
0
11
34
0
0.0
7.6
124.9
27.7
3.4
80.1
0.0
2.5
0.0
0.8
7.7
0.0
4
24
2
11
0
5
2
0
9
0
10
0
5.4
17.4
5.5
24.1
0.0
23.8
7.6
0.0
101.2
0.0
24.2
0.0
2.2
5.6
1.4
6.5
0.0
5.8
1.8
0.0
29.3
0.0
4.3
0.0
7
8
9
10
80
9
5
3
0
0
0
0
52.3
26.3
1.4
1.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0
8
37
3
0
0
14
0
0.0
39.2
50.8
9.8
0.0
0.0
114.9
0.0
0.0
10.7
13.4
2.6
0.0
0.0
24.5
0.0
Commercial
Year
Month
No. of blocks
First
Major
submission
revision
Industrial
()
First
Major
submission
revision
()
No. of blocks
First
Major
First
Major
submission
revision
submission
revision
2012
19
150.9
0.0
46.2
24.5
2013
21
231.4
31.6
101.3
36.8
16
169.0
32.0
103.8
2.1
2014
2014
8
9
10
11
12
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
23.4
24.0
13.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
32.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.0
5.7
79.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
2
4
0
1
1
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
8.4
39.4
0.0
1.6
11.7
15.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1
0
2
0
11
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
2.4
0.0
14.2
0.0
7.4
19.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
7
8
9
10
1
0
2
3
0
1
0
0
0.4
0.0
37.2
41.1
0.0
2.9
0.0
0.0
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
25.4
0.0
0.0
102.5
0.0
0.0
19.0
0.0
2016 1

152


(contd) Private buildings with consent to commence work by type of building
8.5 ()
Others
()
No. of blocks
Residential
First
submission
Non-residential
First
Major
submission
revision
First
submission
Major
revision
2012
68
23
8.6
11.2
392.3
2013
35
18
1.4
9.7
127.3
9.1
2014
45
12
27.7
2.2
142.1
75.1
Year
Month
Major
revision
36.5
2014
8
9
10
11
12
2
6
2
2
9
1
1
3
0
0
0.1
8.8
5.5
0.0
0.0
2.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
10.2
5.0
1.7
4.4
56.9
13.2
3.7
1.0
0.0
0.0
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
11
19
6
7
9
8
0
1
0
7
0
14
21.6
1.2
0.0
0.0
0.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
21.1
36.0
75.1
69.6
14.4
21.0
0.0
2.5
0.0
15.0
0.0
0.9
7
8
9
10
4
2
4
6
2
0
0
0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.6
1.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
14.9
8.9
8.6
20.0
3.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
All types
No. of blocks
Year
Month
2012
(1)
Residential(1)
First
Major
submission
revision
First
submission
Major
revision
266
114
630.5
165.9
()
Non-residential
First
Major
submission
revision
647.7
62.0
Total
First
submission
Major
revision
1 278.2
228.0
2013
448
522
383.6
432.4
488.4
95.6
872.0
528.0
2014
362
219
488.0
159.0
476.9
136.4
965.0
295.5
2014
8
9
10
11
12
8
16
90
8
54
1
2
16
1
78
14.9
15.3
118.4
7.6
47.5
2.2
0.0
6.7
3.3
17.9
38.3
29.4
20.7
84.1
61.3
13.2
35.7
1.0
0.0
0.0
53.2
44.7
139.1
91.7
108.8
15.4
35.7
7.7
3.3
17.9
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
18
75
47
42
34
64
2
20
9
18
44
14
27.0
26.2
130.4
51.9
4.1
103.9
7.6
2.5
101.2
0.8
31.9
1.0
34.2
81.0
90.7
77.7
33.5
62.3
1.8
2.5
29.3
15.0
4.3
0.9
61.2
107.2
221.0
129.6
37.6
166.2
9.5
5.0
130.4
15.8
36.2
1.9
7
8
9
10
86
19
48
16
2
1
15
0
52.4
65.5
52.1
11.7
1.4
0.0
114.9
0.0
40.7
19.5
59.2
166.2
3.2
2.9
43.5
0.0
93.2
85.0
111.3
178.0
4.7
2.9
158.4
0.0
(1)
2016 1

Note :
(1) Including usable floor area in residential buildings for non-domestic

use, such as club house/recreational facilities, caretakers
office/quarters, transformer room, etc.
Source : Buildings Department
153

8.6
Year
Newly completed residential flats by District Council district

and type of housing
Month
Central &
Western
Wan Chai
Eastern
Yau Tsim
Mong
Southern
Sham Shui
Po
Kowloon
City
Wong Tai
Sin
Kwun Tong
4 238
(1)
Public rental flats(1)
2012
5 540
2013
2 878
13 368
2014
990
2014
7- 9
10 - 12
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2015
1- 3
4- 6
7- 9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
567
(1)
Subsidised sale flats(1)
2012
2013
2014
2014
7- 9
10 - 12
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2015
1- 3
4- 6
7- 9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Private flats
2012
577
586
108
481
1 495
296
648
968
2013
230
288
614
267
124
2014
750
672
483
12
1 614
795
639
299
2014
7- 9
10 - 12
247
97
18
0
98
385
0
0
840
774
172
485
77
143
0
0
299
0
2015
1- 3
4- 6
7- 9
162
122
154
161
1 096
144
237
0
0
0
7
0
0
0
0
165
130
296
98
0
320
0
0
0
0
0
0
4 238
All types of flats

2012
577
586
108
481
1 495
5 836
648
968
2013
230
288
3 492
13 635
124
2014
750
672
483
12
1 614
795
639
990
299
2014
7- 9
10 - 12
247
97
18
0
98
385
0
0
840
774
172
485
77
143
0
0
299
0
2015
1- 3
4- 6
7- 9
162
122
154
161
1 096
144
237
0
0
0
7
0
0
0
0
165
130
296
98
0
320
0
0
0
0
0
567
2016 1

154


(contd) Newly completed residential flats by District Council district
and type of housing
8.6 ()
Year
Month
Kwai Tsing
Tsuen Wan
Tuen Mun
Yuen Long
North
Tai Po
Sha Tin
Sai Kung
Islands
Total
(1)
2012
9 778
2013
839
990
2 823
20 898
2014
1 507
1 078
2 059
5 634
2014
7- 9
10 - 12
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1 078
0
0
0
0
0
1 078
2015
1- 3
4- 6
7- 9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3 195
1 710
0
1 358
0
0
0
0
0
3 317
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7 870
1 710
567
(1)
2012
2013
2014
2014
7- 9
10 - 12
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2015
1- 3
4- 6
7- 9
0
988
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
988
0
1 223
981
1 168
19
10 149
Private flats
2012
2013
2014
1 211
388
17
3 596
253
128
928
1 778
17
8 254
2 152
990
2 070
872
1 071
865
2 435
15 719
2014
7- 9
10 - 12
0
0
1 717
0
75
3
98
0
144
0
0
0
865
0
2
1 648
0
0
4 652
3 535
2015
1- 3
4- 6
7- 9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
499
528
0
0
0
0
1 370
0
0
993
0
0
0
0
28
0
1 420
853
4 217
2 862
1 223
981
1 168
19
19 927
All types of flats

2012
1 211
388
2013
839
17
990
3 596
253
128
3 751
1 778
17
29 152
2014
1 507
2 152
990
2 070
872
1 071
1 943
4 494
21 353
2014
7- 9
10 - 12
0
0
1 717
0
75
3
98
0
144
0
0
0
865
1 078
2
1 648
0
0
4 652
4 613
2015
1- 3
4- 6
7- 9
0
988
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3 197
2 209
528
1 358
0
0
0
1 370
0
3 317
993
0
0
0
0
28
0
1 420
8 723
6 915
3 429
Notes :
(1) For details on the housing type classification of public rental flats
and subsidised sale flats, please refer to the Concepts and
methods on pages 140 and 141.
(1)
140 141

2016 1



Housing Department;
155

8.7
Year
Residential flats with consent to commence work by District

Month
Central &
Western
Wan Chai
Eastern
Yau Tsim
Mong
Southern
Sham Shui
Po
Kowloon
City
Wong Tai
Sin
Kwun Tong
Public rental flats

2012
3 291
16 945
2013
567
475
857
1 352
2014
2014
7- 9
10 - 12
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1 352
2015
1- 3
4- 6
7- 9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3 694
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Subsidised sale flats

2012
2013
2014
2014
7- 9
10 - 12
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2015
1- 3
4- 6
7- 9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
603
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
300
-
Private flats - first submission
2012
1 096
459
1 370
11
1 613
854
1 172
2013
555
693
346
124
1 131
2 228
2014
722
233
638
237
1 128
3 609
1 742
256
2014
7- 9
10 - 12
340
150
0
137
63
490
114
0
438
576
3 410
0
0
1 564
0
0
0
0
2015
1- 3
4- 6
7- 9
20
376
185
118
1
74
731
711
170
4
12
1
103
0
0
0
0
0
1 497
189
559
0
0
0
0
0
0
175
0
0
-
Private flats - major revision
2012
127
2013
341
2014
78
150
2 058
2014
7- 9
10 - 12
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2015
1- 3
4- 6
7- 9
0
0
0
0
0
0
188
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3 410
275
51
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2016 1

156


(contd) Residential flats with consent to commence work by District
8.7 ()
Year
Month
Kwai Tsing
Tsuen Wan
Tuen Mun
Yuen Long
North
Tai Po
Sha Tin
Sai Kung
Islands
Total
Public rental flats

2012
4 905
1 358
3 459
29 958
2013
1 641
483
4 625
3 580
10 896
2014
4 688
7 372
2014
7- 9
10 - 12
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1 352
2015
1- 3
4- 6
7- 9
866
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
866
3 694
0
Subsidised sale flats

2012
988 (1)
988 (1)
2013
229
229
962
752
1 714
2014
2014
7- 9
10 - 12
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2015
1- 3
4- 6
7- 9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1 020
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
603
1 020
0
14 063
-
Private flats - first submission
2012
402
4 406
144
791
1 444
2013
328
914
2 735
33
9 092
2014
1 121
1 129
79
929
96
11 919
2014
7- 9
10 - 12
0
0
0
0
0
1 100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
59
1
8
54
0
4 420
4 084
2015
1- 3
4- 6
7- 9
0
0
0
983
0
949
1
18
1 003
523
912
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
513
0
404
920
1 154
185
2
0
4 569
3 654
4 095
-
Private flats - major revision
2012
236
2 609
16
3 169
2013
3 900
970
1 641
2 392
9 250
231
158
690
3 369
2014
2014
7- 9
10 - 12
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
164
0
0
0
0
0
158
0
10
0
2
0
484
2015
1- 3
4- 6
7- 9
0
0
0
2 410
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
69
0
0
803
0
54
10
0
2 927
933
3 410
Notes :
(1)
2016 1


(1) Including residential flats originally built under the My Home
Purchase Plan subsequently changed to subsidised sale flats.

Housing Department;
157

8.8
(1)
Public rental and subsidised sale flats newly completed by floor area(1)
(2)
(2)
40
4069.9
40
4069.9
Less than
40 sq. m.
40-69.9
sq. m.
Less than
40 sq. m.
40-69.9
sq. m.
2012
9 308
470
2013
20 760
138
2014
5 634
Year
Month
2014
7- 9
10 - 12
0
1 078
0
0
0
0
0
0
2015
1- 3
4- 6
7- 9
7 870
1 710
567
0
0
0
0
76
0
0
912
0
(1)
141
Notes :
(2)
140 141

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(1) Floor areas for public rental flats and subsidised sale flats are
measured based on internal floor area and saleable area
respectively. Please refer to the Concepts and methods on page
141 for details.
(2) For details on the housing type classification of public rental flats
and subsidised sale flats, please refer to the Concepts and
methods on pages 140 and 141.

158

8.9
Year
Private residential flats newly completed or with consent to commence work

by floor area
Month
40
Less than 40 sq. m.
4069.9
40-69.9 sq. m.
7099.9
70-99.9 sq. m.
100159.9
100-159.9 sq. m.
160
160 sq. m. or above
(1)
Private residential flats newly completed (1)
2012
1 511
4 496
1 720
1 827
595
2013
1 423
4 688
1 207
573
363
2014
2 160
8 446
4 207
666
240
2014
7- 9
10 - 12
550
405
2 682
1 198
1 111
1 647
200
261
109
24
2015
1- 3
4- 6
7- 9
424
631
706
204
1 863
1 272
104
1 087
466
62
435
356
59
201
62
(2)
Private residential flats with consent to commence work(2)
First submission
2012
7 898
4 831
958
325
51
2013
6 594
1 422
536
435
105
2014
8 948
1 588
816
431
136
2014
7- 9
10 - 12
3 599
2 878
234
771
463
239
108
123
16
73
2015
1- 3
4- 6
7- 9
3 141
2 467
2 771
1 098
592
968
273
393
65
31
165
245
26
37
46
Major revision
2012
1 988
725
355
41
60
2013
5 942
2 251
368
516
173
2014
2 342
287
311
381
48
2014
7- 9
10 - 12
0
316
0
6
0
17
0
121
0
24
2015
1- 3
4- 6
7- 9
1 739
780
2 716
942
69
132
246
49
522
0
35
40
0
0
0
(1)
Notes :
(2)

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(2) Floor areas are measured based on usable floor area.

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8.10
Average prices and price indices of private domestic premises

()
$/sq. m.
Average prices
4069.9
40-69.9 sq. m.
40
Less than 40 sq. m.
Year
Hong
Kong
Month
Kowloon
New
Territories
Hong
Kong
New
Territories
Kowloon
2012
108,326
79,928
67,828
112,158
92,997
65,319
2013
123,304
94,808
83,132
126,642
103,401
75,449
128,912
104,403
91,436
129,629
108,820
81,476
2014
2014
9
10
11
12
133,552
133,211
134,900
138,166
105,985
113,331
112,186
112,619
94,501
95,800
97,153
101,034
134,093
132,068
137,402
138,205
111,655
112,477
113,685
119,118
82,821
84,318
85,454
88,665
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
142,185
147,092
148,875
146,094
147,960
147,821
116,929
119,297
112,545
116,134
118,409
122,337
104,719
106,392
104,778
105,166
109,038
113,816
140,527
145,126
150,289
148,475
151,728
153,461
121,402
121,840
119,964
119,159
124,110
125,591
91,268
92,028
92,482
93,346
95,574
97,813
7
8
9
10
11
151,462
150,395
150,811
144,534
139,997
123,736
124,574
120,017
114,808
108,866
114,705
112,796
107,866
102,960
100,792
152,175
153,073
150,401
146,596
140,948
128,291
124,979
117,748
111,883
111,329
99,534
99,686
94,046
90,832
84,979
#
#
#
---
Average prices --- contd
7099.9
70-99.9 sq. m.
100159.9
100-159.9 sq. m.
Hong
Kong
Kowloon
New
Territories
Hong
Kong
Kowloon
2012
142,070
128,259
75,416
177,673
158,106
76,953
2013
159,480
138,823
85,640
184,830
157,700
79,818
Year
Month
153,720
138,586
89,607
183,962
160,259
85,479
9
10
11
12
155,153
158,242
167,636
159,238
149,010
147,216
143,987
145,756
91,694
93,354
94,218
95,058
181,330
198,327
195,271
184,926
161,125
176,208
141,968
190,669
92,739
83,946
82,498
88,881
1
2
3
4
5
6
172,497
169,071
166,777
170,560
176,366
179,459
140,574
151,768
138,633
151,631
153,818
158,861
97,361
94,277
102,627
100,716
103,624
105,736
187,518
215,879
189,581
198,755
195,155
209,342
173,207
154,503
186,081
197,965
172,690
177,783
7
8
9
10
11
170,908
181,770
174,574
162,707
169,593
154,191
146,704
162,376
157,851
133,346
107,064
105,710
102,082
94,248
98,570
193,054
198,771
191,916
187,695
178,738
158,491
144,226
172,404
159,643
149,292
2014
2014
2015
New
Territories
#
#
#
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160
++
++
++
++
++
++
++
++
++
94,158
96,912
95,913
101,506
88,912
95,726
96,277
106,307
100,499
101,059
89,703


(contd) Average prices and price indices of private domestic premises
8.10 ()
()
$/sq. m.
---
160
160 sq. m. or above
Year
Month
Hong Kong
Kowloon
New Territories
2012
259,380
185,727
87,598
2013
255,215
194,285
78,664
2014
249,984
235,620
73,677
2014
2015
9
10
11
12
251,337
250,511
286,672
253,795
++
1
2
3
4
5
6
212,108
206,375
227,406
230,305
245,471
215,963
++
7
8
9
10
11
261,183
263,819
301,233
257,747
226,361
#
#
#
202,327
197,228
205,896
192,621
++
++
++
66,251
87,626
73,839
76,417
++
++
++
++
90,613
72,891
81,938
97,235
103,147
131,290
++
++
310,947
285,667
175,436
113,863
171,254
++
220,875
++
++
++
++
++
++
196,863
248,255
193,424
++
++
++
++
++
++
++
72,531
81,271
89,866
73,720
82,841
++
++
++
++
++
++
++
(1999=100)
Price indices (Year 1999=100)
Year
40
Less than
40 sq. m.
Month
4069.9
40-69.9
sq. m.
7099.9
70-99.9
sq. m.
100159.9
100-159.9
sq. m.
160
160 sq. m.
or above
Overall
2012
217.6
195.7
208.4
226.0
260.9
206.2
2013
260.3
230.1
233.5
244.9
267.4
242.4
2014
278.7
243.2
238.2
247.8
264.7
256.9
2014
9
10
11
12
289.3
294.4
299.1
304.0
253.1
256.9
260.4
264.6
243.4
246.9
249.1
251.6
253.5
257.0
257.9
260.0
268.2
269.1
270.2
272.9
266.3
270.5
274.1
278.3
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
311.7
318.9
318.9
326.1
328.1
331.0
270.7
277.9
277.9
283.8
285.0
287.5
255.6
261.2
261.6
264.4
266.5
269.1
263.5
268.1
268.3
270.7
271.9
274.8
276.3
279.3
280.5
283.4
284.8
288.0
284.6
291.5
291.5
297.4
298.8
301.3
7
8
9
10
11
335.1
337.1
338.1
335.3
327.0
290.0
291.1
291.6
288.2
278.6
270.7
272.1
274.0
270.9
259.5
275.4
275.7
276.8
265.0
263.5
288.3
290.1
293.0
286.7
277.8
304.1
305.3
306.1
302.5
293.4
#
#
#
Notes :
++
The number and location of transactions analysed may vary from month
to month, consequently the average prices and price indices should be
regarded as broad indicators of price trends only.
Figures are classified by saleable area.
++ 20
++ Indicates fewer than 20 transactions.
No transaction record received by the Rating and Valuation
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Department.
Source : Rating and Valuation Department
161

8.11
Average prices and price indices by type of private non-domestic

premises
()
$/sq. m.
Year
Sheung
Wan
Month
2012
2013
2014
2014
2015
Year
9
10
11
12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
171,034
189,940
171,027
176,023
2015
9
10
11
12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
+
+
+
152,051
163,218
192,810
#
#
#
#
#
#
2016 1

343,635
479,303
153,619
154,809
163,290
301,922
313,281
+
+
191,861
189,698
+
+
+
+
432,113
328,606
247,633
509,600
236,707
169,173
+
+
+
+
270,440
+
+
+
303,030
290,231
315,651
501,266
235,400
+
+
+
+
+
+
165,037
132,209
159,501
174,196
149,721
124,847
197,192
193,941
186,956
186,920
181,135
176,993
192,768
188,190
160,818
192,610
183,054
179,312
+
+
123,076
132,011
122,289
162
130,526
+
+
+
+
187,120
128,348
123,051
92,652
124,697
132,582
110,402
133,365
131,284
149,715
110,949
158,247
123,423
142,386
157,937
145,186
146,184
130,510
Yau Ma Tei/
Mong Kok
(1)
Kowloon Bay/
Kwun Tong(1)
198,465
96,218
120,525
130,263
(1)
Kowloon Bay/
Kwun Tong(1)
---
---
Private offices --- contd
Grade B
Wan Chai/
North Point/
Causeway Bay
Quarry Bay
Tsim Sha Tsui
348,416
Yau Ma Tei/
Mong Kok
Tsim Sha Tsui
164,271
180,841
194,712
183,487
228,182
217,846
188,470
192,552
191,806
175,346
170,575
204,191
231,022
214,075
226,376
172,575
220,314
284,008
242,180
294,531
205,477
300,847
196,326
203,598
264,596
166,174
198,180
203,551
190,312
200,624
201,286
225,402
158,407
215,758
242,575
244,240
220,263
148,148
314,815
199,314
229,825
174,580
137,185
136,997
251,871
157,123
154,891
177,187
232,050
196,759
169,594
312,982
317,704
383,687
372,750
319,094
299,456
346,399
343,131
Wan Chai/
Causeway Bay
Central
132,713
Sheung
Wan
116,778
144,557
150,484
136,274
168,723
330,708
356,517
353,514
334,825
330,550
368,156
Month
2012
2013
2014
2014
Central
Average prices
Private offices
Grade A
North Point/
Quarry Bay
114,970
140,064
144,847
136,304
143,219
145,036
139,659
127,401
124,402
135,340
167,240
147,737
144,690
139,585
176,440
+
+
+
+
+
152,794
168,988
151,153

+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+

(contd) Average prices and price indices by type of private non-domestic
premises
8.11 ()
()
$/sq. m.
Sheung
Wan
Year Month
2012
2013
2014
2014
2015
9
10
11
12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
#
#
#
#
#
#
117,984
144,054
144,425
139,746
172,462
141,975
163,099
144,132
155,626
178,713
178,948
173,332
179,135
131,588
161,835
146,131
131,337
147,050
Wan Chai/
Causeway Bay
Central
209,802
191,149
203,810
376,940
163,554
196,509
+
+
+
143,172
161,154
167,733
236,735
159,724
170,307
172,116
172,109
187,456
168,223
217,321
179,796
164,035
209,909
185,515
197,791
+
+
231,343
264,277
120,107
141,897
144,823
160,515
138,813
165,812
138,766
162,745
137,490
155,933
163,291
137,985
164,314
143,508
139,524
184,231
197,328
147,309
+
+
262,288
212,624
---
---
Grade C
North Point/
Tsim
Quarry Bay
Sha Tsui
+
+
121,150
144,234
154,445
144,532
107,465
149,504
146,338
168,903
151,223
137,806
147,501
151,705
169,983
165,445
157,742
138,873
174,646
153,123
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
---
(2)
Private flatted factories(2)
Private retail
Hong
Kong
Year Month
2012
2013
2014
2014
2015
9
10
11
12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
#
#
#
#
#
#
496,519
522,310
447,041
378,716
571,173
435,310
438,674
642,365
409,872
472,611
555,156
457,014
539,458
790,280
454,637
655,026
437,688
649,139
Kowloon
++
++
++
++
++
++
++
448,250
432,934
420,271
387,921
467,126
491,165
413,716
358,230
399,922
462,861
477,722
376,477
364,351
400,348
540,594
398,230
225,142 ++
436,037
New
Territories
310,223
356,174
386,792
415,287
258,531
359,466
487,348
439,290
356,213
330,603
328,025
436,987
421,329
319,986
269,008
387,031
318,805 ++
385,714 ++
Hong
Kong
Kowloon
New
Territories
51,695
68,193
71,931
64,043
70,601
82,509
73,591
72,900
82,189
65,137
90,630
92,023
82,402
82,783
80,802
76,363
90,775
73,826
55,419
69,571
70,363
69,723
79,291
84,012
75,689
74,346
76,149
75,668
78,575
74,838
75,545
74,633
75,690
70,905
88,313
78,390
30,539
43,250
42,071
44,312
44,030
43,709
44,739
48,424
48,399
47,450
43,936
47,957
51,073
44,168
49,669
46,933
46,482
45,749
++
++
++
++
++
++
++
++
++
++
++
++
++
++
Notes :
(1) 18
2013 2
(2)
Yau Ma Tei/
Mong Kok
(1)
Kowloon Bay/
Kwun Tong(1)
115,243
139,871
147,914
136,073
159,913
139,368
142,578
153,321
146,870
162,732
159,864
151,735
161,686
163,964
152,103
167,017
176,999
140,451
+
+
+
+
(1999=100)
Price indices (Year 1999=100)
)(3)
(2)
Private offices
Private
(Grades A,
flatted
B and C)(3) Private retail
factories(2)
334.7
409.8
423.0
427.8
428.9
427.6
429.6
431.6
433.6
436.2
440.5
443.6
451.4
457.0
460.8
462.3
463.0
454.2
420.5
506.8
521.2
527.3
535.8
543.6
544.4
547.7
550.4
556.9
557.7
558.7
564.1
570.2
570.3
572.3
567.1
558.1
489.8
655.4
668.0
678.0
682.4
683.7
684.4
691.7
699.4
706.5
715.3
723.5
729.4
736.4
744.3
745.9
747.0
741.5
The number and location of transactions analysed may vary from month to
month, consequently the average prices and price indices should be regarded
as broad indicators of price trends only.
(1) The boundary of Kowloon Bay/Kwun Tong follows Kwun Tong District of
the 18 District Council districts. Data are available since February 2013.
(2) Figures are in respect of upper floor units only.
(3)
(3) Indices are not restricted to the main office districts.
+ 5
+ Indicates fewer than 5 transactions (applicable to private offices only).
++ 20
++ Indicates fewer than 20 transactions (applicable to private retail and private

flatted factories only).
No transaction record received by the Rating and Valuation Department.

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163

8.12
Average rents and rental indices of fresh lettings of

private domestic premises
()
$/sq. m. per month
Average rents
4069.9
40-69.9 sq. m.
40
Less than 40 sq. m.
Hong
Kong
Kowloon
New
Territories
Hong
Kong
Kowloon
New
Territories
2012
325
237
193
304
232
175
2013
377
293
240
347
278
205
2014
397
311
253
358
300
218
Month
Year
2014
9
10
11
12
388
400
405
401
321
323
312
322
260
266
263
271
367
367
371
377
309
318
328
318
225
230
231
236
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
407
407
408
414
424
446
313
330
326
339
351
367
271
262
262
270
255
266
368
384
383
381
394
397
318
325
328
317
330
322
234
233
241
234
236
235
7
8
9
10
11
470
450
430
434
427
361
363
341
338
323
287
286
274
271
273
396
409
396
397
391
331
334
326
326
315
240
249
241
245
236
#
#
#
---
Average rents --- contd
7099.9
70-99.9 sq. m.
100159.9
100-159.9 sq. m.
Hong
Kong
Kowloon
New
Territories
Hong
Kong
Kowloon
New
Territories
2012
346
281
190
391
269
249
2013
383
306
225
419
310
244
2014
391
321
227
412
322
250
Month
Year
2014
9
10
11
12
398
395
402
402
329
325
326
333
225
236
233
238
409
427
394
409
321
311
365
328
238
227
253
277
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
397
407
411
415
421
419
349
350
351
347
372
384
251
244
245
236
253
249
443
423
429
431
429
446
339
338
319
316
346
366
266
272
260
242
249
242
7
8
9
10
11
433
437
430
430
415
373
369
356
337
342
249
261
253
252
227
432
447
440
436
441
379
363
378
327
329
253
257
270
267
268
#
#
#
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(contd) Average rents and rental indices of fresh lettings of
private domestic premises
8.12 ()
()
$/sq. m. per month
---
160
160 sq. m. or above
Month
Year
Hong Kong
Kowloon
New Territories
2012
465
293
287
2013
477
341
256
2014
2014
2015
247
466
329
9
10
11
12
447
467
444
478
372
318
320
277
++
1
2
3
4
5
6
485
447
453
486
425
467
363
330
318
296
345
464
++
7
8
9
10
11
456
480
492
442
446
349
357
320
345
302
++
#
#
#
279
245
246
259
++
++
++
266
256
211
258
253
233
++
++
++
++
++
276
261
272
242
277
++
++
++
++
++
++
++
++
++
++
(1999=100)
Rental indices (Year 1999=100)
Month
Year
40
Less than
40 sq. m.
4069.9
40-69.9
sq. m.
7099.9
70-99.9
sq. m.
100159.9
100-159.9
sq. m.
160
160 sq. m.
or above
Overall
2012
149.6
140.5
132.0
137.9
148.1
142.6
2013
163.6
153.8
141.0
142.0
143.8
154.5
2014
171.8
158.9
143.3
142.3
141.9
159.5
2014
9
10
11
12
175.2
177.4
178.2
179.2
163.0
164.2
165.5
166.3
145.4
147.0
148.3
149.4
143.6
144.8
145.5
145.7
142.5
142.9
143.5
143.5
162.8
164.3
165.3
166.2
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
180.7
181.3
183.6
185.8
187.7
188.6
167.4
168.6
170.1
171.4
173.5
174.5
149.7
151.1
151.5
152.7
154.2
154.7
147.0
147.7
149.0
149.9
150.0
151.0
144.3
144.5
144.8
144.9
145.2
145.6
167.3
168.3
169.8
171.3
173.1
174.1
7
8
9
10
11
190.1
191.9
192.8
190.7
189.0
175.2
177.4
177.5
175.3
172.6
156.3
157.0
157.2
155.7
155.7
152.0
153.6
153.6
152.4
152.3
146.7
147.0
147.3
146.6
146.0
175.2
177.0
177.5
175.5
173.7
#
#
#
Notes :
The number and location of lettings may vary from month to month,
consequently the average rental statistics should be regarded as broad
indicators of rental trends only.
Figures are classified by saleable area.
++ 20
++ Indicates fewer than 20 transactions.
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8.13
Average rents and rental indices of fresh and renewal lettings by

()
$/sq. m. per month
Year
2012
2013
2014
2014
2015
Year
2012
2013
2014
2014
2015
Month
Sheung
Wan
Central
Wan Chai/
Causeway Bay
9
10
11
12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
833
811
750
759
711
789
843
953
937
835
876
890
982
966
1,013
889
508
591
1,057
1,012
1,013
1,080
972
1,016
1,039
1,007
996
973
1,033
1,039
924
1,044
1,084
1,137
1,057
1,087
661
709
689
712
619
706
686
704
640
654
712
732
767
755
719
690
688
725
#
#
#
#
#
#
+
+
+
Month
Sheung
Wan
Central
Wan Chai/
Causeway Bay
9
10
11
12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
352
382
437
464
454
489
462
426
490
466
474
468
445
499
485
468
483
505
643
681
686
698
700
638
698
683
767
661
738
733
755
736
809
704
786
639
427
465
492
480
514
498
516
506
509
504
526
534
504
529
527
538
534
598
#
#
#
#
#
#
2016 1

Average rents
Private offices
Grade A
North Point/
Quarry Bay
Tsim
Sha
Tsui
Yau Ma Tei/
Mong Kok
(1)
Kowloon Bay/
Kwun Tong(1)
407
462
475
497
508
539
465
474
454
513
438
447
460
457
474
473
465
476
460
505
530
532
546
534
533
527
529
547
527
539
538
525
548
541
581
572
546
589
661
540
679
812
589
762
878
821
764
614
620
719
518
587
954
329
345
357
338
352
367
358
359
335
351
362
370
365
367
387
408
404
Tsim
Sha
Tsui
Yau Ma Tei/
Mong Kok
(1)
Kowloon Bay/
Kwun Tong(1)
382
414
434
443
444
446
443
423
498
451
450
462
470
473
455
476
461
438
384
412
434
454
413
421
463
430
428
464
460
453
478
473
503
425
443
492
315
347
356
387
321
284
313
333
433
501
523
372
343
---
---
Grade B
North Point/
Quarry Bay
314
345
378
376
371
394
382
336
399
362
380
379
372
371
387
391
415
282
166
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
241
409
330

+
+
+

(contd) Average rents and rental indices of fresh and renewal lettings by
8.13 ()
Year Month
2012
2013
2014
2014
2015
9
10
11
12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
#
#
#
#
#
#
Sheung
Wan
Central
Wan Chai/
Causeway Bay
303
344
367
377
357
374
364
375
391
442
427
420
430
421
414
401
407
391
503
526
556
557
629
603
554
558
555
597
542
616
550
637
641
618
618
634
397
428
450
439
473
455
461
450
449
495
466
483
496
474
498
449
463
454
---
---
Grade C
Tsim
North Point/
Sha
Quarry Bay
Tsui
345
377
405
428
390
414
411
394
448
407
416
423
423
419
408
449
421
438
(2)
Private flatted factories(2)
Private retail
2012
2013
2014
2014
2015
9
10
11
12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
#
#
#
#
#
#
Yau Ma Tei/
Mong Kok
(1)
Kowloon Bay/
Kwun Tong(1)
312
354
374
394
386
398
351
369
359
403
393
394
410
422
441
437
442
402
265
296
241
396
419
449
457
469
449
460
446
461
459
459
460
478
509
501
499
482
493
---
Year Month
()
$/sq. m. per month
Hong
Kong
Kowloon
New
Territories
Hong
Kong
Kowloon
New
Territories
1,465
1,549
1,628
1,818
1,546
1,456
1,669
1,453
1,355
1,560
1,683
1,518
1,780
1,591
1,732
1,626
1,583
1,940
1,443
1,482
1,534
1,665
1,643
1,827
1,537
1,497
1,520
1,774
1,518
1,575
1,517
1,516
1,527
1,490
1,430
1,484
1,161
1,176
1,250
1,326
1,255
1,202
1,284
1,033
1,318
1,358
1,361
1,310
1,331
1,170
1,298
1,180
1,361
1,187
128
141
155
150
162
158
161
174
180
175
157
159
165
163
168
176
172
160
135
153
164
166
165
174
173
162
174
174
174
181
185
177
181
185
182
180
90
102
113
115
115
118
121
118
129
125
117
123
129
122
126
128
123
118
302
249
283
+
+
278
275
(1999=100)
Rental indices (Year 1999=100)
)(3)
(2)
Private offices
Private
(Grades A,
flatted
B and C)(3) Private retail
factories(2)
188.3
204.1
213.7
216.7
216.8
217.7
218.5
219.3
220.5
222.5
224.6
226.0
227.4
227.9
230.0
230.3
230.9
229.9
151.3
165.5
173.1
175.0
175.2
176.1
177.9
179.2
180.5
180.8
181.7
182.4
183.0
184.8
184.8
184.8
180.3
179.6
131.9
147.3
160.1
163.7
164.8
165.9
166.8
167.1
169.8
170.8
171.7
173.1
174.8
175.5
177.2
178.7
177.9
175.5
(1) 18
2013 2
The number and location of lettings may vary from month to month,
consequently the average rental statistics should be regarded as broad
indicators of rental trends only.
(1) The boundary of Kowloon Bay/Kwun Tong follows Kwun Tong District of
the 18 District Council districts. Data are available since February 2013.
(2)
(2) Figures are in respect of upper floor units only.
(3)
(3) Indices are not restricted to the main office districts.
+ 5
++ 20
+ Indicates fewer than 5 transactions (applicable to private office only).

++ Indicates fewer than 20 transactions (applicable to private retail and
private flatted factories only).
No transaction record received by the Rating and Valuation Department.

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167

8.14
Number and considerations of documents received for

No. of deeds
Agreements for
Sale and Purchase

Agreements for Sale and Purchase of building units
of land
Year
Assignments of
building units
Assignments of
land
Residential
Non-residential
Total
2013
50 676
19 827
70 503
2 147
98 928
7 223
2014
63 807
17 682
81 489
2 480
92 025
6 733
2015
55 982
20 177
76 159
3 292
96 636
6 758
Month
2014
10
11
12
6 189
4 848
6 009
1 778
1 609
1 569
7 967
6 457
7 578
290
276
291
10 055
8 925
9 262
626
573
603
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
6 412
6 027
4 329
4 549
5 168
5 776
1 898
2 033
1 882
1 674
1 671
2 217
8 310
8 060
6 211
6 223
6 839
7 993
320
292
285
235
246
291
8 520
9 976
8 614
9 418
8 537
8 173
617
512
570
572
546
699
7
8
9
10
11
12
5 393
3 896
4 263
3 300
2 826
4 043
1 945
1 301
1 204
1 191
1 910
1 251
7 338
5 197
5 467
4 491
4 736
5 294
299
248
338
242
247
249
7 724
8 553
7 554
6 814
5 615
7 138
546
541
552
546
546
511
---
No. of deeds --- contd
Year
Month
Building
mortgages/
building Other mortgages/
legal charges
legal charges
Receipts/
discharges/
releases
Leases/tenancy
agreements
Exclusion
orders
Others
Total
2013
89
87 123
97 236
4 823
102 284
470 356
2014
103
90 262
90 912
5 031
102 982
472 017
2015
65
95 626
99 651
4 231
104 095
486 513
2014
10
11
12
15
25
5
9 399
8 649
9 217
9 501
8 303
8 386
530
408
398
0
0
0
9 417
8 857
9 133
47 800
42 473
44 873
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
2
4
7
1
3
15
8 258
9 428
8 217
8 933
8 435
8 116
8 616
7 189
9 265
8 867
8 242
8 692
387
283
365
370
348
356
0
0
0
0
0
0
9 626
7 306
9 561
8 508
8 296
8 817
44 656
43 050
43 095
43 127
41 492
43 152
7
8
9
10
11
12
4
8
3
9
8
1
7 771
8 456
7 813
7 035
6 149
7 015
8 915
8 818
8 427
8 470
7 172
6 978
373
322
319
336
370
402
0
0
0
0
0
0
9 425
9 352
8 720
8 495
8 112
7 877
42 395
41 495
39 193
36 438
32 955
35 465
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168


(contd) Number and considerations of documents received for
8.14 ()
()
Consideration ($ million)
Agreements for
Sale and Purchase
of land
Agreements for Sale and Purchase of

building units
Year
Month
Residential
Non-residential
Assignments of
building units
Assignments of
land
Total
2013
298,942
157,339
456,281
29,940
559,247
38,528
2014
433,418
114,041
547,459
19,849
487,113
25,556
416,520
132,134
548,654
43,272
603,010
47,681
2014
2015
10
11
12
49,704
34,821
43,831
18,905
8,668
9,575
68,609
43,489
53,406
1,603
1,715
1,697
53,523
48,546
54,261
1,301
1,449
1,959
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
43,209
40,851
31,843
34,899
40,200
43,242
10,472
6,742
25,364
9,688
8,508
16,477
53,681
47,593
57,207
44,587
48,708
59,719
6,169
1,217
12,698
1,466
1,812
3,454
47,628
51,712
59,093
51,536
51,201
50,799
1,805
2,865
18,183
3,386
3,233
2,477
7
8
9
10
11
12
44,551
31,065
33,520
22,521
20,797
29,822
10,834
7,024
7,833
13,372
9,014
6,806
55,385
38,089
41,353
35,893
29,811
36,628
2,360
1,602
1,238
1,923
8,473
860
50,215
43,820
46,592
60,737
35,337
54,340
2,599
4,015
1,483
2,671
1,990
2,974
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Source : Land Registry
169

8.15
Disposals of government land
Public auction/tender
Urban area
Industrial/godown
Year
Month
Commercial
()
Area (sq. m.)
()
Realised
premium
($ million)
2012
Commercial/residential
()
Area (sq. m.)
()
Realised
premium
($ million)
()
Area (sq. m.)
()
Realised
premium
($ million)
2 579
1,818
23 400
6,910
2013
15 996
9,760
2014
9 240
9,459
2014
7- 9
10 - 12
0
0
0
0
2 630
0
4,688
0
0
0
0
0
2015
1- 3
4- 6
7- 9
0
0
0
0
0
0
6 843
3 795
0
5,860
3,039
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
---
Public auction/tender --- contd
---
Urban area --- contd
Residential
Other uses
()
Area (sq. m.)
()
Realised
premium
($ million)
2012
17 910
2013
2014
Year
Month
Total
()
Area (sq. m.)
()
Realised
premium
($ million)
()
Area (sq. m.)
()
Realised
premium
($ million)
10,400
43 889
19,128
48 355
20,197
27 500
1,688
91 851
31,645
50 763
17,250
2 123
523
62 126
27,232
2014
7- 9
10 - 12
0
3 240
0
1,582
1 897
0
521
0
4 527
3 240
5,209
1,582
2015
1- 3
4- 6
7- 9
10 642
0
20 401
2,390
0
7,020
0
0
0
0
0
0
17 485
3 795
20 401
8,250
3,039
7,020
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170


(contd) Disposals of government land
8.15 ()
---
New Territories
Industrial/godown
Commercial
()
Area (sq. m.)
()
Realised
premium
($ million)
2012
2013
2014
Year
Month
Commercial/residential
()
Area (sq. m.)
()
Realised
premium
($ million)
()
Area (sq. m.)
()
Realised
premium
($ million)
6 500
411
5 200
81
15 116
2,990
12 902
1,830
14 160
3,940
2014
7- 9
10 - 12
0
0
0
0
0
12 902
0
1,830
14 160
0
3,940
0
2015
1- 3
4- 6
7- 9
1 265
0
0
449
0
0
2 781
0
0
687
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
---
---
New Territories --- contd
Residential
Other uses
()
Area (sq. m.)
()
Realised
premium
($ million)
2012
212 817
2013
2014
Year
Month
Total
()
Area (sq. m.)
()
Realised
premium
($ million)
()
Area (sq. m.)
()
Realised
premium
($ million)
23,841
28 215
1,609
252 732
25,942
243 861
27,918
33 237
2,438
292 214
33,346
278 610
18,552
1 070
137
306 742
24,459
2014
7- 9
10 - 12
148 046
57 760
5,930
6,022
0
0
0
0
162 206
70 662
9,870
7,852
2015
1- 3
4- 6
7- 9
33 027
48 240
61 065
5,053
7,397
9,130
0
3 426
0
0
435
0
37 073
51 666
61 065
6,189
7,832
9,130
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171


(contd) Disposals of government land
8.15 ()
Private treaty grant
Urban area
Year
Industrial/godown
Residential
Public utilities/
institutional uses
Other uses
Total
()
Area (sq. m.)
()
Area (sq. m.)
()
Area (sq. m.)
()
Area (sq. m.)
()
Area (sq. m.)
Month
2012
6 625
4 283
10 908
2013
14 351
14 351
2014
2 427
1 749
4 176
0
0
0
431
0
0
0
0
0
431
0
0
0
2 711
596
7 899
0
0
19 522
0
0
0
2 711
596
27 421
2014
2015
7- 9
10 - 12
1- 3
4- 6
7- 9
#
#
#
---
Private treaty grant --- contd
New Territories
Year
Industrial/godown
Residential
Public utilities/
institutional uses
Other uses
Total
()
Area (sq. m.)
()
Area (sq. m.)
()
Area (sq. m.)
()
Area (sq. m.)
()
Area (sq. m.)
23 250
5 290
4 001
32 541
Month
2012
2013
10 321
15 087
25 408
2014
131 735
2 084
133 819
0
0
28 573
83 759
2 084
0
0
0
30 657
83 759
0
0
0
31 929
50 342
39 100
1 595
0
0
0
0
0
33 524
50 342
39 100
2014
2015
7- 9
10 - 12
1- 3
4- 6
7- 9
#
#
#
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Note :
Information above is based on transactions agreed during the period.
Source : Lands Department
172

Government accounts
Direct taxes include earnings and profits tax.

Indirect taxes include duties, general rates, motor
vehicle taxes, royalties and concessions, bets and
sweeps tax, hotel accommodation tax, stamp duties,
air passenger departure tax, fees and charges (taxloaded fees) and estate duty. Transfers from Funds
include transfers from Capital Works Reserve Fund,
Capital Investment Fund, Innovation and Technology
Fund, Loan Fund and Land Fund. Transfers to
Funds include transfers to Capital Works Reserve
Fund, Capital Investment Fund, Loan Fund, Disaster
Relief Fund, Civil Service Pension Reserve Fund and
Innovation and Technology Fund.
Actual
expenditure during the period refers to expenditure
other than transfers to funds.
Finance
(AIs)
Authorized institutions (AIs) include licensed banks,

restricted licence banks (RLBs) and deposit-taking
companies (DTCs).
(RLBs)(DTCs)
9.3
9.13
1994 10 1
15
50
1994 10
1
2001 7 3
50
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Monetary and banking statistics (Table 9.3 to

Table 9.13) are revised on a monthly basis by the
Hong Kong Monetary Authority to take into account
any subsequent amendments submitted by AIs.
Licensed banks can accept deposits of any size and
any term of maturity. Before 1 October 1994, the
maximum interest rate payable on savings deposits
and time deposits of original maturity of less than
15 months, with the exception of deposits of
HK$500,000 or above, were subject to an upper limit
set by the Hong Kong Association of Banks.
Deregulation of Interest Rate Rules had taken
place in phases since 1 October 1994. With the final
phase of interest rate deregulation came into effect
on 3 July 2001, there is no restriction on interest rate
payable.
RLBs can accept time deposits in amounts of not less
than HK$500,000 with any term of maturity. There
is no restriction on interest rate payable.
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10
3
DTCs can accept time deposits in amounts of not less

than HK$100,000 with a term of maturity of at least
3 months. There is no restriction on interest rate
payable.
M1
Money Supply M1 refers to the sum of legal tender

notes and coins held by the public plus customers
demand deposits placed with licensed banks.
M2 M1
Money Supply M2 refers to the sum of M1 plus

customers savings and time deposits with licensed
banks, plus negotiable certificates of deposit (NCDs)
issued by licensed banks held by non-AIs.
M3 M2
Money Supply M3 refers to the sum of M2 plus

customer deposits with RLBs and DTCs plus NCDs
issued by RLBs and DTCs held by non-AIs.
M1
1990 1
2000 11
19
2012 1 3
15 2010 1 =100
2011 12
2016 1

Among the various monetary aggregates, seasonal

patterns are found in Hong Kong Dollar (HKD) M1,
currency held by the public, and demand deposits.
Seasonally adjusted data on the three series
backdated to January 1990 have been compiled. The
deseasonalised data facilitate the analysis of
underlying trends. For details, please see the
November 2000 issue of the Hong Kong Monetary
Authority Quarterly Bulletin.
Statistics of exchange rates between the HKD and
other selected currencies refer to the closing middlemarket telegraphic transfer/notes rates.
The
exchange rates of the Special Drawing Right (SDR)
are derived by multiplying the U.S. Dollar (USD)
value of the SDR as published by the International
Monetary Fund (IMF) by the appropriate exchange
rates of HKD against USD.
Euro is a unified currency of the European Unions
member countries. Now, there are 19 European
nations adopting Euro. They are Austria, Belgium,
Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece,
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta,
the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and
Spain.
The Effective Exchange Rate Index (EERI) for HKD
is an index which measures movements in the
weighted average of the exchange rate of the HKD
against the currencies of major trading partners of
Hong Kong. It serves as an indicator for measuring
the overall strength of the HKD relative to selected
currencies. A new series of EERI (including
15 currencies and is based on January 2010 as 100)
has replaced the old series as from 3 January 2012.
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(www.censtatd.gov.hk/hkstat/
sub/sp110_tc.jsp?productCode=FA100112)
For details, please see the feature article entitled

New Series of Effective Exchange Rate Index for
the Hong Kong Dollar in the December 2011 issue
of this Digest (www.censtatd.gov.hk/hkstat/sub/
sp110.jsp?productCode=FA100112).
HKD is the legal tender in the Hong Kong Special

Administrative Region, as stated in The Basic Law
of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of
the Peoples Republic of China. Foreign currency
refers to any currency other than the Hong Kong
currency. Accordingly, Chinese Renminbi is also
treated as foreign currency.
2010 3
8 2013 10 7
A number of stock market indexes, which are in wide

use for gauging the performance of stocks in the
market, are included in this Section. They are
compiled by the Hang Seng Indexes Company
Limited, the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing
Limited (HKEx) and the Standard & Poors.
In order to meet new market demands and to enhance
the representativeness of the indexes, Hang Seng
Indexes Company Limited revamped the Hang Seng
Family of Indexes on 8 March 2010 and launched the
Hang Seng iBond Index Series on 7 October 2013.
Currently, indexes in the Hang Seng Family of
Indexes are grouped into five categories Flagship
Indexes, Benchmark Indexes, Thematic Indexes,
Strategy Indexes and Bond Indexes, and then
classified as Hong Kong-listed, Cross-market or
Mainland-listed according to where their constituents
are listed.
Indexes compiled by the Hang Seng Indexes

Company Limited, which refer to the equity market
(Main Board), include:
Hong Kong-listed
(1)
(1)
Flagship Indexes
Hang Seng Index and Sub-indexes
1969 11 24
Launched on 24 November 1969, the Hang

Seng Index is the key barometer of the Hong
Kong stock market.
It measures the
performance of largest and most liquid
companies listed in Hong Kong. The Hang
Seng Index adopts freefloat-adjusted market
capitalisation weighted methodology. The 15%
cap on each constituent weighting would be
lowered to 10%. This change would be phased
in over a period of 12 months from
5 September 2014 after market close through
five rounds of index rebalancing.
15%
10% 2014 9 5
12
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2015 6 3
As from 3 June 2015, Cheung Kong Property

Holdings Ltd has become the constituent stock
of the Hang Seng Index. The number of
constituents has increased from 49 to 50. To
better reflect the price movements of the major
sectors of the market, the 50 constituent stocks
are grouped under four sub-indexes, viz.
Commerce and Industry, Finance, Properties,
and Utilities.
49
50
50
(2)
(2)
Benchmark Indexes
(i)
(i)
Hang Seng Composite Index and Sub-indexes

The Hang Seng Composite Index (HSCI)
offers a comprehensive Hong Kong market
benchmark that covers about 95% of the total
market capitalisation of stocks listed on the
Main Board of HKEx. The HSCI adopts a
freefloat-adjusted
market
capitalisation
weighted methodology with a 10% cap on each
constituent weighting.
95%

10%
11
The HSCI is sub-divided into 11 Industry

Indexes, reflecting the performance of different
sectors of the Hong Kong stock market. The
11 industries are Energy, Materials, Industrials,
Consumer
Goods,
Consumer
Services,
Telecommunications, Utilities, Financials,
Properties & Construction, Information
Technology and Conglomerates.
11
The HSCI is also sub-divided into three size

indexes including the Hang Seng Composite
LargeCap Index, the Hang Seng Composite
MidCap Index and the Hang Seng Composite
SmallCap Index, which cover the top 80%, the
next 15% and the remaining 5% of the total
market capitalisation of the HSCI respectively.
80%
15% 5%
(ii)
(ii) Hang Seng Global Composite Index

The Hang Seng Global Composite Index
(HSGCI) serves as a benchmark that reflects
the overall movement of all companies
(including foreign companies) listed on HKEx.
The universe of the HSGCI comprises: (i) all
stocks that have their primary listing on the
Main Board of HKEx; and (ii) the
stocks/depositary receipts which have been
classified as foreign companies and listed on
HKEx. The HSGCI adopts freefloat-adjusted
market capitalisation weighted with a 10% cap
on the weighting of individual stocks or Hong
Kong depositary receipts.
(i)
(ii)
10%
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(3)
(3)
Thematic Indexes
(i)
(i)
Hang Seng China Enterprises Index
The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index (Hshares Index) was launched on 8 August 1994,
which tracks the performance of China
enterprises listed in Hong Kong in the form of
H shares.
The H-shares Index adopts a
freefloat-adjusted
market
capitalisation
1994 8 8
H
H
10%
(ii)
(ii) Hang Seng China-Affiliated Corporations Index

The Hang Seng China-Affiliated Corporations
Index (HSCCI) was launched to provide a
definition and benchmark for investors
interested in Red Chips, which are Mainlandcontrolled companies incorporated outside the
mainland of China and listed in Hong Kong.
The HSCCI adopts a freefloat-adjusted market
capitalisation weighted methodology with a
10% cap on each constituent weighting.
10%
(iii) H
(iii) Hang Seng China H-Financials Index
H
H
The Hang Seng China H-Financials Index

(H-Fin Index) tracks the performance of
China financial stocks listed in Hong Kong.
The H-Fin Index adopts a freefloat-adjusted
market capitalisation weighted methodology
with a 15% cap on each constituent weighting.
If the number of constituents exceeds 14, a 10%
cap will be applied to the index.
15% 14
10%
(iv) 100
(iv) Hang Seng Mainland 100
100
100
The Hang Seng Mainland 100 (HSML100)

comprises the 100 largest companies which
derive the majority of their sales revenue (or
profit or assets if more relevant) from the
mainland of China, including H shares, Red
Chips and shares of other Hong Kong-listed
Mainland companies. The HSML100 adopts a
freefloat-adjusted
market
capitalisation
H
100
10%
(v)
25
(v)
25
25
The Hang Seng Mainland 25 (HSML25)

comprises the 25 largest companies which
derive the majority of their sales revenue (or
profit or assets if more relevant) from the
2016 1

Hang Seng Mainland 25
177

H
25
mainland of China, including H shares, Red

Chips and shares of other Hong Kong-listed
Mainland companies. The HSML25 adopts a
freefloat-adjusted
market
capitalisation
10%
(vi) 35
(vi) Hang Seng HK 35
35 35
The Hang Seng HK 35 (HSHK35) comprises

the 35 largest companies listed in Hong Kong
market which derive the majority of their sales
revenue (or profits or assets if more relevant)
from areas outside the mainland of China. The
HSHK35 adopts a freefloat-adjusted market
capitalisation weighted methodology with a
10% cap on each constituent weighting.
35
10%
(vii)
(vii) Hang Seng REIT Index

The Hang Seng REIT Index provides a market
benchmark for REITs listed in Hong Kong.
(4)
(4)
HSI Volatility Index
The HSI Volatility Index (VHSI) aims to

measure the 30-calendar-day expected volatility
of the Hang Seng Index implicit in the prices of
near-term and next-term Hang Seng Index
Options which are now trading on the HKExs
derivatives market.
30
(5)
Strategy Indexes
(5)
Bond Indexes
Hang Seng iBond Composite Total Return

Index
The Hang Seng iBond Index Series functions as

a comprehensive benchmark of the general
performance of the iBonds issued by the
Government of the Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region and listed on HKEx.
The Hang Seng iBond Index Series takes price
changes, interest accruals and coupon payments
of each series of iBonds into account. The
Hang Seng iBond Composite Total Return
Index (HSIBCI) measures the overall
performance of all iBonds that are available in
the market.
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Cross-market
(1)
(1)
50
Hang Seng China 50 Index
50 50
50
The Hang Seng China 50 Index (China

50 Index) includes 50 largest China companies
in terms of market capitalisation. With a broad
coverage that includes mainland China-listed A
and B shares, Hong Kong-listed H shares, Red
Chips and shares of other Mainland companies,
the index aims to provide a benchmark that can
reflect the overall performance of listed China
companies. The China 50 Index is a freefloatadjusted market capitalisation weighted index
with a 10% cap on the aggregate weighting of
individual constituent companies.
AB H
50
10%
(2)
Flagship Index
(2)
Benchmark Index
AH
Hang Seng China AH Premium Index
AH
2007 7 9
The Hang Seng China AH Premium Index

(AH Premium Index), a member of the Hang
Seng China AH Index Series (China
AH Series) launched on 9 July 2007, measures
the absolute price premium (or discount) of
A shares over H shares for the largest and most
liquid mainland China companies with both
A-share and H-share listings.
AH
A H
A
H
(3)
(3)
Thematic Indexes
(i)
AH
(i)
Hang Seng China AH Index Series
AH AH
The Hang Seng China AH Index Series includes

the Hang Seng China AH Premium Index, as
well as four price indexes, namely the Hang
Seng China AH (A+H) Index, the Hang Seng
China AH (A) Index, the Hang Seng China
AH (H) Index and the Hang Seng China AH
Smart Index, which comprises the largest and
most liquid mainland China companies with
both A-share and H-share listings. The four
price indexes are designed to reflect their price
performances in the Mainland and Hong Kong
stock markets.
AH A+H AH A
AH H
AH AH
A H
(ii)
(ii) Hang Seng (Mainland and HK) Corporate

Sustainability Index
Hang Seng (Mainland and HK) Corporate
Sustainability Index (HSMHSUS) is a crossmarket
index
that
covers
corporate
sustainability leaders in Hong Kong and the
Mainland. Constituent companies of the Hang
A
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Seng Corporate Sustainability Index and the

Hang Seng (China A) Corporate Sustainability
Index form the HSMHSUS. The Hang Seng
Corporate Sustainability Index Series adopts a
freefloat-adjusted
market
capitalisation
weighted methodology with a 10% cap. For
HSMHSUS, the cap is on the total weighting of
individual companies.
10%
Mainland-listed
(1)
(1)
Flagship Indexes
Hang Seng China A Industry Top Index
A
A
The Hang Seng China A Industry Top Index

(Industry Top Index) is an A-share index. The
index captures all the industry leaders in the
mainland of China from each of the 11 industries
under the Hang Seng Industry Classification
System. The index selects a maximum of five
companies from each industry based on market
capitalisation and fundamental factors including
revenues and net profits. The Industry Top
Index
adopts
freefloat-adjusted
market
capitalisation weighted methodology with a 10%
cap on each constituent weighting.
11
10%
Indexes compiled by the Standard & Poors (S&P) :
(1)
(1) S&P/HKEx LargeCap Index
The S&P/HKEx LargeCap Index comprises

25 stocks, covering approximately 75% of the
Hong Kong market. The index is marketcapitalisation weighted, with weight adjusted
for available share float, and is balanced across
10 economic sectors.
These sectors are
Consumer Discretionary, Consumer Staples,
Energy, Financials, Health Care, Industrials,
Information
Technology,
Materials,
Telecommunication Services and Utilities. The
index was launched on 3 March 2003.
25
75%
10 10
2003 3 3
(2)
(2) S&P/HKEx GEM Index

The S&P/HKEx GEM Index is designed to
represent the Growth Enterprise Market and
consists of stocks that meet strict liquidity
guidelines. The index is float capitalisation
weighted and, at its inception, includes
46 companies. The index was launched on
3 March 2003.
46
2003 3 3
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1999 11
2008
The Main Board and Growth Enterprise Market

(GEM) comprise the HKEx securities market. They
provide a marketplace for capital formation by
different types of companies.
Main Board companies are generally larger and have
a longer history and a profit record. Those without a
profit record satisfy alternative financial tests.
GEM was established in November 1999 to provide
capital formation opportunities for growth companies
of all industries. GEM was repositioned in July 2008
as a second board and a stepping stone to the Main
Board.
The listing requirements for both the Main Board and
GEM are posted at Rules and Guidance on Listing
Matters under Rules & Regulations on the HKEx
website. The Listing Rules for the Main Board and
GEM are subject to amendment from time to time.
Market capitalisation refers to the market value of

equity capital of listed companies.
( )
Average dividend yield is equal to
( )
100%
(Dividend per share Number of issued shares)

(Closing price Number of issued shares)
Average price earning ratio is equal to
( )
(Closing price Number of issued shares)

(Earnings per share Number of issued shares)
( )
1910
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100%
Earnings per share (EPS) is derived by dividing the

consolidated profit after taxation less minority
interests and preference dividends and before
extraordinary items by the weighted average of
number of issued shares during the corresponding
financial year. EPS is annualised and adjusted as and
when bonus and rights issues, share splits and
consolidations are made.
The Chinese Gold and Silver Exchange Society was
established in 1910 and it operates a bullion market
which is among the most active in the world.
181

Insurance
Insurance businesses are classified into general

insurance and long term insurance. For general
insurance, there are seven main classes of businesses,
including accident and health, motor vehicle, ships,
goods in transit, property damage, general liability
and pecuniary loss. For long term insurance, the
main classes of businesses are individual life (linked
and non-linked), group life, retirement scheme,
annuity and others.
41
Insurers providing insurance services in Hong Kong

must obtain authorisation from the Insurance
Authority according to Insurance Companies
Ordinance (ICO) (Cap. 41). To ensure that the
insurers are able to provide an adequate level of
security and services to the insuring public and
manage their affairs properly, the insurers must meet
the requirements on paid-up capital, solvency
margin, fitness and properness of directors and
controllers
and
adequacy
of
reinsurance
arrangements. Insurance brokers and insurance
agents must obtain authorisation or appointment
respectively in accordance with the relevant
provisions of the ICO. A person is prohibited from
holding himself/herself out as an authorised
insurance broker and an appointed insurance agent at
the same time.
Insurance broker is a person who carries on the
business of negotiating or arranging contracts of
insurance in or from Hong Kong as the agent of the
policy holder or potential policy holder or advising
on matters related to insurance.
Insurance agent is a person who holds himself/herself
out to advise on or arrange contracts of insurance in
or from Hong Kong as an agent or subagent of one or
more insurers.
Mandatory
Schemes
Mixed assets fund (previously called balanced fund)

invests primarily in a mix of bonds and equities.
2016 1

Provident
Fund
(MPF)
Equity fund invests primarily in equities listed on

stock exchanges approved by the Mandatory
Provident Fund Schemes Authority.
MPF conservative fund (previously called capital
preservation fund) invests exclusively in Hong Kong
dollar assets either in short-term bank deposits or
high quality debt securities.
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Guaranteed fund provides a guarantee or conditional

guarantee on the capital invested or a minimum rate
of return on investment.
Bond fund invests primarily in bonds or debt
instruments issued by governments, public
organisations or large corporations. The acquired
bonds must meet the credit rating or listing
requirements prescribed by the Mandatory Provident
Fund Schemes Authority.
Money market fund invests generally in short-term

high quality interest bearing securities.
Further references
(www.hsi.com.hk)
Hang Seng Indexes Daily Bulletin, published on the

website of the Hang Seng Indexes Company
Limited (www.hsi.com.hk)
Daily Quotation, published on the website of the
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited
(www.hkex.com.hk/eng/index.htm)
(www.hkex.com.hk/chi/index_c.htm)
(www.hkma.gov.hk/chi/index.shtml)

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Economic Report, published by the Economic

Analysis and Business Facilitation Unit of the
Financial Secretarys Office
Monthly Statistical Bulletin, published on the website
of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority
(www.hkma.gov.hk/eng/index.shtml)
Annual Report, published by the Office of the
Commissioner of Insurance
Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Statistical
Digest, published by the Mandatory Provident
Fund Schemes Authority
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9.1
Chart 9.1
Movements of the Hong Kong Dollar money supply
(%)
Year-on-year rate of change(%)
50
(%)
Month-to-month rate of change(%)
20
40
16
30
12
20
10
-10
-4
-20
-8
-30
-12
-40
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
-16
10/13 1/14
Year
M2
(1)
Note :
4/15
7/15 10/15
(1)
M3
(1)
(1) Adjusted to include foreign currency swap deposits.
(%)
Percent per annum(%)
10
(%)
10
-2
2005
7/14 10/14 1/15
/ Month/Year
M1
9.2
Chart 9.2
4/14
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
-2
12/13 3/14
Year
Best Lending Rate
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9/14 12/14 3/15 6/15

/ Month/Year
9/15 12/15
Savings deposit rate

Note :
6/14
Period average figures.


9.3
Chart 9.3
Hang Seng Index (HSI) and Main Board market turnover
Index (31.7.1964=100)
32 000

HK$ billion Index (31.7.1964=100)
40,000 32 000
HK$ billion
4,000
28 000
35,000 28 000
3,500
24 000
30,000 24 000
3,000
20 000
25,000 20 000
2,500
16 000
20,000 16 000
2,000
12 000
15,000 12 000
1,500
8 000
10,000
8 000
1,000
4 000
5,000
4 000
500
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
Year
()
HSI (end of period)
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12/13 3/14 6/14 9/14 12/14 3/15 6/15 9/15 12/15

/ Month/Year
()
Turnover (period total)


9.1
()
As at end of
Year
Month
2012
2013
2014
2014
(1)
()
Foreign currency reserve
assets in terms of months of
retained imports of goods(1)
(no. of months)
Ratio of
foreign currency
reserve assets to
currency in circulation
317,362
311,209
328,516
331,323
325,762
325,494
327,930
328,516
324,821
332,524
332,211
343,213
344,861
340,768
339,899
334,437
345,790
357,058
44,214
43,093
45,210
45,700
44,907
44,845
45,155
45,210
44,668
45,694
45,617
47,094
47,285
46,690
46,570
45,822
47,378
48,921
27.9
26.2
26.4
27.4
26.8
26.4
26.4
26.4
25.7
26.6
26.8
28.0
28.3
27.9
28.2
28.0
29.4
31.0
8.1
7.1
7.2
7.4
7.1
7.3
7.2
7.2
7.1
6.9
7.1
7.4
7.4
7.3
7.4
7.2
7.4
7.6
8
9
10
11
12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
2015
()
Foreign currency
reserve assets
(US$ million)
()
Foreign currency
reserve assets
per capita
(US$)
(1) 12
Note :
#
#
#
#
#
#
#
#
#
#
#
#
#
#
#
#
#
#
#
#
(1) Figures are calculated based on past 12 months average of retained

imports of goods.
Source : Hong Kong Monetary Authority
Government revenue and expenditure under the General Revenue Account
9.2
HK$ million
Revenue
Year
Month
2011-2012(1)
2012-2013(1)
2013-2014(1)
2014
2015
7
10
1
4
7
- 9
- 12
- 3
- 6
- 9
Expenditure
Direct
taxes
Indirect
taxes
Other
revenue
(2)
Transfers
from
Funds(2)
176,822
182,442
183,506
3,266
108,639
78,732
13,596
3,550
98,293
97,121
104,559
41,785
39,508
37,814
40,152
32,594
55,706
70,137
60,169
15,794
9,214
8,495
8,960
11,882
1,800
500
1,000
0
0
2,000
0
0
(1) 4 1 3 31
Notes :
Total
revenue
Actual
expenditure
during the
period
(3)
Transfers
to
Funds(3)
Total
expenditure
on General
Revenue
Account
332,621
350,200
349,234
60,845
157,361
127,041
62,708
48,026
299,519
306,087
340,275
81,201
76,560
87,508
78,977
91,647
0
52
10,893
0
0
2,510
80
0
299,519
306,139
351,168
81,201
76,560
90,018
79,057
91,647
(1) Financial year runs from 1 April to 31 March.
(2)
(2) These include transfers from Capital Investment Fund.
(3)
(3) These include transfers to Loan Fund, Disaster Relief Fund and
Lotteries Fund.
Source : Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau, Government Secretariat
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9.3
HK$ million
Legal tender notes and coins in circulation
()
As at end of
Year
Month
2012
2013
2014
2014
2015
Commercial
bank issues
HK Dollar
Government
issues
HK Dollar
Total
HK Dollar
291,675
329,325
342,165
335,755
344,165
336,815
339,765
342,165
344,625
362,985
351,105
350,155
349,105
348,495
344,065
347,465
352,105
351,745
10,250
10,891
11,345
11,212
11,248
11,255
11,287
11,345
11,825
11,963
11,754
11,672
11,613
11,598
11,583
11,595
11,616
11,619
301,925
340,216
353,510
346,967
355,413
348,070
351,052
353,510
356,450
374,948
362,859
361,827
360,718
360,093
355,648
359,060
363,721
363,364
8
9
10
11
12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
()
As at end of
Year
Month
2012
2013
2014
2014
2015
8
9
10
11
12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
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(1)
HK Dollar(1)
(283,998)
(317,171)
(333,766)
(330,195)
(330,638)
(332,184)
(333,542)
(333,766)
(319,079)
(337,837)
(338,907)
(338,290)
(340,643)
(341,927)
(342,240)
(342,822)
(341,709)
(345,974)
HK Dollar
20,060
26,337
23,424
21,119
25,354
19,441
22,340
23,424
26,340
24,918
20,677
21,966
22,271
22,120
18,923
20,558
22,452
20,829
M1
M1
Legal tender notes and

coins in hands of public
281,865
313,879
330,086
325,848
330,059
328,629
328,712
330,086
330,110
350,030
342,182
339,861
338,447
337,973
336,725
338,502
341,269
342,535
Authorized institutions
holdings of legal tender
notes and coins
920,920
1,000,344
1,116,675
1,083,867
1,100,139
1,157,434
1,096,390
1,116,675
1,161,487
1,122,447
1,309,831
1,198,788
1,271,915
1,287,541
1,234,523
1,252,470
1,265,500
1,279,049
187
(1)
HK Dollar(1)
Foreign
currency
Total
(909,058)
(995,109)
(1,112,034)
(1,100,387)
(1,097,821)
(1,137,860)
(1,095,719)
(1,112,034)
(1,115,964)
(1,109,818)
(1,099,358)
(1,203,241)
(1,246,662)
(1,280,777)
(1,239,498)
(1,271,159)
(1,263,532)
(1,256,231)
456,439
510,552
592,049
571,645
577,795
592,896
608,417
592,049
618,075
604,761
631,660
648,498
654,364
629,418
657,573
694,660
753,328
739,823
1,377,359
1,510,895
1,708,724
1,655,512
1,677,934
1,750,330
1,704,807
1,708,724
1,779,562
1,727,208
1,941,490
1,847,287
1,926,279
1,916,960
1,892,096
1,947,130
2,018,828
2,018,872

9.3
()
(contd)
HK$ million
M2
M2
()
As at end of
Year
Month
2012
2013
2014
2014
2015
8
9
10
11
12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
M3
M3
(2)
HK Dollar(2)
(2)
Foreign
currency(2)
Total
(2)
HK Dollar(2)
(2)
Foreign
currency(2)
Total
4,537,130
4,794,940
5,225,655
5,229,897
5,211,720
5,239,033
5,199,199
5,225,655
5,306,636
5,282,430
5,601,199
5,675,818
5,768,620
5,775,002
5,733,375
5,753,477
5,737,707
5,771,246
4,412,875
5,261,497
5,785,717
5,625,950
5,699,291
5,771,719
5,839,000
5,785,717
5,822,749
5,840,158
5,743,802
5,742,447
5,682,068
5,661,353
5,670,863
5,751,233
5,708,601
5,659,501
8,950,005
10,056,437
11,011,372
10,855,846
10,911,011
11,010,752
11,038,198
11,011,372
11,129,385
11,122,588
11,345,002
11,418,264
11,450,687
11,436,355
11,404,238
11,504,710
11,446,308
11,430,746
4,545,336
4,805,822
5,236,069
5,240,395
5,222,389
5,248,572
5,209,274
5,236,069
5,318,185
5,293,356
5,611,646
5,685,575
5,779,846
5,787,766
5,745,094
5,765,042
5,749,744
5,784,414
4,425,061
5,279,421
5,812,875
5,656,802
5,724,923
5,798,851
5,865,305
5,812,875
5,849,420
5,865,802
5,766,554
5,764,989
5,703,512
5,681,291
5,690,908
5,771,506
5,732,321
5,682,381
8,970,396
10,085,243
11,048,944
10,897,197
10,947,313
11,047,423
11,074,579
11,048,944
11,167,605
11,159,158
11,378,200
11,450,563
11,483,358
11,469,057
11,436,002
11,536,548
11,482,065
11,466,795
Notes : Figures refer to all authorized institutions.
(1)
(1) Figures in brackets are seasonally adjusted.
(2)
9.5
(2) Unadjusted for foreign currency swap deposits. Adjusted figures

are published in Table 9.5.
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9.4
(1)
Customer deposits by type(1)
HK$ million
Licensed banks
Demand
()
As at end of
Year
Month
Savings
(2)
HK Dollar(2)
Foreign
currency
Total
HK Dollar
Foreign
currency
Total
2012
639,056 (625,060)
456,439
1,095,495
2,011,496
1,380,067
3,391,562
2013
686,465 (677,938)
510,552
1,197,016
2,076,759
1,619,340
3,696,099
2014
786,589 (778,267)
592,049
1,378,639
2,242,010
1,723,468
3,965,478
2014
8
9
10
11
12
758,019
770,080
828,805
767,678
786,589
(770,192)
(767,183)
(805,676)
(762,177)
(778,267)
571,645
577,795
592,896
608,417
592,049
1,329,664
1,347,875
1,421,701
1,376,095
1,378,639
2,215,035
2,220,895
2,202,359
2,194,897
2,242,010
1,631,285
1,647,455
1,709,255
1,749,792
1,723,468
3,846,320
3,868,351
3,911,613
3,944,689
3,965,478
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
831,377
772,417
967,649
858,928
933,468
949,568
(796,885)
(771,981)
(760,451)
(864,951)
(906,019)
(938,850)
618,075
604,761
631,660
648,498
654,364
629,418
1,449,452
1,377,178
1,599,309
1,507,426
1,587,832
1,578,986
2,238,223
2,245,436
2,261,717
2,470,166
2,503,959
2,446,868
1,705,106
1,721,479
1,686,943
1,733,756
1,767,289
1,758,068
3,943,329
3,966,915
3,948,660
4,203,922
4,271,249
4,204,936
7
8
9
10
897,798
913,968
924,231
936,514
(897,258)
(928,337)
(921,824)
(910,257)
657,573
694,660
753,328
739,823
1,555,371
1,608,628
1,677,559
1,676,337
2,477,903
2,449,577
2,452,639
2,512,810
1,793,373
1,851,246
1,902,985
1,926,937
4,271,276
4,300,823
4,355,624
4,439,747
---
Licensed banks --- contd
Time
Total
()
As at end of
Year
Month
HK Dollar
Foreign
currency
Total
HK Dollar
Foreign
currency
Total
2012
1,517,188
2,271,797
3,788,985
4,167,740
4,108,302
8,276,042
2013
1,616,657
2,641,873
4,258,530
4,379,881
4,771,765
9,151,646
1,761,199
2,933,302
4,694,501
4,789,798
5,248,820
10,038,618
2014
2014
8
9
10
11
12
1,814,714
1,783,483
1,773,369
1,798,133
1,761,199
2,825,070
2,885,627
2,895,676
2,922,720
2,933,302
4,639,784
4,669,110
4,669,045
4,720,853
4,694,501
4,787,768
4,774,459
4,804,532
4,760,708
4,789,798
5,028,000
5,110,877
5,197,826
5,280,929
5,248,820
9,815,768
9,885,336
10,002,359
10,041,637
10,038,618
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
1,797,488
1,802,076
1,917,265
1,896,021
1,882,483
1,928,402
2,957,811
2,970,235
2,908,868
2,866,692
2,792,921
2,812,097
4,755,299
4,772,310
4,826,133
4,762,713
4,675,404
4,740,498
4,867,088
4,819,929
5,146,631
5,225,115
5,319,910
5,324,838
5,280,992
5,296,474
5,227,471
5,248,946
5,214,575
5,199,583
10,148,080
10,116,404
10,374,102
10,474,061
10,534,485
10,524,421
7
8
9
10
1,909,371
1,941,366
1,914,746
1,871,582
2,772,531
2,785,503
2,682,015
2,638,373
4,681,902
4,726,869
4,596,761
4,509,956
5,285,072
5,304,912
5,291,616
5,320,906
5,223,478
5,331,409
5,338,328
5,305,133
10,508,550
10,636,321
10,629,944
10,626,040
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9.4
()
(contd)
(1)
Customer deposits by type(1)
HK$ million
Restricted licence banks
()
As at end of
Year
Month
Deposit-taking companies
All authorized institutions
HK Dollar
Foreign
currency
Total
HK Dollar
Foreign
currency
Total
HK Dollar
Foreign
currency
Total
2012
2,923
10,421
13,344
5,283
1,764
7,048
4,175,946
4,120,488
8,296,434
2013
5,369
15,725
21,094
5,514
1,808
7,322
4,390,763
4,789,298
9,180,062
4,946
22,256
27,202
5,469
1,846
7,315
4,800,212
5,272,923
10,073,135
2014
2014
8
9
10
11
12
4,540
4,576
3,501
4,334
4,946
27,111
21,800
23,288
21,915
22,256
31,651
26,376
26,788
26,249
27,202
5,959
6,093
6,038
5,742
5,469
1,877
1,813
1,823
1,797
1,846
7,836
7,906
7,861
7,539
7,315
4,798,266
4,785,128
4,814,071
4,770,783
4,800,212
5,056,989
5,134,490
5,222,937
5,304,642
5,272,923
9,855,255
9,919,618
10,037,008
10,075,425
10,073,135
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
6,219
5,918
5,698
5,075
6,275
7,860
21,173
21,222
17,897
16,466
15,688
14,044
27,392
27,140
23,595
21,542
21,963
21,904
5,331
5,008
4,748
4,682
4,891
4,844
1,812
556
551
641
635
630
7,143
5,564
5,300
5,323
5,527
5,474
4,878,637
4,830,855
5,157,077
5,234,872
5,331,076
5,337,542
5,303,977
5,318,253
5,245,919
5,266,054
5,230,898
5,214,257
10,182,614
10,149,107
10,402,997
10,500,926
10,561,974
10,551,799
7
8
9
10
6,786
6,660
7,129
8,264
13,326
13,886
16,838
15,474
20,112
20,547
23,967
23,738
4,876
4,807
4,808
4,804
551
554
560
540
5,427
5,362
5,368
5,343
5,296,734
5,316,379
5,303,553
5,333,974
5,237,354
5,345,850
5,355,725
5,321,147
10,534,089
10,662,229
10,659,279
10,655,122
(1)
9.5
Notes :
(2)

2016 1

(1) Unadjusted for foreign currency swap deposits.

Adjusted figures
(2) Figures in brackets are seasonally adjusted.

190

(1)
Money supply and customer deposits adjusted for foreign
currency swap deposits(1)
9.5
HK$ million
()
As at end of
Year
Month
(2)
HK Dollar(2)
M2
M2
(3)
Foreign currency(3)
Total
4,537,384
4,412,621
8,950,005
2012
Foreign currency
swap deposits
254
2013
190
4,795,130
5,261,307
10,056,437
2014
118
5,225,773
5,785,599
11,011,372
2014
8
9
10
11
12
176
174
173
171
118
5,230,073
5,211,895
5,239,207
5,199,370
5,225,773
5,625,773
5,699,116
5,771,546
5,838,828
5,785,599
10,855,846
10,911,011
11,010,752
11,038,198
11,011,372
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
117
116
116
114
49
49
5,306,753
5,282,546
5,601,316
5,675,932
5,768,669
5,775,051
5,822,632
5,840,041
5,743,686
5,742,332
5,682,018
5,661,304
11,129,385
11,122,588
11,345,002
11,418,264
11,450,687
11,436,355
7
8
9
10
49
49
49
48
5,733,424
5,753,526
5,737,756
5,771,294
5,670,814
5,751,184
5,708,552
5,659,452
11,404,238
11,504,710
11,446,308
11,430,746
M3
M3
()
As at end of
Year
Month
Customer deposits with all

authorized institutions
(3)
(2)
Foreign
currency(3)
HK Dollar(2)
(2)
HK Dollar(2)
(3)
Foreign
currency(3)
Total
Total
2012
4,545,590
4,424,807
8,970,396
4,176,200
4,120,234
2013
4,806,012
5,279,231
10,085,243
4,390,953
4,789,109
8,296,434
9,180,062
2014
5,236,188
5,812,757
11,048,944
4,800,330
5,272,804
10,073,135
2014
8
9
10
11
12
5,240,571
5,222,564
5,248,745
5,209,445
5,236,188
5,656,625
5,724,749
5,798,677
5,865,134
5,812,757
10,897,197
10,947,313
11,047,423
11,074,579
11,048,944
4,798,443
4,785,302
4,814,244
4,770,955
4,800,330
5,056,812
5,134,316
5,222,763
5,304,470
5,272,804
9,855,255
9,919,618
10,037,008
10,075,425
10,073,135
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
5,318,302
5,293,472
5,611,762
5,685,689
5,779,895
5,787,815
5,849,303
5,865,685
5,766,438
5,764,874
5,703,463
5,681,242
11,167,605
11,159,158
11,378,200
11,450,563
11,483,358
11,469,057
4,878,754
4,830,971
5,157,194
5,234,987
5,331,125
5,337,591
5,303,860
5,318,136
5,245,803
5,265,939
5,230,849
5,214,208
10,182,614
10,149,107
10,402,997
10,500,926
10,561,974
10,551,799
7
8
9
10
5,745,143
5,765,091
5,749,793
5,784,462
5,690,859
5,771,457
5,732,273
5,682,333
11,436,002
11,536,548
11,482,065
11,466,795
5,296,783
5,316,428
5,303,602
5,334,023
5,237,305
5,345,801
5,355,677
5,321,099
10,534,089
10,662,229
10,659,279
10,655,122
(1)
Notes :
(1) Foreign currency swap deposits are deposits involving customers

buying foreign currencies in the spot market and placing them as
deposits with authorized institutions, while at the same time entering
into a forward contract to sell such foreign currencies (principal plus
interest) upon maturity of such deposits. For most analytical
purposes, these should be regarded as Hong Kong Dollar deposits.
(2)
(2) Adjusted to include foreign currency swap deposits.
(3)
(3) Adjusted to exclude foreign currency swap deposits.
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Balance sheet
9.6
()
HK$ million, unless otherwise specified
HK Dollar
Total
Foreign currency
2014
2015
10
9
October September
2015
10
October
2014
10
October
2015
9
September
2015
10
October
2014
10
October
2015
9
September
2015
10
October
Liabilities
Amount due to
authorized
institutions
in Hong Kong
344,295
315,455
337,936
613,397
724,023
796,543
957,693
1,039,478
1,134,479
Amount due to
banks abroad
305,501
326,377
340,312
3,728,159
3,459,907
3,272,568
4,033,660
3,786,284
3,612,879
(1)
Deposits from
customers(1)
4,814,071 5,303,553 5,333,974
5,222,937
5,355,725
5,321,147
Negotiable
certificates of
deposit
outstanding
667,713
516,366
507,804
Other liabilities
1,193,075 1,314,295 1,303,194
1,360,664
1,535,622
1,530,352
Total liabilities
6,860,234 7,472,634 7,536,104
203,292
212,954
220,688
11,592,870 11,591,643 11,428,414
10,037,008 10,659,279 10,655,122

871,004
729,320
728,491
2,553,738
2,849,917
2,833,545
18,453,104 19,064,277 18,964,517
Assets
Notes and coins
19,441
22,452
20,829
8,409
9,278
10,034
27,850
31,730
30,862
Amount due from

authorized
institutions
in Hong Kong
275,639
219,702
242,032
541,149
659,940
718,766
816,788
879,642
960,798
Amount due from

banks abroad
175,868
195,751
206,133
4,388,295
4,037,767
3,855,026
4,564,163
4,233,518
4,061,158
Loans and
advances
to customers
3,969,282 4,156,159 4,128,312
3,312,407
3,403,881
3,355,660
7,281,688
7,560,040
7,483,972
Negotiable
certificate
of deposit held
114,799
124,305
132,262
146,802
245,485
264,482
261,601
369,791
396,744
(
)
Negotiable debt
instrument
held (other
than NCDs)
911,199
941,233
963,365
2,630,121
2,758,476
2,696,669
3,541,320
3,699,709
3,660,034
Government
bills, notes
and bonds
882,989
914,877
936,543
544,819
875,739
829,284
1,427,808
1,790,616
1,765,827
Other debt
instruments
28,209
26,356
26,821
2,085,301
1,882,737
1,867,385
2,113,511
1,909,092
1,894,207
1,174,412
1,297,773
1,345,585
1,959,693
2,289,849
2,370,948
Other assets
Total assets
785,282
992,075 1,025,363
6,251,509 6,651,677 6,718,295
12,201,594 12,412,600 12,246,222
18,453,104 19,064,277 18,964,517
202
197
197
1 370
1 325
1 325
Number of authorized institutions in

operation
Number of local branches
Notes :
Figures refer to all authorized institutions. Figures are as at end of the

period.
The balance sheet of authorized institutions excludes certificates of

indebtedness issued by the Exchange Fund, and the counterpart bank
notes issued. Loans and advances refer to the position before provision
for bad debts.
(1)
9.5
(1) Unadjusted for foreign currency swap deposits. Adjusted figures

2016 1

192

9.7
Loans and advances by type
HK$ million
To finance imports to and exports

and re-exports from Hong Kong
()
As at end of
Year
Month
To finance merchandising trade

not touching Hong Kong
(1)
Loans and advances
for use in Hong Kong(1)
2012
HK Dollar
Foreign
currency
Total
HK Dollar
Foreign
currency
Total
HK Dollar
Foreign
currency
Total
68,494
182,574
251,068
5,754
125,754
131,509
2,859,489
737,502
3,596,991
2013
70,410
219,382
289,792
8,946
251,472
260,418
3,040,006
938,803
3,978,809
2014
70,546
232,317
302,864
6,349
233,407
239,756
3,386,352
1,130,237
4,516,589
2014
8
9
10
11
12
73,574
72,845
70,906
69,750
70,546
272,473
270,255
265,623
259,384
232,317
346,047
343,100
336,529
329,134
302,864
7,704
7,313
6,657
6,377
6,349
289,582
284,141
262,899
264,710
233,407
297,287
291,453
269,555
271,086
239,756
3,286,884
3,318,981
3,373,582
3,338,740
3,386,352
1,146,808
1,156,251
1,170,680
1,186,212
1,130,237
4,433,692
4,475,232
4,544,262
4,524,953
4,516,589
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
68,280
67,779
67,443
67,177
68,811
70,358
250,304
244,852
239,407
229,084
243,511
235,702
318,584
312,630
306,850
296,262
312,322
306,059
6,945
6,064
5,258
6,623
5,929
6,408
275,926
263,137
253,482
217,381
224,387
257,076
282,871
269,200
258,740
224,004
230,316
263,484
3,410,085
3,393,875
3,648,879
3,448,536
3,506,680
3,599,982
1,145,671
1,140,232
1,125,923
1,130,628
1,119,472
1,141,693
4,555,756
4,534,107
4,774,802
4,579,164
4,626,151
4,741,675
7
8
9
10
68,513
69,115
67,318
66,380
235,698
227,649
214,346
206,198
304,210
296,764
281,664
272,578
6,782
5,331
5,909
5,719
228,930
231,145
215,654
215,551
235,713
236,477
221,563
221,270
3,559,714
3,549,118
3,550,556
3,531,615
1,161,547
1,196,074
1,188,436
1,179,459
4,721,261
4,745,192
4,738,992
4,711,074
Other loans for use

outside Hong Kong
()
As at end of
Year
Month
Other loans where the

place of use is not known
Total loans and advances
HK Dollar
Foreign
currency
Total
HK Dollar
Foreign
currency
Total
HK Dollar
Foreign
currency
Total
2012
399,060
1,185,021
1,584,081
262
2,899
3,161
3,333,059
2,233,751
5,566,810
2013
486,657
1,441,138
1,927,795
3,606,018
2,850,795
6,456,813
537,113
1,679,949
2,217,062
4,000,361
3,275,910
7,276,271
2014
2014
8
9
10
11
12
515,993
516,409
518,137
522,872
537,113
1,549,948
1,583,831
1,613,205
1,638,675
1,679,949
2,065,941
2,100,240
2,131,342
2,161,547
2,217,062
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3,884,155
3,915,548
3,969,282
3,937,738
4,000,361
3,258,812
3,294,478
3,312,407
3,348,982
3,275,910
7,142,967
7,210,026
7,281,688
7,286,720
7,276,271
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
539,968
542,709
563,825
568,691
571,376
588,191
1,668,357
1,706,194
1,723,161
1,732,995
1,731,195
1,776,347
2,208,325
2,248,903
2,286,986
2,301,686
2,302,571
2,364,538
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4,025,279
4,010,425
4,285,405
4,091,027
4,152,796
4,264,938
3,340,259
3,354,415
3,341,972
3,310,089
3,318,565
3,410,819
7,365,537
7,364,840
7,627,377
7,401,116
7,471,360
7,675,757
7
8
9
10
588,368
547,678
532,377
524,598
1,780,940
1,770,651
1,785,445
1,754,453
2,369,308
2,318,329
2,317,822
2,279,050
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4,223,377
4,171,243
4,156,159
4,128,312
3,407,116
3,425,518
3,403,881
3,355,660
7,630,492
7,596,761
7,560,040
7,483,972
Notes :
(1)

2016 1

Figures refer to all authorized institutions.

(1) Loans and advances for use in Hong Kong refer to loans that have
direct impact on the level of economic activity in Hong Kong. This
is usually determined by whether the loan is made available or
disbursed in Hong Kong, and by the principal business location of the
customer.

193

9.8
Loans and advances for use in Hong Kong by economic sector
HK$ million
As at end of quarter
2014
3
3rd qtr
2014
4
4th qtr
2015
1
1st qtr
2015
2
2nd qtr
2015
3
3rd qtr
Economic sector
Manufacturing
265,640
265,712
255,677
255,179
255,079
Transport and transport equipment
256,547
260,538
257,393
264,449
265,692
Electricity and gas
96,068
105,489
98,408
85,509
89,305
Recreational activities
5,210
5,303
5,879
5,927
8,495
Information technology
104,131
76,226
78,419
68,823
62,988
Building and construction, property

development and investment
1,045,789
1,061,015
1,074,879
1,118,883
1,145,442
1,018,357
37,907
418,623
398,289
163,537
1,031,205
39,849
429,574
394,435
167,347
1,045,023
39,611
428,572
401,763
175,077
1,085,388
41,172
444,710
401,239
198,268
1,112,973
42,280
441,937
424,838
203,917
27,433
29,811
29,856
33,494
32,469
502,088
473,201
477,707
470,670
461,161
2,199,758
2,269,104
2,526,439
2,472,235
2,450,830
67,306
66,259
64,750
76,303
78,625
382,719
388,080
386,271
404,631
405,980
43,944
51,312
225,081
100,879
46,998
Property development and investment

Industrial
Residential
Commercial
Other properties
Others
Wholesale and retail trade
Miscellaneous
Hotels, boarding houses and catering
Financial concerns
Stockbrokers
Professionals and private individuals

For the purchase of flats in Home
Ownership Scheme, Private
Sector Participation Scheme and
Tenants Purchase Scheme
1,429,882
41,892
1,479,756
41,734
1,522,111
41,889
1,553,554
41,498
1,587,018
41,715
For the purchase of other residential

properties
For credit card advances
For other business purposes
For other private purposes
960,155
988,052
1,015,812
1,034,686
1,066,572
108,341
14,398
305,095
116,443
13,521
320,006
109,452
14,582
340,375
110,028
13,886
353,457
110,294
16,314
352,122
275,907
283,697
328,226
336,868
332,209
4,475,232
4,516,589
4,774,802
4,741,675
4,738,992
All others
Loans and advances for use in Hong Kong
Notes :
A loan is classified according to its usage.

are excluded.
Some loans have been reclassified. As such, the figures are not
strictly comparable with those of previous quarters.
2016 1

Loans for trade financing
194

9.9
Liabilities due to other authorized institutions
HK$ million
3
Repayable or callable within 3 months
Payable on demand and money at call
()
As at end of
Year
Month
2012
2013
2014
2014
2015
8
9
10
11
12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
HK Dollar
Foreign
currency
Total
HK Dollar
Foreign
currency
Total
22,810
38,917
68,844
65,495
70,624
95,950
84,574
68,844
105,854
76,960
86,893
84,113
83,766
99,316
98,562
88,957
86,489
88,468
92,199
213,846
171,337
130,773
151,339
141,634
151,439
171,337
147,397
141,572
132,925
126,746
126,628
105,515
110,303
149,311
120,525
127,124
115,008
252,763
240,182
196,268
221,962
237,585
236,013
240,182
253,251
218,532
219,818
210,859
210,394
204,831
208,865
238,268
207,014
215,593
178,945
208,212
202,697
193,567
192,943
195,974
168,314
202,697
192,159
218,000
231,929
198,444
228,733
206,082
221,659
179,536
176,393
197,433
266,058
332,794
411,598
276,130
295,961
364,971
373,132
411,598
415,706
396,359
370,672
504,973
463,174
560,707
465,927
435,838
473,216
523,848
445,002
541,005
614,295
469,696
488,904
560,945
541,446
614,295
607,865
614,360
602,601
703,417
691,907
766,789
687,586
615,374
649,609
721,281
3
Repayable or callable later than 3 months
()
As at end of
Year
Month
Total
2012
2013
2014
2014
2015
8
9
10
11
12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
2016 1

HK Dollar
Foreign
currency
Total
HK Dollar
Foreign
currency
Total
34,309
62,838
56,730
59,597
53,715
52,371
62,953
56,730
57,816
73,255
78,772
81,553
57,461
51,380
45,280
46,701
52,573
52,035
75,590
55,118
104,732
111,203
107,837
106,792
100,873
104,732
111,330
128,712
144,116
139,368
130,504
156,326
153,301
132,094
130,282
145,571
109,900
117,956
161,462
170,800
161,552
159,163
163,826
161,462
169,146
201,966
222,889
220,921
187,964
207,705
198,581
178,794
182,855
197,606
236,064
309,966
328,272
318,659
317,282
344,295
315,840
328,272
355,829
368,214
397,594
364,110
369,959
356,777
365,501
315,193
315,455
337,936
433,846
601,758
687,667
518,105
555,137
613,397
625,445
687,667
674,432
666,643
647,713
771,087
720,306
822,548
729,532
717,243
724,023
796,543
669,910
911,724
1,015,939
836,765
872,419
957,693
941,285
1,015,939
1,030,262
1,034,858
1,045,307
1,135,197
1,090,265
1,179,325
1,095,033
1,032,437
1,039,478
1,134,479
Note :
195

9.10
Foreign currency positions
HK$ million
()
As at end of
Year
Month
Spot
assets
Forward
purchases
Spot
liabilities
Forward
sales
Net spot
position
Net forward
position
Open
position
2012
9,262,955
20,535,053
8,745,989
20,977,086
+516,966
-442,033
+74,933
2013
10,861,857
24,149,202
10,415,861
24,521,902
+445,996
-372,700
+73,296
2014
11,825,625
32,875,684
11,333,988
33,267,566
+491,637
-391,882
+99,755
2014
7
8
9
10
11
12
11,753,408
11,771,996
11,748,382
11,926,574
11,876,126
11,825,625
30,731,284
31,378,675
33,553,186
32,500,806
33,398,769
32,875,684
11,179,583
11,201,763
11,241,748
11,422,092
11,354,187
11,333,988
31,193,537
31,843,918
33,987,386
32,905,525
33,812,413
33,267,566
+573,825
+570,233
+506,634
+504,482
+521,939
+491,637
-462,253
-465,243
-434,200
-404,719
-413,644
-391,882
+111,572
+104,990
+72,434
+99,763
+108,295
+99,755
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
12,135,280
12,003,747
11,935,983
12,075,617
12,108,072
12,292,783
34,890,123
34,992,682
35,305,561
36,868,120
37,084,391
37,019,190
11,604,092
11,486,283
11,355,844
11,327,860
11,282,310
11,530,340
35,326,724
35,420,127
35,788,919
37,502,979
37,793,627
37,702,852
+531,188
+517,464
+580,139
+747,757
+825,762
+762,443
-436,601
-427,445
-483,358
-634,859
-709,236
-683,662
+94,587
+90,019
+96,781
+112,898
+116,526
+78,781
7
8
9
12,066,099
12,296,530
12,054,755
37,838,555
41,033,472
42,367,001
11,309,451
11,502,029
11,296,651
38,467,289
41,721,215
43,035,696
+756,648
+794,501
+758,104
-628,734
-687,743
-668,695
+127,914
+106,758
+89,409
Notes : Figures refer to all authorized institutions.
(+)
(+) Denotes net assets.
(-)
(-) Denotes net liabilities.
2016 1

196

9.11
External liabilities and claims
HK$ million
()
As at end of
Year
Month
Liabilities to banks
outside Hong Kong
Foreign
(1)
HK Dollar(1)
currencies
Claims on banks
outside Hong Kong
Foreign
HK Dollar
currencies
Liabilities to
non-bank customers
outside Hong Kong
Foreign
HK Dollar
currencies
Claims on
non-bank customers
outside Hong Kong
Foreign
HK Dollar
currencies
2012
393,867
3,146,008
236,049
5,190,973
478,997
1,596,491
269,428
1,934,466
2013
355,419
3,732,030
253,704
5,998,436
476,218
1,935,627
280,522
2,251,146
2014
482,531
3,944,656
257,741
6,314,715
520,603
2,247,302
338,306
2,556,206
2014
7
8
9
10
11
12
363,403
365,618
369,923
352,174
398,315
482,531
4,084,942
4,053,429
3,981,758
3,997,889
3,903,756
3,944,656
251,200
245,081
253,189
250,887
269,670
257,741
6,434,730
6,403,975
6,390,748
6,345,824
6,256,990
6,314,715
527,010
528,653
522,339
512,143
510,686
520,603
2,190,372
2,174,987
2,206,450
2,259,309
2,311,496
2,247,302
323,877
323,569
332,701
333,068
333,219
338,306
2,475,324
2,460,241
2,464,833
2,526,862
2,559,916
2,556,206
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
481,543
461,635
499,002
476,555
509,324
882,319
4,039,926
3,949,242
3,925,743
3,746,619
3,844,058
4,334,378
279,965
272,602
294,313
311,191
328,077
358,570
6,349,879
6,201,650
6,182,794
6,105,024
6,132,072
6,349,288
517,454
509,235
545,593
584,720
628,711
584,479
2,320,799
2,346,149
2,310,413
2,281,592
2,234,070
2,238,211
338,973
341,032
359,755
369,025
396,013
455,026
2,623,478
2,637,419
2,645,574
2,741,364
2,779,316
2,946,265
7
8
9
837,848
832,065
855,838
4,221,841
4,373,119
4,209,204
352,163
371,596
333,926
6,162,549
6,294,495
6,051,393
568,630
577,856
564,354
2,223,807
2,243,523
2,273,755
432,974
396,374
382,569
3,009,735
3,084,354
3,095,224
Notes :
2015 6
For positions from June 2015 onwards, the external liabilities and claims
data are collected following the Bank for International Settlements
(BIS) Guidelines for Reporting the BIS International Banking Statistics
issued in March 2013 (BIS Guidelines). The data are analysed
according to the residence of counterparty.
Some positions have been reclassified and are not directly comparable
with positions before June 2015.
(1) 2014 12
(1) Incomplete data coverage for positions before December 2014 due
to reporting gaps of authorized institutions.
2015 6
(BIS) 2013 3 BIS
BIS
2016 1

197

9.12
(%)
10(1)
Time and savings deposit rates(1) on deposits of less than HK$100,000
()
During
Year
Month
1
1 week
1
1 month
3
3 months
6
6 months
12
12 months
Savings
deposit
rate
(2)
Best Lending
Rate(2)
2013
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.05
0.15
0.01
5.00
2014
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.05
0.16
0.01
5.00
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.04
0.15
0.01
5.00
2014
2015
10
11
12
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.16
0.16
0.16
0.01
0.01
0.01
5.00
5.00
5.00
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.04
0.16
0.16
0.16
0.16
0.16
0.15
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
7
8
9
10
11
12
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.04
0.04
0.04
0.04
0.04
0.04
0.14
0.14
0.14
0.14
0.14
0.14
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
Notes :
Period average figures.
(1)
(1) The average interest rates for time deposits and savings deposits are
compiled based on the interest rates quoted by major licensed banks
after the deregulation of the Interest Rate Rules. Swap deposit rates
are also regarded as Hong Kong Dollar time deposit rates in
computing the average.
(2)
(2) Best Lending Rate refers to the rate quoted by the Hongkong and
Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited.
2016 1

198

9.13
Hong Kong Dollar Interest Settlement Rates and clearing house transactions
(1)()
Hong Kong Dollar Interest Settlement Rates(1)(percent per annum)
Rates at end of period
Year
Month
(2)
Articles cleared by clearing house(2)
Overnight
1
1 week
1
1 month
3
3 months
6
6 months
()
Items
(thousand)
0.08
0.14
0.21
0.38
0.55
207 110
2013
()
Value
(HK$ million)
166,489,769
2014
0.05
0.11
0.24
0.38
0.54
210 358
183,767,044
2015
0.05
0.11
0.22
0.39
0.55
213 665
209,168,855
2014
10
11
12
0.05
0.06
0.05
0.11
0.12
0.11
0.23
0.23
0.24
0.38
0.37
0.38
0.54
0.54
0.54
18 479
16 605
18 655
14,297,068
14,159,005
18,911,614
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
0.07
0.06
0.06
0.05
0.10
0.11
0.11
0.11
0.12
0.10
0.12
0.14
0.24
0.24
0.24
0.23
0.24
0.24
0.39
0.39
0.39
0.38
0.39
0.39
0.54
0.54
0.53
0.54
0.54
0.54
17 894
15 746
18 117
17 623
17 345
19 565
16,445,341
12,134,876
16,781,849
21,472,530
20,383,637
22,239,774
7
8
9
10
11
12
0.09
0.05
0.08
0.06
0.06
0.05
0.12
0.11
0.10
0.09
0.09
0.11
0.24
0.26
0.24
0.21
0.19
0.22
0.39
0.42
0.40
0.38
0.37
0.39
0.54
0.57
0.56
0.55
0.55
0.55
19 473
17 060
17 296
18 209
17 217
18 120
22,002,795
17,282,905
14,974,806
15,151,916
14,138,636
16,159,791
(1)
11 15
12 20
Notes :
(2)

2016 1

(1) The Hong Kong Association of Banks (HKAB) is the source and
owner of the Hong Kong Dollar (HKD) Interest Settlement Rates.
As part of the HKAB forward rate agreement terms, daily HKD
Interest Settlement Rates are fixed by reference to market rates for
HKD deposits in the Hong Kong interbank market. These fixings
are usually released on the website of the HKAB each business day
(excluding Saturdays) at 11:15 a.m., on the basis of quotations
provided by 12 to 20 banks designated by the HKAB. The HKD
Interest Settlement Rates are calculated by averaging the middle
quotes after excluding the highest three quotes and lowest three
quotes received from the reference banks.
(2) It refers to Hong Kong Dollar clearing transaction only.
Sources : Hong Kong Monetary Authority;

Hong Kong Interbank Clearing Limited
199

9.14
Exchange rates and the Effective Exchange Rate Indices

()
(HK Dollar per unit of foreign currency)
Year
Month
2013
Australian
Dollar
Canadian
Dollar
Indian
Rupee
Japanese
Yen
7.50
7.53
0.134
0.0796

Korean
Malaysian
Won
Ringgit
0.0071
2.46
New
Taiwan
Dollar
Philippine
Peso
Pound
Sterling
Singapore
Dollar
0.269
0.185
12.13
6.20
2014
7.00
7.03
0.127
0.0734
0.0074
2.37
0.263
0.179
12.78
6.12
2015
5.83
6.07
0.121
0.0640
0.0069
2.00
0.251
0.174
11.85
5.64
2014
10
11
12
6.81
6.71
6.40
6.91
6.85
6.73
0.127
0.126
0.125
0.0719
0.0668
0.0650
0.0073
0.0071
0.0070
2.37
2.32
2.23
0.262
0.261
0.257
0.181
0.178
0.178
12.46
12.24
12.12
6.09
5.98
5.89
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
6.26
6.04
6.00
6.00
6.12
5.98
6.41
6.20
6.15
6.28
6.37
6.27
0.125
0.125
0.124
0.124
0.122
0.122
0.0655
0.0653
0.0645
0.0649
0.0642
0.0626
0.0071
0.0071
0.0070
0.0071
0.0071
0.0070
2.16
2.16
2.11
2.13
2.15
2.07
0.251
0.252
0.252
0.254
0.259
0.258
0.178
0.178
0.178
0.178
0.177
0.176
11.75
11.88
11.62
11.58
11.98
12.06
5.80
5.72
5.63
5.75
5.81
5.76
7
8
9
10
11
12
5.74
5.66
5.48
5.59
5.54
5.62
6.04
5.90
5.85
5.93
5.84
5.67
0.122
0.119
0.117
0.119
0.117
0.116
0.0628
0.0630
0.0645
0.0646
0.0632
0.0637
0.0068
0.0066
0.0065
0.0068
0.0067
0.0066
2.04
1.91
1.80
1.83
1.80
1.81
0.257
0.250
0.247
0.246
0.245
0.244
0.175
0.173
0.168
0.170
0.171
0.169
12.06
12.09
11.90
11.89
11.78
11.63
5.69
5.55
5.48
5.54
5.48
5.51
(20101=100)
() ---
(HK Dollar per unit of foreign currency) --- contd
Effective Exchange Rate Indices for HK Dollar

(January 2010 = 100)
Special
Drawing
Right
(
)
Trade (import and
export) - weighted
Importweighted
Exportweighted
Swiss
Franc
Thai
Baht
U.S.
Dollar
Euro
Chinese
Renminbi
2013
8.37
0.253
7.756
10.30
1.2635
11.78501
94.9
94.7
95.1
2014
8.48
0.239
7.754
10.30
1.2590
11.78779
96.0
96.0
95.9
2015
8.06
0.227
7.752
8.60
1.2299
10.84389
101.3
101.7
100.9
Year
Month
2014
10
11
12
8.14
8.04
7.95
0.239
0.237
0.236
7.757
7.754
7.754
9.84
9.67
9.56
1.2659
1.2653
1.2521
11.52938
11.37465
11.29649
96.4
97.4
98.6
96.4
97.7
98.9
96.3
97.1
98.1
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
8.25
8.30
7.91
8.05
8.32
8.32
0.237
0.239
0.238
0.239
0.232
0.230
7.753
7.754
7.757
7.750
7.752
7.752
9.02
8.80
8.40
8.35
8.66
8.69
1.2453
1.2383
1.2418
1.2491
1.2491
1.2489
11.01507
10.95144
10.74414
10.72554
10.88792
10.88954
99.5
100.1
100.6
100.1
99.7
100.1
99.8
100.3
101.0
100.3
99.9
100.5
99.1
99.8
100.3
99.8
99.4
99.7
7
8
9
10
11
12
8.13
8.01
7.98
8.00
7.68
7.79
0.227
0.220
0.216
0.218
0.217
0.216
7.751
7.752
7.750
7.750
7.750
7.750
8.53
8.63
8.71
8.70
8.32
8.44
1.2471
1.2150
1.2079
1.2185
1.2109
1.1891
10.82040
10.87148
10.89875
10.89743
10.71337
10.73794
100.6
102.5
103.0
102.3
103.4
104.3
101.0
103.1
103.6
102.8
103.9
104.8
100.1
101.9
102.3
101.6
102.7
103.7
Note :
2016 1

Figures are the averages of the daily closing middle-market rates for the
respective period. They are telegraphic transfer rates except those for
the New Taiwan Dollar and Philippine Peso which are notes rates.

Trade Analysis Section,
200

9.15
201512
December 2015
()
(HK Dollar per unit of foreign currency)
As at end
of day
Australian
Dollar
Canadian
Dollar
Indian
Rupee
Japanese
Yen
Korean
Won
Malaysian
Ringgit
New
Taiwan
Dollar
Philippine
Peso
Pound
Sterling
Singapore
Dollar
12 December
1
2
3
4
5
5.64
5.67
5.68
5.68
5.70
5.81
5.80
5.82
5.80
5.81
0.117
0.117
0.117
0.116
0.117
0.0631
0.0630
0.0628
0.0631
0.0629
0.0067
0.0067
0.0067
0.0067
0.0067
1.83
1.83
1.84
1.84
1.83
0.246
0.246
0.244
0.244
0.244
0.171
0.171
0.171
0.171
0.171
11.70
11.68
11.57
11.69
11.71
5.50
5.50
5.50
5.55
5.55
7
8
9
10
11
12
5.68
5.61
5.60
5.65
5.62
5.57
5.78
5.74
5.71
5.72
5.68
5.64
0.117
0.116
0.116
0.116
0.116
0.116
0.0629
0.0630
0.0632
0.0636
0.0636
0.0641
0.0066
0.0066
0.0066
0.0066
0.0066
0.0065
1.84
1.82
1.82
1.82
1.81
1.81
0.244
0.244
0.244
0.244
0.244
0.244
0.171
0.171
0.171
0.171
0.171
0.171
11.71
11.66
11.65
11.76
11.73
11.80
5.53
5.51
5.52
5.52
5.51
5.49
14
15
16
17
18
19
5.58
5.62
5.58
5.57
5.54
5.56
5.65
5.66
5.64
5.62
5.57
5.56
0.116
0.116
0.116
0.117
0.117
0.117
0.0639
0.0642
0.0636
0.0633
0.0636
0.0640
0.0066
0.0066
0.0066
0.0066
0.0066
0.0066
1.79
1.80
1.80
1.79
1.81
1.81
0.244
0.244
0.244
0.244
0.244
0.244
0.171
0.171
0.168
0.168
0.168
0.168
11.77
11.75
11.66
11.60
11.58
11.55
5.50
5.51
5.50
5.48
5.49
5.49
21
22
23
24
5.57
5.60
5.62
5.63
5.57
5.56
5.57
5.60
0.117
0.117
0.117
0.118
0.0639
0.0640
0.0641
0.0643
0.0066
0.0066
0.0066
0.0066
1.80
1.80
1.80
1.80
0.244
0.244
0.243
0.243
0.168
0.168
0.167
0.167
11.56
11.54
11.52
11.54
5.50
5.51
5.52
5.52
28
29
30
31
5.63
5.63
5.65
5.66
5.60
5.59
5.60
5.58
0.118
0.118
0.117
0.117
0.0643
0.0644
0.0644
0.0644
0.0067
0.0066
0.0066
0.0066
1.80
1.80
1.80
1.81
0.243
0.243
0.243
0.243
0.167
0.167
0.167
0.167
11.56
11.55
11.50
11.49
5.51
5.49
5.48
5.48
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9.15
()
(contd)
201512
December 2015
(20101=100)
() ---
(HK Dollar per unit of foreign currency) --- contd
As at end
of day
Swiss
Franc
Thai
Baht
U.S.
Dollar
Euro
Chinese
Renminbi
Effective Exchange Rate Indices for HK Dollar

(January 2010 = 100)
Special
Drawing
Right
(
)
Trade (import and
export) - weighted
Importweighted
Exportweighted
12 December
1
2
3
4
5
7.55
7.55
7.58
7.77
7.78
0.217
0.217
0.216
0.217
0.217
7.752
7.750
7.750
7.750
7.750
8.21
8.23
8.21
8.43
8.43
1.2035
1.2037
1.2021
1.2051
1.2017
10.65063
10.64346
10.61665
10.74708
-
103.8
103.8
104.0
103.5
103.7
104.3
104.3
104.5
104.0
104.2
103.2
103.2
103.3
102.8
103.0
7
8
9
10
11
12
7.76
7.75
7.81
7.86
7.84
7.88
0.217
0.216
0.216
0.216
0.215
0.215
7.750
7.750
7.750
7.751
7.750
7.750
8.42
8.42
8.46
8.52
8.48
8.51
1.1995
1.1953
1.1942
1.1896
1.1877
1.1861
10.71352
10.72685
10.75739
10.78428
10.78792
-
103.8
104.1
104.1
104.2
104.3
104.3
104.4
104.7
104.6
104.7
104.8
104.9
103.2
103.5
103.4
103.5
103.7
103.7
14
15
16
17
18
19
7.86
7.89
7.84
7.79
7.80
7.81
0.215
0.215
0.216
0.216
0.215
0.215
7.750
7.750
7.750
7.751
7.752
7.753
8.49
8.55
8.49
8.42
8.42
8.42
1.1832
1.1854
1.1880
1.1839
1.1818
1.1828
10.78986
10.80218
10.75832
10.71925
10.72567
-
104.5
104.3
104.4
104.7
104.7
104.6
105.0
104.8
104.9
105.2
105.2
105.1
103.9
103.7
103.7
104.1
104.2
104.1
21
22
23
24
7.81
7.81
7.84
7.84
0.215
0.215
0.215
0.215
7.752
7.753
7.751
7.751
8.43
8.46
8.48
8.48
1.1836
1.1859
1.1858
1.1851
10.73381
10.74356
10.75653
10.76769
104.6
104.4
104.4
104.4
105.1
104.9
104.9
104.9
104.0
103.8
103.8
103.8
28
29
30
31
7.85
7.84
7.82
7.83
0.215
0.215
0.215
0.215
7.751
7.750
7.750
7.751
8.50
8.50
8.48
8.47
1.1841
1.1790
1.1739
1.1761
10.77653
10.76514
10.74817
10.74079
104.4
104.6
104.9
104.9
104.9
105.1
105.4
105.3
103.8
104.1
104.4
104.3
2016 1

Note :
Figures are the closing middle-market rates for the respective day. They
are telegraphic transfer rates except those for the New Taiwan Dollar and
Philippine Peso which are notes rates. For non-trading days such as
public holidays, no figures are quoted.

202

9.16
Selected indexes compiled by the Hang Seng Indexes Company Limited
()
(A) Hong Kong-listed
-
Hang Seng Index - sectoral sub-indexes
(13.1.1984=975.47)
Hang Seng Index

(31.7.1964=100)
Year
2013
2014
2015
2014
2015
2015
Month
10
11
12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
12
Finance
Utilities
Properties
Commerce
and Industry
23 306.39
23 605.04
21 914.40
23 998.06
23 987.45
23 605.04
24 507.05
24 823.29
24 900.89
28 133.00
27 424.19
26 250.03
24 636.28
21 670.58
20 846.30
22 640.04
21 996.42
21 914.40
32 225.38
33 903.48
30 576.03
32 342.29
33 010.89
33 903.48
33 924.61
34 278.83
34 568.93
40 332.78
40 059.00
37 847.38
34 623.01
29 926.61
28 532.36
31 287.95
30 600.27
30 576.03
48 375.90
54 558.98
51 113.56
55 348.76
55 645.53
54 558.98
56 840.56
56 052.53
55 510.36
56 993.19
55 790.46
53 858.18
53 405.83
50 237.19
51 590.14
53 988.58
50 311.89
51 113.56
28 504.91
30 545.47
29 907.17
31 159.25
31 252.97
30 545.47
32 652.82
32 129.34
32 313.82
35 936.03
34 184.70
35 144.58
33 507.78
29 117.89
29 418.68
30 969.50
29 842.79
29 907.17
14 026.66
13 221.29
12 522.23
14 500.68
14 129.24
13 221.29
14 241.69
14 640.47
14 605.32
16 103.51
15 407.27
14 701.88
14 093.58
12 599.55
11 973.08
13 038.13
12 666.76
12 522.23
22 381.35
22 479.69
22 417.01
22 235.89
22 203.22
21 905.13
21 803.76
21 704.61
21 464.05
21 309.85
21 274.37
21 701.21
21 872.06
21 755.56
21 791.68
21 830.02
22 040.59
22 138.13
21 919.62
21 999.62
21 882.15
21 914.40
31 090.02
31 330.69
31 233.55
30 893.72
30 927.01
30 548.68
30 258.17
30 141.00
29 773.61
29 625.00
29 537.82
30 113.74
30 632.69
30 481.51
30 600.17
30 617.92
30 866.01
31 032.87
30 698.57
30 798.46
30 551.38
30 576.03
51 274.74
51 131.05
50 853.81
50 809.50
50 710.03
50 311.52
50 063.29
50 242.28
50 068.03
49 979.81
50 089.25
49 917.15
50 457.07
50 078.19
50 132.75
50 199.66
50 472.47
50 638.92
50 588.03
50 825.56
50 978.84
51 113.56
30 644.49
30 893.89
30 676.73
30 620.18
30 550.46
30 190.63
30 090.77
29 860.82
29 589.21
29 363.63
29 303.21
29 717.59
29 813.91
29 772.22
29 778.69
29 938.79
30 125.48
30 036.95
29 786.10
29 986.80
29 892.58
29 907.17
12 875.07
12 880.12
12 868.35
12 772.36
12 718.38
12 514.27
12 525.96
12 456.75
12 315.76
12 187.70
12 181.29
12 492.66
12 463.01
12 380.38
12 373.26
12 400.82
12 562.78
12 631.52
12 500.77
12 539.79
12 492.17
12 522.23
Day
1
2
3
4
7
8
9
10
11
14
15
16
17
18
21
22
23
24
28
29
30
31
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203

9.16
()()
(A) (contd) Hong Kong-listed
Hang Seng
Composite Index
(3.1.2000=2 000)
Year
2013
2014
2015
2014
2015
2015
Month
12
Energy
Materials
(1)
Industrials(1)
Consumer
Goods
3 260.66
3 267.27
3 021.47
3 285.21
3 309.24
3 267.27
3 344.74
3 394.72
3 445.12
3 971.81
3 871.14
3 630.79
3 347.67
2 950.49
2 873.61
3 117.65
3 032.02
3 021.47
11 963.13
9 888.93
6 791.11
11 060.30
10 181.17
9 888.93
9 617.53
10 086.95
9 837.08
11 501.26
10 736.10
10 025.31
8 684.69
7 807.67
6 825.73
7 660.13
7 079.80
6 791.11
5 495.15
5 434.47
4 419.44
5 409.15
5 464.45
5 434.47
5 320.61
5 552.39
5 598.65
7 042.74
7 140.19
6 328.98
5 025.34
4 308.71
4 168.91
4 578.05
4 261.54
4 419.44
1 202.37
1 262.07
1 189.69
1 214.05
1 209.35
1 262.07
1 284.84
1 327.70
1 457.97
1 781.44
1 664.14
1 483.18
1 309.34
1 179.91
1 201.23
1 272.46
1 252.60
1 189.69
5 245.43
4 663.95
4 184.24
5 007.33
4 932.15
4 663.95
4 765.19
4 766.26
4 882.63
5 390.89
5 347.75
4 913.18
4 456.73
3 952.40
4 000.14
4 365.39
4 228.10
4 184.24
5 696.88
3 959.26
3 012.29
4 498.52
4 436.98
3 959.26
3 927.60
3 806.73
3 704.97
4 118.99
4 052.30
3 691.08
3 761.18
3 083.20
2 732.84
3 165.91
2 965.03
3 012.29
3 079.08
3 098.19
3 087.52
3 059.66
3 059.18
3 023.51
3 006.78
2 987.23
2 948.24
2 932.75
2 930.45
2 980.53
3 011.06
2 994.37
3 001.26
3 006.15
3 035.33
3 048.69
3 020.75
3 030.04
3 015.70
3 021.47
7 256.95
7 289.77
7 271.98
7 254.08
7 044.73
6 841.74
6 835.17
6 700.88
6 581.75
6 505.53
6 533.49
6 821.24
6 754.55
6 648.45
6 677.31
6 683.96
6 911.67
7 073.65
6 937.28
6 919.91
6 859.13
6 791.11
4 294.90
4 343.16
4 309.42
4 284.85
4 356.32
4 239.92
4 212.68
4 121.28
4 079.91
4 092.70
4 082.99
4 230.07
4 269.00
4 190.76
4 239.03
4 288.00
4 355.13
4 380.96
4 385.56
4 413.04
4 404.55
4 419.44
1 256.78
1 267.33
1 265.01
1 260.93
1 261.60
1 249.94
1 239.00
1 223.96
1 197.63
1 178.28
1 175.99
1 182.94
1 199.58
1 185.09
1 192.92
1 192.15
1 203.33
1 197.87
1 188.95
1 192.33
1 186.36
1 189.69
4 270.01
4 302.00
4 308.06
4 282.89
4 302.21
4 246.71
4 243.05
4 208.13
4 123.24
4 092.88
4 087.93
4 122.30
4 141.96
4 082.80
4 094.65
4 112.05
4 152.64
4 172.36
4 133.18
4 163.48
4 164.26
4 184.24
3 016.83
3 032.15
3 024.77
2 983.08
2 991.51
2 937.17
2 923.11
2 920.35
2 888.48
2 863.37
2 834.00
2 888.20
2 940.97
2 923.92
2 955.00
2 956.33
2 989.55
2 995.09
2 984.54
3 004.70
3 008.40
3 012.29
Day
10
11
12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
1
2
3
4
7
8
9
10
11
14
15
16
17
18
21
22
23
24
28
29
30
31
2016 1

Hang Seng Composite Industry Indexes

(3.1.2000=2 000)
204
(1)
Consumer
Services(1)

9.16
()()
Year
2013
2014
2015
2014
2015
2015
Month
Day
10
11
12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
12
1
2
3
4
7
8
9
10
11
14
15
16
17
18
21
22
23
24
28
29
30
31
2016 1

Telecommunications
---
Hang Seng Composite Industry Indexes --- contd
(3.1.2000=2 000)
Properties &
Information
Utilities
Financials
Construction
Technology
Conglomerates
1 707.54
1 903.47
1 805.94
2 028.86
2 013.13
1 903.47
2 119.15
2 204.44
2 109.84
2 345.57
2 163.45
2 070.04
2 081.95
1 921.27
1 871.23
1 907.87
1 827.42
1 805.94
7 074.95
7 514.77
6 903.32
7 661.85
7 706.34
7 514.77
7 746.44
7 546.92
7 711.12
8 488.54
8 342.93
7 876.51
7 693.50
6 990.49
7 115.33
7 417.81
6 887.48
6 903.32
3 447.04
3 709.30
3 337.85
3 462.81
3 574.64
3 709.30
3 689.87
3 748.88
3 780.19
4 443.19
4 382.50
4 111.13
3 722.54
3 236.95
3 108.63
3 395.89
3 328.54
3 337.85
2 881.89
2 970.06
2 893.78
2 910.05
3 001.61
2 970.06
3 063.28
3 071.59
3 154.48
3 706.62
3 540.20
3 404.79
3 161.89
2 774.49
2 786.96
2 980.80
2 858.77
2 893.78
4 692.23
5 107.99
6 249.06
5 628.41
5 608.15
5 107.99
5 774.26
5 997.10
6 401.94
7 214.23
7 082.04
6 762.97
6 122.54
5 456.17
5 415.33
6 075.37
6 387.72
6 249.06
2 901.69
2 738.70
2 843.60
2 882.46
2 889.28
2 738.70
2 969.01
3 052.87
3 084.78
3 353.16
3 390.99
3 160.20
3 143.72
2 829.92
2 781.71
2 948.70
2 813.53
2 843.60
1 867.20
1 869.88
1 853.61
1 853.27
1 853.76
1 835.53
1 831.94
1 833.27
1 826.13
1 798.15
1 800.30
1 836.29
1 833.99
1 818.38
1 810.48
1 819.34
1 821.56
1 826.89
1 808.29
1 813.28
1 803.46
1 805.94
7 002.11
6 989.59
6 956.03
6 896.05
6 915.82
6 847.17
6 778.03
6 738.59
6 677.61
6 685.50
6 713.50
6 718.47
6 829.55
6 778.06
6 750.78
6 733.75
6 819.09
6 849.73
6 832.64
6 860.14
6 871.14
6 903.32
3 379.01
3 409.33
3 397.33
3 355.59
3 359.08
3 323.55
3 290.74
3 276.87
3 236.68
3 230.80
3 223.37
3 283.17
3 343.41
3 328.21
3 343.96
3 345.39
3 377.51
3 395.67
3 356.13
3 365.02
3 335.37
3 337.85
2 932.74
2 964.30
2 941.22
2 928.17
2 926.45
2 897.71
2 887.78
2 856.93
2 819.14
2 805.51
2 807.68
2 843.08
2 866.47
2 870.05
2 873.22
2 883.80
2 898.47
2 912.17
2 892.49
2 899.11
2 888.19
2 893.78
6 415.55
6 393.31
6 401.22
6 285.15
6 286.34
6 236.40
6 245.95
6 206.55
6 098.56
6 056.04
6 089.68
6 240.18
6 241.72
6 204.28
6 175.79
6 199.87
6 248.44
6 233.77
6 194.02
6 190.62
6 194.97
6 249.06
2 864.73
2 879.88
2 866.82
2 862.91
2 855.67
2 817.23
2 817.00
2 801.97
2 794.38
2 776.62
2 747.29
2 792.33
2 782.98
2 815.05
2 820.87
2 817.28
2 843.91
2 849.91
2 832.40
2 858.03
2 847.87
2 843.60
205

9.16
()()
Hang Seng Composite Size Indexes

(3.1.2000=2 000)
Year
2013
2014
2015
2014
2015
2015
Month
Day
Hang Seng
Composite
LargeCap Index
10
11
12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
12
1
2
3
4
7
8
9
10
11
14
15
16
17
18
21
22
23
24
28
29
30
31
2016 1

Hang Seng
Hang Seng
Composite
Composite
MidCap Index SmallCap Index
Hang Seng
Global
Composite
Index
HSI Volatility
Index
(2.9.2011=2 853.46)
(2)
Hang Seng iBond
Composite Total
Return Index(2)
(28.7.2011=100)
1 923.41
1 941.78
1 781.75
1 964.30
1 969.63
1 941.78
2 003.06
2 028.92
2 029.76
2 296.10
2 223.51
2 123.22
1 996.89
1 756.46
1 691.70
1 837.10
1 784.58
1 781.75
4 474.73
4 468.41
4 276.32
4 338.05
4 471.29
4 468.41
4 456.98
4 576.99
4 917.16
5 943.23
5 829.87
5 167.34
4 499.41
4 027.57
4 068.19
4 427.42
4 313.23
4 276.32
2 433.20
2 246.65
2 080.50
2 316.40
2 318.03
2 246.65
2 241.16
2 254.08
2 340.67
2 993.12
3 088.74
2 742.31
2 309.81
1 998.95
2 021.95
2 145.31
2 107.35
2 080.50
3 321.86
3 325.02
3 071.67
3 341.69
3 373.59
3 325.02
3 404.50
3 455.33
3 508.92
4 016.45
3 916.24
3 678.54
3 398.09
3 000.40
2 916.26
3 168.56
3 082.71
3 071.67
13.54
17.54
18.49
16.36
14.38
17.54
15.63
13.86
12.75
22.26
19.36
21.90
20.41
35.49
29.23
22.46
24.16
18.49
118.90
123.56
129.08
123.61
123.52
123.56
124.17
124.88
125.14
125.84
125.43
126.20
127.02
128.56
129.34
130.16
130.29
129.08
1 814.25
1 822.89
1 816.92
1 799.66
1 798.36
1 776.60
1 768.06
1 759.80
1 740.39
1 729.33
1 727.30
1 759.76
1 777.43
1 768.66
1 771.04
1 773.60
1 791.30
1 799.09
1 781.91
1 788.18
1 778.93
1 781.75
4 370.76
4 419.62
4 401.03
4 361.80
4 369.18
4 325.60
4 298.58
4 241.25
4 158.34
4 154.36
4 156.33
4 199.06
4 248.27
4 217.24
4 248.21
4 254.79
4 296.41
4 320.01
4 280.72
4 285.13
4 263.19
4 276.32
2 123.39
2 144.38
2 137.27
2 130.99
2 134.26
2 110.56
2 083.19
2 063.98
2 023.38
2 015.44
2 016.42
2 048.13
2 065.15
2 048.23
2 046.69
2 055.70
2 067.62
2 070.95
2 062.40
2 069.78
2 074.96
2 080.50
3 129.11
3 149.79
3 137.59
3 107.63
3 108.41
3 071.77
3 055.24
3 038.00
2 997.68
2 982.31
2 978.61
3 028.49
3 058.30
3 041.72
3 052.48
3 057.32
3 085.13
3 098.33
3 070.84
3 079.99
3 066.20
3 071.67
22.78
21.29
21.51
21.92
20.74
22.47
22.49
23.55
24.33
25.59
25.44
23.75
20.58
20.08
20.90
20.46
19.19
18.33
20.21
19.27
19.23
18.49
130.20
130.11
130.27
130.22
130.13
130.12
130.26
130.34
129.90
129.67
129.58
129.51
129.49
129.21
129.20
129.18
128.90
128.84
129.11
129.06
129.08
206

9.16
()()
Year
2013
2014
2015
2014
2015
2015
Month
Day
10
11
12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
12
1
2
3
4
7
8
9
10
11
14
15
16
17
18
21
22
23
24
28
29
30
31

Hang Seng
Hang Seng
ChinaChina
Affiliated
Enterprises Corporations
Index
Index
Hang Seng
China
100
H-Financials
Hang Seng
Index Mainland 100
25
Hang Seng
Mainland 25
35
Hang Seng
HK 35
Hang Seng
REIT Index
(3.1.2000=2 000)
(3.1.2000=2 000)
(5.3.2004=5 033.14)
(3.1.2000=2 000)
(3.1.2000=2 000)
10 816.14
11 984.69
9 661.03
10 755.80
11 145.39
11 984.69
11 720.10
12 185.85
12 346.09
14 431.11
14 103.81
12 981.23
11 131.68
9 741.41
9 405.50
10 396.58
9 790.64
9 661.03
4 553.64
4 350.00
4 052.12
4 530.58
4 534.79
4 350.00
4 480.65
4 657.10
4 650.05
5 554.67
5 176.19
4 876.74
4 421.12
4 042.55
3 901.65
4 146.37
4 050.08
4 052.12
15 432.35
18 426.72
15 682.76
15 152.78
16 481.55
18 426.72
17 936.73
18 660.05
18 789.36
22 262.78
21 986.19
20 534.36
17 444.42
15 126.31
14 748.65
16 287.12
15 688.85
15 682.76
6 919.68
7 256.74
6 486.44
7 090.90
7 186.58
7 256.74
7 415.99
7 645.65
7 762.44
8 945.36
8 599.66
8 058.20
7 233.59
6 429.99
6 236.44
6 811.53
6 565.04
6 486.44
8 250.72
8 892.73
7 835.77
8 588.41
8 650.60
8 892.73
9 048.34
9 400.45
9 430.57
10 882.69
10 501.02
9 926.61
8 893.69
7 900.51
7 563.17
8 251.45
7 927.75
7 835.77
2 772.29
2 682.72
2 549.14
2 823.74
2 817.13
2 682.72
2 816.06
2 790.29
2 772.51
3 043.93
3 007.16
2 907.13
2 859.99
2 494.75
2 429.58
2 621.15
2 531.95
2 549.14
5 351.89
5 868.97
5 909.70
5 613.90
5 912.57
5 868.97
6 234.37
6 305.63
6 095.20
6 256.56
6 211.83
6 152.16
6 306.02
5 720.62
5 658.97
6 012.52
5 943.71
5 909.70
9 947.94
10 050.36
9 987.84
9 834.28
9 798.19
9 660.87
9 558.76
9 450.49
9 308.00
9 315.91
9 344.07
9 538.66
9 666.52
9 634.41
9 746.99
9 731.53
9 882.95
9 953.21
9 789.46
9 788.91
9 659.88
9 661.03
4 171.61
4 185.23
4 174.70
4 172.82
4 148.12
4 086.53
4 083.81
4 024.74
3 978.40
3 944.77
3 967.60
4 022.46
4 042.84
4 007.17
4 016.08
3 998.46
4 055.44
4 061.99
4 036.47
4 063.36
4 030.10
4 052.12
15 899.87
16 105.50
16 032.56
15 758.12
15 751.96
15 535.10
15 323.37
15 218.48
14 999.22
15 063.51
15 115.24
15 380.84
15 637.18
15 621.79
15 841.28
15 830.29
16 061.83
16 136.56
15 878.63
15 895.13
15 653.71
15 682.76
6 678.89
6 718.16
6 694.13
6 618.77
6 602.37
6 512.97
6 477.40
6 419.50
6 325.05
6 290.06
6 308.05
6 429.74
6 484.41
6 444.00
6 477.63
6 477.07
6 560.39
6 589.20
6 513.22
6 525.73
6 468.34
6 486.44
8 073.52
8 110.15
8 082.93
7 996.34
7 955.10
7 841.21
7 789.43
7 724.28
7 625.59
7 572.55
7 599.48
7 781.89
7 833.10
7 791.24
7 837.41
7 838.73
7 943.99
7 990.75
7 890.86
7 908.57
7 817.29
7 835.77
2 572.95
2 587.60
2 577.77
2 566.40
2 570.34
2 537.45
2 524.90
2 521.10
2 501.87
2 488.46
2 471.97
2 504.61
2 529.41
2 521.04
2 520.39
2 529.75
2 547.84
2 557.28
2 536.27
2 549.07
2 550.97
2 549.14
5 982.07
6 004.09
6 001.76
5 981.22
5 986.39
5 953.99
5 935.13
5 891.65
5 864.40
5 846.42
5 836.75
5 842.75
5 834.40
5 825.63
5 816.50
5 832.92
5 871.49
5 864.25
5 874.73
5 893.62
5 911.70
5 909.70
Notes :
(3.1.2000=2 000) (25.11.2005=3 000)
Daily indexes refer to the closing indexes of that day while annual and
monthly indexes refer to the last trading day closing indexes as at end of
the period.
(1) 2013 9 9
(1) As from 9 September 2013, Industrial Goods and Services in the

Hang Seng Composite Industry Indexes were renamed to
Industrials and Consumer Services respectively.
(2) 2013 10
7 2011 7 28
(2) Hang Seng iBond Composite Total Return Index launched on

7 October 2013 and was backdated to 28 July 2011.
2016 1

Source : Hang Seng Indexes Company Limited
207

9.16
()
(B) Cross-market and Mainland-listed
Year
2013
2014
2015
2014
2015
2015
Month
Day
AH
A
Hang Seng
China AH
(A) Index
(CNY)
(3.1.2000=2 000)
AH
Hang Seng
China AH
Premium
Index
AH
A+H
Hang Seng
China AH
(A+H) Index
(USD)
(3.1.2006=1 000)
(3.1.2006=1 000)
(3.1.2006=1 000)
(1.7.2005=1 000)
(2.1.2008=3 000)
5 756.50
7 387.16
6 706.47
6 028.53
6 400.80
7 387.16
7 182.21
7 368.21
7 721.02
8 867.88
8 513.21
8 174.66
7 200.51
6 373.10
6 189.12
6 707.65
6 601.65
6 706.47
94.11
129.36
139.75
98.52
106.68
129.36
125.78
122.15
132.82
131.37
124.66
133.59
135.94
133.12
133.52
131.05
137.21
139.75
1 838.88
2 502.32
2 196.46
1 877.72
2 038.62
2 502.32
2 374.12
2 425.34
2 605.81
3 109.37
2 995.14
2 828.61
2 412.22
2 086.54
2 027.49
2 214.00
2 150.39
2 196.46
1 481.37
2 434.03
2 343.62
1 559.27
1 785.24
2 434.03
2 301.61
2 318.36
2 544.45
2 996.72
2 820.50
2 791.83
2 405.86
2 112.30
2 066.23
2 225.65
2 242.98
2 343.62
1 875.50
2 192.45
1 819.14
1 880.68
1 975.75
2 192.45
2 114.90
2 182.16
2 249.33
2 712.79
2 657.24
2 432.17
2 048.83
1 784.54
1 743.09
1 917.24
1 819.49
1 819.14
2 178.60
3 274.02
3 498.51
2 357.28
2 579.34
3 274.02
3 235.04
3 322.37
3 695.20
4 588.03
4 566.04
4 382.75
3 719.19
3 315.21
3 110.79
3 372.70
3 329.25
3 498.51
2 343.54
2 781.00
2 636.24
2 509.28
2 604.11
2 781.00
2 813.65
2 856.82
2 967.46
3 392.84
3 293.25
3 174.26
2 908.77
2 583.50
2 531.25
2 713.23
2 628.10
2 636.24
6 668.15
6 857.34
6 859.82
6 731.83
6 702.67
6 612.50
6 615.34
6 570.35
6 500.02
6 563.72
6 543.28
6 598.15
6 665.78
6 690.72
6 807.57
6 798.44
6 857.34
6 850.92
6 866.06
6 719.63
6 750.73
6 716.46
6 706.47
135.12
139.47
142.09
140.31
139.82
139.17
141.15
141.86
142.60
146.94
144.83
141.74
141.32
142.61
143.89
143.67
142.03
140.49
140.80
138.49
139.16
140.70
139.75
2 171.65
2 239.58
2 248.47
2 203.63
2 193.21
2 160.56
2 156.20
2 139.84
2 119.99
2 154.62
2 143.94
2 156.24
2 187.92
2 198.76
2 246.10
2 243.02
2 261.56
2 256.13
2 260.08
2 204.15
2 213.89
2 201.73
2 196.46
2 249.17
2 356.33
2 387.69
2 324.57
2 312.50
2 277.69
2 291.87
2 281.88
2 269.97
2 337.29
2 311.69
2 307.24
2 340.60
2 359.38
2 418.58
2 413.50
2 420.60
2 405.41
2 408.93
2 341.05
2 356.42
2 354.82
2 343.62
1 850.66
1 875.14
1 866.29
1 839.58
1 833.31
1 811.23
1 792.79
1 770.48
1 746.07
1 741.90
1 745.47
1 778.50
1 805.71
1 802.00
1 829.24
1 828.81
1 854.99
1 861.94
1 835.65
1 838.62
1 816.54
1 819.14
3 362.36
3 498.40
3 533.34
3 464.09
3 452.64
3 383.64
3 419.03
3 399.64
3 388.60
3 466.04
3 457.72
3 441.81
3 514.07
3 535.06
3 621.87
3 616.15
3 603.35
3 576.76
3 581.18
3 500.02
3 527.51
3 529.92
3 498.51
2 657.57
2 698.68
2 697.46
2 661.65
2 659.90
2 628.61
2 612.67
2 602.40
2 582.14
2 588.02
2 577.45
2 603.81
2 629.55
2 630.32
2 652.51
2 653.41
2 669.48
2 673.93
2 675.05
2 638.20
2 650.96
2 638.75
2 636.24
50
Hang Seng
China 50
Index (USD)
10
11
12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
12
AH
A
H
Hang Seng
Hang Seng
China AH
China A
(H) Index
Industry Top
(HKD)
Index (CNY)
Hang Seng
(Mainland and
HK) Corporate
Sustainability
Index (USD)
1
2
3
4
7
8
9
10
11
14
15
16
17
18
21
22
23
24
25
28
29
30
31
2016 1

Note :
the period.
Source : Hang Seng Indexes Company Limited
208

9.17
S&P/HKEx LargeCap Index, S&P/HKEx GEM Index, turnover and

market capitalisation
Main Board
Year
2013
2014
2015
2014
2015
2015
Month
Day
S&P/HKEx
LargeCap Index
(28.2.2003=1 000)
(1)
()
Market
capitalisation(1)
(HK$ million)
23,908,803.80
24,892,419.04
24,425,554.96
25,139,672.61
25,314,201.81
24,892,419.04
25,594,121.36
26,054,266.51
26,534,266.95
30,702,257.25
30,418,905.96
28,754,383.61
26,464,271.05
23,505,179.58
22,965,987.58
24,827,579.49
24,281,602.71
24,425,554.96
461.58
477.72
476.79
528.70
511.49
477.72
479.61
487.04
504.56
690.89
802.60
759.52
595.66
463.46
461.58
490.54
485.08
476.79
78,837.80
165,458.24
254,663.27
12,786.58
11,411.17
10,025.81
10,331.72
6,524.81
14,910.66
37,131.23
47,332.67
47,167.65
26,241.82
14,053.71
11,078.51
15,718.71
12,981.90
11,189.89
134,002.06
179,409.87
258,175.74
178,895.75
183,091.48
179,409.87
178,498.98
184,833.97
207,611.93
292,895.18
334,787.67
326,139.64
245,889.02
207,907.51
224,157.68
253,706.20
248,455.36
258,175.74
24,632,571.52
24,765,916.66
24,673,815.40
24,491,630.31
24,492,386.83
24,252,217.78
24,150,300.35
24,032,626.02
23,741,730.44
23,612,657.35
23,642,284.62
23,987,638.78
24,202,106.48
24,111,372.50
24,150,068.74
24,201,254.27
24,416,927.75
24,530,200.46
24,352,361.98
24,435,523.59
24,362,096.42
24,425,554.96
488.18
493.33
493.97
489.65
489.05
481.97
479.18
479.35
470.03
467.58
463.33
463.25
467.29
467.05
468.96
468.97
470.36
475.34
474.37
473.82
475.68
476.79
587.99
566.84
580.32
577.41
608.60
524.21
505.36
598.88
561.01
514.59
373.52
489.06
508.47
526.57
553.96
471.25
537.40
253.34
571.73
453.79
516.01
309.56
249,520.03
251,464.84
251,470.21
250,661.55
251,910.28
250,407.39
249,142.09
249,403.32
246,395.11
248,728.17
248,182.26
248,217.23
250,200.21
249,877.10
251,440.31
251,437.94
252,276.28
254,514.38
253,907.25
255,475.38
256,954.75
258,175.74
(28.2.2003=10 000)
28 109.10
28 711.00
27 007.12
29 188.57
29 155.90
28 711.00
29 781.74
30 206.52
30 376.17
34 250.36
33 602.26
32 097.85
30 320.72
26 679.25
25 563.43
27 808.14
27 112.91
27 007.12
15,185,792.16
16,990,272.08
25,835,958.29
1,390,761.77
1,552,589.63
2,027,543.25
2,035,964.41
1,234,708.88
1,969,566.03
3,764,713.11
2,901,494.69
3,096,229.47
2,746,953.44
1,965,711.57
1,631,221.30
1,576,492.75
1,567,246.27
1,345,656.36
27 547.23
27 677.55
27 612.31
27 346.31
27 308.39
26 948.26
26 821.78
26 743.05
26 441.45
26 249.93
26 201.94
26 758.22
27 010.85
26 884.00
26 906.12
26 951.34
27 203.54
27 343.50
27 055.20
27 120.74
26 986.26
27 007.12
80,526.92
79,188.78
66,491.39
76,053.70
65,852.85
76,267.46
65,985.90
68,902.13
68,389.33
77,494.55
67,107.34
67,869.92
76,748.35
74,855.23
59,881.83
48,258.42
50,749.83
26,886.67
40,675.03
37,862.23
44,929.96
24,678.54
1
2
3
4
7
8
9
10
11
14
15
16
17
18
21
22
23
24
28
29
30
31
Notes :
(1)

2016 1

S&P/HKEx
GEM Index
()
Turnover
(HK$ million)
()
Turnover
(HK$ million)
(1)
()
Market
capitalisation(1)
(HK$ million)
10
11
12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
12
Growth Enterprise Market
the period.
(1) End period figures.
Source : Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited
209

9.18
201512
Daily closing prices of the Hang Seng Index constituent stocks in
December 2015
Finance
As at end
of day
12 December
1
2
3
4
7
8
9
10
11
14
15
16
17
18
21
22
23
24
28
29
30
31
AIA
Bank of
China
Bank of
E Asia
Bankcomm
BOC
Hong Kong
CCB
China
Life
Hang Seng
Bank
47.75
48.50
48.40
48.45
48.50
47.85
48.15
47.65
46.60
45.85
45.40
46.45
47.10
46.65
46.65
47.00
46.80
47.00
46.40
46.40
46.35
46.60
3.50
3.52
3.51
3.47
3.44
3.41
3.36
3.33
3.33
3.33
3.33
3.40
3.46
3.45
3.47
3.47
3.51
3.50
3.49
3.51
3.46
3.46
27.80
28.05
27.75
27.60
28.10
27.50
27.00
26.75
26.40
26.30
25.95
26.50
27.45
27.15
27.15
27.15
27.50
28.05
27.55
27.95
28.00
28.85
5.55
5.61
5.57
5.42
5.46
5.40
5.38
5.36
5.32
5.30
5.25
5.39
5.40
5.39
5.49
5.51
5.59
5.61
5.52
5.49
5.43
5.46
24.25
24.10
24.15
24.00
24.10
23.80
23.70
23.50
23.25
22.95
22.90
23.20
23.45
23.65
23.70
23.90
23.95
24.00
23.80
23.85
23.65
23.70
5.38
5.40
5.40
5.33
5.32
5.27
5.21
5.20
5.16
5.13
5.16
5.25
5.31
5.29
5.34
5.33
5.39
5.43
5.38
5.36
5.30
5.31
26.90
27.10
26.75
26.10
26.10
25.55
25.15
25.05
24.40
24.85
25.00
25.40
25.70
25.45
25.60
25.25
25.65
25.95
25.25
25.60
24.90
25.05
142.20
143.10
142.50
143.00
143.60
142.50
143.30
143.70
143.80
144.40
143.70
143.60
147.20
144.60
144.10
145.20
146.40
146.80
145.60
147.50
148.10
147.50
---
Finance --- contd
As at end
of day
Utilities
HKEx
HSBC
Holdings
ICBC
204.00
206.60
206.80
206.00
206.20
203.60
198.30
198.60
194.20
195.60
195.30
199.40
200.80
198.90
201.00
200.00
202.80
203.20
200.40
200.20
199.30
198.50
62.65
62.85
62.55
61.50
61.70
60.85
60.25
60.35
60.05
59.45
58.90
60.10
61.80
61.50
61.10
61.10
61.55
62.15
61.75
62.30
62.15
61.90
4.74
4.75
4.73
4.65
4.67
4.63
4.55
4.54
4.52
4.48
4.47
4.58
4.67
4.68
4.73
4.73
4.79
4.80
4.75
4.73
4.68
4.68
Ping An
China Res
Power
CLP
Holdings
HK & China
Gas
Power
Assets
43.30
44.25
44.25
43.80
43.85
43.30
42.70
42.25
40.95
41.25
41.55
42.15
42.65
42.70
43.40
43.50
44.00
44.20
43.50
43.80
42.95
43.00
15.52
15.46
15.26
15.22
15.08
14.76
14.62
14.54
14.18
14.20
14.58
14.56
14.84
14.70
15.10
14.90
15.12
15.30
15.22
15.38
14.94
15.08
66.00
65.20
65.00
64.95
65.20
64.60
64.30
64.75
64.80
64.60
64.40
64.15
65.35
64.75
64.40
64.85
65.05
65.30
64.90
65.25
65.75
65.85
15.50
15.54
15.40
15.30
15.28
15.10
15.02
15.02
14.94
14.90
14.80
14.88
14.98
14.84
14.86
14.92
15.02
15.00
15.14
15.16
15.26
15.20
69.80
70.05
69.90
70.30
69.75
69.90
69.65
70.05
70.00
70.00
70.80
69.90
70.10
69.90
70.00
69.70
70.00
70.35
70.05
70.45
70.65
71.30
12 December
1
2
3
4
7
8
9
10
11
14
15
16
17
18
21
22
23
24
28
29
30
31
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210

9.18
()
201512
(contd) Daily closing prices of the Hang Seng Index constituent stocks in
December 2015
Properties
As at end
of day
China
Overseas
China
Res Land
CK
Property
Hang Lung
Ppt
Henderson
Land
Link REIT
New World
Dev
27.35
27.40
27.35
27.55
27.10
26.75
27.05
26.05
25.75
25.20
25.50
26.30
26.35
26.40
26.85
26.85
26.90
26.70
26.55
27.10
26.70
27.20
22.45
22.80
22.55
22.60
22.15
21.65
22.10
21.70
21.15
20.70
21.15
21.75
22.20
22.15
22.35
22.30
22.30
22.00
22.05
22.45
22.00
22.60
51.80
53.10
52.90
52.35
52.05
51.55
51.55
51.60
51.15
51.00
50.40
51.35
51.40
50.90
50.35
50.75
51.15
51.10
50.20
51.00
51.00
50.40
18.42
18.48
18.34
18.54
18.62
18.16
18.02
17.94
17.86
17.70
17.38
17.72
17.60
17.74
17.70
17.68
17.98
18.16
17.96
18.00
17.84
17.64
48.60
49.00
48.00
48.05
48.05
47.85
47.05
46.90
46.65
46.60
46.30
47.20
47.45
47.75
47.70
48.20
48.20
48.15
47.70
47.55
47.60
47.50
47.40
47.45
47.00
46.70
47.15
46.65
46.30
46.40
46.40
46.15
46.00
45.90
45.80
45.65
45.85
45.90
46.45
46.30
46.00
46.20
46.45
46.40
7.74
7.76
7.84
7.84
7.86
7.87
7.72
7.71
7.68
7.62
7.54
7.59
7.60
7.51
7.65
7.73
7.78
7.61
7.63
7.61
7.66
7.66
12 December
1
2
3
4
7
8
9
10
11
14
15
16
17
18
21
22
23
24
28
29
30
31
---
Properties --- contd
As at end
of day
Commerce and Industry
SHK Ppt
Sino Land
Wharf
Holdings
97.55
97.95
97.10
96.80
96.60
95.55
94.60
94.50
93.90
93.85
93.50
94.25
94.85
94.65
94.05
94.95
95.85
95.00
94.45
94.00
93.80
93.60
11.76
11.80
11.76
11.70
11.86
11.66
11.56
11.54
11.40
11.34
11.34
11.40
11.36
11.62
11.42
11.46
11.38
11.64
11.44
11.44
11.52
11.36
44.70
44.90
44.40
44.30
44.70
44.20
43.75
43.30
42.45
42.15
42.10
42.30
42.55
42.50
42.30
42.85
43.05
43.65
43.15
43.20
43.15
43.00
Belle Int'l
Cathay
Pac Air
China Mer
Hold
China
Mobile
7.08
7.05
7.02
6.89
6.97
6.66
6.70
6.64
6.06
5.65
5.42
5.68
5.74
5.71
5.73
5.78
5.83
5.88
5.76
5.93
5.84
5.82
13.38
13.42
13.34
13.12
13.34
13.04
13.28
13.12
13.12
12.98
12.74
12.92
13.06
13.04
13.20
13.34
13.50
13.44
13.28
13.36
13.42
13.42
25.60
25.60
25.85
25.90
25.75
25.20
24.65
24.05
23.45
23.75
23.70
24.00
23.85
23.50
24.40
24.15
24.95
24.70
24.45
24.95
24.45
24.65
90.40
90.60
90.10
90.30
90.60
89.65
89.55
89.85
89.60
87.85
87.80
89.50
89.10
88.10
87.75
88.35
88.30
88.55
87.60
87.75
87.35
87.50
12 December
1
2
3
4
7
8
9
10
11
14
15
16
17
18
21
22
23
24
28
29
30
31
2016 1

211

9.18
()
201512
December 2015
$
---
Commerce and Industry --- contd
As at end
of day
China
Resources
China
Shenhua
China
Unicom
CITIC
CKH
Holdings
CNOOC
Galaxy
Ent
15.10
15.22
15.28
14.98
15.06
15.00
14.82
14.80
14.74
14.64
14.42
14.84
15.04
15.08
15.20
15.94
16.02
15.92
15.80
15.94
15.94
16.60
12.48
12.52
12.66
12.72
12.48
12.06
11.94
11.84
11.70
11.62
11.50
11.64
11.70
11.42
11.80
11.92
12.24
12.50
12.24
12.38
12.14
12.18
9.68
9.67
9.51
9.42
9.33
9.26
9.16
9.08
9.13
9.16
9.36
9.51
9.60
9.60
9.50
9.49
9.52
9.57
9.51
9.54
9.44
9.45
14.00
14.08
14.04
13.92
13.90
13.74
13.80
13.74
13.60
13.66
13.64
13.76
13.78
13.70
13.70
13.62
13.78
13.76
13.68
13.80
13.74
13.72
103.30
103.60
103.30
103.70
103.50
101.80
101.80
101.20
101.30
101.50
100.10
102.40
101.20
103.00
103.00
103.40
104.40
104.70
103.90
104.90
104.70
104.60
8.83
8.85
8.92
9.04
8.60
8.30
8.42
8.17
7.94
7.82
7.90
8.17
7.99
7.85
7.86
7.85
8.16
8.41
8.29
8.28
8.20
8.07
23.80
24.00
24.00
23.65
23.90
22.90
22.85
23.20
23.15
22.60
22.25
23.10
23.70
23.55
24.35
24.30
24.60
24.80
24.35
24.50
24.50
24.45
12 December
1
2
3
4
7
8
9
10
11
14
15
16
17
18
21
22
23
24
28
29
30
31
---
As at end
of day
Hengan
Intl
Kunlun
Energy
Lenovo
Group
Li &
Fung
Mengniu
Dairy
MTR
Corporation
Petrochina
79.30
78.05
78.35
78.60
79.45
78.50
78.30
76.85
75.90
75.75
75.15
76.15
75.20
72.65
71.75
71.25
72.20
72.85
72.20
73.10
72.40
73.20
6.94
6.96
6.90
6.90
6.79
6.57
6.57
6.46
6.47
6.40
6.37
6.51
6.44
6.38
6.45
6.39
6.49
6.58
6.67
6.86
6.92
6.90
8.43
8.43
8.42
8.43
8.54
8.44
8.32
8.04
8.08
7.96
7.90
8.04
8.01
7.93
8.04
8.01
8.14
8.13
7.99
7.94
7.89
7.87
5.25
5.32
5.31
5.28
5.31
5.12
5.10
5.10
5.01
5.01
4.96
5.01
4.95
5.01
4.96
5.00
5.11
5.17
5.13
5.19
5.24
5.27
12.34
12.34
12.40
12.96
13.04
12.94
12.86
12.96
12.78
12.56
12.88
12.96
13.14
12.78
12.84
12.52
12.70
12.72
12.70
12.86
12.70
12.64
36.65
36.65
36.70
36.45
36.35
36.15
36.25
36.30
36.40
36.20
36.35
36.60
37.10
36.70
36.80
37.15
37.50
37.15
37.45
38.25
38.40
38.40
5.65
5.70
5.67
5.54
5.42
5.30
5.23
5.17
5.08
5.02
5.05
5.30
5.20
5.09
5.13
5.09
5.26
5.38
5.27
5.19
5.14
5.08
12 December
1
2
3
4
7
8
9
10
11
14
15
16
17
18
21
22
23
24
28
29
30
31
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212

9.18
()
201512
December 2015
As at end
of day
Sands
China Ltd
Sinopec
Corp
27.20
27.40
27.30
26.65
26.85
26.00
26.15
26.25
25.80
25.40
24.90
25.40
26.30
26.25
26.25
25.65
26.30
26.75
26.30
26.35
26.40
26.55
4.88
4.90
4.82
4.81
4.68
4.55
4.56
4.46
4.41
4.35
4.37
4.69
4.70
4.62
4.59
4.63
4.84
4.95
4.78
4.75
4.71
4.68
---
A
Swire
Pacific A
Tencent
Tingyi
Want Want
China
11.32
11.28
11.46
11.22
11.26
11.14
11.08
10.84
10.84
10.74
10.58
10.56
10.66
10.20
10.42
10.68
10.96
10.96
10.92
11.00
11.00
11.06
6.21
6.09
6.10
6.07
5.99
5.79
5.72
5.66
5.70
5.64
5.64
5.68
5.69
5.56
5.57
5.57
5.60
5.75
5.73
5.78
5.78
5.77
12 December
1
2
3
4
7
8
9
10
11
14
15
16
17
18
21
22
23
24
28
29
30
31
86.75
87.25
85.95
85.75
85.85
84.70
84.80
85.10
84.10
84.00
83.15
84.00
84.45
84.75
84.80
84.80
86.10
86.90
86.05
86.75
87.15
87.20
2016 1

154.30
153.70
154.40
151.00
150.90
149.70
150.70
150.40
147.60
146.50
147.50
151.80
151.60
151.30
150.30
150.80
152.20
151.80
150.90
150.80
150.70
152.50
213

9.19
201512
Hang Seng Index Futures and Options in December 2015
Hang Seng Index Options
Hang Seng Index Futures

()
Total volume
(no. of contracts)
()
Open interest
(no. of contracts)
Settlement prices
2016
1
January
()
Total
volume
(no. of
contracts)
()
Open
interest
(no. of
contracts)
(a)
(b)
(a)
(b)
2015
12
December
1
2
3
4
134 924
121 851
104 922
108 711
51 229
45 606
39 047
42 279
98 495
99 161
98 654
98 101
8 787
8 998
10 181
9 448
22 388
22 483
22 417
22 152
22 405
22 501
22 440
22 175
30 239
26 596
19 998
21 608
284 874
289 540
292 240
294 910
7
8
9
10
11
85 613
108 162
101 706
106 401
113 235
32 602
38 936
38 140
39 535
41 968
97 643
102 906
103 045
102 756
104 234
9 669
10 523
10 863
10 989
12 023
22 280
21 824
21 779
21 630
21 387
22 296
21 841
21 794
21 648
21 405
17 923
38 155
26 346
24 554
37 126
297 109
302 362
309 949
312 850
317 927
14
15
16
17
18
135 695
108 213
109 444
119 064
120 559
50 873
40 902
41 518
46 746
45 094
107 561
107 317
106 444
106 835
107 709
12 034
12 239
11 878
11 354
11 502
21 310
21 331
21 737
21 824
21 787
21 326
21 345
21 751
21 843
21 800
47 605
25 418
31 039
37 954
31 096
324 167
328 138
331 123
335 424
337 705
21
22
23
24
111 268
110 031
157 861
63 650
36 556
26 392
37 406
19 104
110 306
114 572
123 805
122 502
11 619
11 730
11 485
11 019
21 784
21 817
22 100
22 143
21 805
21 839
22 126
22 183
25 078
19 631
34 428
13 422
340 447
341 681
344 478
343 966
28
29
30
31
136 143
144 653
98 125
42 209
26 033
28 189
29 205
14 659
126 671
128 399
116 142
97 118
11 773
11 164
11 887
7 556
21 862
22 058
21 918
21 910
21 862
22 065
21 907
21 917
22 684
23 713
26 169
9 537
346 534
350 714
306 472
172 564
As at end
of day
12
December
(a)
Notes :
(b)

2016 1

(a) Hang Seng Index Futures.

(b) Mini-Hang Seng Index Futures.
214

9.20 (1)
Number of listed companies, market capitalisation, yield and price
earning ratio of stocks listed on HKEx(1)
Number of listed companies
()
As at end of
Year
Month
Main Board
H
H Shares
Others
Total

H
H Shares
Others
Total
(%)
Average dividend
yield of all stocks
on Main Board (%)
Average
price earning
ratio of all stocks
on Main Board
2013
158
1 293
1 451
24
168
192
3.0
11.2
2014
179
1 369
1 548
23
181
204
3.4
10.9
2015
206
1 438
1 644
23
199
222
3.5
9.9
2014
10
11
12
173
174
179
1 355
1 360
1 369
1 528
1 534
1 548
23
23
23
178
178
181
201
201
204
3.3
3.3
3.4
11.1
11.2
10.9
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
180
180
181
183
183
186
1 378
1 378
1 384
1 386
1 388
1 394
1 558
1 558
1 565
1 569
1 571
1 580
24
24
24
24
24
24
181
184
186
187
189
189
205
208
210
211
213
213
3.4
3.2
3.1
2.8
2.8
3.0
11.2
10.9
10.9
12.6
12.4
11.8
7
8
9
10
11
12
188
189
189
194
197
206
1 407
1 411
1 416
1 420
1 427
1 438
1 595
1 600
1 605
1 614
1 624
1 644
24
24
23
23
23
23
189
186
188
193
195
199
213
210
211
216
218
222
3.3
3.5
3.6
3.3
3.4
3.5
10.9
9.6
9.4
10.1
9.9
9.9
Total market capitalisation of listed companies (HK$ billion)
Total
H Shares
Others
Total
Total
()
As at end of
Year
Month
Main Board
H
H Shares
Others
2013
4,906.6
19,002.2
23,908.8
6.0
128.0
134.0
24,042.8
2014
5,724.0
19,168.4
24,892.4
5.7
173.7
179.4
25,071.8
5,157.1
19,268.4
24,425.6
7.5
250.6
258.2
24,683.7
2014
2015
10
11
12
5,003.1
5,194.1
5,724.0
20,136.6
20,120.1
19,168.4
25,139.7
25,314.2
24,892.4
6.1
6.1
5.7
172.8
177.0
173.7
178.9
183.1
179.4
25,318.6
25,497.3
25,071.8
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
5,617.9
5,792.1
5,901.0
7,071.9
7,084.4
6,623.5
19,976.2
20,262.2
20,633.2
23,630.3
23,334.5
22,130.9
25,594.1
26,054.3
26,534.3
30,702.3
30,418.9
28,754.4
5.4
5.5
6.1
8.7
10.3
8.5
173.1
179.4
201.5
284.2
324.5
317.7
178.5
184.8
207.6
292.9
334.8
326.1
25,772.6
26,239.1
26,741.9
30,995.2
30,753.7
29,080.5
7
8
9
10
11
12
5,693.4
4,975.9
4,837.2
5,395.8
5,148.1
5,157.1
20,770.8
18,529.3
18,128.8
19,431.8
19,133.5
19,268.4
26,464.3
23,505.2
22,966.0
24,827.6
24,281.6
24,425.6
7.2
6.1
6.2
6.5
7.0
7.5
238.7
201.8
217.9
247.2
241.5
250.6
245.9
207.9
224.2
253.7
248.5
258.2
26,710.2
23,713.1
23,190.1
25,081.3
24,530.1
24,683.7
(1)
2016 1

Note :
(1) Denotes Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited.
215


Gold and silver trading prices
9.21
99()(1)
Tael gold bar (HK$/tael)(1)
Year
Month
Opening
Closing
High
()(2)
Kilo gold bar (HK$/gram)(2)
Low
Opening
Closing
High
(10)
Silver (HK$/10 oz.)
Low
Opening
Closing
High
Low
2013
15,540
11,082
15,740
11,078
416.90
298.60
422.20
295.60
2,363
1,512
2,492
1,457
2014
11,220
11,076
12,860
10,490
300.60
299.60
345.80
282.40
1,549
1,259
1,698
1,159
11,000
9,830
12,040
9,698
295.90
264.80
323.90
261.80
1,225
1,079
1,423
1,061
2014
2015
10
11
12
11,250
10,790
10,660
10,870
10,945
11,076
11,590
11,130
11,430
10,870
10,490
10,650
302.80
290.50
286.90
293.20
295.20
299.60
312.30
299.50
307.00
293.20
282.40
286.90
1,331
1,239
1,159
1,268
1,249
1,259
1,357
1,288
1,326
1,268
1,186
1,159
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
11,000
11,860
11,250
10,980
10,910
11,020
11,660
11,168
10,920
11,130
10,999
10,888
12,040
11,860
11,320
11,210
11,380
11,120
10,970
11,100
10,630
10,922
10,910
10,850
295.90
319.20
302.90
295.50
293.70
296.50
314.20
300.50
294.50
299.90
296.20
293.20
323.90
319.50
304.50
301.70
306.20
299.20
295.50
299.50
286.80
293.90
293.70
291.90
1,225
1,327
1,300
1,295
1,265
1,293
1,308
1,287
1,288
1,282
1,296
1,211
1,423
1,355
1,320
1,314
1,366
1,300
1,225
1,265
1,201
1,226
1,261
1,211
7
8
9
10
11
12
10,810
10,120
10,540
10,290
10,550
9,860
10,000
10,480
10,400
10,640
9,760
9,830
10,850
10,780
10,640
10,980
10,580
10,052
9,993
10,020
10,220
10,250
9,760
9,698
290.90
273.20
283.60
277.10
283.80
265.10
270.10
282.30
280.30
286.10
263.10
264.80
291.90
290.30
286.30
295.50
284.50
270.60
269.50
270.20
275.10
276.80
263.10
261.80
1,206
1,143
1,136
1,128
1,202
1,095
1,139
1,128
1,132
1,209
1,088
1,079
1,254
1,208
1,177
1,250
1,202
1,128
1,131
1,099
1,112
1,128
1,088
1,061
(1) 99 99 5
Notes :
Source : The Chinese Gold and Silver Exchange Society
9.22
201512
Gold and silver trading prices in December 2015
Month
12
(1) Tael gold bar refers to 99 fineness gold (5 taels in weight).

(2) Kilo gold bar refers to 999.9 fineness gold (1 kilogram in weight)
which started trading on 19 April 2002.
(2) 999.9 1
2002 4 19
Day
Dec
99()(1)
Tael gold bar (HK$/tael)(1)
Opening
Closing
High
Low
()(2)
Kilo gold bar (HK$/gram)(2)
Opening
Closing
High
Low
(10)
Silver
(HK$/10 oz.)
1
2
3
4
9,860
9,900
9,740
9,850
9,909
9,910
9,740
9,800
9,930
9,910
9,760
9,850
9,852
9,878
9,698
9,800
265.10
266.30
261.80
264.80
267.10
265.80
262.60
264.60
267.10
266.30
262.60
264.80
265.10
265.80
261.80
264.60
1,095
1,099
1,081
1,092
7
8
9
10
11
10,040
9,930
9,960
9,940
9,900
10,050
9,938
9,960
9,938
9,888
10,052
9,938
9,972
9,958
9,910
10,030
9,898
9,952
9,938
9,880
270.10
267.10
267.80
267.30
266.10
270.60
266.80
268.20
267.60
266.30
270.60
267.10
268.20
267.60
266.30
270.10
266.80
267.80
267.30
266.10
1,128
1,105
1,098
1,099
1,088
14
15
16
17
18
9,940
9,850
9,830
9,930
9,760
9,899
9,838
9,868
9,860
9,768
9,970
9,858
9,868
9,930
9,790
9,899
9,838
9,830
9,860
9,760
267.30
264.80
264.30
267.10
262.30
265.80
264.50
265.20
265.50
262.50
268.20
264.80
265.20
267.10
262.50
265.80
264.50
264.30
265.50
262.30
1,078
1,061
1,073
1,089
1,068
21
22
23
24
9,850
9,980
9,940
9,930
9,918
9,988
9,948
9,950
9,918
9,999
9,960
9,950
9,850
9,970
9,940
9,922
264.80
268.30
267.30
267.10
266.30
268.10
267.80
267.60
266.30
268.30
267.80
267.60
264.80
268.10
267.30
267.10
1,096
1,102
1,104
1,113
28
29
30
31
9,970
9,910
9,910
9,830
9,950
9,948
9,900
9,830
9,970
9,948
9,920
9,850
9,940
9,910
9,900
9,830
268.20
266.30
266.30
264.70
267.30
267.30
266.40
264.80
268.20
267.30
266.40
264.80
267.30
266.30
266.30
264.70
1,106
1,085
1,083
1,079
(1) 99 99 5
Notes :
(2) 999.9 1
2002 4 19

2016 1

(1) Tael gold bar refers to 99 fineness gold (5 taels in weight).

(2) Kilo gold bar refers to 999.9 fineness gold (1 kilogram in weight)
which started trading on 19 April 2002.
Source : The Chinese Gold and Silver Exchange Society
216

9.23
Number of insurers, insurance brokers and insurance agents
Number of authorised insurers
Long term
business only
General
business only
Composite
business
Total
Number of insurers
authorised to carry
on reinsurance
business only
2012
44
92
19
155
19
2013
44
92
19
155
18
2014
44
95
19
158
19
()
As at end of
Year
Month
2014
9
10
11
12
44
44
44
44
93
92
92
95
19
19
19
19
156
155
155
158
18
18
18
19
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
44
44
44
44
44
44
95
95
95
95
95
95
19
19
19
19
19
19
158
158
158
158
158
158
19
19
19
19
19
19
7
8
9
10
11
44
44
44
44
44
94
94
94
94
93
19
19
19
19
19
157
157
157
157
156
19
19
19
19
19
()
As at end of
Year
Month
Number of authorised
insurance brokers
Number of appointed insurance agents
Individual
agents
Insurance
agencies
Total
2012
604
37 608
2 419
40 027
2013
632
41 296
2 464
43 760
2014
657
46 079
2 480
48 559
2014
9
10
11
12
650
656
656
657
43 603
44 467
45 492
46 079
2 462
2 474
2 477
2 480
46 065
46 941
47 969
48 559
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
664
666
673
680
684
684
46 447
46 440
46 971
47 239
47 727
48 657
2 464
2 459
2 460
2 475
2 481
2 487
48 911
48 899
49 431
49 714
50 208
51 144
7
8
9
10
11
693
697
707
718
726
49 393
49 587
50 370
51 386
52 665
2 491
2 486
2 487
2 493
2 492
51 884
52 073
52 857
53 879
55 157
2016 1

Source : Office of the Commissioner of Insurance
217

9.24
Business of Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) Schemes
()
(A) Number of trustees, schemes and funds
()
As at end of
Year
Month
2013
2014
2015
2014
2015
Number of
approved
trustees
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
10
11
12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Number of
registered
schemes
Number of
approved
constituent funds
Number of
approved pooled
investment funds
Number of approved
index-tracking
collective investment
schemes
41
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
477
458
459
459
460
458
458
458
458
458
458
457
457
457
457
457
459
459
302
303
292
303
303
303
303
303
304
304
290
290
290
290
290
292
292
292
123
124
130
124
124
124
124
124
124
124
126
126
126
127
129
130
132
130
() (1)
(B) Net asset values(1) of approved constituent funds of MPF Schemes
HK$ million
Equity fund
Mixed assets
fund
MPF
conservative
fund
Guaranteed
fund
161,001
194,958
225,387
211,644
225,387
242,632
262,725
223,666
177,946
208,193
220,425
216,783
220,425
229,357
233,844
212,831
48,619
53,033
56,275
56,167
56,275
58,114
58,233
59,048
39,818
43,462
46,111
45,526
46,111
47,372
47,974
48,059
()
As at end of
Year
Quarter
2012
2013
2014
2014
2015
3
4
1
2
3
(1)
Notes :
(2)
2016 1

Bond fund
(2)
Money
market fund
and others(2)
Total
10,972
12,403
14,481
14,117
14,481
14,898
14,838
15,224
1,482
2,015
2,404
2,364
2,404
2,474
2,521
2,519
439,839
514,065
565,083
546,600
565,083
594,847
620,136
561,346
(1) Figures include assets transferred from the Occupational Retirement

Schemes.
(2) Includes money market funds that are not MPF conservative funds
and uncategorised funds as per the Performance Presentation
Standards for MPF Investment Funds.
Source : Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority
218

10
Data on the following types of statistics include the

corresponding flows and transactions between Hong
Kong and the mainland of China (the Mainland) :
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
(i) Inward and outward movements of aircraft,

vessels, motor vehicles, trains and cargoes;
1993
Prior to 1993, ocean vessels referred to vessels

declaring entry and clearance at the Port Formalities
Office of the Marine Department, irrespective of their
trade routes. Starting from 1993, ocean vessels and
river vessels have been redefined according to
whether or not their ports of call are beyond the river
trade limits.
1993
10.2
104
4 1
2016 1

(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
Hong Kong resident departures;

Visitor arrivals;
External telecommunications services; and
Postal services.
Inward and outward movements of motor vehicles

refer to traffic through the control points at Lok Ma
Chau, Man Kam To, Sha Tau Kok and Shenzhen Bay
to and from the Mainland.
Inward and outward movements of passenger trains
refer to the through train service operated by the
MTR Corporation Limited between Hong Kong and
the Mainland.
Statistics in Table 10.2 do not include goods in transit
through Hong Kong. Cargo discharged includes
imports and inward transhipment, and cargo loaded
includes exports (domestic exports and re-exports)
and outward transhipment.
A licensed ferry service is a ferry service operated
under a licence granted under the Ferries Ordinance
(Cap. 104).
Motor vehicle registration, which is normally a
one-off matter, means giving the vehicle a
registration mark and putting it into its appropriate
class by Transport Department. Motor vehicle
licensing conveys the right for a vehicle to be driven
on a road. The valid period is either 4 months or a
year.
219

5.5
Light goods vehicles refer to goods vehicles of

permitted gross vehicle weight not exceeding
5.5 tonnes.
5.5
24
Medium goods vehicles refer to goods vehicles of

permitted gross vehicle weight exceeding 5.5 tonnes
but not exceeding 24 tonnes.
24
38
Heavy goods vehicles refer to goods vehicles of

permitted gross vehicle weight exceeding 24 tonnes
but not exceeding 38 tonnes.
Special purpose vehicles refer to vehicles not for the

carrying of goods or passengers, e.g. road sweeper
and fork-lift truck.
2016 1

Statistics on traffic accidents exclude accidents

involving damages only.
Statistics on passenger arrivals and departures as well
as Hong Kong resident departures refer exclusively to
inward and outward movements of passengers and
Hong Kong residents. Refused landing passengers
are excluded.
Visitor arrivals refer to arrivals by all non-Hong
Kong residents through immigration formalities.
Overnight visitors are defined as those who stay at
least 1 night in collective or private accommodation
in Hong Kong. Same-day in-town visitors are
those who pass through Hong Kong Immigration, but
do not spend a night in collective or private
accommodation in Hong Kong.
Statistics of hotels and number of rooms are revised
from time to time as information on latest situation of
the hotel industry becomes available.
Hotel room occupancy rate is compiled based on
daily rooms occupied against daily rooms available
for sales of responded hotels and guesthouses to
Hong Kong Tourism Board Monthly Hotel Room
Occupancy Survey. Rooms under repair or being
refurnished are excluded.
220

Further references
Hong Kong Shipping Statistics (Quarterly)
Monthly Traffic and Transport Digest, published by

the Transport Department
Visitor Arrival Statistics, published by the Hong

Kong Tourism Board
Visitor Profile Report, published by the Hong Kong

Tourism Board
A Statistical Review of Hong Kong Tourism,

published by the Hong Kong Tourism Board
Tourism Expenditure Associated to Inbound Tourism,

Hotel Room Occupancy Report, published by the

Hong Kong Tourism Board
Hotel Supply Situation, published by the Hong Kong

Tourism Board
Summary of the Hong Kong Hotel Industry Review,


Operating Characteristics of the Information and
Communications, Financing and Insurance,
Professional and Business Services Sectors

Operating Characteristics of the Transportation,
Storage and Courier Services Sector
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221


10.1
Chart 10.1 Air cargo throughput
Thousand tonnes
5 000
Thousand tonnes
500
4 500
450
4 000
400
3 500
350
3 000
300
2 500
250
2 000
200
1 500
150
1 000
100
500
50
0
2004
2006
2008
2010
Year
2012
2014
0
11/13 2/14 5/14 8/14 11/14 2/15 5/15 8/15 11/15
/ Month/Year
Note : Monthly figures for October to November 2015 are
provisional.
20151011
10.2
Chart 10.2 Port container throughput
Million TEUs
30
Million TEUs
3.0
25
2.5
20
2.0
15
1.5
10
1.0
0.5
0
2004
2006
2008
2010
Year
2012
2014
Note : TEU refers to a 20-foot equivalent unit.
20
2016 1

0.0
9/13 12/13 3/14 6/14 9/14 12/14 3/15 6/15 9/15
/ Month/Year
222


10.3
Chart 10.3 Visitor arrivals
Million persons
70
Million persons
7
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
2004
2006
2008
2016 1

2010
2012
2014
0
11/13 2/14 5/14 8/14 11/14 2/15 5/15 8/15 11/15
/ Month/Year
Year
223

10.1
Inward and outward movements of aircraft, vessels, motor vehicles

and trains
()
Aircraft (numbers)
Year
Month
Ocean vessels
Arrivals
() ()
(numbers)
(thousand NRT)
Departures
()
()
(numbers)
(thousand NRT)
Arrivals
Departures
Total
2012
175 861
175 823
351 684
30 703
412 063
31 264
419 757
2013
186 048
186 032
372 080
29 915
414 491
30 413
421 613
2014
195 520
195 488
391 008
30 176
404 657
28 937
402 672
2014
9
10
11
12
16 011
16 831
16 473
17 126
16 005
16 818
16 463
17 133
32 016
33 649
32 936
34 259
2 412
2 467
2 608
2 618
31 416
33 883
34 764
34 390
2 274
2 370
2 399
2 450
30 940
33 252
34 079
33 963
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
16 695
15 605
17 161
16 866
17 063
16 449
16 696
15 601
17 152
16 861
17 059
16 441
33 391
31 206
34 313
33 727
34 122
32 890
2 702
2 209
2 446
2 474
2 572
2 453
36 389
31 666
34 757
34 597
34 732
35 186
2 498
2 069
2 377
2 405
2 400
2 387
34 882
30 768
34 592
33 986
33 285
34 437
7
8
9
10
11
17 092
17 456
16 537
17 405
16 990
17 106
17 432
16 559
17 405
16 990
34 198
34 888
33 096
34 810
33 980
2 395
2 416
2 320
N.A.
N.A.
34 716
34 760
33 964
N.A.
N.A.
2 318
2 405
2 297
N.A.
N.A.
33 828
34 772
33 696
N.A.
N.A.
#
#
#
#
#
#
River vessels
Year
River passenger ferries to/from Pearl River ports
Arrivals
Departures
() ()
() ()
Month (numbers) (thousand NRT)
(numbers) (thousand NRT)
River passenger ferries to/from Macao
Arrivals
Departures
()
()
() ()
2012
26 346
4 068
27 028
4 185
55 716
10 180
56 820
10 400
2013
25 971
3 999
26 383
4 070
54 280
9 946
55 142
10 111
26 227
4 071
26 488
4 116
53 732
9 858
54 775
10 063
2014
9
10
11
12
2 094
2 251
2 120
2 251
322
347
330
355
2 117
2 282
2 151
2 264
325
353
335
357
4 325
4 464
4 356
4 788
804
831
804
881
4 392
4 521
4 429
4 884
818
843
820
901
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
2 292
2 251
2 433
2 395
2 356
2 249
358
358
392
384
377
360
2 344
2 234
2 437
2 396
2 343
2 248
366
355
393
384
375
360
4 655
4 555
4 765
4 911
4 904
4 564
861
837
886
904
897
831
4 697
4 630
4 815
4 988
4 995
4 617
870
851
897
919
915
842
7
8
9
10
11
2 369
2 412
2 312
N.A.
N.A.
383
392
369
N.A.
N.A.
2 361
2 409
2 296
N.A.
N.A.
382
392
366
N.A.
N.A.
4 719
4 970
4 679
N.A.
N.A.
863
923
866
N.A.
N.A.
4 816
5 124
4 744
N.A.
N.A.
883
953
879
N.A.
N.A.
2014
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224


(contd) Inward and outward movements of aircraft, vessels, motor vehicles
and trains
10.1 ()
---
River vessels --- contd
River cargo vessels
Year
Month
Arrivals
() ()
()
Motor vehicles (numbers)
Goods vehicles
Departures
() ()
Arrivals
Departures
Total
2012
78 094
92 675
77 383
83 474
3 835 576
3 835 822
7 671 398
2013
77 374
95 762
76 634
87 013
3 781 371
3 778 510
7 559 881
79 316
97 267
80 401
99 138
3 614 791
3 609 812
7 224 603
2014
9
10
11
12
6 675
6 733
6 915
7 021
7 943
7 938
8 505
8 714
6 919
6 792
7 066
7 207
8 509
8 467
9 098
9 279
312 505
292 019
306 572
314 966
312 082
292 134
305 354
314 518
624 587
584 153
611 926
629 484
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
7 181
4 590
6 479
6 411
6 380
6 203
8 165
6 038
7 689
7 473
7 768
7 554
7 343
4 854
6 501
6 453
6 521
6 373
9 490
7 296
7 394
8 321
8 986
8 614
304 660
195 721
284 065
295 036
289 733
297 791
304 247
195 122
284 481
294 414
289 181
297 726
608 907
390 843
568 546
589 450
578 914
595 517
7
8
9
10
11
6 426
6 406
6 034
N.A.
N.A.
7 451
7 985
6 891
N.A.
N.A.
6 439
6 491
5 985
N.A.
N.A.
7 871
8 170
7 260
N.A.
N.A.
308 998
303 046
304 913
285 592
300 742
308 597
302 510
303 731
285 265
300 567
617 595
605 556
608 644
570 857
601 309
2014
Year
Month
() ---
Motor vehicles (numbers) --- contd
Passenger vehicles
Arrivals
Departures
Total
Trains
()
Passenger trains (numbers)
Arrivals
Departures
Total
2012
3 939 808
3 921 597
7 861 405
4 757
4 757
9 514
2013
3 992 745
3 991 865
7 984 610
4 738
4 739
9 477
3 995 064
3 991 727
7 986 791
4 739
4 739
9 478
2014
9
10
11
12
326 727
341 133
334 691
349 150
328 640
340 220
332 302
348 238
655 367
681 353
666 993
697 388
390
403
390
403
390
403
390
403
780
806
780
806
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
352 090
302 670
342 153
341 869
338 557
335 396
351 525
300 965
343 356
340 076
336 227
337 386
703 615
603 635
685 509
681 945
674 784
672 782
403
364
403
390
401
390
403
364
403
390
401
390
806
728
806
780
802
780
7
8
9
10
11
342 060
351 009
340 752
356 303
344 039
341 613
350 388
339 639
356 033
344 577
683 673
701 397
680 391
712 336
688 616
403
403
390
403
390
403
403
390
403
390
806
806
780
806
780
2014
NRT =
2016 1

Note :
NRT = Net registered tonnage
Sources : Civil Aviation Department;

Customs and Excise Department;
Marine Department;
MTR Corporation Limited
225

10.2
Inward and outward movements of cargo
Thousand tonnes
Year
Month
(1)
By river(1)
(1)
By ocean(1)
By air
Discharged
Loaded
Total
Discharged
Loaded
Total
Discharged
Loaded
Total
1 463
2 562
4 025
117 448
71 412
188 860
37 251
43 172
80 423
2013
1 488
2 639
4 127
116 071
68 168
184 238
46 205
45 612
91 817
2014
1 585
2 791
4 376
130 527
66 793
197 321
53 657
46 758
100 416
2012
2014
9
10
11
12
132
135
142
141
232
249
278
246
364
384
420
387
10 397
10 065
9 850
12 240
5 169
5 335
5 193
5 184
15 566
15 400
15 043
17 424
5 195
4 632
4 685
4 307
4 101
4 567
4 384
4 746
9 296
9 199
9 069
9 053
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
135
115
145
129
134
130
221
188
219
232
232
220
356
303
364
361
366
349
13 070
8 425
9 504
9 854
10 338
9 800
5 528
4 392
4 871
4 785
4 845
4 976
18 597
12 817
14 375
14 639
15 183
14 776
4 756
2 961
3 197
3 552
3 500
3 479
4 838
2 506
4 384
4 639
4 141
4 444
9 594
5 467
7 581
8 191
7 641
7 922
7
8
9
10
11
132
129
130
139
135
230
232
237
253
272
363
361
368
392
407
9 741
8 271
9 002
8 109
N.A.
5 178
4 668
4 343
4 092
N.A.
14 920
12 939
13 345
12 201
N.A.
3 306
3 391
3 214
2 882
N.A.
4 484
4 439
3 747
3 092
N.A.
7 790
7 830
6 961
5 973
N.A.
#
#
#
#
#
#
By road
Year
Month
Total
Discharged
Loaded
Total
Discharged
Loaded
Total
2012
15 978
10 237
26 215
172 140
127 383
299 523
2013
15 655
9 902
25 557
179 419
126 321
305 739
2014
15 019
9 191
24 209
200 789
125 534
326 322
2014
9
10
11
12
1 340
1 232
1 292
1 339
793
726
745
774
2 133
1 959
2 036
2 113
17 064
16 064
15 969
18 028
10 296
10 877
10 600
10 950
27 359
26 942
26 569
28 978
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
1 264
826
1 134
1 208
1 179
1 236
772
452
766
772
747
749
2 036
1 278
1 900
1 981
1 927
1 985
19 225
12 327
13 981
14 743
15 151
14 645
11 359
7 538
10 240
10 428
9 965
10 388
30 583
19 865
24 221
25 171
25 116
25 032
7
8
9
10
11
1 295
1 260
1 272
1 173
1 233
762
737
724
660
692
2 058
1 998
1 996
1 833
1 925
14 476
13 051
13 618
12 303
N.A.
10 655
10 077
9 052
8 096
N.A.
25 130
23 128
22 669
20 399
N.A.
(1)
2016 1

Note :
(1) Ocean refers to transport by vessels operating beyond the river trade
limits, while river refers to transport by vessels operating exclusively
within the river trade limits.
Sources : Civil Aviation Department;

Customs and Excise Department;
Outward Processing and Shipping Statistics Section,
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10.3
Port container throughput by main cargo handling location
Thousand TEUs
Container terminals
Inward
Year
Month
Laden
Outward
Empty
Laden
Empty
2012
7 452
1 362
7 915
746
2013
7 495
1 210
7 767
647
2014
7 909
1 113
7 831
734
2014
7
8
9
10
11
12
706
653
627
616
620
647
90
89
98
97
94
91
701
660
626
619
624
597
60
55
64
64
63
61
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
631
512
608
625
628
605
95
84
80
85
78
82
635
531
530
588
601
587
64
53
72
73
71
65
7
8
9
600
579
536
88
87
84
604
589
544
58
61
50
Other than container terminals
Inward
Year
Month
Outward
Laden
Empty
Laden
Empty
2012
2 372
521
1 913
836
2013
2 259
511
1 733
732
2014
1 633
616
1 667
723
2014
7
8
9
10
11
12
135
151
124
147
144
111
54
55
55
56
55
48
127
200
140
162
123
156
60
61
59
65
54
60
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
140
93
79
110
190
189
50
39
45
56
53
50
144
96
191
145
130
136
63
35
51
57
57
52
7
8
9
186
151
207
59
55
49
191
139
110
55
46
54
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227


(contd) Port container throughput by main cargo handling location
10.3 ()
Thousand TEUs
Total throughput
Inward
Year
Month
Laden
Outward
Empty
Total
Laden
Empty
2012
9 824
1 882
9 828
1 582
23 117
2013
9 754
1 721
9 500
1 378
22 352
2014
9 543
1 728
9 499
1 457
22 226
2014
7
8
9
10
11
12
842
804
752
764
764
758
145
144
154
153
149
139
828
861
766
781
747
753
120
116
123
128
117
122
1 934
1 924
1 794
1 826
1 777
1 772
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
771
605
687
734
818
793
145
123
125
141
130
132
779
627
721
733
731
722
127
88
123
131
128
117
1 821
1 444
1 656
1 739
1 808
1 765
7
8
9
786
729
743
147
142
133
796
728
654
112
107
104
1 841
1 706
1 634
20
2016 1

Note :
TEU refers to a 20-foot equivalent unit.
Source : Marine Department
228

10.4
Average daily public transport passenger journeys by public transport operator
Thousands
Franchised buses
Year
Month
Kowloon
Motor Bus
Citybus
New World
First Bus
Long Win
Bus
New
Lantao Bus
()
MTR buses
(Northwest
New Territories)
(1)
Residents
services(1)
Sub-total
2012
2 576.2
621.4
489.2
85.4
60.9
3 833.2
233.9
125.7
2013
2 610.4
643.3
498.8
90.9
64.7
3 908.0
238.4
130.8
2014 ^
2 617.1
647.5
484.8
95.4
69.1
3 914.0
237.4
138.1
132.6
144.0
147.7
146.8
142.1
2014
8
9
10 ^
11 ^
12 ^
2 647.6
2 657.2
2 486.6
2 602.3
2 606.3
681.8
657.3
572.0
623.1
627.6
504.8
499.2
396.2
451.4
464.5
100.1
95.9
98.0
98.4
97.2
74.3
69.8
72.0
70.7
70.6
4 008.5
3 979.3
3 624.8
3 845.9
3 866.3
241.5
246.6
238.8
240.8
234.8
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
2 633.2
2 602.3
2 669.2
2 589.5
2 585.9
2 647.7
626.2
627.6
632.9
615.9
603.5
623.6
463.8
462.6
475.3
458.6
449.2
459.6
96.7
95.6
98.5
101.0
97.5
101.9
71.2
73.7
71.7
70.2
68.7
65.5
3 891.0
3 861.9
3 947.6
3 835.2
3 804.8
3 898.5
239.8
233.5
235.6
232.2
233.9
240.6
7
8
9
10
2 605.4
2 628.8
2 725.7
2 696.1
613.1
634.8
633.9
630.9
450.0
457.6
471.2
467.1
103.3
104.9
100.9
100.4
66.6
67.8
71.5
70.2
3 838.4
3 894.0
4 003.2
3 964.8
231.9
239.4
242.0
236.6
(2)
MTR Lines(2)
Airport
Express Line
Light Rail
2012
4 220.7
34.7
456.9
2013
4 357.1
37.4
470.3
2014 ^
4 562.1
40.8
Month
Hongkong
Tramways
#
#
#
#
#
#
142.5
134.0
140.4
134.3
136.7
138.8
133.7
131.2
143.4
141.1
Sub-total
Green
minibus
202.3 (3)
4 914.6
1 526.8
353.3
1 880.1
198.0 (3)
5 062.8
1 512.3
351.8
1 864.1
477.3
181.5 (3)
5 261.6
1 510.8
349.0
1 859.9
353.4
352.0
348.3
352.1
346.5
1 866.1
1 896.4
1 902.5
1 895.8
1 839.9
349.4
335.8
347.3
331.4
336.0
342.9
1 840.1
1 804.0
1 842.6
1 831.3
1 843.7
1 892.4
342.2
339.8
332.2
331.0
1 870.4
1 874.3
1 909.2
1 891.0
2014
8
9
10 ^
11 ^
12 ^
4 584.8
4 620.5
4 998.9
4 933.6
4 785.4
39.9
43.3
44.4
42.3
44.6
472.1
500.7
499.9
495.2
475.0
185.1
185.7
134.3
155.2 (3)
173.2 (3)
5 281.9
5 350.2
5 677.5
5 626.4
5 478.2
1 512.7
1 544.5
1 554.2
1 543.8
1 493.5
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
4 715.6
4 687.7
4 629.9
4 464.6
4 465.6
4 581.7
41.0
39.4
44.2
45.0
39.3
42.7
476.1
466.6
476.8
462.9
480.1
491.0
183.6
180.8
183.7
173.1
166.0 (3)
168.8
5 416.3
5 374.5
5 334.7
5 145.5
5 151.0
5 284.2
1 490.7
1 468.2
1 495.3
1 499.9
1 507.6
1 549.5
7
8
9
10
4 607.8
4 650.2
4 684.9
4 680.9
42.2
43.1
44.1
45.1
480.3
473.2
508.0
495.3
164.3
169.9
179.9
182.6
5 294.7
5 336.3
5 417.0
5 403.9
1 528.3
1 534.5
1 577.1
1 559.9
2016 1

Public light buses
Red
minibus
Railways
Year
229
#
#
#
#
#
#
#
#
#
#
Sub-total

#
#
#
#
#
#
#
#
#
#

(contd) Average daily public transport passenger journeys by
public transport operator
10.4 ()
Thousands
(4)
Ferries(4)
Year
Month
Taxi
New World First Ferry
Star Ferry
Other licensed ferries
Sub-total
Total
2012
956.1
37.3
59.2
38.4
134.9
12 078.6
2013
1 010.5
39.4
59.3
36.9
135.6
12 350.2
2014 ^
972.6
40.3
57.7
37.4
135.4
12 519.0
1 018.2
988.2
911.9
942.7
957.4
44.3
37.7
41.0
41.0
38.1
63.0
50.2
57.4
56.9
64.1
37.4
36.9
38.7
39.2
36.5
144.7
124.9
137.2
137.0
138.6
12 693.5
12 729.7
12 640.4
12 835.5
12 657.3
38.5
41.8
40.5
45.8
40.5
37.8
59.1
63.1
51.3
54.6
48.8
48.5
37.2
37.9
37.6
40.8
37.1
36.8
134.8
142.8
129.4
141.3
126.4
123.1
12 606.4
12 520.1
12 600.7
12 255.2
12 246.6
12 572.4
39.0
43.5
39.7
40.5
57.4
60.1
48.8
55.3
33.2
37.1
38.6
39.7
129.7
140.6
127.1
135.5
12 459.4
12 605.7
12 830.8
12 748.6
2014
8
9
10 ^
11 ^
12 ^
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
942.0
969.4
970.3
935.4
950.1
994.7
7
8
9
10
960.6
989.8
988.9
975.7
#
#
#
#
#
#
#
#
#
#
(1)
Notes :
#
#
#
#
#
#
#
#
#
#
(1) Residents services are services provided by or on behalf of the

management, residents or owners of any residential development for
the carriage of passengers to or from the residential development.
Residents services are a type of non-franchised public bus services.
Non-franchised public buses also provide tour service, hotel service,
student service, employees service, international passenger service
and contract hire service. However, since relevant data are not
available, the patronage figures for these services cannot be
provided.
(2)
(2) MTR Lines include Kwun Tong, Tsuen Wan, Island, Tung Chung,
Disneyland Resort, Tseung Kwan O, East Rail, West Rail, Ma On
Shan Lines and Intercity.
(3)
(3) Excluding passengers on free ride days and specific groups of

passengers enjoying free rides on selected days.
(4)
(4) Ferries includes franchised and licensed services but excludes

kaitos.
2014 9 28 12 15
2016 1

Some services of franchised buses, Hong Kong Tramways, public

light buses, taxis and residents services were suspended or diverted
due to closure of some main roads in urban areas as from
28 September to 15 December 2014. The Hong Kong Tramways
figures exclude passengers who were provided with Free Tram
Transfers and passengers using the free-of-charge circular route
between Victoria Park and Paterson Street due to blockade of the
tram tracks.
Source : Transport Department
230

10.5
Motor vehicles licensed and newly registered

(1)
Motor cycles(1)
Year
Month
Total
licensed
Private cars
New
registration
Total
licensed
Taxis
New
registration
Urban
Total
New
licensed
registration
New Territories
Total
New
licensed
registration
2013
41 766
4 158
475 752
38 119
15 206
626
2 827
136
2014
44 437
4 862
495 038
38 843
15 189
1 444
2 827
264
47 759
5 520
521 852
41 922
15 237
1 940
2 831
397
2014
2015
10
11
12
43 895
44 127
44 437
446
424
377
492 534
492 765
495 038
3 587
2 745
3 657
15 176
15 199
15 189
130
78
99
2 824
2 821
2 827
26
27
23
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
44 622
44 942
45 249
45 595
45 614
46 134
356
388
488
427
455
578
495 969
500 449
501 618
503 714
504 798
509 207
3 024
4 167
3 037
2 578
2 831
4 247
15 165
15 188
15 175
15 156
15 156
15 173
129
122
183
199
206
211
2 817
2 804
2 815
2 811
2 811
2 818
34
54
42
40
45
35
7
8
9
10
11
12
46 394
46 672
47 032
47 198
47 541
47 759
536
518
521
471
480
302
510 843
512 432
514 328
516 812
519 226
521 852
2 938
2 963
3 610
4 076
3 816
4 635
15 192
15 177
15 203
15 207
15 202
15 237
165
174
157
148
143
103
2 816
2 825
2 825
2 821
2 826
2 831
30
23
19
25
18
32
---
Taxis --- contd
Year
Month
Lantau
Total
New
licensed registration
Public buses
Sub-total
Total
New
licensed
registration
New World First Bus
Total
New
licensed
registration
Kowloon Motor Bus
Total
New
licensed
registration
2013
50
18 083
765
715
31
3 844
246
2014
50
18 066
1 714
711
10
3 852
262
50
18 118
2 339
720
121
3 888
582
2014
2015
10
11
12
49
50
50
0
1
0
18 049
18 070
18 066
156
106
122
713
712
711
0
1
0
3 840
3 839
3 852
24
36
34
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
50
50
50
50
50
49
0
0
0
0
0
0
18 032
18 042
18 040
18 017
18 017
18 040
163
176
225
239
251
246
707
709
707
705
705
708
6
8
4
7
4
13
3 832
3 830
3 797
3 814
3 803
3 826
25
50
34
30
34
63
7
8
9
10
11
12
50
50
50
50
50
50
0
0
0
2
0
0
18 058
18 052
18 078
18 078
18 078
18 118
195
197
176
175
161
135
715
716
716
709
709
720
16
19
17
12
2
13
3 862
3 850
3 874
3 858
3 855
3 888
62
55
66
42
71
50
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231


(contd) Motor vehicles licensed and newly registered
10.5 ()
Year
Month
(2)
Citybus(2)
Total
New
New Lantao Bus
Total
New
---
Public buses --- contd
Long Win Bus
Total
New
(3)
Others(3)
Total
New
Sub-total
Total
New
2013
952
161
108
172
10
6 990
300
12 781
2014
957
134
111
179
40
7 033
468
12 843
753
914
2015
944
123
123
190
25
7 016
477
12 881
1 337
2014
10
11
12
958
958
957
7
3
0
112
111
111
0
0
0
176
178
179
1
4
0
7 018
7 020
7 033
47
32
42
12 817
12 818
12 843
79
76
76
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
956
959
952
948
937
933
10
12
6
17
9
18
115
115
114
113
113
114
0
0
0
0
0
0
179
178
179
183
184
183
0
0
1
9
9
0
7 029
7 022
7 009
7 021
7 024
7 021
23
17
74
29
22
35
12 818
12 813
12 758
12 784
12 766
12 785
64
87
119
92
78
129
7
8
9
10
11
12
937
927
923
929
932
944
15
0
2
13
11
10
114
118
120
121
125
123
0
0
0
3
6
0
184
184
186
186
189
190
1
0
4
0
0
1
7 017
7 011
7 013
7 013
7 007
7 016
46
100
32
34
24
41
12 829
12 806
12 832
12 816
12 817
12 881
140
174
121
104
114
115
Private buses
Public light buses
Goods vehicles
Private light buses
Light
goods vehicles
Total
New
Medium
goods vehicles
Total
New
Total
licensed
New
registration
Total
licensed
New
registration
Total
licensed
New
registration
2013
572
39
4 346
47
2 757
291
74 339
4 791
37 902
913
2014
582
42
4 345
91
2 995
427
71 712
6 442
36 630
1 246
Year
Month
2015
610
56
4 344
164
3 066
400
70 431
6 162
36 001
1 155
2014
10
11
12
579
577
582
5
3
12
4 345
4 344
4 345
8
11
7
2 993
2 986
2 995
21
13
34
71 800
71 620
71 712
674
467
555
36 627
36 584
36 630
83
65
58
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
585
592
590
589
592
593
4
11
7
1
1
2
4 347
4 348
4 345
4 348
4 348
4 347
16
15
23
15
7
13
2 997
3 008
3 021
3 032
3 038
3 034
22
34
29
20
16
14
71 696
71 619
71 648
71 345
71 076
71 092
482
449
556
508
515
713
36 653
36 573
36 922
36 726
36 590
36 609
67
65
152
120
141
126
7
8
9
10
11
12
595
596
596
594
599
610
3
1
0
2
6
18
4 345
4 344
4 346
4 344
4 347
4 344
26
15
6
8
8
12
3 006
3 088
3 086
3 072
3 078
3 066
55
146
16
10
16
22
70 991
70 832
70 786
70 653
70 639
70 431
550
482
530
464
468
445
36 581
36 484
36 385
36 215
36 182
36 001
124
91
61
48
66
94
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232


(contd) Motor vehicles licensed and newly registered
10.5 ()
Year
Month
---
Goods vehicles --- contd
Heavy goods vehicles

Sub-total
Total
New
Total
New
licensed
registration
licensed
registration
Special
purpose vehicles
Total
licensed
New
registration
()
Government vehicles
(excluding military vehicles)
Motor cycles
Total
New
licensed
registration
2013
4 755
116 996
5 706
1 556
51
826
2014
5 073
113 415
7 691
1 530
25
762
47
2015
5 398
111 830
7 317
1 552
34
682
109
2014
10
11
12
5 006
5 030
5 073
0
0
0
113 433
113 234
113 415
757
532
613
1 533
1 531
1 530
2
2
2
773
768
762
0
0
0
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
5 109
5 129
5 175
5 227
5 256
5 266
0
0
0
0
0
0
113 458
113 321
113 745
113 298
112 922
112 967
549
514
708
628
656
839
1 531
1 533
1 543
1 546
1 544
1 546
3
6
3
1
1
4
757
740
728
719
709
699
1
0
0
0
1
10
7
8
9
10
11
12
5 322
5 333
5 377
5 415
5 445
5 398
0
0
0
0
0
0
112 894
112 649
112 548
112 283
112 266
111 830
674
573
591
512
534
539
1 556
1 563
1 554
1 539
1 543
1 552
3
4
2
2
2
3
699
697
692
675
666
682
1
17
6
0
3
70
Year
Month
() ---
Government vehicles
(excluding military vehicles) --- contd
Other vehicles
Sub-total
Total
New
Total
New
licensed
registration
licensed
registration
2013
5 479
594
6 305
594
Total registered
Grand total
Total
licensed
New
registration
All
vehicles
Private
cars
680 914
50 523
750 076
517 997
2014
5 527
435
6 289
482
699 540
55 091
769 199
541 751
2015
5 569
640
6 251
749
728 263
59 838
797 634
567 886
2014
10
11
12
5 508
5 507
5 527
44
24
81
6 281
6 275
6 289
44
24
81
696 459
696 727
699 540
5 105
3 936
4 981
765 147
766 720
769 199
537 828
539 419
541 751
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
5 528
5 529
5 539
5 562
5 562
5 575
72
43
44
80
49
105
6 285
6 269
6 267
6 281
6 271
6 274
73
43
44
80
50
115
700 644
705 317
707 176
709 204
709 910
714 927
4 274
5 441
4 683
4 081
4 346
6 187
771 116
774 610
777 167
778 144
779 676
782 976
543 577
546 878
548 530
549 772
551 329
554 196
7
8
9
10
11
12
5 575
5 575
5 571
5 574
5 572
5 569
67
21
31
41
45
42
6 274
6 272
6 263
6 249
6 238
6 251
68
38
37
41
48
112
716 794
718 474
720 663
722 985
725 733
728 263
4 638
4 629
5 080
5 401
5 185
5 893
784 777
786 712
789 368
792 090
794 767
797 634
555 702
557 364
559 699
562 274
564 738
567 886
Notes :
Figures for New registration include registration of brand-new vehicles

only.
Total vehicles licensed and registered figures refer to end of period

position whereas new registration figures refer to registrations during the
period.
(1)
(1) Including motor tricycles.
(2)
(2) Including public buses of Citybus Franchise 1 and 2.
(3)
(3) Referring to non-franchised public buses which can provide tour

service, hotel service, student service, employees service,
international passenger service, residents service, multiple transport
service and/or contract hire service.

2016 1


233

10.6
Vehicular flow through tunnels, Lantau Link and vehicular ferry services
Thousands
Cross Harbour Tunnel
Private cars, taxis

and motor cycles
Buses and
light buses
Goods vehicles
and others
Total
2012
29 048
4 720
9 498
43 266
2013
28 799
4 506
9 310
42 615
2014
28 557
4 397
9 091
42 044
Year
Month
2014
8
9
10
11
12
2 387
2 298
2 371
2 373
2 455
374
347
364
364
373
791
747
740
735
771
3 552
3 392
3 475
3 471
3 599
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
2 454
2 327
2 503
2 383
2 388
2 317
369
308
366
353
364
338
794
621
790
754
773
775
3 616
3 256
3 659
3 490
3 525
3 430
7
8
9
10
2 375
2 419
2 383
2 453
346
352
332
358
793
796
755
780
3 514
3 567
3 470
3 590
Eastern Harbour Crossing
Private cars,
taxis and
motor cycles
2012
2013
2014
Year
Month
Western Harbour Crossing
Total
Private cars,
taxis and
motor cycles
Buses and
light buses
Goods
vehicles
and others
Total
4 165
25 884
17 130
2 370
2 625
22 125
4 246
26 318
17 483
2 369
2 762
22 614
1 263
4 312
26 658
17 634
2 355
3 017
23 006
Buses and
light buses
Goods
vehicles
and others
20 390
1 329
20 807
1 266
21 083
2014
8
9
10
11
12
1 839
1 782
1 694
1 755
1 811
103
106
107
108
108
384
372
368
373
387
2 325
2 260
2 169
2 236
2 306
1 595
1 540
1 257
1 330
1 489
200
196
188
191
199
265
265
272
266
278
2 059
2 001
1 718
1 787
1 965
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
1 799
1 699
1 889
1 733
1 825
1 821
111
94
115
103
108
110
374
288
375
355
376
390
2 284
2 081
2 380
2 190
2 309
2 322
1 531
1 363
1 592
1 431
1 521
1 552
192
166
191
177
180
178
259
209
257
242
260
275
1 983
1 738
2 040
1 851
1 961
2 006
7
8
9
10
1 770
1 845
1 817
1 834
104
102
106
109
389
394
380
384
2 263
2 341
2 302
2 327
1 479
1 557
1 540
1 604
179
179
175
184
272
280
279
281
1 930
2 016
1 994
2 069
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234


(contd) Vehicular flow through tunnels, Lantau Link and
vehicular ferry services
10.6 ()
Thousands
Year
Month
Lion Rock
Tunnel
Aberdeen
Tunnel
Shing Mun
Tunnels
Tseung Kwan O
Tunnel
Tates Cairn
Tunnel
Kai Tak
Tunnel
2012
32 188
23 779
17 893
30 496
20 411
20 066
2013
32 857
23 661
18 235
31 096
20 402
20 803
2014
33 072
23 433
18 644
31 738
20 821
19 628
2014
8
9
10
11
12
2 798
2 712
2 761
2 784
2 863
2 016
1 946
1 940
1 900
1 970
1 594
1 565
1 587
1 574
1 634
2 723
2 654
2 674
2 689
2 747
1 785
1 781
1 785
1 794
1 847
1 663
1 598
1 646
1 602
1 639
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
2 862
2 588
2 887
2 723
2 818
2 740
2 026
1 815
2 045
1 928
1 988
1 952
1 611
1 469
1 626
1 564
1 606
1 580
2 734
2 505
2 786
2 629
2 768
2 720
1 809
1 684
1 848
1 732
1 813
1 806
1 660
1 458
1 657
1 565
1 636
1 606
7
8
9
10
2 767
2 835
2 786
2 849
1 918
2 000
1 946
2 010
1 612
1 631
1 605
1 624
2 705
2 768
2 726
2 783
1 784
1 810
1 819
1 846
1 668
1 655
1 608
1 645
Month
Tai Lam
Tunnel
Lantau Link
Discovery Bay
Tunnel Link
Eagles Nest Tunnel and

Sha Tin Heights Tunnel
Vehicular ferry
services
Year
2012
20 793
25 139
398
14 482
46
2013
21 883
26 710
438
15 621
44
2014
22 717
28 387
480
16 977
43
2014
8
9
10
11
12
1 966
1 925
1 896
1 911
2 023
2 501
2 360
2 474
2 467
2 573
36
37
40
57
59
1 462
1 465
1 486
1 500
1 535
4
4
4
3
3
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
1 968
1 719
1 886
1 819
1 865
1 856
2 428
2 245
2 592
2 558
2 517
2 512
59
54
61
59
62
63
1 508
1 313
1 535
1 437
1 505
1 522
3
3
3
3
4
4
7
8
9
10
1 888
1 919
1 857
1 895
2 604
2 676
2 514
2 642
58
62
62 *
65
1 527
1 553
1 550
1 590
4
4
4
4
2016 1

235

10.7
Traffic accidents and casualties
Accidents
Hong Kong
Island
2012
Casualties
Hong Kong Island
Serious
Kowloon
New
Territories
Total
Fatal
3 005
5 495
7 394
15 894
23
443
3 282
2013
3 057
5 620
7 412
16 089
19
446
3 320
2014
3 011
5 534
7 245
15 790
13
471
3 181
Year
Month
Slight
2014
9
10
11
12
246
269
242
240
470
453
493
497
571
624
602
636
1 287
1 346
1 337
1 373
4
1
1
0
38
40
40
32
271
290
237
255
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
259
205
235
218
239
235
520
395
471
452
490
500
625
533
619
630
650
655
1 404
1 133
1 325
1 300
1 379
1 390
0
0
2
1
1
2
48
35
37
48
85
48
265
242
242
209
267
258
7
8
9
10
11
253
228
247
256
251
524
480
519
463
447
648
635
636
654
563
1 425
1 343
1 402
1 373
1 261
1
2
2
2
2
50
38
29
36
32
250
239
247
260
250
---
Casualties --- contd
Kowloon
Year
Month
New Territories
Total
Fatal
Serious
Slight
Fatal
Serious
Slight
2012
50
711
6 167
47
1 367
8 120
20 210
2013
49
711
6 412
62
1 473
8 104
20 596
2014
34
733
6 139
53
1 411
7 819
19 854
2014
9
10
11
12
2
5
4
2
67
67
63
60
540
471
527
560
6
7
5
7
92
122
114
112
669
657
633
684
1 689
1 660
1 624
1 712
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
4
3
8
5
5
3
60
60
67
72
63
70
545
429
506
506
562
544
5
3
4
4
3
5
127
105
118
124
106
107
658
580
704
644
716
757
1 712
1 457
1 688
1 613
1 808
1 794
7
8
9
10
11
8
1
3
6
3
68
57
60
40
34
583
532
560
511
550
10
4
2
3
2
132
102
99
106
77
694
750
651
740
606
1 796
1 725
1 653
1 704
1 556
2015
2016 1

Note :
Figures for 2015 are provisional and will be revised from time to time.
Source : Hong Kong Police Force
236

10.8
Year
2013
2014
2015
2014
2015
Year
2013
2014
2015
2014
2015
Passenger arrivals by control point
Macau Ferry Terminal
Ferry
Helicopters
Month
Airport
(1)
Harbour
Control(1)
10
11
12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
20 904 613
22 034 273
23 573 922
1 930 500
1 782 455
1 976 417
1 758 571
1 801 530
1 931 380
2 057 999
1 942 546
1 885 384
2 010 268
2 274 375
1 760 694
2 104 647
1 954 300
2 092 228
325 254
32 874
34 931
3 050
3 475
2 440
2 970
2 442
3 502
2 907
2 625
3 054
2 751
3 090
2 836
3 177
3 322
2 255
8 135 873
7 931 733
7 763 895
615 368
620 762
693 541
606 795
647 948
601 368
669 458
637 161
598 911
680 902
744 722
620 861
606 031
627 180
722 558
Month
Hung Hom
Control Point
Lo Wu
Control Point
Lok Ma Chau
Spur Line
Control Point
10
11
12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
2 215 375
2 248 456
2 099 687
185 498
181 871
194 081
184 138
184 309
160 485
190 911
172 705
157 637
180 188
191 676
159 594
174 849
166 483
176 712
45 112 396
43 018 707
42 094 438
3 626 762
3 645 135
3 780 150
3 768 814
3 396 861
3 359 460
3 696 466
3 455 223
3 249 558
3 420 790
3 765 279
3 422 333
3 484 497
3 472 607
3 602 550
23 884 583
27 264 339
29 889 312
2 474 693
2 569 336
2 599 749
2 669 246
2 208 329
2 464 936
2 572 940
2 445 190
2 305 382
2 327 777
2 551 119
2 472 142
2 536 311
2 639 735
2 696 205
35 312
29 195
23 477
2 522
2 899
2 742
2 768
1 561
1 586
1 776
1 733
2 122
1 862
1 853
2 023
2 006
2 261
1 926
(2)(3)
China Ferry
Terminal(2)(3)
(4)
Tuen Mun Ferry
Terminal(4)
River Trade
Terminal
(3)(5)
Kai Tak Cruise
Terminal(3)(5)
4 153 348
3 982 501
3 836 219
320 930
313 223
356 347
325 062
359 003
278 045
335 833
301 251
277 833
320 104
379 244
295 906
309 360
299 546
355 032
66
108
112
5
0
4
9
13
16
20
7
3
6
3
4
4
25
2
118 401
699 975
828 306
65 059
58 800
54 301
57 990
70 050
70 442
71 426
64 895
70 155
76 184
92 255
69 523
73 103
55 808
56 475
Sha Tau Kok Shenzhen Bay

Control Point Control Point
Total
(6)
Lok Ma Chau Man Kam To

Control Point Control Point(6)
15 424 084
15 721 959
15 530 068
1 299 555
1 344 836
1 384 701
1 318 352
1 187 023
1 231 440
1 432 088
1 335 864
1 196 401
1 297 478
1 454 958
1 243 490
1 337 874
1 270 982
1 224 118
Notes :
691 483
2 240 169
2 288 443
230 684
240 231
246 020
266 810
207 566
183 268
186 511
190 052
174 898
156 544
165 304
187 821
190 047
189 940
189 682
1 737 110
1 648 083
1 614 692
140 027
139 593
147 860
149 119
148 522
129 995
139 579
126 973
120 031
126 944
142 598
132 056
135 512
129 293
134 070
16 001 290
18 449 581
18 742 819
1 582 521
1 644 105
1 703 000
1 739 294
1 634 537
1 440 381
1 599 830
1 480 560
1 412 744
1 480 389
1 628 341
1 553 692
1 577 222
1 573 122
1 622 707
138 739 188

145 301 953
148 320 321
12 477 174
12 546 721
13 141 353
12 849 938
11 849 694
11 856 304
12 957 744
12 156 785
11 454 113
12 082 187
13 394 817
11 922 975
12 534 640
12 384 604
12 876 520
Figures exclude refused landing passengers and drivers.
(1) 2013 9 30
2013 9 30
(2)
(3)
(1) Figures before 30 September 2013 included passengers on cruise liners.

Starting from 30 September 2013, figures for these passengers are
included in the figures for Kai Tak Cruise Terminal.
(4) 2011 4 15 2012 6 30

2012 7 1
(5) 2013 6 12
(4) Tuen Mun Ferry Terminal provided ferry services between Tuen Mun and
Macao during 15 April 2011 to 30 June 2012. From 1 July 2012, ferry
services at the Terminal have been suspended until further notice.
(2) Figures refer to passenger arrivals with immigration clearance handled by

the China Ferry Terminal Section of the Immigration Department.
(3) Including passengers by cruises to high seas.
(5) The inaugural berthing at Kai Tak Cruise Terminal took place on 12 June
2013. Figures refer to passenger arrivals with immigration clearance
handled by the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal Section of the Immigration
Department.
(6) From 22 February 2010 to 25 August 2013, clearance services for
passengers at Man Kam To Control Point were suspended. During the
suspension period, the clearance services were provided to goods
vehicles and cross-boundary students, whereas clearance services were
also provided to passengers using limited cross-boundary bus services
since 27 March 2010.
(6) 2010 2 22
2013 8 25
2010 3
27
2016 1

237

10.9
Year
2013
2014
2015
2014
2015
Year
2013
2014
2015
2014
2015
Passenger departures by control point
Macau Ferry Terminal

(2)(3)
China Ferry
Ferry
Helicopters Terminal(2)(3)
Month
Airport
(1)
Harbour
Control(1)
10
11
12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
20 045 693
21 197 137
22 745 563
1 712 544
1 703 830
1 927 963
1 676 810
1 807 376
1 845 910
1 926 845
1 875 288
1 857 169
2 032 384
2 022 993
1 843 606
1 868 319
1 890 278
2 098 585
317 904
26 082
23 959
2 478
1 908
2 001
1 439
1 716
1 914
2 159
2 329
2 255
2 508
2 173
1 932
2 416
1 475
1 643
9 485 127
9 714 969
9 615 622
761 801
806 139
899 373
747 756
752 813
735 370
868 188
823 447
719 900
817 814
956 794
769 135
802 440
787 605
834 360
Month
Hung Hom
Control Point
Lo Wu
Control Point
Lok Ma Chau
Spur Line
Control Point
10
11
12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
2 237 216
2 232 959
2 115 734
193 668
175 603
193 531
178 548
191 456
166 314
197 602
173 383
160 263
180 202
188 900
156 523
183 364
162 550
176 629
46 988 149
44 128 452
41 113 045
3 557 799
3 523 644
3 729 897
3 617 625
3 485 253
3 241 100
3 570 046
3 312 336
3 166 668
3 374 479
3 636 798
3 345 589
3 450 285
3 333 914
3 578 952
22 784 931
27 411 179
32 049 545
2 641 261
2 813 287
2 835 446
2 919 591
2 293 121
2 642 258
2 797 650
2 667 475
2 494 484
2 481 030
2 719 746
2 622 085
2 719 463
2 802 013
2 890 629
37 303
31 552
25 309
2 565
2 984
2 937
2 777
1 670
1 726
2 068
1 893
2 342
1 953
2 040
2 221
2 191
2 347
2 081
Notes :
River Trade
Terminal
(3)(5)
Kai Tak Cruise
Terminal(3)(5)
32
59
77
5
2
3
1
2
9
17
4
6
10
4
3
2
9
10
120 502
704 608
837 314
64 187
59 124
56 355
60 300
67 941
72 385
74 654
66 080
67 065
78 277
89 279
74 412
73 844
56 001
57 076
Sha Tau Kok Shenzhen Bay

Control Point Control Point
Total
5 047 346
5 205 989
4 669 985
406 028
411 008
457 223
399 143
411 086
342 996
422 563
386 383
353 695
390 117
456 147
351 434
374 235
375 638
406 548
(6)
Lok Ma Chau Man Kam To

Control Point Control Point(6)
13 009 857
12 821 055
12 936 111
1 091 549
1 073 112
1 120 416
1 093 860
1 071 632
1 042 169
1 115 547
1 070 798
1 056 372
1 066 936
1 179 026
1 013 800
1 105 651
1 037 395
1 082 925
(4)
Tuen Mun Ferry
Terminal(4)
482 859
1 451 944
1 707 588
146 134
148 888
152 778
167 782
144 389
134 016
130 662
136 300
132 436
122 136
126 081
154 316
155 561
152 060
151 849
1 657 549
1 567 134
1 516 945
134 399
130 887
139 307
135 005
137 530
125 551
134 258
118 698
113 942
118 586
131 797
123 705
129 277
121 155
127 441
16 448 672
18 762 202
18 944 494
1 627 813
1 664 867
1 727 157
1 721 231
1 676 411
1 494 073
1 602 056
1 510 676
1 446 553
1 476 304
1 631 426
1 527 476
1 638 278
1 572 290
1 647 720
138 663 140

145 255 321
148 301 291
12 342 231
12 515 283
13 244 387
12 721 868
12 042 396
11 845 791
12 844 315
12 145 090
11 573 150
12 142 736
13 143 204
11 986 237
12 505 326
12 294 730
13 056 448
Figures exclude drivers.
(1) 2013 9 30
2013 9 30
(2)
(3)

(4) 2011 4 15 2012 6 30

2012 7 1
(5) 2013 6 12
(2) Figures refer to passenger departures with immigration clearance handled

by the China Ferry Terminal Section of the Immigration Department.
2013. Figures refer to passenger departures with immigration clearance
handled by the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal Section of the Immigration
Department.
suspension period, the clearance services were provided to goods vehicles
and cross-boundary students, whereas clearance services were also
provided to passengers using limited cross-boundary bus services since
27 March 2010.
(6) 2010 2 22
2013 8 25
2010
3 27

2016 1


238

10.10
Year
2013
2014
2015
2014
2015
Year
2013
2014
2015
2014
2015
Hong Kong resident departures by control point
Macau Ferry
Terminal
(2)(3)
China Ferry
Terminal(2)(3)
(4)
Tuen Mun
Ferry Terminal(4)
River Trade
Terminal
(3)(5)
Kai Tak Cruise
Terminal(3)(5)
2 166 584
1 932 105
1 857 016
149 856
151 331
169 127
136 465
153 104
144 034
197 477
148 733
146 863
154 548
171 221
149 709
138 081
143 240
173 541
7
11
12
1
0
0
0
0
0
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
48 383
336 885
459 138
29 105
27 528
32 297
28 220
32 428
32 542
36 470
40 149
38 470
48 397
52 763
45 951
38 518
29 859
35 371
Month
Airport
(1)
Harbour
Control(1)
10
11
12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
8 596 408
9 222 535
10 442 907
732 871
723 632
909 725
635 004
804 310
852 612
945 190
874 455
894 801
1 001 270
922 522
832 986
836 028
817 434
1 026 295
124 580
3 205
4 916
443
251
99
189
295
318
358
391
634
429
342
590
814
200
356
5 394 047
5 239 196
5 426 081
413 762
421 605
455 262
392 907
428 196
423 228
480 666
438 541
441 390
481 653
526 591
456 874
426 577
434 457
495 001
Month
Hung Hom
Control Point
Lo Wu
Control Point
Lok Ma Chau
Spur Line
Control Point
10
11
12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
923 135
900 877
900 958
73 264
70 552
80 569
67 053
77 834
74 604
96 740
76 388
69 473
74 580
72 952
72 256
71 118
69 048
78 912
33 285 775
30 662 944
29 526 838
2 499 541
2 470 499
2 604 842
2 467 745
2 271 792
2 449 111
2 710 397
2 422 354
2 355 644
2 408 841
2 480 056
2 484 960
2 464 433
2 420 590
2 590 915
15 419 101
17 030 330
20 130 706
1 589 633
1 658 145
1 677 600
1 666 868
1 282 202
1 745 666
1 807 174
1 671 531
1 587 710
1 550 887
1 628 086
1 703 366
1 751 975
1 844 584
1 890 657
(6)
Lok Ma Chau
Man Kam To Sha Tau Kok
Control Point Control Point(6) Control Point
9 192 449
8 782 420
8 954 265
733 124
739 280
767 543
748 764
663 361
754 227
797 000
749 759
753 765
737 600
762 273
742 863
739 329
738 096
767 228
Notes :
(1) 2013 9 30
2013 9 30
(2)
7 851 431
8 611 440
9 408 403
755 870
782 926
813 579
765 359
707 988
789 417
876 601
770 925
759 831
702 101
702 927
814 771
810 492
833 441
874 550
84 413 548
84 519 378
89 082 017
7 146 487
7 210 733
7 678 757
7 078 945
6 563 129
7 439 151
8 122 553
7 352 091
7 207 548
7 299 678
7 457 843
7 484 828
7 458 317
7 509 593
8 108 341
Figures exclude drivers.
(2) Figures refer to Hong Kong resident departures with immigration

clearance handled by the China Ferry Terminal Section of the Immigration
Department.
(3)
2013. Figures refer to Hong Kong resident departures with immigration
clearance handled by the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal Section of the
Immigration Department.
suspension period, the clearance services were provided to goods vehicles
and cross-boundary students, whereas clearance services were also
provided to passengers using limited cross-boundary bus services since
27 March 2010.
(6) 2010 2 22
2013 8 25
2010
3 27
2016 1

1 120 250
1 046 817
1 037 921
88 885
86 423
92 091
86 987
82 250
91 958
99 489
82 079
80 334
78 655
83 609
88 811
88 925
85 813
89 011
Total

(4) 2011 4 15 2012 6 30

2012 7 1
(5) 2013 6 12
291 398
750 613
932 856
80 132
78 561
76 023
83 384
59 369
81 434
74 979
76 786
78 633
60 717
54 501
91 691
92 027
92 831
86 504
Shenzhen Bay
Control Point

239

10.11
Year
Visitor arrivals by country/territory of residence
Month
Africa
The Americas
Australia,
New Zealand &
South Pacific
Europe
Middle East
North Asia
2012
173 927
1 777 842
740 795
1 867 715
186 352
2 333 060
2013
168 656
1 665 562
717 419
1 893 726
191 299
2 140 576
2014
166 563
1 679 083
715 479
1 863 271
188 548
2 329 813
2014
9
10
11
12
14 067
15 977
14 148
16 449
130 850
166 271
157 673
139 575
66 613
68 587
54 691
63 891
136 347
196 651
182 978
143 926
15 185
19 606
13 977
13 444
199 343
186 719
184 299
201 950
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
12 591
7 042
14 483
16 402
14 122
12 250
136 906
108 629
163 919
169 157
145 486
133 998
66 155
34 404
57 592
64 908
55 817
55 357
149 626
116 852
184 233
185 962
138 129
114 248
15 118
9 468
15 790
18 539
12 624
11 334
229 594
182 134
201 681
169 566
202 597
148 545
7
8
9
10
11
12 282
12 349
12 436
14 908
12 884
132 320
120 718
128 582
170 672
169 511
53 368
44 346
62 717
66 077
56 990
129 084
133 439
134 131
200 278
189 786
15 756
17 414
16 239
18 001
14 194
162 350
191 618
190 445
187 816
206 198
Month
South &
Southeast Asia
Taiwan
The mainland
of China
Macao
Not identified
Total
2012
3 651 803
2 088 745
34 911 395
882 942
537
48 615 113
2013
3 717 976
2 100 098
40 745 277
957 866
349
54 298 804
2014
3 614 789
2 031 883
47 247 675
1 001 502
230
60 838 836
Year
2014
9
10
11
12
260 695
289 479
306 795
406 959
167 789
167 214
148 294
169 302
3 681 736
4 027 944
4 155 524
4 401 845
74 142
75 233
81 291
109 003
15
21
10
18
4 746 782
5 213 702
5 299 680
5 666 362
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
273 160
165 640
298 186
309 055
327 231
304 041
155 775
156 054
154 032
169 870
153 392
167 791
4 490 420
4 551 825
3 240 825
3 604 713
3 625 308
3 333 433
80 336
73 635
74 547
80 912
81 491
80 225
17
6
10
28
18
6
5 609 698
5 405 689
4 405 298
4 789 112
4 756 215
4 361 228
7
8
9
10
11
293 147
240 408
261 798
302 603
349 406
187 517
189 843
165 810
175 069
160 707
3 845 273
4 550 148
3 509 432
3 857 524
3 512 410
92 316
114 561
77 201
80 534
76 619
18
8
9
12
10
4 923 431
5 614 852
4 558 800
5 073 494
4 748 715
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240

10.12
Destination consumption expenditure of overnight and same-day in-town

visitors by country/territory of residence
$ million
Year
The
Americas
Europe,
Africa & the
Middle East
Australia,
New Zealand
& South Pacific
South &
Southeast
Asia
North Asia
Taiwan
The
mainland
of China
Macao
Total
Destination consumption expenditure of overnight visitors

2012
9,065
11,727
4,558
7,852
17,626
4,343
129,416
1,253
185,841
2013
8,496
11,834
4,395
6,524
18,757
4,502
152,730
1,209
208,448
2014
8,399
11,399
4,120
6,893
18,417
4,518
166,027
1,274
221,048
Destination consumption expenditure of same-day in-town visitors

2012
233
261
98
418
567
695
49,278
1,056
52,606
2013
188
301
85
407
613
742
64,356
1,341
68,034
2014
225
279
77
352
622
728
76,076
1,385
79,744
10.13
Year
Per capita spending and length of stay of visitors by country/territory

of residence
The
Americas
Europe,
Africa & the
Middle East
Australia,
New Zealand
& South Pacific
South &
Southeast
Asia
North Asia
Taiwan
The
mainland
of China
Macao
Overall
()
Per capita spending of overnight visitors ($)
2012
7,266
7,414
7,943
5,234
6,501
5,759
8,565
4,304
7,818
2013
7,300
7,400
7,959
4,821
6,678
5,730
8,937
3,918
8,123
2014
7,151
7,250
7,558
4,502
6,735
5,598
8,703
3,875
7,960
()
Per capita spending of same-day in-town visitors ($)
2012
451
411
623
503
604
521
2,489
1,783
2,121
2013
379
465
532
518
676
565
2,721
2,065
2,378
2014
455
438
474
442
709
596
2,701
2,058
2,414
()
Length of stay for overnight visitors (nights)
2012
4.0
4.0
3.9
2.3
3.2
2.6
3.7
2.2
3.5
2013
4.0
4.1
3.9
2.3
3.3
2.6
3.4
2.2
3.4
2014
4.0
4.1
3.9
2.3
3.4
2.6
3.3
2.2
3.3
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Hotel and guesthouse statistics of Hong Kong by category
High tariff A hotels
High tariff B hotels
Medium tariff hotels
(1)
No. of
hotels(1)
(1)
No. of
rooms(1)
(2)
Room
occupancy
rate(2)
(%)
(1)
No. of
hotels(1)
(1)
No. of
rooms(1)
(2)
Room
occupancy
rate(2)
(%)
(1)
No. of
hotels(1)
(1)
No. of
rooms(1)
(2)
Room
occupancy
rate(2)
(%)
2012
34
17 522
85
73
25 258
91
84
19 566
92
2013
34
17 522
86
83
26 999
89
88
20 048
91
2014
34
17 522
86
86
27 434
91
95
22 029
92
Year
Month
2014
9
10
11
12
34
34
34
34
17 522
17 522
17 522
17 522
83
83
87
87
85
85
86
86
27 405
27 405
27 434
27 434
86
90
91
91
93
93
95
95
21 482
21 482
22 029
22 029
87
90
92
94
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
35
35
35
35
35
35
18 038
18 038
18 038
18 038
18 038
18 038
83
82
85
80
79
81
85
85
86
86
87
87
26 918
26 918
27 308
27 308
27 371
27 371
88
88
85
86
84
85
97
99
99
100
102
102
22 157
22 273
22 273
22 472
22 706
22 706
89
88
82
88
85
82
7
8
9
10
11
35
35
35
35
35
18 038
18 038
18 038
18 038
18 038
79
85
81
88
89
89
89
89
89
89
27 513
27 513
27 512
27 512
27 512
87
93
85
92
93
102
104
104
103
103
22 706
22 964
22 964
22 602
22 602
88
93
84
91
91
Unclassified hotels
All hotels
(1)
No. of
hotels(1)
(1)
No. of
rooms(1)
(2)
Room
occupancy
rate(2)
(%)
(1)
No. of
hotels(1)
(1)
No. of
rooms(1)
(2)
Room
occupancy
rate(2)
(%)
2012
20
5 048
211
67 394
89
2013
20
5 448
225
70 017
89
2014
29
5 736
244
72 721
90
Year
Month
2014
9
10
11
12
28
28
28
29
5 950
5 950
5 686
5 736
240
240
243
244
72 359
72 359
72 671
72 721
85
88
90
91
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
29
28
28
27
26
27
5 781
6 051
5 862
5 663
5 626
5 692
246
247
248
248
250
251
72 894
73 280
73 481
73 481
73 741
73 807
87
86
84
85
83
83
7
8
9
10
11
25
24
24
24
24
5 550
5 484
5 484
5 484
5 484
251
252
252
251
251
73 807
73 999
73 998
73 636
73 636
85
91
83
90
91
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10.14 ()
(3)
Tourist guesthouses(3)
(3)
Local people guesthouses(3)
(4)
Guesthouses(4)
(1)
No. of
guesthouses(1)
(1)
No. of
rooms(1)
(2)
Room
occupancy
rate(2)
(%)
(1)
No. of
guesthouses(1)
(1)
No. of
rooms(1)
(1)
No. of
guesthouses(1)
(1)
No. of
rooms(1)
(2)
Room
occupancy
rate(2)
(%)
718
6 818
85
250
1 913
968
8 731
N.A.
2013
818
7 630
86
256
1 952
1 074
9 582
N.A.
2014
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
1 205
10 712
N.A.
Year
Month
2012
2014
9
10
11
12
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
1 155
1 172
1 189
1 205
10 395
10 479
10 595
10 712
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
1 224
1 237
1 254
1 262
1 282
1 293
10 828
10 907
11 016
11 083
11 207
11 267
82
81
78
81
76
73
7
8
9
10
11
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
1 308
1 322
1 329
1 334
1 347
11 364
11 454
11 517
11 571
11 646
75
81
73
83
83
(1)
Notes :
(1) Number of licensed hotels and guesthouses are obtained from the
Office of the Licensing Authority, Home Affairs Department.
Figures are as at end of the period.
(2)
(2) Room occupancy rate is compiled based on data reported by those

hotels and guesthouses which have responded to the Hong Kong
Tourism Boards monthly Hotel Room Occupancy Survey.
(3) 2014
(3) Breakdown by tourist or local people guesthouse are not available

with effect from 2014.
(4)
2015 1
(4) Guesthouses include tourist guesthouses and local people

guesthouses.
The room occupancy rate is available from
January 2015 onwards.
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243

10.15
Telecommunications services
()(1)
Outward external
telephone traffic volume
(thousand minutes)(1)
(2)
()
Effective exchange
capacity(2)
(thousand lines)
(2)
()
No. of fax lines(2)
(thousands)
(2)
Public radio
paging receivers(2)
7 888 109
5 503
214
62 884
2013
8 043 025
5 571
202
49 789
2014
8 218 099
2 003 908 (3)
(Q3 2014)
5 915
188
41 442
5 491
5 465
5 881
5 919
5 915
5 906
5 913
5 901
5 906
5 906
5 865
5 835
5 846
5 936
5 913
192
191
190
189
188
43 614
43 045
42 386
41 990
41 442
187
186
185
184
183
182
40 941
40 493
40 035
39 878
39 245
38 796
181
180
179
178
38 120
37 492
36 622
36 377
Residential
Total
Year
Month
2012
2014
2015
}
}
}
}
8
9
10
11
12
1
2
3
4
5
6
2 079 490 (3)

(Q4 2014)
2 165 708 (3)
(Q1 2015)
2 210 093 (3)
(Q2 2015)
N.A. (3)
N.A. (3)
N.A. (3)
N.A. (3)
7
8
9
10
(2)(4)()
Telephone lines(2)(4) (thousands)
Business
(1)
Keylines (1)
(1)
PABX (1)
(1)
Others(1)
2012
265
132
1 447
2 404
4 247
2013
261
130
1 448
2 478
4 317
Year
Month
2014
259
129
1 450
2 483
4 321
2014
8
9
10
11
12
259
259
259
259
259
129
129
129
129
129
1 451
1 446
1 450
1 451
1 450
2 457
2 453
2 445
2 487
2 483
4 296
4 286
4 283
4 326
4 321
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
259
259
259
259
259
259
129
129
130
129
129
130
1 455
1 457
1 448
1 449
1 452
1 455
2 477
2 471
2 466
2 461
2 453
2 446
4 319
4 316
4 303
4 298
4 293
4 289
7
8
9
10
259
260
259
259
129
130
130
130
1 458
1 462
1 463
1 463
2 437
2 424
2 410
2 398
4 283
4 276
4 262
4 250
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10.15 ()
Year
(2)(5)
No. of public
mobile subscribers(2)(5)
Month
2.534
(2)(6)
No. of 2.5G/3G/4G public
mobile subscribers(2)(6)
2.534
()
Average volume of mobile data
usage per 2.5G/3G/4G subscriber
(megabytes)
740.9
2012
16 392 841
[7 633 930]
10 358 968
2013
17 194 291
[7 847 299]
12 351 967
977.5
(7)
2014
17 371 999
[7 851 393]
12 765 744
1 242.4
(7)
1 195.0
1 164.2
1 245.9
1 198.2
1 242.4
2014
8
9
10
11
12
17 015 303
17 219 430
17 089 902
17 325 784
17 371 999
[7 875 446]
[7 882 593]
[7 807 110]
[7 795 779]
[7 851 393]
12 569 143
12 717 994
12 597 306
12 623 211
12 765 744
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
17 458 723
17 254 819
16 959 455
16 865 885
16 593 320
16 699 954
[7 856 955]
[7 841 065]
[7 854 627]
[7 856 429]
[7 863 759]
[7 875 469]
13 598 092
13 449 428
13 166 436
13 069 462
12 875 708
14 027 892
7
8
9
10
16 695 677
16 720 588
16 630 443
16 542 130
[7 893 835]
[7 927 852]
[7 940 477]
[7 956 171]
14 183 881 *
14 270 075 *
14 223 157
14 115 459
(1)
Notes :
*
*
*
*
*
*
1 163.0
1 119.6
1 327.1
1 328.2
1 339.3
1 278.2
(7)
*
*
*
*
*
*
1 319.5 *
1 314.1 *
1 300.0
1 438.0
(1) Estimated figures.
(2)
(2) End-of-period figures.
(3) 2014 7
(3) Starting from July 2014, the provision of external telephone traffic
was changed from monthly to quarterly basis.
(4)
(IP) (VoIP)
(4) Include direct dialing in lines, facsimile lines, datel lines and Internet
Protocol (IP) telephony/voice-over-IP (VoIP) services.
(5)
(5) Including pre-paid SIM cards. Figures excluding pre-paid SIM

cards are presented in square brackets.
(6) 2.5 2.5

(GPRS) IS-95B
2.5 3 4
i 3 4 3 4
ii 3 4
3 4
3 4
(6) 2.5G subscribers refer to those subscribers who have joined the
service plans for 2.5G services (including general packet radio
service (GPRS) and IS-95B services) or used the 2.5G services at
least once in the reference period. 3G/4G subscribers refer to those
(i) who are registered as 3G/4G subscribers or purchase pre-paid
SIM cards for 3G/4G services; and (ii) who are not registered as
3G/4G subscribers or do not purchase pre-paid SIM cards for 3G/4G
services, but have used 3G/4G frequencies to receive the public
mobile services. The figures include subscribers of pre-paid SIM
cards.
(7) 12
(7) Figures refer to December of the year.
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245

10.16
Internet services
(1)
No. of licensed
Internet service
providers
(ISPs)(1)
Year
Month
(2)
No. of customers of licensed
Internet service providers (ISPs)(2)
) (3)
(3)(4)
Registered
(3)
Registered
customer accounts
Registered
broadband
customer
Internet
with dial-up
access (excluding
accounts
access
with leased
customer
Internet pre-paid
calling cards) (3)
line access (3)
accounts (3)(4)
(2)
Internet traffic volume(2)
(5)
()
(4)
Customer
(
access via
)(6)
public
Customer
switched
access via
telephone
broadband
networks (5)
networks (4)
(thousand minutes)
(terabytes) (6)
2012
186
793 811
1 565
2 264 545
185 062
2 232 256
2013
197
462 376
1 641
2 232 031
222 005
2 581 113
2014
201
239 427
2 268
2 268 576
248 036
2 946 653
2014
7
8
9
10
11
12
201
202
202
201
202
201
281 667
262 408
244 705
242 969
241 516
239 427
2 230
2 222
2 238
2 223
2 249
2 268
2 246 637
2 254 613
2 258 867
2 257 162
2 265 316
2 268 576
22 528
20 767
22 503
20 774
21 090
18 248
247 701
253 778
248 465
265 242
263 879
280 590
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
204
207
207
208
209
209
236 400
231 295
222 491
216 965
212 567
209 407
2 277
2 285
2 300
2 298
2 302
2 260
2 272 757
2 278 555
2 281 275
2 284 776
2 287 737
2 292 308
20 212
15 806
24 132
21 289
20 425
22 178
279 099
248 967
287 501
283 863
293 172
285 500
7
8
9
208
210
210
206 387
203 662
202 422
2 258
2 267
2 268
2 297 791
2 310 580
2 314 708
22 160
20 488
20 271
301 022
302 944
297 086
(1)
Notes :
(1) Including all licensees authorised to provide Internet access

services. Figures are as at end of the period.
(2)
(2) Estimated figures are based on the return from the ISPs and do not
include users who are not customers of the licensed ISPs.
(3) (
)
(3) Registered customer accounts refer to the customer accounts of ISPs

(including those free-of-charge customer accounts).
For a
registered customer account which has more than one user login ID,
it is counted as one registered customer account only. Figures do
not include customer accounts which are provided with e-mail
addresses only. Figures are as at end of the period.
(4)
(ATM) (ADSL)
(DSL) 1
(4) Broadband Internet access refers to services with downloading

speed of 1 Mbps or above using cable modem, ATM (asynchronous
transfer mode), ADSL (asymmetric digital subscriber line), DSL
(digital subscriber line) or other technologies.
(5)
(5) Figures do not include customer access via leased circuits and
broadband services.
(6) 1 = 8
(6) 1 terabyte = 8 terabits
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10.17
Year
Postal services
Month
2012
Local
articles
1 128.5
()
Letter mail (million articles)
Articles
Articles from outside
posted to
Hong Kong
places outside
for local
Hong Kong
delivery
197.5
Articles
in transit
Local
parcels
0.4
68
28.9
()
Parcels (thousands)
Parcels
Parcels from outside
posted to
Hong Kong
places outside
for local
Hong Kong
delivery
1 052
Parcels
in transit
332
16
2013
1 057.3
170.2
29.4
0.4
81
910
351
19
2014
1 034.4
161.5
25.2
0.3
57
755
370
18
2014
7- 9
10 - 12
268.2
257.3
41.1
35.2
5.7
6.3
0.1
0.1
17
16
176
194
95
97
5
4
2015
1- 3
4- 6
7- 9
241.6
274.7
263.6
29.5
27.5
26.4
6.1
6.1
6.3
0.1
0.1
0.1
14
11
11
165
149
137
102
103
104
4
5
5
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11
599
Under the Prevention and Control of Disease

Ordinance (Cap. 599), all medical practitioners are
required to notify the Director of Health any
infectious disease encountered, as stipulated in the
First Schedule of the Ordinance. One notification is
counted as a case or an outbreak. As a food
poisoning case may involve more than one person,
the number of persons affected is reported as well.
10
Classification of diseases and causes of death is

based on the International Statistical Classification of
Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD) 10th
Revision.
The inpatient bed occupancy rate refers to the
number of inpatient bed days occupied expressed as a
percentage of the total number of inpatient bed days
available.
For statistics on social security schemes, number of
cases refer to those as at end of financial year/month
and include those under processing for which
payment has not been made, and amount of payment
refers to the payment made for the financial
year/month.
For the Comprehensive Social Security Assistance
(CSSA) Scheme, a case may refer to a single person
or a family. The nature of a case is classified in
accordance with a prescribed set of rules and criteria
which make reference to the particulars of the
eligible member(s) in the case.
For the Social Security Allowance (SSA) Scheme, a

case refers to an individual recipient.
65
The 65 Integrated Family Service Centres (IFSCs)

and 2 Integrated Services Centres (ISCs), operated by
the Social Welfare Department and subvented nongovernmental organisations over the territory,
provide a spectrum of preventive, supportive and
remedial family services to address the multifarious
needs of individuals and families of specific
localities.
With the guiding principles of
accessibility, early identification, integration and
partnership, the IFSCs and ISCs support and
strengthen individuals and families through
delivering of services under the direction of childcentred, family-focused and community-based.
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24
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Hostels for the Elderly provide communal living

accommodation, programme activities and round the
clock staff support for elders who are capable of selfcare.
Homes for the Aged provide residential care, meals
and a limited degree of assistance in activities of
daily living for elders who are unable to live
independently in the community yet are not
dependent on assistance with personal or nursing
care, and are assessed to be of no or mild impairment
level under the Standardised Care Need Assessment
Mechanism for Elderly Services.
Care and Attention Homes for the Elderly provide
residential care, meals, personal care and limited
nursing care for elders who suffer from poor health or
physical/mild mental disabilities with deficiency in
activities of daily living but are mentally suitable for
communal living, and are assessed to be of moderate
impairment level under the Standardised Care Need
Assessment Mechanism for Elderly Services.
Nursing Homes provide residential care, meals,
personal care, regular basic medical and nursing care,
and social support for elders who suffer from poor
health or physical/mental disabilities with deficiency
in activities of daily living but are mentally suitable
for communal living, and are assessed to be of severe
impairment level under the Standardised Care Need
Assessment Mechanism for Elderly Services.
District Elderly Community Centres (DECCs) are a
type of community support services at district level to
enable elders to remain in the community and to lead
a healthy, respectful and dignified life. DECCs also
collaborate with other service units in the district to
build a caring community through better use of
community resources. Services provided include
community education, case management, support
team for the elderly, health education, educational
and developmental activities, provision of
information on community resources and referral
services, volunteer development, carer support
services, social and recreational activities, meal and
laundry services, and drop-in service, etc.
Social Centres for the Elderly organise social and
recreational activities for elders in the community to
help them make constructive use of their leisure time,
develop their potentials through learning and build
social networks.
Neighbourhood Elderly Centres (NECs) are a type of
community support services at neighbourhood level
to provide a range of comprehensive services to
enable elders to remain in the community, to lead a
healthy, respectful and dignified life and to enhance
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554
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their positive and contributing role to the society.

NECs also collaborate with DECCs to involve the
public in building up a caring community. Services
include health
education, educational
and
developmental activities, provision of information on
community resources and referral services, volunteer
development, carer support services, counselling
services, reaching out and networking, social and
recreational activities, meal service and drop-in
service, etc.
Day Care Centres/Units for the Elderly (DEs/DCUs)
provide a range of centre-based care and support
services during daytime to enable the frail or
demented elders suffering from moderate or severe
level of impairment to maintain their optimal level of
functioning, develop their potential, improve their
quality of life and to live in their own homes
wherever feasible and possible.
The services
provided by DEs/DCUs include personal care,
rehabilitation exercises, nursing care, meals and
recreational activities. Besides, DEs/DCUs provide
various kinds of support and assistance to the carers
in order to enable them to continue to assume their
responsibilities as carers.
Enhanced Home and Community Care Services and
Integrated Home Care Services provide a range of
home-based care and support services to the frail
elders or those elders in need, for example, personal
care, rehabilitation exercise, nursing care, household
cleaning, meals delivery and carer support services,
etc. to enable elders to continue living in the
community.
For statistics of reported crime, counting of persons
arrested is based on the number of occasions on
which the offenders are arrested. If a person is
arrested on two or more occasions, each occasion is
counted as a separate person. If a person is
arrested on one occasion for several offences, the
offence with the heaviest maximum permissible
penalty is chosen for tabulation purposes.
Statistics on corruption offences include all the
pursuable reports received by the Independent
Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) on offences
connected with, or directly or indirectly facilitated
by, corruption or suspected corruption under the
Prevention of Bribery Ordinance (Cap. 201), and
offences listed in ICAC Ordinance Section 10(5).
Also included are election-related offences stipulated
under the Elections (Corrupt and Illegal Conduct)
Ordinance (Cap. 554). Corruption cases handled by
the Police are excluded.
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1981 2010
Statistics of meteorological observations are taken

from the records of the Hong Kong Observatory,
Kings Park and Waglan Island stations. The
monthly normals for the various meteorological
elements are based on data recorded during the
period 1981 to 2010.
The fire services statistics refer to operational and

preventive work.
Statistics on water supplies refer to fresh water

supply only. Salt water for flushing is excluded. The
maximum capacity of the existing 17 storage
reservoirs is 586.05 million cubic metres. Figures for
water imported from Guangdong are slightly
different from those published in Hong Kong
Merchandise Trade Statistics because of slight
difference in coverage.
17
5.8605
Further references
Department of Health Annual Report, published by

the Department of Health
Hospital Authority Statistical Report, published by
the Hospital Authority
Social Welfare Department Annual Report, published
by the Social Welfare Department
Hong Kong Police Review, published by the Hong
Kong Police Force
Leisure and Cultural Services Department Annual
Report, published by the Leisure and Cultural
Services Department
Food and Environmental Hygiene Department
Annual Report, published by the Food and
Environmental Hygiene Department
Monthly Weather Summary, published by the Hong
Kong Observatory
Surface Observations in Hong Kong, published by the
Hong Kong Observatory
Hong Kong Fire Services Review, published by the
Hong Kong Fire Services Department
Water Supplies Department Annual Report, published
by the Water Supplies Department
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11.1
Chart 11.1 Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) Scheme
()
(A)
(1)
Number of cases (1)
Thousands
320
Thousands
320
300
300
280
280
260
260
240
240
220
0
04/05
()
(B)
06/07
08/09
10/11
12/13
Financial year
14/15
220
0
11/13 2/14 5/14 8/14 11/14 2/15 5/15 8/15 11/15
/ Month/Year
Amount of payment
$ million
$ million
5,000
21,000
4,500
20,000
4,000
3,500
19,000
3,000
2,500
18,000
2,000
17,000
1,500
1,000
16,000
500
15,000
0
04/05
06/07
08/09
10/11
12/13
Financial year
14/15
(1)
2016 1

11/13 2/14 5/14 8/14 11/14 2/15 5/15 8/15 11/15

/ Month/Year
Note : (1) Number of cases is as at end of the financial year/end

of month.
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11.1
Inpatient and outpatient services

()
(A) Department of Health
Year
2012
2013
2014
2014
2015
Month
(1)(2)
General outpatient
attendances(1)(2)
(1)(3)
Other outpatient
attendances(1)(3)
7- 9
10 - 12
1- 3
4- 6
7- 9
615 090
610 982
578 201
147 806
132 474
129 028
128 792
128 968
6 282 395
6 090 444
5 961 051
1 491 318
1 477 853
1 339 021
1 451 716
1 450 048
#
#
#
(1)
Notes :
(1) Figures include hospitals in correctional institutions with services

provided by the Department of Health.
(2)
(2) Figures include doctor consultations, injections, dressings and

accident and emergency.
(3)
(3) Quarterly figures do not add up to annual figures as the annual

attendances of the Student Health Service and School Dental Care
Service are reported on school year basis.
Source : Department of Health
()
(B) Hospital Authority
Year
2012
2013
2014
2014
2015
Month
(1)
Inpatient and
day inpatient(1)
discharges
and deaths
(2)
()
Inpatient(2)
bed occupancy
rate (%)
(3)
General
outpatient
attendances(3)
7- 9
10 - 12
1- 3
4- 6
7- 9
1 551 598
1 552 627
1 614 908
406 954
409 655
411 029
411 505
415 265
84.4
84.5
85.4
84.3
83.9
85.9
86.2
84.6
5 609 142
5 763 768
5 885 721
1 510 073
1 494 893
1 471 258
1 448 355
1 523 746
#
#
#
#
#
(1)
Notes :
(4)
Specialist
outpatient
attendances(4)
Family
medicine
specialist clinic
attendances
(5)
Accident and
emergency
total
attendances(5)
9 137 380
9 323 677
9 532 474
2 475 019
2 422 656
2 386 819
2 379 694
2 521 426
280 494
284 219
288 267
74 325
72 425
71 688
69 734
74 380
2 300 173
2 227 067
2 226 903
545 013
550 386
559 547
567 896
545 650
(1) In Hospital Authority, day inpatients refer to those who are admitted
into hospitals for non-emergency treatment and who are discharged
within the same day. Inpatients are those who have admitted into
hospitals via Accident & Emergency Department or stayed for more
than one day.
(2)
(2) The calculation of inpatient bed occupancy rate does not include day
inpatients.
(3)
2012
(3) General outpatient (GOP) attendances include attendances for doctor

consultations and attendances from nurse clinic in GOP setting.
With effect from 2012, GOP attendances also include attendances in
related healthcare reform initiative programmes in primary care.
(4)
(4) Specialist outpatient (SOP) attendances include allied health

outpatient attendances and attendances from nurse clinic in SOP
setting, but exclude follow-up consultations provided by the Medical
Social Service Department of the Hospital Authority and joint
clinic doctor consultations provided by the Optometry and
Orthoptics Department.
(5)
(5) Attendances figures include first and follow-up cases.

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Source : Hospital Authority

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11.2
Disease
2012
2013
2014#
2014
2014
2015
2015
2015
3 4# 1# 2# 3#
3rd qtr 4th qtr# 1st qtr# 2nd qtr# 3rd qtr#
Notifications
Amoebic dysentery
11
Bacillary dysentery
59
66
51
16
21
10
Chickenpox
8 589
10 926
7 799
1 489
2 149
1 872
2 178
1 750
Chikungunya fever
Cholera
813
988
995
283
237
230
275
256
Community-associated
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
aureus infection
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
Dengue fever
53
103
112
34
42
20
27
37
71
Enterovirus 71 infection
59
12
68
24
40
()
Food poisoning (Outbreaks)

(Persons affected)
()
378
316
214
57
49
77
49
96
(1 529)
(1 176)
(1 134)
(241)
(349)
(306)
(178)
(442)
69
0
26
1
17
1
()
Haemophilus influenzae type b infection

(invasive)
Invasive pneumococcal disease
Japanese encephalitis
Legionnaires disease
28
28
41
16
10
13
27
Leprosy
Leptospirosis
Listeriosis
26
26
22
Malaria
26
20
23
14
Measles
38
50
14
(
)
Meningococcal infection (invasive)
150
127
111
27
26
33
32
28
23
23
26
Mumps
(1)
Novel influenza A infection(1)
Paratyphoid fever
Psittacosis
Q fever
Rabies
()
Rubella and congenital rubella syndrome
47
25
14
1 500
1 100
1 238
195
289
337
337
197
12
Scarlet fever
Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli

infection
Streptococcus suis infection
Tetanus
Tuberculosis
4 858
4 664
4 784
1 231
1 208
1 083
1 255
1 202
Typhoid fever
25
33
27
10
Typhus and other rickettsial diseases
44
57
45
17
12
14
243
184
192
42
35
97
93
34
Whooping cough
20
20
30
13
19
12
11
17 012
18 807
15 920
3 503
4 124
3 887
4 399
3 737
Viral hepatitis
Total
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11.2
()
(contd)

Disease
2012
2013
2014
2014
3
3rd qtr
2014
2015
2015
2015
4 1# 2# 3#
4th qtr 1st qtr# 2nd qtr# 3rd qtr#
Deaths
Community-associated
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
aureus infection
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
71
Enterovirus 71 infection
()
Haemophilus influenzae type b infection

(invasive)
12
Japanese encephalitis
Legionnaires disease
Listeriosis
Malaria
(
)
Meningococcal infection (invasive)
(1)
Novel influenza A infection(1)
Psittacosis
Scarlet fever
Streptococcus suis infection
Tuberculosis
199
178
187
42
51
48
29
47
Typhoid fever
Typhus and other rickettsial diseases
Viral hepatitis
Total
2015 12 10
(www.chp.gov.hk)
220
195
214
49
59
66
42
58
Notes : Number of notified cases refers to notifications of infectious disease cases

known to the Department of Health as of 10 December 2015. Up-to-date
figures are available at the website of the Centre for Health Protection
(www.chp.gov.hk).
Infectious diseases which have been made notifiable during the period
include:
Infectious disease
Effective date
(H3N2)
2012 8 17
Variant Influenza A (H3N2)
17 August 2012
2012 9 28
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome
28 September 2012
2015 1 9
9 January 2015
No case of acute poliomyelitis, anthrax, botulism, diphtheria, hantavirus

infection, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, plague, relapsing fever, Severe
Acute Respiratory Syndrome, smallpox, viral haemorrhagic fever, West Nile
virus infection or yellow fever was reported during the specified periods.
Number of deaths refers to deaths registered at the Immigration Department

in the period, irrespective of the date of notification to the Department of
Health.
(1) 2014 2 21
(H2)
(H3N2) (H5) (H7)
(H9)
(1) Novel influenza A infection has been listed as a notifiable infectious

disease since 21 February 2014, which has replaced Influenza A (H2),
Variant influenza A (H3N2), Influenza A (H5), Influenza A (H7) and
Influenza A (H9).
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Source : Centre for Health Protection,

Department of Health
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11.3
(1)
Number of cases(1)
(2)
Year(2)
2012-2013
2013-2014
2014-2015
2014
2015
Month
Old age
Permanent
disability
Ill health
Single
parent
Low
earnings
9
10
11
12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
153 237
151 183
148 664
149 555
149 470
149 270
149 149
149 169
148 811
148 664
148 262
147 718
147 362
147 255
147 087
146 714
146 404
146 262
18 351
18 362
18 221
18 311
18 282
18 263
18 225
18 251
18 232
18 221
18 216
18 165
18 136
18 137
18 122
18 068
18 030
17 962
25 217
25 111
24 754
25 136
25 007
25 011
24 973
24 908
24 723
24 754
24 739
24 663
24 704
24 770
24 741
24 712
24 695
24 591
30 513
29 852
29 284
29 993
29 774
29 612
29 529
29 392
29 218
29 284
29 317
29 265
29 359
29 363
29 251
28 941
28 728
28 541
9 942
8 613
7 302
8 023
7 802
7 653
7 584
7 471
7 416
7 302
7 181
7 078
7 012
6 943
6 833
6 693
6 580
6 457
Number
of
applications
(1) ---
Number of cases(1) --- contd
(2)
Year(2)
2012-2013
2013-2014
2014-2015
2014
2015
Month
Unemployment
Others
Total
()
Amount of
payment
($ million)
9
10
11
12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
23 293
20 536
18 021
19 386
19 336
19 002
18 650
18 384
18 131
18 021
17 870
17 618
17 505
17 500
17 404
17 252
16 991
16 646
7 070
5 765
4 853
5 131
5 102
5 014
4 944
4 905
4 873
4 853
4 851
4 837
4 838
4 829
4 809
4 723
4 664
4 586
267 623
259 422
251 099
255 535
254 773
253 825
253 054
252 480
251 404
251 099
250 436
249 344
248 916
248 797
248 247
247 103
246 092
245 045
19,772.7
19,495.7
20,669.2
2,245.6
1,656.0
983.7
2,188.4
1,624.6
1,605.7
1,051.0
2,287.4
909.4
2,513.7
4,186.5
907.5
2,204.9
1,663.3
1,094.2
(1)
(2) 4 1 3 31
(3) 2012-13
(4) 2013-14
(5) 2014-15
(6) 2015 2 1
(7) 2015-16
2015 7

2016 1

Notes :
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
40 978
39 514
39 623
3 468
3 350
3 063
3 143
3 270
2 436
3 907
3 340
3 093
3 418
3 377
3 135
3 139
3 202
3 088

(3) Including the one additional month of standard rate payment to
Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) cases for 2012-13.
(4) Including the one additional month of standard rate payment to CSSA
cases for 2013-14.
(5) Including the one additional month of standard rate payment to CSSA
cases for 2014-15.
(6) Including the back payment of the upward adjustment in standard
payment rates of the CSSA Scheme which took retrospective effect
from 1 February 2015.
(7) The majority of the two additional months of standard rate payment to
CSSA cases for 2015-16 was made in July 2015.
Source : Social Welfare Department

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Social Security Allowance Scheme
11.4
(2)
Year(2)
Month
Disability
Allowance
(1)
Number of cases(1)
(3) (4)
Old Age Old Age Living Guangdong
Allowance
Allowance(3)
Scheme(4)
Total
()
Amount of
payment
($ million)
Number
of
applications
2012-2013
147 114
546 275
693 389
10,579.5
(5)
2013-2014
123 803
191 634
416 166
17 194
748 797
18,882.9
(6)(7)
(8)
2014-2015
81 560
108 935
129 125
215 078
417 593
17 145
778 941
18,585.3
2014
9
10
11
12
126 443
127 126
127 556
127 894
194 662
195 677
204 169
213 997
424 472
426 216
420 494
412 291
17 773
17 680
17 568
17 501
763 350
766 699
769 787
771 683
1,584.1
1,449.9
1,291.2
1,549.9
8 192
8 181
7 525
7 499
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
128 341
128 611
129 125
129 350
129 739
130 305
214 611
214 916
215 078
215 053
215 360
216 205
414 232
415 276
417 593
418 474
418 888
420 227
17 412
17 281
17 145
17 014
16 904
16 776
774 596
776 084
778 941
779 891
780 891
783 513
1,438.6
1,439.4
1,331.5
1,633.8
1,281.2
1,902.9
7 289
6 057
8 203
6 364
5 929
7 437
7
8
9
10
11
130 935
131 946
132 504
133 156
133 833
217 144
218 083
219 039
220 359
221 410
422 015
423 560
425 013
426 607
427 812
16 674
16 590
16 468
16 389
16 293
786 768
790 179
793 024
796 511
799 348
4,569.7
1,379.9
1,667.9
1,545.0
1,440.1
(1)
Notes :
(9)
(10)
87 926
7 739
7 712
7 359
7 946
7 574
(2) 4 1 3 31
(3) 2013 4 65
2013 4
(3) Old Age Living Allowance (OALA) was launched in April 2013.
Eligible Old Age Allowance (OAA) recipients and Disability
Allowance (DA) recipients aged 65 or above were gradually
converted to receive OALA payment with effect from April 2013.
(4) 2013 10
(4) The Guangdong (GD) Scheme was launched in October 2013.
(5) 2012-13
(5) Including the one additional month of allowance to Social Security

Allowance (SSA) cases for 2012-13.
(6) 2013-14
(6) Including the one additional month of allowance to SSA cases for
2013-14.
(7) 2012 12 1
(7) Including the amount of OALA payment dating back to

1 December 2012, the earliest.
(8) 2014-15
(8) Including the one additional month of allowance to SSA cases for
2014-15.
(9) 2015 2 1
(9) Including the back payment of the upward adjustment in the rates of
OAA, OALA, DA and GD Scheme under the SSA Scheme which
took retrospective effect from 1 February 2015.
(10) 2015-16
2015 7
(10) The majority of the two additional month of allowance to SSA cases
for 2015-16 was made in July 2015.
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Active cases of Integrated Family Service Centres
11.5
Number of cases
Integrated Family Service Centres

(1)
As at end of
Year(1)
Month
Subvented
non-governmental
organisations
Social Welfare
Department
Total
14 624
25 098
39 722
2012-2013
2013-2014
14 802
24 432
39 234
2014-2015
15 679
24 541
40 220
2014
9
12
15 578
15 542
24 967
24 513
40 545
40 055
2015
3
6
9
15 679
16 194
16 198
24 541
24 929
24 970
40 220
41 123
41 168
(1) 4 1 3 31
2016 1

Note :
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11.6
(2)
Hostels for
the Elderly(2)
(1)
As at end of
Year(1) Month
Residential care homes

(2)
(3)
Homes for
Care and
the Aged(2)
Attention Homes
for the Elderly(3)
Nursing
Homes
District
Elderly
Community
Centres
Number of
persons
enrolled
Number of
persons
enrolled
Number of
persons
enrolled
Number of
persons
enrolled
Number of
members
2012-2013
1 069
13 591
1 504
69 716
2013-2014
823
13 724
1 501
73 703
2014-2015
632
13 854
1 493
71 814
2014
9
12
3
3
746
683
13 858
13 924
1 519
1 514
69 249
70 925
2015
3
6
9
3
3
3
632
589
557
13 854
13 911
13 999
1 493
1 488
1 504
71 814
63 743
67 343
(4)
Social
Centres
for the
Elderly(4)
(4)
Neighbourhood Elderly
Centres(4)
Day Care
Centres/Units for
the Elderly
Enhanced Home
and Community
Care Services
Integrated
Home Care
Services
Number of
members
Number of
members
Number of
persons
enrolled
Number of
persons
enrolled
Number of
persons
enrolled
2012-2013
45 717
94 765
2 867
5 348
20 100
2013-2014
46 087
98 613
3 017
5 351
20 137
2014-2015
3 282
145 350
3 181
6 058
20 100
99 062
145 278
3 104
3 145
5 487
5 483
20 191
20 289
145 350
133 049 *
139 844
3 181
3 311 *
3 389
6 058
7 048
7 131
20 100
20 151
19 980
(1)
As at end of
Year(1) Month
2014
9
12
45 476
3 280
2015
3
6
9
3 282
2 639
2 737
(1) 4 1 3 31
Notes :
(2) 2003 1 1
2006 3
(2) With effect from 1 January 2003, the Social Welfare Department has
ceased to accept new application for placement in Hostels for the
Elderly and Homes for the Aged. Starting from March 2006, all
places in Hostels for the Elderly and Homes for the Aged will
gradually be phased out and converted into Care and Attention
Home for the Elderly places providing continuum of care.
(3)
(3) Including Care and Attention Home for the Elderly places providing
continuum of care.
(4) 2014 10 1 49
(4) With effect from 1 October 2014, 49 Social Centres for the Elderly
have been upgraded to Neighbourhood Elderly Centres.
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260

11.7
Statistics of crimes
Cases reported
Crime
Violent crime
Rape
Indecent assault
Murder and manslaughter
Attempted murder
Wounding
Serious assault
Assault on police
Kidnapping and child stealing
Cruelty to child
Criminal intimidation
Robbery with firearms/arms

Robbery with pistol-like
objects
Other robberies
Aggravated burglary
Blackmail
Arson
Violent crime subtotal
Non-violent crime
Burglary
Snatching
Pickpocketing
Shop theft
Theft from vehicle
Taking conveyance without

authority
Other thefts
Handling stolen goods
Deception, fraud and forgery
Sexual offences other than
rape and indecent assault

(1)
Serious drug offences(1)
Serious immigration offences
Criminal damage
Unlawful society offences
Possession of arms/ammunition/
offensive weapon
Other crimes
2012
2013
2014
2014
3
3rd qtr
2014
4
4th qtr
2015
1
1st qtr
2015
2
2nd qtr
2015
3
3rd qtr
121
1 495
27
6
1 659
5 159
514
1
265
2 230
1
9
105
1 463
62
4
1 457
4 706
460
1
262
1 958
0
6
56
1 115
27
0
1 342
4 287
533
1
262
1 862
5
3
26
313
7
0
348
1 120
127
0
86
518
1
0
8
244
8
0
369
1 073
159
0
60
423
0
0
15
209
4
0
284
972
139
1
63
399
1
1
26
295
7
0
277
1 015
104
1
66
458
1
0
13
288
6
1
369
1 124
104
0
55
457
0
1
606
2
293
433
494
3
733
439
301
0
885
394
70
0
264
100
65
0
199
87
51
2
268
137
64
0
375
62
65
0
312
69
12 821
12 153
11 073
2 980
2 695
2 546
2 751
2 864
4 212
435
1 540
9 060
1 348
612
3 570
346
1 467
8 919
1 173
619
2 700
265
1 077
8 995
975
579
636
59
234
2 244
214
150
656
60
266
2 452
265
189
655
50
334
2 619
310
163
627
69
240
2 342
269
134
614
56
238
2 368
232
135
20 669
91
7 864
965
19 074
85
8 550
822
16 705
78
9 822
709
4 167
17
2 339
155
4 137
15
2 647
129
4 142
8
2 468
198
3 718
21
2 873
164
3 630
21
3 069
271
2 141
394
7 318
693
604
2 269
298
6 409
504
824
1 855
251
5 875
366
905
499
79
1 468
95
275
274
39
1 481
83
200
490
85
1 513
98
237
466
90
1 514
102
249
549
105
1 436
104
254
5 163
5 829
5 510
1 479
1 296
1 243
1 246
1 269
Non-violent crime subtotal
63 109
60 758
56 667
14 110
14 189
14 613
14 124
14 351
Total (Police cases)
75 930
72 911
67 740
17 090
16 884
17 159
16 875
17 215
(2)
Independent Commission Against

Corruption bribery and
corruption cases(2)
5 209
[1]
2 229
[0]
1 531
[1]
451
[0]
351
[1]
466
[0]
431
[0]
568
[0]
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261

11.7
()
(contd) Statistics of crimes
Persons arrested
Crime
Violent crime
Rape
Indecent assault
Murder and manslaughter
Attempted murder
Wounding
Serious assault
Assault on police
Kidnapping and child stealing
Cruelty to child
Criminal intimidation
Robbery with firearms/arms

Robbery with pistol-like
objects
Other robberies
Aggravated burglary
Blackmail
Arson
Violent crime subtotal
Non-violent crime
Burglary
Snatching
Pickpocketing
Shop theft
Theft from vehicle
Taking conveyance without

authority
Other thefts
Handling stolen goods
Deception, fraud and forgery
Sexual offences other than
rape and indecent assault

(1)
Serious drug offences(1)
Serious immigration offences
Criminal damage
Unlawful society offences
Possession of arms/ammunition/
offensive weapon
Other crimes
2012
2013
2014
2014
3
3rd qtr
2014
4
4th qtr
2015
1
1st qtr
2015
2
2nd qtr
2015
3
3rd qtr
107
1 023
66
4
1 500
3 817
279
1
238
1 260
0
2
106
959
55
3
1 268
3 619
283
8
238
1 143
0
9
62
798
32
0
1 140
3 008
287
2
254
999
1
1
29
220
5
0
323
726
78
0
82
282
0
1
7
168
11
0
252
715
95
0
56
216
0
0
15
155
4
0
226
702
78
1
59
211
0
1
22
211
8
0
232
691
59
1
50
229
3
0
14
201
6
1
350
794
58
0
52
266
0
1
414
1
214
113
293
0
200
140
206
0
261
111
53
0
72
30
41
0
43
14
33
2
53
54
37
0
35
16
57
0
46
20
9 039
8 324
7 162
1 901
1 618
1 594
1 594
1 866
537
122
244
6 919
142
150
452
97
230
6 564
140
139
405
71
189
6 643
126
138
91
18
40
1 658
29
34
86
17
46
1 767
24
35
97
19
56
1 830
35
41
92
23
40
1 641
27
42
104
21
46
1 699
32
34
5 608
96
2 556
747
5 043
128
2 634
651
4 449
89
2 568
545
1 120
17
616
126
1 004
17
566
98
1 184
12
684
159
1 053
20
655
134
1 081
24
622
167
2 911
366
1 990
804
529
2 968
285
1 884
651
813
2 422
234
1 821
400
867
682
79
461
113
269
377
34
409
56
177
655
83
441
188
213
605
95
458
248
235
722
137
499
191
223
5 855
5 606
5 550
1 390
1 620
1 234
1 260
1 438
Non-violent crime subtotal
29 576
28 285
26 517
6 743
6 333
6 931
6 628
7 040
Total (Police cases)
38 615
36 609
33 679
8 644
7 951
8 525
8 222
8 906
(3)
Independent Commission Against

Corruption bribery and
corruption cases(3)
245
[0]
219
[1]
222
[1]
61
[0]
59
[1]
81
[0]
47
[0]
47
[0]
Notes :
The sum of the quarterly figures may differ from the annual figures since
cases may be reclassified upon receipt of further information.
(1)
(1) Refer to cases reported to/persons arrested by Police only.
(2)
(2) Figures include all the pursuable cases handled by the Independent
Commission Against Corruption, but exclude corruption cases
handled by the Hong Kong Police Force. Corruption cases handled
by the latter are shown in the square brackets.
(3)
(3) Refer to persons prosecuted only. These figures exclude corruption

cases handled by the Hong Kong Police Force. Corruption cases
handled by the latter are shown in the square brackets.
2016 1

Sources : Hong Kong Police Force;

Independent Commission Against Corruption
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11.8
Percentage
Hong Kong City Hall
Hong Kong Cultural Centre
Ko Shan Theatre
Queen Elizabeth Hong Kong

Stadium
Coliseum
Month
Concert
Hall
Theatre
9
10
11
12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
98.8
99.7
99.7
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
81.0
90.3
96.7
100.0
96.4
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
99.4
99.7
99.7
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
Year
2012
2013
2014
2014
2015
Year
2012
2013
2014
2014
2015
(1)
(1)
Concert
Hall
Grand
Theatre
Studio
Theatre
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
Hong Kong
Space
Museum
Sheung Wan
Civic Centre
Ngau Chi Wan

Civic Centre
Sai Wan Ho
Civic Centre
Science
Museum
Month
Lecture Hall
Theatre
Theatre
Theatre
9
10
11
12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
91.9
91.8
94.7
100.0
85.2
96.2
92.3
100.0
82.6
100.0
92.6
100.0
96.0
90.0
100.0
96.0
96.4
-
98.1
98.4
97.6
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
88.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
2016 1

(8)
Hong Kong
94.0 (4)
96.0 (4)
96.9 *
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
81.8
100.0
96.4
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
98.7 *
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
89.3
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
263
(2)
New Wing
Theatre Auditorium(2)
98.5
98.6
98.8
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre
Arena
Arena
98.8
95.2
98.0
89.5
89.5
100.0
100.0
100.0
94.1
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
96.7
100.0
95.8
95.5
93.1
99.7
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
(3)
Yau Ma Tei
Theatre(3)
Lecture Hall
Exhibition
Hall
Ceramic
Studio
Theatre
90.4
91.7
89.4
92.9
89.7
96.4
89.7
82.8
86.4
100.0
92.9
96.6
89.3
93.1
93.1
92.3
86.2
89.7
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
95.2
96.2
95.1
96.0
88.9
84.6
95.8
96.2
95.2
96.2
92.3
96.3
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
(5)

11.8
()
(contd)
Percentage
Tsuen Wan Town Hall
Tuen Mun Town Hall
Year
2012
2013
2014
2014
2015
Month
Auditorium
Cultural
Activities Hall
9
10
11
12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
97.2
99.0
98.4
100.0
100.0
96.6
100.0
100.0
81.5
96.6
96.6
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
92.1
89.7
91.4
72.4
77.4
86.2
100.0
86.2
84.0
100.0
89.3
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
96.8
100.0
Tai Po Civic Centre
North District Town Hall
Auditorium
Cultural
Activities Hall
98.2
95.3
97.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
88.0
100.0
96.3
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
90.0
95.8
100.0
98.5
97.8
99.4
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
92.6
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
(6)
Sha Tin Town Hall
Auditorium
82.0 *
64.8
67.9
56.0
46.7
93.1
96.7
69.0
55.6 *
72.4
34.5
96.7
67.9
76.7
100.0
71.4
100.0
100.0
(7)
Kwai Tsing Theatre
Yuen Long Theatre
Year
2012
2013
2014
2014
2015
Month
Auditorium
Auditorium
9
10
11
12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
91.9
85.9
84.0
78.6
72.4
89.7
81.8
46.7
28.0
74.1
65.0
100.0
81.5
69.0
72.4
42.9
57.1
73.1
Cultural
Activities Hall
98.5
97.9
98.4 *
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
80.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
(1) 2012 12 3 2013 2 17
93.0
91.9 *
96.0
96.4
100.0
100.0
85.7
90.9
75.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
96.7
100.0
100.0
96.4
96.4
Notes :
Auditorium
Auditorium
98.5
99.2
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
93.1
100.0
100.0
96.6
95.8
93.8
96.0 *
94.1 *
92.0
79.0
100.0
93.1
81.3
85.7
100.0
100.0
96.7
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
82.8
100.0
(1) Hong Kong City Hall Theatre was closed for renovation from
3 December 2012 to 17 February 2013.
(2) 2014 10 31
(2) The New Wing Auditorium of Ko Shan Theatre was officially opened
on 31 October 2014.
(3) 2012 7 17
(3) Yau Ma Tei Theatre was officially opened on 17 July 2012.
(4) 2012 11 12 2013

2 2
(4) The Theatre of Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre was closed for renovation
from 12 November 2012 to 2 February 2013.
(5) 2012 1 1 3 31
(5) The Exhibition Hall of Visual Arts Centre was closed for renovation
from 1 January to 31 March 2012.
(6) 2011 12 19 2012 3

11
(6) The Cultural Activities Hall of Tsuen Wan Town Hall was closed for
renovation from 19 December 2011 to 11 March 2012.
(7) 2012 8 6 11 11
(7) The Cultural Activities Hall of Tuen Mun Town Hall was closed for
maintenance from 6 August to 11 November 2012.
(8) 2015 11 1 2016 3

1
(8) The Lecture Hall of Hong Kong Space Museum was closed from
1 November 2015 to 1 March 2016 for the renovation of the
Exhibition Halls.

2016 1

Source : Leisure and Cultural Services Department

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11.9
Usage rates of recreation facilities by type

()
Percentage, unless otherwise specified
Tennis
court
Year
2012
2013
2014
2014
2015
Month
7- 9
10 - 12
1- 3
4- 6
7- 9
59.1
60.3
59.9
60.7
59.2
59.2
58.3
59.9
Obstacle
golf
2012
2013
2014
2014
2015
Natural
Artificial
1 900
2 384
2 137
356
683
654
589
325
97.9
96.4
94.0
90.9
96.0
93.7
88.0
90.6
72.9
73.6
73.9
73.6
74.0
74.2
68.6
71.8
Month
Arena
7- 9
10 - 12
1- 3
4- 6
7- 9
79.5
81.0
80.8
87.4
76.8
77.1
83.1
88.4
Squash court
(1)
57.0
59.2
61.4
68.6
58.4
56.9
61.7
67.5
Notes :
++ 100%
2016 1

Bowling
green
-
- number
of games
(1)
Sports centres(1)
Year
Turf pitch
Hockey
pitch
Rugby
pitch
Artificial
turf
Natural
turf
61.7
65.3
63.0
64.5
58.2
62.8
53.2
59.2
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
30.7
35.8
41.5
41.7
41.6
43.6
43.1
41.5
Holiday camp
99.4
99.1
99.1
99.8
99.3
99.6
99.1
99.3
Water sports centre
Day
Residential
81.2
80.2
80.1
70.0
110.3
64.3
61.3
67.3
70.8
69.6
70.8
89.3
60.3
60.5
66.1
81.6
++
Sports
ground
Day
87.3
86.8
87.5
104.9 ++
81.4
39.7
96.8
116.6 ++
Tent
113.4
117.8
135.6
151.1
169.0
109.1
120.6
98.8
++
++
++
++
++
++
++
(1) Depending on the type of each sports centre, one arena normally can
be used as four badminton courts, one basketball court or one
volleyball court. Facilities also include dance room, fitness room,
games room, or table tennis room, etc.
++ Figures more than 100% denote actual utilisation exceeding capacity.
Source : Leisure and Cultural Services Department
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11.10
Municipal services licences and permits in force by type
Licences
Food business
()
As at end of
Year
Month
2012
2013
2014
2014
2015
Bakery
Cold store
Factory canteen
698
676
671
673
673
672
671
664
663
659
657
656
648
647
646
650
648
646
36
39
41
41
41
41
41
41
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
43
43
455
455
461
458
461
458
461
461
460
462
461
462
463
461
460
460
461
463
9
10
11
12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Food factory
Fresh provision
shop
Frozen confection
factory
5 531
5 764
6 162
6 050
6 081
6 126
6 162
6 169
6 199
6 225
6 249
6 290
6 319
6 346
6 376
6 407
6 427
6 437
2 646
2 604
2 648
2 666
2 670
2 672
2 648
2 644
2 637
2 618
2 611
2 599
2 579
2 579
2 574
2 573
2 573
2 562
493
466
459
460
462
463
459
459
460
465
470
475
475
475
478
478
479
481
---
Licences --- contd
---
Food business --- contd
()
As at end of
Year
Month
2012
2013
2014
2014
2015
General
restaurant
Light
refreshment
restaurant
Marine
restaurant
Milk
factory
Siu Mei and

Lo Mei shop
Composite
food shop
Sub-total
8 713
8 926
9 282
9 224
9 227
9 246
9 282
9 317
9 337
9 388
9 411
9 459
9 500
9 551
9 578
9 622
9 639
9 669
3 116
3 155
3 277
3 249
3 257
3 269
3 277
3 289
3 287
3 308
3 319
3 330
3 359
3 370
3 380
3 390
3 401
3 413
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
397
394
388
396
394
393
388
386
385
381
388
388
384
383
383
387
391
389
7
6
6
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
22 104
22 497
23 407
23 236
23 284
23 358
23 407
23 448
23 488
23 566
23 626
23 720
23 789
23 874
23 937
24 029
24 082
24 123
9
10
11
12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
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11.10 ()
(contd) Municipal services licences and permits in force by type

---
Licences --- contd
Other business
()
As at end of
Year
Month
2012
2013
2014
2014
2015
Commercial
bathhouse
Slaughterhouse
Funeral
parlour
Undertaker
of burial
Offensive
trade
Swimming
pool
Liquor
76
71
66
69
67
66
66
65
65
64
64
63
63
63
63
63
63
62
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
103
104
112
108
110
109
112
112
111
111
114
113
113
112
112
113
113
113
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
11
10
10
10
10
10
1 104
1 130
1 153
1 147
1 147
1 148
1 153
1 156
1 158
1 159
1 161
1 167
1 169
1 173
1 177
1 177
1 177
1 178
5 735
5 975
6 436
6 356
6 351
6 388
6 436
6 495
6 576
6 612
6 621
6 656
6 648
6 622
6 700
6 728
6 795
6 833
9
10
11
12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
---
Licences --- contd
---
Other business --- contd
()
As at end of
Year
Month
Total
licences
2012
2013
2014
2014
2015
Club liquor
Places of public
entertainment
Billiard
establishment
Public
bowling alley
Public
skating rink
Sub-total
482
449
443
447
449
442
443
442
437
441
445
445
443
444
441
436
436
434
210
205
203
202
203
201
203
204
204
204
203
203
202
200
201
201
201
201
65
58
57
57
56
56
57
58
58
57
56
56
56
56
54
54
54
53
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
9
7
7
9
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
3
5
5
3
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7 811
8 026
8 503
8 419
8 416
8 443
8 503
8 565
8 642
8 681
8 697
8 735
8 727
8 703
8 781
8 805
8 872
8 907
9
10
11
12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
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267
29 915
30 523
31 910
31 655
31 700
31 801
31 910
32 013
32 130
32 247
32 323
32 455
32 516
32 577
32 718
32 834
32 954
33 030

11.10 ()
(contd) Municipal services licences and permits in force by type
()
As at end of
Year
Month
2012
2013
2014
2014
2015
Permits
Restricted food permits
NonFood
Chinese
Frozen
bottled
vending
herb tea confections
Milk
drinks
machine
9
10
11
12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
450
429
411
412
411
413
411
413
411
408
406
402
401
398
398
394
392
390
2 403
2 413
2 457
2 443
2 454
2 448
2 457
2 466
2 466
2 451
2 443
2 434
2 445
2 438
2 423
2 419
2 427
2 434
1 720
1 754
1 796
1 787
1 787
1 786
1 796
1 810
1 813
1 808
1 803
1 795
1 797
1 786
1 782
1 784
1 789
1 793
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611
597
610
610
604
602
610
613
610
614
612
613
615
618
617
615
621
622
35
31
29
27
27
29
29
30
30
30
29
31
31
31
31
31
32
30
Note :
Others
OK
Karaoke
establishment
permit in
restaurants
1 115
1 173
1 265
1 227
1 246
1 247
1 265
1 278
1 280
1 288
1 280
1 283
1 281
1 275
1 271
1 259
1 264
1 266
79
81
82
81
83
82
82
83
82
82
82
82
81
81
82
82
82
80
Total licences
and permits
Total
permits
6 413
6 478
6 650
6 587
6 612
6 607
6 650
6 693
6 692
6 681
6 655
6 640
6 651
6 627
6 604
6 584
6 607
6 615
36 328
37 001
38 560
38 242
38 312
38 408
38 560
38 706
38 822
38 928
38 978
39 095
39 167
39 204
39 322
39 418
39 561
39 645
The Leisure and Cultural Services Department is responsible for issue

and renewal of the licences for billiard establishment, public bowling
alley and public skating rink while the rest of the licences/permits
presented in the above table are under the responsibility of the Food and
Environmental Hygiene Department.
Sources : Food and Environmental Hygiene Department;

Leisure and Cultural Services Department
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11.11
Meteorological observations
Meteorological observation station
Kings Park
Waglan Island
Air temperature
Mean
Mean
minimum
Mean
Mean
dew relative
point humidity
(
)
(
)
(
)
(
)
()
()
()
()
1 012.7
25.9
23.3
21.4
19.0
2014
1 013.1
26.0
23.5
21.5
2015
1 013.5
26.6
24.2
Mean
maximum
(hectopascals)
2013
Year
Mean
pressure
Month
()
(%)
Mean
amount
Total
of cloud rainfall
(%)
()
Total
bright
sunshine
Total
evaporation
()
()
(mm)
(hours)
78
66 2 847.3
19.3
78
22.4
20.1
Prevailing wind
direction
Mean
wind
speed
()
(/
)
(mm)
(degrees)
1 769.6
1 217.4
070
23.2
66 2 638.3
1 903.3
1 263.9
080
22.5
79
69 1 874.5
1 769.6
1 278.9
060
21.5
(km/h)
2014
10
11
12
1 014.6
1 017.0
1 021.7
28.9
24.6
18.5
26.2
22.6
16.3
24.3
21.2
14.2
20.4
18.5
9.9
71
78
67
54
63
67
109.8
31.1
44.7
222.9
141.4
115.3
146.4
85.7
85.8
100
090
020
24.3
25.0
30.5
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
1 021.2
1 019.4
1 017.7
1 014.1
1 008.7
1 007.3
18.9
19.5
22.0
26.7
29.9
32.3
16.4
17.5
19.9
23.6
27.5
29.7
14.5
15.9
18.5
21.4
25.5
27.7
11.2
13.4
17.1
19.2
24.5
25.7
72
78
85
77
85
80
45
74
83
63
84
69
41.7
32.0
28.4
64.5
513.0
302.1 *
198.8
97.5
69.9
159.2
93.5
192.8
81.9
66.4
69.2
112.9
98.2
141.7
050
040
050
020
210
220
24.3
22.2
22.6
18.2
20.1
20.3
7
8
9
10
11
12
1 004.2
1 006.1
1 010.2
1 014.4
1 017.5
1 020.8
31.8
32.1
31.1
28.5
26.1
20.3
29.1
29.3
28.4
26.0
24.0
18.6
27.2
27.2
26.6
24.2
22.4
17.1
25.0
25.0
24.1
21.4
20.0
14.0
79
78
78
77
79
76
75
65
61
64
66
77
406.2
143.3
87.9
168.3
22.8
64.3
164.9
195.9
204.5
172.8
143.9
75.9
146.6
150.2
143.9
103.2
95.8
68.9
210
220
060
080
080
020
20.4
12.8
20.0
23.0
27.7
26.2
12(1)
Normals for
December(1)
1 020.5
20.2
17.9
15.9
11.9
69
52
26.8
172.2
83.7
070
26.0
(1) 1981 2010
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Note :
(1) Climatological normals for 1981 to 2010.
Source : Hong Kong Observatory
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11.12
Fire services
()
(A) Fire, special services, ambulance calls and persons involved
Fire calls
Year
2012
2013
2014
2014
2015
Month
4
7
10
1
4
Special services calls
Major
fire
General
False/unwanted
alarm and
control burning
13
11
6
1
2
3
2
2
6 169
6 198
6 358
1 265
1 424
1 831
1 795
1 543
31 456
30 564
29 971
9 304
7 356
6 240
6 492
8 174
- 6
- 9
- 12
- 3
- 6
Total
fire
calls
37 638
36 773
36 335
10 570
8 782
8 074
8 289
9 719
False alarm/
General ambulance case
13 636
14 803
16 526
4 288
4 587
3 885
3 581
4 208
16 555
16 312
16 894
4 240
4 686
4 039
4 119
4 413
Persons involved
Fatalities
Year
2012
2013
2014
2014
2015
Month
4
7
10
1
4
Total
calls
Total
special
services
calls
30 191
31 115
33 420
8 528
9 273
7 924
7 700
8 621
67 829
67 888
69 755
19 098
18 055
15 998
15 989
18 340
Ambulance calls
Rescues
Injuries
Fire
Special
services
Fire
Special
services
Fire
Special
services
Emergency
Removal
14
12
24
7
6
5
9
6
837
857
835
208
213
192
224
221
309
369
309
60
88
65
70
98
2 262
2 234
2 244
529
687
494
620
634
6 002
6 919
7 723
1 953
2 402
2 205
2 164
2 754
27 584
32 088
37 787
8 906
9 813
8 473
7 669
8 694
683 921
675 424
699 427
172 698
171 632
173 027
186 562
177 445
43 379
44 755
48 010
12 074
12 089
11 692
12 314
12 596
- 6
- 9
- 12
- 3
- 6
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11.12
Fire services
()
(B) Fire prevention statistics
Fire inspections
Year
2012
2013
2014
2014
2015
Month
4
7
10
1
4
- 6
- 9
- 12
- 3
- 6
Complaints
Dangerous
goods, timber
yards and
storage
Fire
installations,
neon signs,
etc.
Composite/
domestic/commercial/
miscellaneous buildings
Places of
public
entertainment
57 117
61 805
42 856
9 983
13 533
8 017
10 824
7 402
3 259
4 028
4 421
1 208
1 237
1 024
927
1 147
37 376
29 667
44 730
12 537
10 469
10 326
39 286
42 362
38 944
41 676
55 840
15 815
12 052
11 407
20 781
12 624
10 869
10 930
11 335
2 542
2 858
3 163
2 649
2 851
---
Fire inspections --- contd
Year
2012
2013
2014
2014
2015
Month
4
7
10
1
4
- 6
- 9
- 12
- 3
- 6
Restaurants
and night clubs
Schools
Ventilation
systems
Miscellaneous
Total
26 299
26 454
26 876
6 903
6 872
6 736
5 532
5 937
4 358
4 307
3 880
1 011
917
1 036
512
507
10 958
10 976
11 018
2 766
2 712
2 600
7 337
8 277
2 573
2 959
2 644
717
624
706
646
2 069
191 753
192 802
203 600
53 482
51 274
45 015
88 494
83 176
Fire prevention
Plans finalised
Year
2012
2013
2014
2014
2015
Month
4
7
10
1
4
Full building/
area surveys
1 570
1 292
1 112
337
265
328
21 355
33 658
- 6
- 9
- 12
- 3
- 6
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Prosecutions undertaken
New
projects
Ventilation
systems
Licences
issued/
renewed
Fire hazard
abatement
notices issued
No. of
cases
()
Fines
imposed ($)
16 156
15 475
17 026
4 301
4 522
4 605
4 098
5 028
2 702
2 627
2 312
568
496
484
560
582
4 096
4 316
4 328
1 093
984
948
1 295
1 086
4 470
3 983
2 259
397
496
611
476
605
534
622
821
223
205
218
173
141
2,561,325
3,909,060
8,017,566
2,095,340
2,692,050
1,606,684
1,110,810
1,317,810
Source : Fire Services Department
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Water supplies
11.13
Million cubic metres
Year
Month
2013
Storage at
beginning of
period
Natural
yield in
reservoirs
Imports
from
Guangdong
370.57
336.18
611.52
Consumption
Total
Daily mean
932.78
2.56
2014
385.68
228.01
724.48
959.46
2.63
2015
378.43
226.32
766.38
972.71
2.66
2014
10
11
12
433.01
433.53
433.80
1.20
-0.66
-1.64
83.70
81.03
27.01 +
84.32
80.04
80.77
2.72
2.67
2.61
2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
378.43
352.97
358.06
364.15
368.95
418.22
1.48
1.17
1.40
1.74
63.78
24.44
54.03
75.62
83.72
80.52
68.23
68.70
81.07
71.63
78.99
77.53
82.76
82.75
2.62
2.56
2.55
2.58
2.67
2.76
7
8
9
10
11
12
428.62
452.89
467.83
461.66
498.33
475.18
44.82
28.55
15.16
38.98
3.38
1.43
63.27
70.82
61.37
82.25
55.07
2.78 +
83.79
84.46
82.66
84.63
81.75
80.69
2.70
2.72
2.76
2.73
2.72
2.60
2016 1

Note :
The supply from Guangdong was shutdown for maintenance.
Source : Water Supplies Department
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2014
2010 2014
2013 1 2015 3
The Hong Kong International Airport is one of the busiest and most advanced
airports. It consolidates Hong Kongs position as a hub of commerce and
plays a very important role in the development of Hong Kong as a logistics
centre. In terms of international air cargo throughput, the Hong Kong
International Airport continued to rank first among all airports in the world in
2014. This article provides a detailed analysis of the air cargo statistics of
Hong Kong from 2010 to 2014 and briefly highlights the more recent
performance of the industry by making reference to the quarterly air cargo
statistics from the first quarter of 2013 to the third quarter of 2015.
(852) 2582 5039tsp_1@censtatd.gov.hk
Enquiries on this article may be directed to the Trade Statistics Processing Section,
(Tel. : (852) 2582 5039; E-mail : tsp_1@censtatd.gov.hk).
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Hong Kong Monthly Digest of Statistics

January 2016

1.
1.
Introduction
1.1
2014
1.1 The Hong Kong International Airport is one of

the busiest and most advanced airports. It
consolidates Hong Kongs position as a hub of
commerce and plays a very important role in the
development of Hong Kong as a logistics centre. In
terms of international air cargo throughput, the Hong
Kong International Airport continued to rank first
among all airports in the world in 2014.
1.2 2010 2014

2013
1 2015 3
1.2 This article provides a detailed analysis of the

air cargo statistics of Hong Kong from 2010 to 2014
and also briefly highlights the more recent
performance of the industry by making reference to
the quarterly air cargo statistics from the first quarter
of 2013 to the third quarter of 2015.
2.
2.1
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2.
Data sources
2.1 Air cargo statistics of Hong Kong are compiled

by the Civil Aviation Department based on
information provided by the Airport Authority Hong
Kong. The information of the international air
cargo throughput of other airports is obtained from
the Airports Council International. Besides, trade
statistics of Hong Kong are compiled by the Census
and Statistics Department.
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January 2016
3.
3.1 2014
438 1
247
237 233 207
1
Chart 1
3.
International air cargo throughput

ranking
3.1 The cargo throughput of the Hong Kong

International Airport in 2014, at 4.38 million tonnes,
was the largest in terms of international air cargoes1
handled among all airports in the world followed by
airports in Incheon, Dubai, Shanghai and Taipei.
Their respective figures on throughput were
2.47 million tonnes, 2.37 million tonnes, 2.33 million
tonnes and 2.07 million tonnes. (Chart 1)
2014 10
Ranking of international airports by air cargo throughput in 2014 (Top 10)
Thousand tonnes
5 000
4 500
4 376
4 000
3 500
3 000
2 474
2 500
2 368
2 334
2 073
2 043
2 007
1 858
Taipei
Tokyo
Frankfurt
Paris
2 000
1 844
1 787
1 500
1 000
500
0
Hong Kong
Incheon
Dubai
Shanghai
Singapore
(1)
Anchorage(1)
Note :
(1)
Source :
Airports Council International
Excluding domestic air cargo throughput within the country/

territory.
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January 2016
(1)
2016 1

Includes transit freight.
4.
4.
Air cargo throughput of Hong Kong
2010 2014
Annual air cargo throughput from 2010 to 2014
4.1 2010
413 2014 438
1.5%
2.0%
2
4.1 The air cargo throughput of Hong Kong

increased generally from 4.13 million tonnes in 2010
to 4.38 million tonnes in 2014 with an average
annual growth rate of 1.5%. This was lower than
the 2.0% average annual growth rate for the total
cargo throughput over the same period. (Chart 2)
4.2
2010
148 2014 159
1.7%
265 279
1.3% 2
4.2 The growth in the air cargo throughput was

in a larger part contributed by the inward air cargoes
which increased from 1.48 million tonnes in 2010 to
1.59 million tonnes in 2014, with an average annual
growth rate of 1.7%. Over the same period,
outward air cargoes increased from 2.65 million
tonnes to 2.79 million tonnes, with an average annual
growth rate of 1.3%. (Chart 2)
Chart 2
2010 2014
Air cargo throughputs, 2010 to 2014
Thousand tonnes
5 000
4 500
4 128
(+23.3%)
4 127
(+2.5 %)
4 376
(+6.0 %)
3 938
(-4.6 %)
4 025
(+2.2 %)
2 496
(-5.8 %)
2 562
(+2.7 %)
2 639
(+3.0 %)
2 791
(+5.8 %)
1 479
(+17.1%)
1 442
(-2.5 %)
1 463
(+1.4 %)
1 488
(+1.7 %)
1 585
(+6.5%)
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
4 000
3 500
3 000
2 500
2 649
(+27.1 %)
2 000
1 500
1 000
500
0
Inward air cargoes
Year
Outward air cargoes
Notes :
Figures may not add up to total due to rounding.
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Figures in brackets refer to percentage change over preceding

year.
Source :
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January 2016
4.3
In terms of tonnage, cargoes transported by
air constituted only 1.3% of the total cargo
throughput of Hong Kong in 2014. Despite the
small share of air cargoes in the total cargo
throughput, they accounted for about 36% of the total
trade value of Hong Kong in 2010 and the proportion
rose to 39% in 2014. This reflected the growing
importance of the air freight industry in the Hong
Kong economy. (Chart 3)
4.3 2014
1.3%
2010
36% 2014 39%
Chart 3
2010 2012 2014

External merchandise trade statistics by mode of transport, 2010, 2012 and 2014
$ billion
9,000
8,000
75
(1.0 %)
7,000
56
(0.9%)
6,000
3,062
(38.8 %)
4,000
2,000
By river
2010
222
(3.0 %)
223
(2.8 %)
1,585
(21.6 %)
1,526
(19.3 %)
2012
(1)
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By ocean
2014
Year
Notes :
(1)
Include trade by hand carried and parcel post.
Figures in brackets refer to the percentage share of the

respective total. They may not add up to 100% due to
rounding.
100%

2,997
(38.0 %)
2,802
(38.1 %)
235
(3.7 %)
1,487
(23.2 %)
1,000
By air
By land
2,325
(36.4 %)
3,000
(1)
Others (1)
2,663
(36.2 %)
2,293
(35.8 %)
5,000
84
(1.1 %)
Source :
FA5

January 2016
Major regions of loading/discharge
4.4
2010 2014
99 105
67% 66%
4
4.4 Inward air cargoes came mainly from

countries/territories in Asia. From 2010 to 2014,
inward cargoes from Asia grew from 0.99 million
tonnes to 1.05 million tonnes, while its share
decreased from 67% to 66%. (Chart 4)
4.5
2014
14% 12%
4.5 Other major countries/territories of loading

included Europe and North America, accounting for
around 14% and 12% of the total inward cargoes in
2014 respectively. However, it should be noted that
while the share of inward cargoes from North
America held steady, there was a decline in the share
of inward cargoes from Europe. (Chart 4)
Chart 4
2010 2012 2014

Inward movement of air cargoes by major region of loading, 2010, 2012 and 2014
Thousand tonnes
1 800
68 (4.3%)
1 600
28 (1.9%)
49 (3.3%)
1 400
1 200
1 000
51 (3.5%)
57 (3.6%)
232 (15.7%)
51 (3.5%)
211 (14.4%)
216 (13.6%)
181 (12.3%)
183 (12.5%)
194 (12.2%)
(1)
Other countries/
territories (1)
Australasia
and Oceania
Europe
800
North America
600
1 050
(66.3%)
966 (66.0%)
989 (66.8%)
400
Asia
200
0
2010
2012
(1)
2014
Year
Notes :
2016 1

Include Middle East.

rounding.
100%

(1)
Source :
FA6

January 2016
4.6
2014
144 2010
133 2.1%
5
4.6 Like inward cargoes, a significant proportion

of outward cargoes were discharged in
countries/territories in Asia, accounting for over half
of the total outward cargoes. In 2014, there
were 1.44 million tonnes. Compared with the
1.33 million tonnes in 2010, this represented an
average annual growth rate of 2.1%. (Chart 5)
4.7
2010 19% 2014 20%
21% 15%
3% 2%
7% 11% 5
4.7 North America and Europe were the major

countries/territories of discharge, just after Asia.
The share of outward cargoes to North America
increased from 19% in 2010 to 20% in 2014. Over
the same period, the share of outward cargoes to
Europe as well as Australasia and Oceania dropped
from 21% to 15% and from 3% to 2% respectively.
On the other hand, the share of other
countries/territories showed a rise from 7% to 11%.
(Chart 5)
Chart 5
2010 2012 2014

Outward movement of air cargoes by major region of discharge, 2010, 2012 and
2014
Thousand tonnes
3 000
305 (10.9%)
186 (7.0%)
2 500
225 (8.8%)
72 (2.7%)
2 000
555
(20.9%)
1 500
509
(19.2%)
63 (2.2%)
72 (2.8%)
429
(15.4%)
470
(18.3%)
553
(19.8%)
483
(18.9%)
Australasia
and Oceania
Europe
North America
1 000
1 312
(51.2%)
1 328
(50.1%)
500
2010
(1)
2016 1

Asia
2014
Year
Notes :
(1)
Include Middle East.

rounding.
100%

1 443
(51.7%)
2012
(1)
Other countries/
territories (1)
Source :
FA7

January 2016
2013 1 2015 3
Quarterly air cargo throughput from the first

quarter of 2013 to the third quarter of 2015
4.8 6 2013 1 2015 3

2014
2015 1
2.9% 2 3
1.4% 0.7%
4.8 Chart 6 shows the quarterly statistics on air

cargo throughput from the first quarter of 2013 to the
third quarter of 2015. Comparing with 2014, the air
cargo throughput recorded a 2.9% year-on-year
increase in the first quarter of 2015, but fell 1.4% and
0.7% on a year-on-year basis respectively in the
second and third quarter of 2015.
4.9 2015 3 109

70
39
0.2% 1.5% 6
4.9 Of the 1.09 million tonnes of the total air cargo

throughput in the third quarter of 2015, 0.70 million
tonnes were outward air cargoes and 0.39 million
tonnes were inward air cargoes, with the year-on-year
rates of decrease being 0.2% and 1.5% respectively.
(Chart 6)
Chart 6
2013 1 2015 3
Quarterly air cargo throughputs, first quarter of 2013 to third quarter of 2015
Thousand tonnes
1 400
1 200
1 000
1 142
1 091
1 099
(+7.3 %)
(+7.4 %)
(+4.4%)
1 076
1 092
(-1.4%)
(-0.7%)
944
1 017
1 024
994
(+1.6 %)
(+2.3 %)
(+1.4 %)
(+5.3 %)
589
652
656
742
620
697
701
773
628
683
700
(+0.6%)
(+2.9 %)
(+2.7 %)
(+5.2 %)
(+5.3%)
(+6.9 %)
(+6.9%)
(+4.1 %)
(+1.3 %)
(-2.0 %)
(-0.2 %)
800
600
1 192
(+4.6 %)
1 023
(+2.9 %)
400
200
355
365
368
400
374
398
419
395
393
392
(+1.1%)
(-0.7 %)
(+3.3 %)
(+5.2%)
394
(+3.2 %)
(+8.1 %)
(+8.1 %)
(+4.8 %)
(+5.6 %)
(-0.3 %)
(-1.5 %)
Q1
2013
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q1
2014
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q1
2015
Q2
Q3#
Quarter/Year
Inward air cargoes
Outward air cargoes
Notes :
Figures in brackets refer to the percentage change over the

same period of preceding year.
Figures may not add up to total due to rounding.
# Provisional figures.
2016 1

Source :
FA8

January 2016
2016 1
List of Feature Article Published in January 2016
(i)
2016 1

Month
1
FL1
Title of article
(i)

2015
List of Feature Articles Published in 2015
Title of article
(i)
Marriage and Divorce Trends in Hong Kong, 1991 to 2013
(ii)
Persons with Disabilities and Chronic Diseases in Hong Kong
(i)
Consumer Price Index and Its Movements in 2014
(ii)
The Profile of Persons Residing in Private Elderly Homes in

2014
(i)
New Series of Trade Index Numbers
(ii)
Trading Firms Engaging in Sub-contract Processing

Arrangement and Providing Manufacturing-related Technical
Support Services
(i)
The Four Key Industries and Other Selected Industries in the

Hong Kong Economy
(ii)
An Overview of Water Supplies in Hong Kong
(i)
The Import/Export, Wholesale and Retail Trades, and

Accommodation and Food Services Sectors in Hong Kong
2014
(ii)
The Profile of the Unemployed Population in Hong Kong in

2014
(iii)
2013/14
(iii)
Cross-boundary Travel Survey 2013/14
(i)
(i)
The Cultural and Creative Industries in Hong Kong
(ii)
2014
(ii)
The Profile of Hong Kong Population Analysed by District

Council District, 2014
(i)
20052014
(i)
Hong Kongs Balance of Payments, 2005 to 2014
(ii)
(ii)
Foreign Affiliates Statistics of Hong Kong
(i)
(i)
Consumer Price Index analysed by Classification of Individual

Consumption According to Purpose
(ii)
20092014
(ii)
Container Statistics, 2009 to 2014
(i)
2014
(i)
Composite Employment Estimates 2014
(ii)
20042014
(ii)
Statistics on Comprehensive Social Security Assistance

Scheme, 2004 to 2014
(i)
Hong Kong Population Projections for 2015 to 2064
(i)
19912013
(ii)
(i)
2014
(ii)
2014
(i)
(ii)
(i)
(ii)
(i)
(ii)
10 (i)
11
Month
20152064
10
(ii)
20152064
(ii)
Hong Kong Labour Force Projections for 2015 to 2064
(iii)
2049
(iii)
Hong Kong Domestic Household Projections up to 2049
(i)
20042014
(i)
Port Cargo Statistics, 2004 to 2014
(ii)
2014
(ii)
Socio-economic Characteristics and Consumption Expenditure

of Hong Kong Residents Making Personal Travel to the
Mainland of China, 2014
(iii)
20002014
(iii)
Usage of Personal Computers and Internet Service by Hong

Kong Residents, 2000 to 2014
(i)
Hong Kongs Trade Involving Outward Processing in the

Mainland of China, 2004 to 2014
(ii)
The Fertility Trend in Hong Kong, 1981 to 2014
12 (i)
(ii)
20042014
11
12
19812014
2016 1

FL2

Sources of Statistical Data
[1]
Table
Data source
Telephone[1]
E-mail
Website
3903 6943
population@censtatd.gov.hk
www.censtatd.gov.hk
2829 3578
enquiry@immd.gov.hk
www.immd.gov.hk
2887 5508
ghs@censtatd.gov.hk
www.censtatd.gov.hk
2582 5076
employment@censtatd.gov.hk
www.censtatd.gov.hk
2887 5550
wage@censtatd.gov.hk
www.censtatd.gov.hk
3105 2369
mpes@censtatd.gov.hk
www.censtatd.gov.hk
2815 0678
enquiry@labour.gov.hk
www.labour.gov.hk
2852 3545
lrd-hq@labour.gov.hk
www.labour.gov.hk
1.
Population
1.1 - 1.3
Demographic Statistics Section,

1.4
Immigration Department
2.
Labour
2.1 - 2.3
Social Analysis and Research Section,

2.4 - 2.8
Employment Statistics and Central Register of

Establishments Section,
2.9 - 2.13
Wages and Labour Costs Statistics Section,



Salary for middle-level managerial and

professional employees
2.14 - 2.16
Labour Department

Occupational injuries

Work stoppage
3.
External Trade
3.1 - 3.14

2582 4915
trade@censtatd.gov.hk
www.censtatd.gov.hk
3.15
Outward Processing and Shipping Statistics

Section,
2582 2126
ops@censtatd.gov.hk
www.censtatd.gov.hk
3.16
National Income Branch,

2582 5077
gdp-e@censtatd.gov.hk
www.censtatd.gov.hk
Trade in Services Statistics Section,

3903 7415
tis@censtatd.gov.hk
www.censtatd.gov.hk
2016 1

A1

()
Sources of Statistical Data (contd)
[1]
Table
Data source
Telephone[1]
E-mail
Website
4.

4.1 - 4.6
4.7 - 4.13
National Income Branch,


Gross Domestic Product by expenditure
component
2582 5077
gdp-e@censtatd.gov.hk
www.censtatd.gov.hk

Gross Domestic Product by economic
activity
3903 7005
gdp-p@censtatd.gov.hk
www.censtatd.gov.hk

Gross National Income and external
primary income flows
3903 7017
gni@censtatd.gov.hk
www.censtatd.gov.hk

Position and External Debt t
3903 6981
bop@censtatd.gov.hk
www.censtatd.gov.hk
Balance of Payments Branch,

5.
Prices
5.1 - 5.6
& 5.8
Consumer Price Index Section,

3903 7374
cpi@censtatd.gov.hk
www.censtatd.gov.hk
5.7
Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department
2150 7043
mailbox@afcd.gov.hk
www.afcd.gov.hk
Fish Marketing Organization
[2]
[2]
www.fmo.org.hk
Vegetable Marketing Organization
2710 0934
kmkvmo@vmo.org
www.vmo.org
5.9
Industrial Production Statistics Section,

3903 7247
ind-production@censtatd.gov.hk
www.censtatd.gov.hk
5.10
Logistics and Producer Prices Statistics Section,

3903 7255
services@censtatd.gov.hk
www.censtatd.gov.hk
6.
6.1 - 6.2

3903 7247
ind-production@censtatd.gov.hk
www.censtatd.gov.hk
6.3
2716 8699
mines@cedd.gov.hk
www.cedd.gov.hk
Civil Engineering and Development Department
2016 1

A2

()
[1]
Table
Data source
Telephone[1]
E-mail
Website
3903 6965
building@censtatd.gov.hk
www.censtatd.gov.hk

Retail sales
3903 7400
mrs@censtatd.gov.hk
www.censtatd.gov.hk

Restaurant receipts
3903 7401
qsr@censtatd.gov.hk
www.censtatd.gov.hk
6.7
Business Services Statistics Section,

3903 7274
business-receipts@censtatd.gov.hk www.censtatd.gov.hk
6.8
2867 4570
crenq@cr.gov.hk
www.cr.gov.hk
2867 2528
wwong@oro.gov.hk
www.oro.gov.hk
3903 7246
energy@censtatd.gov.hk
www.censtatd.gov.hk
()
6.
Business Performance (contd)

6.4
Construction and Miscellaneous Services

Statistics Section,
6.5 & 6.6
Distribution Services Statistics Section,

Companies Registry
Official Receiver's Office
7.
Energy
7.1 - 7.2

7.3
CLP Power Hong Kong Limited
[3]
[3]
www.clpgroup.com
The Hongkong Electric Company, Limited
[3]
[3]
www.hkelectric.com
The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited
[3]
[3]
www.towngas.com
7.4
8.

8.1
Census Planning Section,

8.2 - 8.3
3903 6958
[2]
cp1@censtatd.gov.hk
[2]
www.censtatd.gov.hk
www.hkhs.com
Housing Department
8.4
2761 5669
hkha@housingauthority.gov.hk
www.housingauthority.gov.hk
[2]
[2]
www.bd.gov.hk
Housing Department
[2]
[2]
Buildings Department
[2]
[2]
www.bd.gov.hk
8.5
2016 1

A3

()
[1]
Table
Data source
Telephone[1]
E-mail
Website
()
8.
Housing and Property (contd)

8.6 - 8.7
[2]
[2]
www.bd.gov.hk
2839 7888
enquiry@hkhs.com
www.hkhs.com
Housing Department
2761 5703
2839 7888
enquiry@hkhs.com
www.hkhs.com
2761 5703
8.8
Housing Department
8.9
[2]
[2]
www.bd.gov.hk
[2]
[2]
www.rvd.gov.hk
8.10 - 8.13
2150 8903
enquiries@rvd.gov.hk
www.rvd.gov.hk
8.14
Land Registry
2867 4838
csa@landreg.gov.hk
www.landreg.gov.hk
8.15
Lands Department
2525 6694
landsd@landsd.gov.hk
www.landsd.gov.hk
2878 8222
hkma@hkma.gov.hk
www.hkma.gov.hk
2810 3658
hdiv@fstb.gov.hk
www.fstb.gov.hk
2878 8222
hkma@hkma.gov.hk
www.hkma.gov.hk
9.

9.1,
9.3 - 9.12
9.2
Hong Kong Monetary Authority

Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau,
Government Secretariat
9.13
[2]
[2]
www.hkicl.com.hk
Hong Kong Interbank Clearing Limited

9.14 - 9.15
2878 8222
hkma@hkma.gov.hk
www.hkma.gov.hk
2582 4918
trade@censtatd.gov.hk
www.censtatd.gov.hk
2877 0704
info@hsi.com.hk
www.hsi.com.hk
2840 3895
info@hkex.com.hk
www.hkex.com.hk

9.16
Hang Seng Indexes Company Limited

9.17 - 9.20
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited

9.21 - 9.22
[2]
[2]
www.cgse.com.hk
The Chinese Gold and Silver Exchange Society

9.23
2867 2565
iamail@oci.gov.hk
www.oci.gov.hk
2918 0102
mpfa@mpfa.org.hk
www.mpfa.org.hk
Office of the Commissioner of Insurance

9.24
Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority

2016 1

A4

()
[1]
Table
Data source
Telephone[1]
E-mail
Website
10.

10.1
[2]
[2]
www.cad.gov.hk
2815 7711
customsenquiry@customs.gov.hk www.customs.gov.hk
2852 3660
st-sec@mardep.gov.hk
www.mardep.gov.hk
2947 7888
icuc@mtr.com.hk
www.mtr.com.hk
Customs and Excise Department
Marine Department
MTR Corporation Limited
10.2
[2]
[2]
www.cad.gov.hk

2815 7711
customsenquiry@customs.gov.hk www.customs.gov.hk
Outward Processing and Shipping Statistics

Section,
2582 2126
shipping@censtatd.gov.hk
www.censtatd.gov.hk
10.3
Marine Department
2852 3660
st-sec@mardep.gov.hk
www.mardep.gov.hk
10.4 - 10.6
Transport Department
2804 2600
tdenq@td.gov.hk
www.td.gov.hk
10.7
Hong Kong Police Force
2860 6246
so-stat-traffic@police.gov.hk
www.police.gov.hk
10.8 - 10.10
Immigration Department
2824 6111
enquiry@immd.gov.hk
www.immd.gov.hk
10.11 - 10.14
Hong Kong Tourism Board
2807 6543
research@hktb.com
www.partnernet.hktb.com
10.15 - 10.16
Office of the Communications Authority
2961 6652
webmaster@ofca.gov.hk
www.ofca.gov.hk
10.17
Hongkong Post
2921 2264
msd@hkpo.gov.hk
www.hongkongpost.com
2961 8582
enquiries@dh.gov.hk
www.dh.gov.hk
Hospital Authority
2300 6375
enquiry@ha.org.hk
www.ha.org.hk
Centre for Health Protection,

2125 2270
enquiry_chpweb@dh.gov.hk
www.chp.gov.hk
Customs and Excise Department
11.
11.1
11.2
2016 1

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()
[1]
Table
Data source
Telephone[1]
E-mail
Website

Social security schemes
2892 5232
rsenq@swd.gov.hk
www.swd.gov.hk

Integrated Family Service Centres
2892 5236
rsenq@swd.gov.hk
www.swd.gov.hk

2892 5236
rsenq@swd.gov.hk
www.swd.gov.hk
2860 8448
[4]
Independent Commission Against Corruption
2826 3273
ishchan@crd.icac.org.hk
www.icac.org.hk
11.8 - 11.9
2601 8034
enquiries@lcsd.gov.hk
www.lcsd.gov.hk
11.10
Food and Environmental Hygiene Department
2923 5302
enquiries@fehd.gov.hk
www.fehd.gov.hk
2601 8034
enquiries@lcsd.gov.hk
www.lcsd.gov.hk
11.11
2926 8444
mailbox@hko.gov.hk
www.hko.gov.hk
11.12
Fire Services Department
2733 7717
stat@hkfsd.gov.hk
www.hkfsd.gov.hk
11.13
Water Supplies Department
2829 4463
wsdinfo@wsd.gov.hk
www.wsd.gov.hk
()
11.
Miscellaneous Statistics (contd)

11.3 - 11.6
11.7
Social Welfare Department
www.police.gov.hk
Hong Kong Police Force
[1]
852
Notes :
[1] For those calling from places outside Hong Kong, please dial the area
code 852 before the telephone number.
[2]
2582 4738gen-enquiry@censtatd.gov.hk
[2] Enquiries on the statistical data can be directed to the Census and
Statistics Department (telephone number : 2582 4738; E-mail :
gen-enquiry@censtatd.gov.hk).
[3]
3903 7246energy@censtatd.gov.hk
[3] Enquiries on the statistical data can be directed to the Industrial

Production Statistics Section, Census and Statistics Department
(telephone number : 3903 7246; E-mail : energy@censtatd.gov.hk).
[4]
(www.police.gov.hk)
[4] Enquiries on the statistical data can be made via the Application for
Access to Information section on the website of Hong Kong Police
Force (www.police.gov.hk).
2016 1

A6

2016 2 5
Schedule for Issuing Regular Releases of Statistical Data by

the Census and Statistics Department, February to May 2016
9 4
4 30
(www.censtatd.gov.hk) 4 30
The date schedule for issuing regular press releases of statistical data in the ensuing year is issued to the mass media in
mid-September of each year. This Annex gives the schedule for the coming 4 months. Data are issued to the media at
4:30 p.m. on the date of release. The press releases are posted shortly afterwards on the Departments website
(www.censtatd.gov.hk). Telephone enquiries may also be made to the Department after 4:30 p.m. on the release date.
(//)
Release date (DD/MM/YYYY)
Statistical data
Population statistics
1.
2015
Year-end population for 2015
(852) 3903 6933
For enquiries, please call (852) 3903 6933.
18.02.2016
Labour statistics
1.
2.
3.
2015 11 2016 1
2015 12 2016 2
2016 1 3
2016 2 4
Unemployment and underemployment

statistics
November 2015 to January 2016
December 2015 to February 2016
January to March 2016
February to April 2016
(852) 2887 5208
2015 12
Employment and vacancies statistics

December 2015
(852) 2582 4751
2015 12
Wage and payroll statistics

December 2015
(852) 2887 5584
23.02.2016
17.03.2016
19.04.2016
17.05.2016
21.03.2016
29.03.2016
External trade statistics

1.
2016 1
2016 2
2016 3
2016 4

January 2016
February 2016
March 2016
April 2016
(852) 2582 4914
2016 1

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25.02.2016
29.03.2016
26.04.2016
26.05.2016

(//)
Statistical data
()
External trade statistics (contd)

2.
3.
4.
2015 12
2016 1
2016 2
2016 3
Volume and price statistics of external

merchandise trade
December 2015
January 2016
February 2016
March 2016
(852) 2582 5026
2015 4
Statistics on vessels, port cargo and

containers
4th quarter 2015
(852) 2582 2126
2015 4
Statistics on trade involving outward

processing in the mainland of China
4th quarter 2015
(852) 2582 2126
18.02.2016
17.03.2016
19.04.2016
12.05.2016
07.03.2016
18.03.2016
National Income and Balance of Payments statistics

1.
2.
3.
4.
2015 4 (1)
2016 1 (2)

4th quarter 2015(1)
1st quarter 2016(2)
(852) 2582 4787
2015 4
Chain volume measures of Gross Domestic

Product by economic activity
4th quarter 2015
(852) 3903 7002
2015 4
Gross National Income and external primary

income flows
4th quarter 2015
(852) 3903 7016
2015 4
Balance of Payments and International

Investment Position statistics
4th quarter 2015
(852) 3903 6979
24.02.2016
13.05.2016
18.03.2016
15.03.2016
21.03.2016
(1) 2015 4 2015
2016 2 24
2015 4 2015
Notes : (1) The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the fourth quarter of 2015
and the whole year of 2015 together with other supporting
materials will be released along with the Financial Secretarys
Budget Speech. According to the Financial Secretarys Office,
the budget speech is scheduled to be delivered on 24 February
2016. No separate press release on the GDP for the fourth
quarter of 2015 and the whole year of 2015 will be issued by the
Census and Statistics Department on that day.
(2)
2016 1 2016
2016 1
2016 1
(2) The Economic Analysis Division of the Economic Analysis and

Business Facilitation Unit under the Financial Secretary's Office
will issue a press release on the First Quarter Economic Report
2016 and first update of GDP and prices forecasts for 2016 as a
whole. The GDP for the first quarter of 2016 will also be
released there. No separate press release on the GDP for the first
quarter of 2016 will be issued by the Census and Statistics
Department on that day.
2016 1

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(//)
Statistical data
Price statistics
1.
2016 1
2016 2
2016 3
2016 4
Consumer Price Index

January 2016
February 2016
March 2016
April 2016
(852) 3903 7370
23.02.2016
21.03.2016
21.04.2016
23.05.2016
Various other types of statistics

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Retail sales statistics
2015 12
2016 1
2016 2
2016 3
2016 4
December 2015
January 2016
February 2016
March 2016
April 2016
(852) 3903 7398
2015 4
Index of Industrial Production and Producer

Price Index for the industrial sector
4th quarter 2015
(852) 3903 7245
2015 4
Construction output statistics

4th quarter 2015
(852) 3903 6962
2015 4
2016 1
Restaurant receipts and purchases statistics

4th quarter 2015
1st quarter 2016
(852) 3903 7398
2015 4
Quarterly Business Receipts Indices for

service industries
4th quarter 2015
(852) 3903 7266
2016 2
Business expectations
2nd quarter 2016
(852) 3903 7262
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03.03.2016
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31.05.2016
14.03.2016
11.03.2016
02.02.2016
05.05.2016
10.03.2016
22.04.2016

( 2016 1 1 )
List of Publications of the Census and Statistics Department (as at 1.1.2016)
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Price of print version (HK$)
Latest issue
Title
General Statistical Digests
(1)

Hong Kong Annual Digest of Statistics
Hong Kong in Figures (annual) (1)
Population
Population estimates
Population and Household Statistics Analysed by District
Council District (annual)
Demographic Trends in Hong Kong 1981-2011 (ad hoc)
1981-2011
2011
2011
2006
Not
including
postage
Including
local
postage
12/2015
2015
2015 <------------ Free ------------>
2014
Main Report : Volume I

Main Report : Volume II
Summary Results
Graphic Guide
Thematic Report : Household Income Distribution in Hong
Kong
Thematic Report : Ethnic Minorities
Thematic Report : Persons from the Mainland having
resided in Hong Kong for less than 7 Years
238.0
-
259.8
-
Thematic Report : Youths

Thematic Report : Older Persons
Thematic Report : Single Parents
Main Report : Volume I

Main Report : Volume II
Main Tables
Summary Results
Graphic Guide
Basic Tables for District Council Districts
Basic Tables for Constituency Areas : Hong Kong Island
Basic Tables for Constituency Areas : Kowloon
Basic Tables for Constituency Areas : New Territories
Boundary Maps Complementary to Tables for District
Council Districts and Constituency Areas
143.0
118.0
138.0
41.0
91.0
50.0
84.0
112.0
180.0
134.0
164.8
139.8
175.3
51.8
101.8
60.8
105.8
133.8
217.3
171.3
Basic Tables for Tertiary Planning Units

Boundary Maps Complementary to Tables for Tertiary
Planning Units
Thematic Report : Household Income Distribution in Hong
Kong
274.0
80.0
311.3
90.8
114.0
135.8
Thematic Report : Ethnic Minorities

Thematic Report : Persons from the Mainland Having
Resided in Hong Kong for Less Than 7 Years
96.0
82.0
106.8
92.8
Thematic Report : Youths

Thematic Report : Older Persons
Thematic Report : Single Parents
74.0
88.0
88.0
84.8
98.8
98.8
2015
2011 Population Census

Hong Kong 2011 Population Census (ad hoc)
2006 Population By-census

Hong Kong 2006 Population By-census (ad hoc)
Gender statistics
Women and Men in Hong Kong Key Statistics (annual)
Population projections
2015-2064
2009-2064
Hong Kong Population Projections 2015-2064 (ad hoc)

Hong Kong Life Tables 2009-2064 (ad hoc)
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( 2016 1 1 ) ()
List of Publications of the Census and Statistics Department (as at 1.1.2016) (contd)
()
Latest issue
Not
including
postage
Including
local
postage
7-9/2015
9/2015
9/2015
10/2015
9/2015
2015
2014
48.0
58.8
Imports (monthly)
Domestic Exports and Re-exports (monthly)
Hong Kong Merchandise Trade Statistics : Annual
Supplement, Country by Commodity :
10/2015
10/2015
Imports
Hong Kong External Merchandise Trade (monthly)
Hong Kong Merchandise Trade Index Numbers (monthly)
Hong Kong Imports and Exports Classification List
(Harmonized System) 2012 Edition (ad hoc)
2014
2014
10/2015
10/2015
72.0
72.0
97.0
93.8
93.8
118.8
2013
Q3/2015
2014
9/2012
Title
Labour
Labour force
Quarterly Report on General Household Survey

Quarterly Report of Employment and Vacancies Statistics
Quarterly Report of Employment and Vacancies at
Construction Sites
Average Daily Wages of Workers Engaged in Public Sector
Construction Projects as Reported by Main Contractors
(monthly)
Quarterly Report of Wage and Payroll Statistics
Report of Salaries and Employee Benefits Statistics
Managerial and Professional Employees (Excluding Top
Management) (annual)
Report on Annual Earnings and Hours Survey
Manpower
Report on 2002 Establishment Survey on Manpower Training
and Job Skills Requirements (ad hoc)
Manpower Requirement Projection to 2018 by Economic
Sector (ad hoc)
External Trade
Merchandise trade
Hong Kong Merchandise Trade Statistics :
Volume One : Commodity Section I X

Volume Two : Commodity Section XI XXII
Hong Kong Merchandise Trade Statistics Classification
2007 Edition (ad hoc)
Trade in services
Hong Kong Trade in Services Statistics (annual)
National Income
Gross Domestic Product (quarterly)
Gross Domestic Product (annual) (1)
Special Report on Gross Domestic Product
(1)
2016 1

Balance of Payments
Balance of Payments, International Investment Position and
External Debt Statistics of Hong Kong (quarterly)
Hong Kongs External Debt Statistics (quarterly)
External Direct Investment Statistics of Hong Kong
(annual)
A11
Q3/2015
Q3/2015
2014

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()
Latest issue
Not
including
postage
Including
local
postage
Title
Prices
Consumer prices
Monthly Report on the Consumer Price Index
Annual Report on the Consumer Price Index
11/2015
2014
Producer prices
Quarterly Producer Price Index for Industrial Sector
Q3/2015
230.0
240.8
Q3/2015
Q3/2015
2015
-
164.0
201.3
Q4/2015
Q3/2015
2014
10/2015
Q3/2015
2014
10/2015
9/2015
Q3/2015
2014
2014
2014
Household expenditure
2009/10 Household Expenditure Survey and the Rebasing of
the Consumer Price Indices (ad hoc)
Quarterly Business Receipts Indices for Service Industries

Quarterly Supplement to Statistical Digest of the Services
Sector
Statistical Digest of the Services Sector (annual)
Hong Kong Standard Industrial Classification (HSIC)
Version 2.0 (ad hoc)
2.0
(20034=100)
2016 1

Business prospects
Report on Quarterly Business Tendency Survey
Quarterly Index of Industrial Production
Key Statistics on Business Performance and Operating
Characteristics of the Industrial Sector (annual)
Import/export, wholesale and retail trades, and
accommodation and food services sectors
Report on Monthly Survey of Retail Sales
Report on Quarterly Survey of Restaurant Receipts and
Purchases
Characteristics of the Import/Export, Wholesale and Retail
Trades, and Accommodation and Food Services Sectors
(annual)
Building, construction and real estate sectors
Index Numbers of the Costs of Labour and Materials used in
Public Sector Construction Projects (April 2003=100)
(monthly)
Average Wholesale Prices of Selected Building Materials
(monthly)
Report on the Quarterly Survey of Construction Output
Characteristics of the Building, Construction and Real Estate
Sectors (annual)
Transportation, storage and courier services sector
Characteristics of the Transportation, Storage and Courier
Services Sector (annual)
Information and communications, financing and insurance,
professional and business services sectors
Characteristics of the Information and Communications,
Financing and Insurance, Professional and Business Services
Sectors (annual)
Report on the 2009 Survey of Testing and Certification
Activities (ad hoc)
A12

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Title
()
Business Performance (contd)
Companies in Hong Kong representing parent companies

located outside Hong Kong
Report on Annual Survey of Companies in Hong Kong
Representing Parent Companies Located outside Hong Kong
Energy
Hong Kong Energy Statistics (quarterly)

Hong Kong Energy Statistics (annual)
Science and Technology
Report of the Survey on Information Technology Usage and

Penetration in the Business Sector (biennial)
Hong Kong Innovation Activities Statistics (annual)
Hong Kong as an Information Society (annual)
Hong Kong as a Knowledge-based Economy A Statistical
Perspective (biennial)
Hong Kong Shipping Statistics (quarterly)
Miscellaneous
(1967 - 2007)
A Graphic Guide on Hong Kongs Development (1967 2007) (ad hoc)

An Outline of Statistical Development (annual)
Social Data Collected via the General Household Survey
Special Topics Report No. 62 (ad hoc) :
Persons with disabilities and chronic diseases
Thematic Household Survey Report No. 58 (ad hoc) :
62
58
Latest issue
Not
including
postage
Including
local
postage
2015
Q3/2015
2014
2013
2014
2015
2015
7-9/2015
66.0
87.8
2015
-
Health status of Hong Kong residents

Doctor consultation
Hospitalisation
Dental consultation
Provision of medical benefits by employers/ companies and
coverage of medical insurance purchased by individuals
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Statistical data contained in this Monthly Digest are

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Unless otherwise specified, the symbol - represents

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Tables : 2.5, 2.8

Tables : 2.5, 2.8

Tables : 2.5, 2.8

Nominal Wage Index

Note : Compiled based on the seasonally adjusted figures.

Hong Kong Monthly Digest of Statistics January 2016

Total exports ($ million)

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Tables : 3.1, 3.12

Tables : 3.1, 3.12

Tables : 3.1, 3.12

Current account balance

Tables : 5.5, 5.6

Note : Compiled based on the seasonally adjusted figures.

Hong Kong Monthly Digest of Statistics January 2016

Retail sales index

Retail sales index

Information and +11.0%#

All residential flats

Property price indices

Tables : 8.10, 8.11

Tables : 8.12, 8.13

Note : Compiled based on the seasonally adjusted figures.

Hong Kong Monthly Digest of Statistics January 2016

Registration of Agreements for

Foreign currency reserve assets

Effective Exchange Rate Index

Port container throughput

Note : TEU refers to a 20-foot equivalent unit.

Tables : 10.2, 10.3

Main Board turnover