| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | 9th May 2005 |
(9th May 2005, Hong Kong) Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) announced today that its year-on-year tonnage growth for April 2005 was 10%, with a total of 205,169 tonnes being handled. Cumulative tonnage from January to April 2005 was 737,517 tonnes, up 4.9% against the same period last year.
A total of 117,108 tonnes of export volume were handled in April, representing a year-on-year increase of 11.4%. Import volume was 56,119 tonnes, down 6.1% against April last year. Growth momentum in the transshipment sector continued in the month, up 47.7% year-on-year to 31,942 tonnes.
The summary of the import, export and transshipment volumes handled in April and the cumulative figures from January to April 2005 are tabulated as follows:
| April 2005 | Cumulative (Jan to Apr 2005) |
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| Tonnage (in tonnes) |
Year-on-Year Growth |
Tonnage (in tonnes) |
Year-on-Year Growth |
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| Import | 56,119 | -6.1% | 210,118 | -7.2% |
| Export | 117,108 | +11.4% | 411,744 | +6.4% |
| Transshipment | 31,942 | +47.7% | 115,655 | +28.8% |
| Total | 205,169 | +10.0% | 737,517 | +4.9% |
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| Cindy Cheung, Corporate Communications Manager | Tel: 2753 2162, 9038 8495 | |
| Sharon Lun, Assistant Manager, Corporate Communications | Tel: 2753 2032, 9131 1161 | |
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