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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 7th June 2005

Hactl Announces May Tonnage Throughput

(7th June 2005, Hong Kong) Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) announced today that its tonnage throughput for May 2005 was 192,905 tonnes, representing a year-on-year growth of 5.2%. Cumulative tonnage from January to May 2005 was 930,422 tonnes, up 4.9% against the same period last year.

Export volume grew 7.8% year-on-year in May, with a total of 106,325 tonnes being handled. Aggregate export volume for the first five months was 518,069 tonnes, up 6.7% compared with the same period last year. Import volume for May and for the first five months was 55,598 tonnes and 265,716 tonnes respectively, down 10.3% and 7.9% year-on-year for the respective periods. The transshipment sector continued its strong growth, with volume up 36.5% and 30.4% respectively for May and for the period January to May.

The summary of the import, export and transshipment volumes handled in May and cumulative figures from January to May 2005 is tabulated as follows:

Tonnage handled by Hactl in May and January to May 2005:

  May 2005 Jan to May 2005
(Cumulative)
  Tonnage
(in tonnes)		 Year-on-Year
Growth		 Tonnage
(in tonnes)		 Year-on-Year
Growth
Export 106,325 +7.8% 518,069 +6.7%
Import 55,598 -10.3% 265,716 -7.9%
Transshipment 30,982 +36.5% 146,637 +30.4%
Total 192,905 +5.2% 930,422 +4.9%

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Source: Swire Pacific Limited
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