Economic aid: $NA
Currency: 1 Hong Kong dollar (HK$) = 100 cents
Exchange rates: Hong Kong dollars (HK$) per US$ - 7.800 (1995), 7.800 (1994), 7.800 (1993), 7.741 (1992), 7.771 (1991); note - linked to the US dollar at the rate of about 7.8 HK$ per 1 US$ since 1985
Fiscal year: 1 April - 31 March
Transportation ———————
Railways: total: 35 km standard gauge: 35 km 1.435-m gauge
Highways: total: 1,661 km paved: 1,661 km unpaved: 0 km (1994 est.)
Ports: Hong Kong
Merchant marine:
total: 238 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 8,632,224
GRT/14,820,657 DWT
ships by type: bulk 129, cargo 32, chemical tanker 1, combination
bulk 4, combination ore/oil 3, container 39, liquefied gas tanker 3,
multifunction large load carrier 1, oil tanker 17, refrigerated
cargo 5, short-sea passenger 1, vehicle carrier 3
note: a flag of convenience registry; includes ships from 17
countries among which are UK 51, China 11, Belgium 8, South Africa
8, US 8, Japan 7, Bermuda 6, Switzerland 6, Germany 3, and Israel 3
(1995 est.)
Airports:
total: 2
with paved runways over 3 047 m: 1
with paved runways under 914 m: 1 (1995 est.)
note: new international airport to be commissioned in 1997/98