October 2024 Hong Kong Monthly Digest Highlights Air Cargo Trends from 2014 to 2023

October 2024 issue of "Hong Kong Monthly Digest of Statistics" now available

The Census and Statistics Department (C&SD) published today (October 16) the October 2024 issue of the "Hong Kong Monthly Digest of Statistics" (HKMDS).

Apart from providing up-to-date statistics, this issue also contains one feature article entitled "Hong Kong's Air Cargo Statistics, 2014 to 2023".

"Hong Kong's Air Cargo Statistics, 2014 to 2023"

The Hong Kong International Airport is one of the busiest and most advanced airports in the world. It consolidates Hong Kong's position as an international commerce hub and supports Hong Kong as an international logistics centre. In terms of air cargo throughput, the Hong Kong International Airport ranked first globally in 2023, at 4.3 million tonnes. This feature article provides trend analysis of the air cargo statistics of Hong Kong from 2014 to 2023.

For enquiries about this feature article, please contact the Trade Statistics Processing Section of the C&SD (Tel: 2582 4941; email: tsp_1@censtatd.gov.hk).

Published in bilingual form, the HKMDS is a compact volume of official statistics containing about 130 tables. It collects up-to-date statistical series on various aspects of the social and economic situation of Hong Kong. Topics include population; labour; external trade; National Income and Balance of Payments; prices; business performance; energy; housing and property; government accounts, finance and insurance; and transport, communications and tourism. For selected key statistical items, over 20 charts depicting the annual trend in the past decade and quarterly or monthly trend in the recent two years are also available. Users can download the Digest at the website of the C&SD (www.censtatd.gov.hk/en/EIndexbySubject.html?pcode=B1010002&scode=460).

Enquiries about the contents of the Digest can be directed to the Statistical Information Dissemination Section (1) of the C&SD (Tel: 2582 4738; email: gen-enquiry@censtatd.gov.hk).

FDC Chairman welcomes "The Chief Executive's 2024 Policy Address" that actively promotes development of arts, culture and creative sectors

The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Film Development Council:

The Chairman of the Hong Kong Film Development Council, Dr Wilfred Wong, welcomed "The Chief Executive's 2024 Policy Address" delivered today (October 16), which actively promotes the development of the arts, culture and creative sectors.

Dr Wong expressed his support for the Government's initiative to promote the development of the arts, culture and creative sectors as industries under an industry-oriented principle, with a view to creating economic impetus for the community and enhancing cultural soft power, including the provision of financial support for the film industry through the Film Development Fund to produce films that promote Chinese culture by incorporating Chinese cultural elements into film productions.

"Chinese culture has a long history and profound connotations. It is one of the unique and rich cultures in the world. As an art form thattranscendsgeographicalboundaries, film has extensive influence. It is envisaged that the new measure can, through the power of films, strengthen the promotion of the charm and diversity of Chinese culture and showcase these fine cultural elements to audiences around the world," said Dr Wong.