Railways
total :
34 km
standard gauge:
34 km 1.435-m gauge (1996 est.)
note:
also has 43 km of metro with 38 stations
Highways
total:
1,717 km
paved :
1,717 km
unpaved:
0 km (1995 est.)
Ports and harbors
Hong Kong
Merchant marine
total:
221 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 7,908,237 GRT/13,580,012 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 124, cargo 31, combination bulk 4, combination ore/oil 2, container38, liquefied gas tanker 2, multifunction large load carrier 2, oil tanker11, refrigerated cargo 2, roll-on/roll-off cargo 1, short-sea passenger 1,vehicle carrier 3
note:
a flag of convenience registry; includes ships from 15 countries amongwhich are UK 50, South Africa 12, Belgium 10, China 9, Japan 8, Bermuda 5,US 5, Israel 4, Germany 3, and Switzerland 3; Hong Kong owns an additional498 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 18,810,794 DWT that operate under theregistries of The Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Cyprus, Liberia, Malta, Panama,Philippines, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, and Vanuatu
Airports
2 (1996 est.)
note:
new international airport under construction and will open in 1998
Airports - with paved runways
total :
2
over 3,047 m:
1
1,524 to 2,437 m:
1 (1996 est.)
Heliports
1 (1996 est.)
NOTE: The information regarding Hong Kong on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Hong Kong Transportation 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Hong Kong Transportation 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.
