Railways
total:
34 km
standard gauge:
34 km 1.435-m gauge (electrified and double-tracked)
note:
connects to China railway system at Hong Kong-China border (2001)
Highways
total:
1,831 km
paved:
1,831 km
unpaved:
0 km (1997)
Waterways
none
Ports and harbors
Hong Kong
Merchant marine
total:
433 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 13,539,257 GRT/22,682,757 DWT
ships by type:
barge carrier 1, bulk 264, cargo 38, chemical tanker 10, combination bulk 2, container 73, liquefied gas 8, multi-functional large-load carrier 1, petroleum tanker 32, refrigerated cargo 1, short-sea passenger 1, vehicle carrier 2
note:
includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Belgium 5, Belize 1, British Virgin Islands 1, China 115, Denmark 2, Germany 19, Greece 2, India 8, Japan 8, Liberia 1, Malaysia 7, Norway 1, Panama 2, Philippines 5, Singapore 7, South Korea 2, Taiwan 1, United Kingdom 27, Virgin Islands (UK) 1 (2002 est.)
Airports
3 (2001)
Airports - with paved runways
total:
3
over 3,047 m:
1
1,524 to 2,437 m:
1 (2001)
Heliports
2 (2001)
NOTE: The information regarding Hong Kong on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Hong Kong Transportation 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Hong Kong Transportation 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.