In 1998,the sea passenger throughput to the Mainland and Macau reached 6.3 million and 10.5 million,representing a 8.8 per cent decrease and a 4.8 per cent decrease from 1997,respectively.

• 年内，沿水路前往内地和澳门的旅客分别达630万人次和1050万人次；与一九九七年的数字相比，分别减少8.；8%25和4