Cross-border vehicle traffic hikes 76% in February

The city’s cross-border vehicle traffic in February increased by 75.7% year-on-year to 493,587 trips, the statistical service has reported.  The latest report from the Statistics and Census Service showed the gross weight of port containerized cargo rose 25.3% year-on-year to 12,740 tons last month. Arriving and departing commercial flights totaled 1,976 trips in February, a significant rise of 50.7% year-on-year. The report showed traffic accidents last month increased 19.8% year-on-year to 986, with 332 people injured.