Cross-border vehicular traffic soared 730% in April

In the first four months of 2021, cross-border vehicular traffic (1,430,457 trips) and gross weight of containerized cargo by land (8,489 tonnes) increased by 76.3% and 17.2% year-on-year respectively.
According to the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC), cross-border vehicular traffic in April soared by 733.7% year-on-year to 381,069 trips, attributable to a boost of 1,499.8% in light automobile trips (352,556).
Also, from January to April, the number of arriving and departing commercial flights fell by 51.1% year-on-year to 4,193 trips, while air cargo rose by 58.8% to 12,572 tonnes.
Arriving and departing commercial flights totalled 1,418 trips in April, an upsurge of 775.3% year-on-year.
DSEC also indicated that licensed motor vehicles in Macau totalled 244,327 as at end-April 2021, up by 1.9% year-on-year. In the first four months of 2021, new registration of motor vehicles increased by 40.7% year-on-year to 4,477. Number of traffic accidents in April totalled 1,022, with 377 persons injured. In the first four months of 2021, there were 4,097 traffic accidents, which caused 1,394 injuries.
Meanwhile, internet subscribers in April rose by 5.7% year-on-year to 641,810. Total duration of internet usage in April went up by 1.6% year-on-year to 138 million hours, whereas the duration in the first four months of 2021 dropped by 1.1% to 534 million hours. LV