13.香港是全球第四大船舶注册中心,截至2013年底,在香港注册的船舶有2327艘,总吨位达8643万吨。
14.香港国际机场是世界最繁忙的航空港之一,全球超过100家航空公司在此运营,客运量位居全球第五位,货运量多年高居全球首位,2013年航空货运、客运量分别比1998年增长1.53倍和1.18倍。
15.根据2013年“全球国际航运中心竞争力指数”,香港在660多个港口城市(区域)中排在第三位。
13. Hong Kong is the world's fourth-largest ship registry. By the end of 2013, Hong Kong-registered ships numbered 2,327, totaling 86.43 million dwt.
14. The Hong Kong International Airport, from which more than 100 airlines operate flights, is the world's fifth-busiest passenger airport and has the world's most active air cargo operation. Its passenger traffic and cargo throughput in 2013 were 2.18 times and 2.53 times the 1998 figures, respectively.
15. Hong Kong ranked third among over 660 international port cities or regions in the 2013 Global International Shipping Center Index.
16.香港特别行政区2014-2015财政年度用于教育的经常开支预算为671.3亿港元,占政府经常开支总额的21.8%,教育总支出预算为753.7亿港元,占政府开支总额的18.3%,是政府开支的第一大项目。2008-2009学年,香港已在公营学校实施十二年免费教育。
17.香港颁授本地学位的高等教育院校由回归前的12所增加至17所,其中8所大学接受政府财政资助。根据英国泰晤士高等教育研究机构公布的2013年亚洲大学排行榜,香港大学、香港科技大学进入前十名;2013-2014年世界大学排名中,香港大学名列第43位。
16. The HKSAR government's 2014-2015 budget recurrent expenditure on education is HK$67.13 billion, 21.8 percent of the government's total recurrent expenditure. The budget for expenditure on education is HK$75.37 billion, accounting for as high as 18.3 percent of the government's total expenditure budget and ranking first in all budget expenditure items. Hong Kong has been providing 12-year free education through public schools starting from the 2008/09 school year.
17. Since Hong Kong returned to China in 1997, institutions of higher learning that award local degrees have increased from 12 to 17, of which eight are funded by the government. The University of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology were among the top 10 in the Asia University Rankings released by Times Higher Education in 2013. The University of Hong Kong was ranked 43rd in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2013/14.