Exit-Entry Increase in Shanghai In First Half Year
2.84 million people passed through airport customs in Shanghai in the first half of the year, up 22 percent from the same period last year.
Shanghai has two international airports. In the first six months, the airports handled 16,900 international flights, up 15 percent over the January-June period in 1999.
Meanwhile, the city's port handled a total of 5,400 international vessels, up 17 percent from the same period last year.
Shanghai customs dealt with 245 stowaway cases involving 873 people.