HONG KONG ANNUAL REPORT, 1954
Paint and Lacquer. Ten factories with about 400 workers are engaged in the production of high quality paints and lacquers for local sale and export. Principal overseas markets are Malaya, Thailand and Burma. Exports in 1954 amounted to 9,554,188 lbs. valued at £764,442.
Foodstuffs and Beverages. There are 272 factories employing over 6,000 workers engaged in the food manufacturing industry. Seventeen of these deal with the canning and preserving of fruits and vegetables, 8 with ginger, 58 with fllour and rice milling, 27 with bean curd, 20 with soy sauce and gourmet powder, 31 are bakers and confectioners, and the reminder are concerned with various other food products. Twenty- nine concerns with over 1,000 employees produce soft drinks, Chinese wine, beer and malt.
In 1954 exports of foodstuffs and beverages were valued at £1,458,468.
Electric Torches, Batteries and Bulbs. There are 31 factories with over 4,800 employees manufacturing electric hand torches, 8 factories with a total of some 650 workers making batteries, and 25 factories employ- ing about 700 workers producing bulbs. Six factories with about 270 workers are engaged in the repair of radios, the manufacture or assembly of electrical appli- ances and the assembly of neon lights. Exports in 1954 of electric torches, batteries and bulbs amounted to a declared value of £3,633,997.
Tobacco Manufactures. Five factories employing about 1,000 workers manufacture cigars and cigarettes. The principal factories are those of the British American Tobacco Company (Hong Kong) Ltd., Nanyang Bro-
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