Appendix 14
(Chapter 4: Employment)
Number of Establishments and Employment in Selected
Manufacturing Industries
227
Establishments
Industry
Textiles
Bleaching, dyeing and finishing
Cotton knitting
Cotton spinning
Dec 1974
Dec 1975
Persons engaged Dec 1974 Dec 1975
439
520
14,620
16.123
215
258
4,933
6,225
37
39
19,160
21,040
...
Cotton weaving
Made-up textile goods except wearing apparel
Wool spinning
Woollen knitting
Wearing apparel, except footwear
Garments
Gloves
Footwear except rubber, plastic and wooden footwear
Shoes
Furniture and fixtures, except primarily of metal
Wooden furniture
Paper and paper products
Paper boxes
Printing, publishing and allied industries
Job printing
Newspaper printing
309
340
25,830
29,967
370
360
4,208
4,722
16
11
1,893
1,522
1,165
1,049
14,757
18,388
5,132
5,370
147,159
189,661
318
291
10,483
*
10,029
:
447
415
3,800
3,840
890
878
5,453
5,837
649
646
5,418
5,632
1,202
Rubber products
Rubber footwear
::
:
:
1,212
13,214
13,441
31
24
3,080
3,036
179
167
5,622
4,783
Plastic products
Plastic flowers and foliage
517
390
5,747 =
5,656
Plastic toys
1,361
1,214
31,968
33,591
Plastic products (miscellaneous)
1,910
1,797
21,182
24,098
Fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
Aluminium ware
81
82
2,387
2,755
Electroplating..
352
364
2,776
3,219
Metal toys
91
93
1,902
2,337
Padlocks and bolts
117
108
2,086
2,037
Pressure stoves and lanterns...
34
32
1,594
1,625
Tools and dies...
457
565
2,340
3,151
Torch cases
45
37
2,026
1,826
Wrist watch bands
231
234
7,012
6,390
Electrical machinery, apparatus, appliances and supplies
Dry batteries
9
10
***
1,705
2,208
Electric bulbs
105
88
4,514
3,839
Electronics
414
460
50,179
51,570
Transport equipment
Aircraft repairing
3
Ship building and repairing
59
57
37
2,481
2,598
8,758
7,005
Professional and scientific, measuring and controlling equipment, and
photographic and optical goods
Cameras
18
17
2,707
2.863
Watches and clocks ***
197
237
7,630
9,393
Other manufacturing industries
Jewellery and related articles
Wigs
+
::
490 93
500
5,065
6,052
59
1,518
1,398
Note: Figures refer to manufacturing establishments registered with or recorded by the Labour Department as well as other manufacturing establishments. As from December 1974, the coverage of the survey of manufacturing employment was enlarged by incorporating establishments recorded by the Business Registration Office,