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Appendix 14
Contd (Chapter 5: Employment)
Industry
Plastic products
Establishments
Dec 1977 Dec 1978* Dec 1979
Persons engaged
Dec 1977 Dec 1978* Dec 1979
Plastic flowers and foliage
422
430
Plastic toys
1,400
1,567
392 1,636
6,865 42,369
6,163 5,233 46,201 46,705
Miscellaneous plastic products, except plastic flowers
and foliage and plastic toys
2,173
2,518
2,646
29,215
34,148
35,915
Non-metallic mineral products, except products of petroleum and coal
Glass and glass products
=156
172
165
1,979
2,195
2,211
Basic metal industries
Iron and steel basic industries
154
163
174
2,557
2,747
2,738
Fabricated metal products, except machinery and
equipment
Aluminium ware
86
116
106
2,836
3,460
3,168
Buffing and polishing and electro-plating
610
690
671
5,120
= 5,961
6,724
Hand tools and general hardware
1,157
1,402
1,351
7,440
8,881
9,070
Metal toys
127
183
196
3,438
4,397
4,995
Structural metal products
680
776
690
3,087
3,673
3,590
Torches, torch cases and parts, except torch bulbs Wrist watch bands
46
47
49
3,808
5,058
5,610
305
367
382
6,650
7,246
8,576
Machinery, except electrical
Special industrial machinery and equipment,
except metal and wood working machinery
479
530
504
3,815
4,188
4,508
Electrical machinery, apparatus, appliances and supplies
Dry batteries
11
14
15
2,663
2,595
3,105
Electrical appliances and housewares
278
329
342
8,889 11,303
14,642
Electrical industrial machinery and apparatus
101
145
150
2,360
3,253
2,609
Electronics
711
842
1,075
70,188
74,534
90,567
Sound reproducing and recording equipment and
apparatus
Torch and electric bulbs
35
52
69
82
1,666
3,028
3,125
99
96
100
2,520
2,005
2,140
Transport equipment
Aircraft repairing
Ship building and repairing
2
2
2
2,846
3,096
3,576
86
101
93
7,244
7,890
8,360
Professional and scientific, measuring and controlling equipment, and photographic and optical goods
Photographic and optical goods
85
116
136
5,190
5,422
7,276
Watches and clocks
368
530
770
15,326
21,182
31,931
Other manufacturing industries
Artificial pearls and imitation jewellery
282
292
261
2,387
2,494
2,791
Jewellery and related articles
Toys other than plastic toys, metal toys and wooden toys Wigs
668
703
612
7,849
7,942
7,998
93
135
183
1,688
2,802
3,982
42
39
40
826
724
629
Note: Figures refer to all manufacturing establishments known to the Census and Statistics Department, including those registered
with or recorded by the Labour Department.
* Revised figures.