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THURSDAY, HAY 16, 1974.
GOVERNOR VISITS TWO FACTORIES AT JUNK BAY
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THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLE HOSE, TODAY VISITED TWO FACTORIES AT JUNK BAY TO SEE MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS IN THE STEEL-ROLLING AND ALUMINIUM INDUSTRIES..
HE TRAVELLED BY HELICOPTER SO THAT HE COULD VIEW FROM THE AIR THE GENERAL LAY-OUT OF INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE JUNK BAY AREA.
SIR MURRAY, WHO WAS CONTINUING A SERIES OF FACTORY VISITS, STARTED TODAY'S PROGRAMME WITH A TOUR OF SHIU GING STEEL LTD., WHICH MANUFACTURES STEEL REINFORCING BARS FOR BUILDING CONSTRUCTION.
• HE WAS GREETED ON ARRIVAL BY MR. D.Y. PONG, CHAIRMAN AND *GOVERNING DIRECTOR, AND OTHER SENIOR OFFICIALS OF THE COMPANY. THE FIRM EMPLOYS 250 WORKERS AND HAS A PRODUCTION CAPACITY OF ABOUT 130,000 TONS A YEAR.
AT THE END OF LAST YEAR THE STEEL ROLLING INDUSTRY IN HONG KONG CONSISTED OF 17 HILLS WITH A WORKFORCE OF 1,150. THE INDUSTRY CATERS MAINLY FOR LOCAL CIVIL ENGINEERING WORKS, EXPORTING ONLY A SMALL PART OF ITS PRODUCTION. EARNINGS LAST YEAR FROM EXPORTS OF LOCALLY-MADE IRON AND STEEL BARS MOUNTED TO $45 11ILLION.
THE SECOND FACTORY VISITED BY THE GOVERNOR AT JUNK BAY WAS CHEAP HUA GOMALCO LTD., WHICH PRODUCES ALUMINIUM AND BRASS COMPONENTS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES.
SIR MURRAY WAS MET BY MR. Y.C. CHENG, CHAIRMAN, AND 'OTHER SENIOR OFFICIALS OF THE COLPANY. THE FIRM EMPLOYS 750 WORKERS AND ITS QUTPUT LAST YEAR TOTALLED MORE THAN 28 MILLION POUNDS OF ALUMINIUM AND BRASS PRODUCTS OF VARIOUS TYPES.
THE ALUMINIUM INDUSTRY IN HONG KONG AT THE END OF LAST YEAR COMPRISED 94 MILLS MANUFACTURING EXTRUSION PRODUCTS AND HOUSEHOLD ARTICLES. NEARLY 3,000 WORKERS WERE EMPLOYED.
THE EXTRUSION SECTOR PRODUCES A RANGE OF BARS, RODS, SHAPES AND ANGLES MAINLY FOR THE LOCAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY. EXPORTS OF ALUMINIUM EXTRUSION PRODUCTS LAST YEAR WERE VALUED AT $32 MILLION.
THE GOVERNOR WAS ACCOMPANIED ON THE VISITS BY THE DIRECTOR OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, HR. JINNY MCGREGOR, AND THE PRINCIPAL TRADE OFFICER, INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, PR. K.H. YEUNG.
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