THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 1975
NOTE TO EDITORS:
FACTORY VISITS BY DC AND DIRECTOR
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THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, MR. JIMMY MCGREGOR, WILL BE VISITING TWO FACTORIES TOMORROW (FRIDAY) ONE ON TSING YI ISLAND AND THE OTHER AT TSUEN WAN.
HE WILL FIRST CALL AT THE INTERNATIONAL CONTAINERS LTD. ON TSING YI ISLAND, HONG KONG'S ONLY CONTAINER MANUFACTURING PLANT. IT PRODUCES BETWEEN 3,000 AND 4,000 CONTAINERS A YEAR, AND PLANS TO INCREASE ITS PRODUCTION CAPACITY TO 9,000 CONTAINERS A YEAR.
FROM INTERNATIONAL CONTAINERS LTD, MR. MCGREGOR WILL PROCEED TO SAM FAT HING STEEL FACTORY LTD. WHICH PRODUCES MACHINE AND ENGINE PARTS FOR CRANES, CONTAINERS, MOTOR VEHICLES, HYDROFOILS, ELECTRIC GENERATORS. INCINATORS AND TRACTORS AMONG OTHERS. THE COMPANY'S MAIN MARKET IS HONG KONG ALTHOUGH A FEW ITEMS ARE EXPORTED TO CANADA, ITALY, BRITAIN AND AUSTRALIA.
MR. MCGREGOR'S VISIT IS ANOTHER IN THE CONTINUING SERIES WHICH SENIOR OFFICIALS OF THE COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT MAKE REGULARLY TO FACTORIES TO KEEP THE DEPARTMENT IN CLOSE TOUCH WITH HONG KONG'S INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS.
MR. MCGREGOR WILL SPEND ABOUT AN HOUR AT EACH OF THE FACTORIES. HE WILL ARRIVE AT THE INTERNATIONAL CONTAINERS LTD. AT 2.40 PM, AND AT THE SAM FAT HING STEEL FACTORY LTD. AT 4 PM.
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO SEND A REPORTER AND/OR PHOTOGRAPHER TO COVER THE EVENT. INTERNATIONAL CONTAINERS LTD. IS SITUATED AT LOT 396 TSING YI ISLAND, AND THE SAM FAT
HING STEEL FACTORY IS AT 72-76 TEXACO ROAD, FIRST FLOOR, TSUEN WAN.
THE DC AND I'S PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER, MR. GERRY XAVIER, WILL BE ON HAND TO ASSIST YOUR REPRESENTATIVES.
A VAN, NO. AM 2154, WILL TAKE MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES TO AND FROM THE FACTORIES. THE VAN WILL LEAVE THE OLD KOWLOON SUB-POOL (BEHIND TSIM SHA TSUI POST OFFICE) AT 1.30 PM SHARP. MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE REQUESTED TO BE ON TIME.
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