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SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, 1975.
GOVERNOR TO VISIT KNITTING FACTORY
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THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE, WILL VISIT A KNITTING FACTORY IN TSUEN WAN ON MONDAY (AUGUST 11).
THE VISIT, TO THE TALTEX LIMITED AT NO.357 SHA TSUI ROAD, IS ANOTHER IN THE CONTINUING SERIES SIR MURRAY HAS BEEN MAKING OVER THE YEARS IN ORDER THAT HE MIGHT SEE FOR HIMSELF HONG KONG'S INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS.
THERE ARE ABOUT 900 MILLS IN HONG KONG, AND TOGETHER, THESE PROVIDE WORK FOR ABOUT 19,000 PEOPLE.
HONG KONG EXPORTED 16 MILLION POUNDS OF KNITTED FABRICS LAST YEAR, VALUED AT HK$176.5 MILLION REPRESENTING A SLIGHT INCREASE OVER 1973'S FIGURE OF HK$166.5 MILLION.
FABRICS OF MAN-MADE FIBRES ACCOUNTED FOR 62 PER CENT OF 1974'S PERFORMANCE, COTTON ACCOUNTED FOR 37.9 PER CENT AND WOOL 0.1 PER CENT.
HONG KONG'S MAJOR MARKETS ARE TAIWAN (26.6%), SINGAPORE (22.69%), AND NEW ZEALAND (16.8%). A LARGE PORTION IS USED BY LOCAL CLOTHING MANUFACTURERS.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO COVER THE VISIT AT THE ABOVE ADDRESS. SIR MURRAY WILL ARRIVE AT THE FACTORY AT 2.55 P.M. AND WILL SPEND ABOUT AN HOUR TOURING THE PREMISES. THE D.C. AND I'S PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER, MR. GERRY XAVIER, WILL BE PRESENT TO ASSIST YOUR REPRESENTATIVE.
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