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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 1977
GOVERNOR VISITS TEXTILE MILL
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THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE, WILL BE MAKING ANOTHER OF HIS PERIODIC VISITS TO HONG KONG FACTORIES TOMORROW (THURSDAY) TO SEE FOR HIMSELF PROGRESS MADE BY LOCAL INDUSTRY, AS WELL AS TO LEARN AT FIRST HAND SOME OF THE PROBLEMS INDUSTRIALISTS MAY BE FACING CURRENTLY.
TOMORROW'S VISIT IS TO THE CENTRAL TEXTILES (HK) LTD. AT NOS. 8 - 14 SHA TSUI ROAD, TSUEN WAN.
SIR MURRAY WILL BE ACCOMPANIED ON THE VISIT BY THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, MR. ALEC PURVES, AND PRINCIPAL TRADE OFFICER, MR, NICHOLAS YEK.
THEY WILL BE MET AT THE FACTORY BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, MR. VINCENT WOO VEN-CHENG- THE DIRECTOR, MR, HERBERT WOO- THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MR. WANG CHIH-HWA AND OTHER COMPANY OFFICIALS.
SIR MURRAY WILL ARRIVE AT 10 A.M. AND WILL SPEND ABOUT AN HOUR THERE.
CENTRAL TEXTILES (HK) LTD. IS A PRIVATE LIMITED COMPANY FORMED IN 1950 AND IS PRIMARILY A SPINNING AND WEAVING MILL,
ITS PRODUCTION CAPACITY IS 2,770,000 LBS OF YARN AND 1,090,000 SQUARE YARDS OF FABRICS PER MONTH. IT EMPLOYS OVER 1,440 WORKERS. ABOUT 80 PER CENT OF ITS PRODUCTS ARE SOLD LOCALLY AND 20 PER CENT IS EXPORTED TO AUSTRALIA AND BRITAIN.
AT THE END OF LAST YEAR, THE HONG KONG SPINNING AND WEAVING INDUSTRY EMPLOYED MORE THAN 57,000 WORKERS REPRESENTING ABOUT 7 PER CENT OF THE LABOUR FORCE, AND TOTAL EXPORTS AMOUNTED TO OVER $3,000 MILLION OR 9 PER CENT OF HONG KONG'S DOMESTIC EXPORTS.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO SEND A REPORTER AND/OR PHOTOGRAPHER TO COVER THE VISIT. A 14-SEATER VAN (AM 2192) WILL TAKE MEMBERS OF THE PRESS TO THE FACTORY. IT LEAVES THE KOWLOON SUB-POOL AT 9 A.M. A GIS OFFICER WILL BE ON HAND TO ASSIST YOUR REPRESENTATIVE. THE VAN LEAVES AT 9 A.M. SHARP AND YOUR REPRESENTATIVE IS URGED TO ARRIVE AT THE SUB-POOL A FEW MINUTES BEFORE DEPARTURE TIME.
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