SUNDAY, JULY 3, 1977
MANY FACTORS WORK AGAINST THE INTEGRITY OF THE BUOYS, INCLUDING ROUGH FORCES OF HIGH SEAS AND TROPICAL STORMS, HE ADDED.
FOR PRECAUTION THE NEW BUOYS ARE TIED WITH SECURITY CHAINS, WITH A BREAKING STRENGTH OF 125 TONS, TO 20-TON CONCRETE MOORING SINKERS. ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD LIGHT BUOYS OF THIS SIZE ARE ONLY MOORED TO 3-TON CONCRETE BLOCKS.
THE FIVE LIGHT BUOYS NOW USED FOR THE TRAFFIC SEPARATION SCHEME ARE EQUIPPED WITH RADAR REFLECTORS. THEY ARE EACH FITTED WITH AN AGA 300 MM GAS LANTERN WHICH HAS A MINIMUM VISIBILITY RANGE OF FIVE NAUTICAL MILES.
GOVERNOR TO VISIT BATTERY FACTORY ***
THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE, WILL PAY A VISIT TO THE HING WAH BATTERY FACTORY (HONG KONG) LIMITED AT TO KWA WAN TOMORROW (MONDAY).
HE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, MR. BILL DORWARD.
SIR MURRAY MAKES VISITS TO HONG KONG FACTORIES PERIODICALLY IN ORDER TO SEE FOR HIMSELF HOW LOCAL INDUSTRIES ARE FARING AND TO LEARN SOMETHING OF THEIR CURRENT PROBLEMS AS WELL AS PROGRESS.
THE FACTORY PRODUCES MAINLY TORCH AND RADIO DRY BATTERIES. ITS DAILY OUTPUT IS 720,000 PIECES.
THERE ARE 14 FACTORIES IN HONG KONG PRODUCING DRY BATTERIES. TOGETHER THESE EMPLOY MORE THAN 2,200 WORKERS, OR ABOUT 0.3 PERCENT OF THE INDUSTRIAL WORK FORCE.
IN 1976, HONG KONG'S DOMESTIC EXPORT OF DRY BATTERIES AND PARTS AMOUNTED TO $64 MILLION, AN INCREASE OF 81 PERCENT OVER 1975.
THE INDUSTRY EXPORTS TO MANY COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD. THE MAJOR OVERSEA MARKETS ARE THE UNITED STATES, JAPAN, WEST GERMANY, BRITAIN AND AUSTRALIA.
SIR MURRAY WILL BE RECEIVED AT THE FACTORY BY THE COMPANY'S DIRECTORS, MR. POON WING-KONG, MANAGING DIRECTOR AND GENERAL MANAGER, MR. VICTOR POON, DIRECTOR AND DEPUTY MANAGER, MR. SAMUEL POON, DIRECTOR AND FACTORY MANAGER, AND OTHER OFFICIALS.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO SEND A REPORTER AND/OR PHOTOGRAPHER TO COVER THE VISIT. THE GOVERNOR WILL ARRIVE AT THE FACTORY AT NOS. 82-84 TO KWA WAN ROAD, KOWLOON AT 2.45 P.M. YOUR REPRESENTATIVE IS URGED TO ARRIVE A FEW MINUTES EARLIER.
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