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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1978
LADY MACLEHOSE TO VISIT KNITWEAR FACTORY
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LADY MACLEHOSE WILL VISIT ONE OF HONG KONG'S LARGEST KNITWEAR FACTORIES ON TUESDAY (DECEMBER 12).
SIR MURRAY AND LADY MACLEHOSE TAKE AN ACTIVE INTEREST IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF HONG KONG'S INDUSTRY BY PAYING REGULAR VISITS TO LOCAL FACTORIES OF ALL SIZES AND REPRESENTING ALL INDUSTRIES.
ON THIS OCCASION LADY MACLEHOSE WILL VISIT HONG KONG MILO'S KNITWEAR FACTORY LTD IN KWAI CHUNG. THE FACTORY, WHICH HAS A STAFF OF 550, IS LOCATED IN MILO'S INDUSTRIAL BUILDING IN TA! YUEN STREET.
IT PRODUCES WOOLLEN AND ACRYLIC KNITWEAR FOR EXPORT MAINLY TO THE EEC, PARTICULARLY TO WEST GERMANY.
DURING THE VISIT, LADY MACLEHOSE WILL BE SHOWN THE FULL RANGE OF MILO'S OPERATIONS, FROM DYEING, KNITTING FROM YARN, LOOPING CUTTING AND SEWING, FINISHING UP, TO PACKAGING, BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, MR. FRANK LIN,
ALSO ACCOMPANYING HER ON THE HOUR-LONG VISIT WILL BE AN OFFICER OF THE TRADE, INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT, MR. THOMAS YIU.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND A REPORTER AND/OR PHOTOGRAPHER TO COVER LADY MACLEHOSE'S VISIT TO MILO'S KNITWEAR FACTORY LTD IN TA! YUEN STREET. KWAI CHUNG AT 3 P.M. ON TUESDAY. AN INFORMATION OFFICER OF THE TRADE, INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT, MRS. ELLA TAM, WILL BE AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE FACTORY AT 2.45 P.M. TO ASSIST MEMBERS OF THE PRESS.
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