WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30, 1982
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SIR EDWARD VISITS FACTORY
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THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE AND LADY YOUDE ACCOMPANIED BY THE DIRECTOR OF TRADE INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS, MR BILL DORWARD TODAY (JUNE 30) VISITED MANHATTAN GARMENTS LTD., AT KWAI CHUNG.
ON ARRIVAL AT THE FACTORY THE GOVERNOR WAS WELCOMED BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, MR FRANCIS TIEN AND THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR, MR JAMES TIEN.
FOLLOWING A DISCUSSION WITH THE COMPANY'S MANAGEMENT, THE GOVERNOR WATCHED THE OPERATION OF THE FACTORY'S COMPUTERISED PATTERN MARK ING AND PLOTTING MACHINE ONE OF THE FEW IN USE BY LEADING GARMENT FACTOR IES. HE SPENT ABOUT AN HOUR TOURING VARIOUS PRODUCTION FLOORS, INCLUDING THE CUTTING, SEWING, WASHING, EMBROIDERY, FINISHING AND PRESSING SECTIONS.
MANHATTAN GARMENTS, ESTABLISHED SINCE 1958, HAS FOUR FACTORIES TOTALLING 28 535 SQUARE METRES, EMPLOYING ABOUT 1 750 STAFF. IT PRODUCES TROUSERS MAINLY JEANS - SLACKS AND SHORTS IN COTTON DEN IM, COTTON CORDUROY, COTTON/POLYESTER PRODUCED BY THE FACTORY' WEAVING DIVISION IN TSUEN WAN.
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THE COMPANY SELLS 96 PER CENT OF ITS PRODUCTION OVERSEAS. THE UNITED STATES TAKES A 75 PER CENT SHARE, WITH THE REMAINDER GOING TO THE UNITED KINGDOM, WEST GERMANY, NETHERLANDS AND THE LOCAL MARKET.
NEW MAXICAB ROUTE BETWEEN TSIM SHA TSUI AND HO MAN TIN
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A NEW MAXICAB ROUTE- NO. 8 LINKING TSIM SHA TSUI WITH HO MAN TIN WILL START OPERATION FROM FRIDAY (JULY 2).
FOR JOURNEYS TO HO MAN TIN, THE MAXICAB WILL TRAVEL FROM HANKOW ROAD VIA PEKING ROAD, ASHLEY ROAD, MIDDLE ROAD, KOWLOON PARK DRIVE, SALISBURY ROAD, MODY LANE, MODY ROAD, CHATHAM ROAD, CHEONG WAN ROAD, ON WAN ROAD (KOWLOON RAILWAY STATION), CHEONG WAN ROAD GILLIES AVENUE, WUHU STREET, MA TAU WAI ROAD, FAT KWONG STREET, CHUNG HAU STREET, FAT KWONG STREET, SHEUNG FOO STREET, SHEUNG SHING STREET, SHEUNG LOK STREET AND SHEUNG WO STREET.
FOR THE RETURN JOURNEYS THE MAXICAB WILL BEGIN FROM SHEUNG WO STREET VIA SHEUNG LOK STREET, SHEUNG SHING STREET, SHEUNG FOO STREET, FAT KWONG STREET, CHUNG HAU STREET, FAT KWONG STREET, MA TAU WAI ROAD, WUHU STREET, GILLIES AVENUE, CHEONG WAN ROAD, ON WAN ROAD (KOWLOON RAILWAY STATION), CHEONG WAN ROAD, CHATHAM ROAD, MODY ROAD, MODY LANE, SALISBURY ROAD, NATHAN ROAD, MIDDLE ROAD AND HANKOW ROAD.
IT WILL OPERATE FROM 6.30 AM TO 11 PM ON WEEKDAYS AND FROM 8 AM TO 10.30 PM ON SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS. THE PEAK HOUR FREQUENCY WILL BE EVERY 10 MINUTES, AND THE FARE FOR A SINGLE JOURNEY IS $1.50.
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