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THE CHINA MAIL WEDNESDAY, I DECEMBER 6, 1961,

NO MORE SWEEP TICKETS- IF YOU WORK

FOR C.C. YIN

“MOSHI MOSHI?

Sodiskanay

The stout and sun-tanned man in shirt and slacks talked into the. receiver.

His Japanese was so fluent one could have mistaken him for a native of Hiroshima,

Mr C. C. Yin, Hongkong's pin and metalware magnate, hung up and turned around to fix me with a sparkling glance.

It was the glimpse of strength and vigour required of a man who has built an industrial empire and not let

it go to waste under the steamrolling effect of the time.

The conversation rambled

over his life, career, ambition, trials and tribulations and his philosophy:

At last it transpired that he is a man of unusual initiative, enterprise, courage, tenacity, application, charity and, above all, love for his people and country:

Unlike most. tycoons or magnates; he has not concen- trated on one line but has had bis Augers in many pies.

Nonetheless, he is an, Indus- trial prodigy founder humerous factories..

16 factories

In fact, he has laid down fac- tories, as easily as a hen lays eggs:

fa 32 of his hectic years, he has set up no less than 18 tac- tories in China, Taiwan and Hongkong when all the time, guns

boomed on through the Sino-Japanese hostilities, World War II, and the civil strife.

Born in Laiyang, Shantung, on October 14, 1902, Mr Yin obtained his technical education in Japan.

At right, M C. C. Yin.

Below: The metalware factory of Dah Chung Industrial Co. Ltd.

TITANS FROM THE NORTH

On his return to China in hai and Hongkong, manufactur-

1928, he set up Chung Kee Nee- ng pins

dle Factory, in 1931 he establish- visited the

ed Hopei-Shantung Needle 1938, Manufactory Co, and in 1934

he founded Hsin Hwa Industrial

Co in Tsingtao.

hos-

and metalware. He Hongkong plant in

Flour mills

By DAVID LAN

show you around if you give me that catalogue!"

On the long trek, he met numerous refugees from Hong- kong who were held up by the

This the guest refused. Japanese Army Mr Yin tried

The ciderit also signifies his best to negotiate with the that this factory's products are The year 1937 saw the out-

Then under the instruction of Japanese for their release.

big items on the markets break of Sino-Japanese

the Ministry

Thereafter, of Economic Af-

Mr Yin led the abroad. tilities. As Chairman of Tsing fairs, he set up Dah. Chuen In- refugees on an eighty days long tao Industrial Association he dustries Ltd in Chungking, march from Wei-yeung to. was ordered by government to

of factories Chungking. a chain destroy all textile mills with manufacturing asbestos, steel and

running

After upwards

of 600,000 spindles machinery. in line with China's "scorched. earth policy.**

Next he founded-Dah Hsin Flour Mills and Oil Refinery in He moved south and establish- Chengtu in conformity to Gov. ed Dah Chung Industrial Co ernment's policy of boosting the Ltd with plants in both Shang- national economy.

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In 1941, he came down again for expansion of his factory in Shaukiwan and "a happy new year."

But four days after his arriv- al, the Japanese bombed Kai Tak airport in a pre-dawn raid, setting of the battle of Hong kong.

V-J, Day, he set p

three more factories. in Tsing

tao: Dah Hsin Chemical Works,

Worldwide

Dah Chung has the capacity Dah Pei Wood Works, and to turn out annually $7,000,000 Dah Fon Weaving and Dyeing worth of pins, screws, nails and

Mills.

Civil war

Then the bonare of civil war drew near. He crossed over to Taiwan where he set up Dah Ltd. under Tung Industries which are a paper mill and

for Fierce fighting took place in factories

manufacturing Shaukiwan and over 300 motor bikes,

asbestos and refugees sought shelter in his machinery factory.

The Japanese

Mr Yin would not leave until a shell scored d-direct hit on. the plant. It was only upon the promptings of his staff that he went over to the Bank of East Asla Building which. sheltered about 600 refugees.

Mr Yin has been the chair- man and general manager of all the plants he started. So he is with the Dah Chung Indus- trial Co. here.

After a tour of Dah Chung In 1956, former Governor Sir Alexander Grantham sald with delight, "This factory is something new and I have seen nothing of lia: kind in my life. Certainly I am glad The Japanese sealed off the

to have seen it today, Hong- building and cut off supplies

kong should be proud of it," so that the 600 refugees bor-

An incident last year Te dered an thirst and starvation.

vealed Mr Ym's uncanny Because of his Suent Japanese, business acumen that saved his Mr Yin was asked to negotiate factory from possible ruin. with the Japanese army for is- suance of passes so that the without prior notice,

One day in October, 1960, a consul refugees cou

̈could leave the build-

of an industrially advanced he got back to his European country, called at the

inninen

factory he saw that the 300 factory, introducing a guest, "a workers were starving for lacks pin manufacturer of his own of food. Again he risked his country. life to call on the Japanese

sendarmerie to supply food and

water gendarme from

"A Japanese

Manufacturer

small metalware in hundreds of varieties for worldwide con sumption.

An interesting point about

(Part 7)

Island, Castle Peak or Wan

When the iron works comes

After all the years in indus- true, it will be his 17th, factory. try and round-world trips, Mr in 30 years of his turbulent Vin is firmly convinced that career dated industrialists abroad are nat Apart from being a mante necessarily of much greater aided industrialist. Mr. Yin was: calibre than those In the the founder and princibal of Colony.

"But what Hongkong

pointed out,

support,"

the Tsingtao Technical Collegë, chairman of Mundéipality dustries Lack is a strong Society and Association of In- government

he dustries, Tsingtao, and presi www.dent of the Tsingtao Industrial "What we need most ure Daily News, adequate supplies and reason- In Hongkong, he is Com able charges for fuel power, mittee Member of both the land, water and transportation Chinese Manufacturers As

He is optimistic about the sociation.

the and

Kowloon of Commerce, life

industrial outlook of the Colony Chamber if Government take the neces- honorary Committee Member of,

industries. sary steps in support of local the Chung Sing Benevolent ·

Society, Director of Tunk Wah Hospitals, Chairman of Hopel- Shantung Provinces Association, Committee Member of the Federation of Industries of China and finally, a Deputy to the National Assembly of the RE-- public of China. We

"If all the requirements are this industry is that it sells to met with, I'm sure Hongkong's will be modernised a large number of countries industries fär and near, big and small. in the next decade," he said. Sometimes one can hardly find

them on the map.

Iron works

Everyphe Iri the factory agreed that this is the best in-

As a concrete proof of his dustry in which to enllect

confidence in the industrial stamps from all over the world.

future of Hongkong, he is Mr Yin who makes millions now planning to set up an

furnace iron works with on the pinpoints does not

in⠀⠀ take

detests chances and

the next three years af・・a others for doing so. He discost of $10,000.008. likes horse-racing and would

The machinery has

It may be

been

fire employees Just for buying bought but the site is yet un

Lantao cash sweep tickets.

décided.

What is the key to the sup- cess for a man of such calibre?

"I" don't ~ have any "open sesame,'” said Mr Yin: "But

If you go about your werk, or dealings with heartfelt caldevi cerity, true to votlety: TOLL" friends, your enterprizes and/ yourself, success will:@come your way."

The spoilt darlings

are gambling less

IT is just not news any

more when people are publicly rude about our youngsters. It has be come disturbingly com- monplace to see them branded in headlines as

Hiroshima hearing me speak his The guest declared that be home Town dialect became cause of labour shortage in his the spoilt darlings of our friendly, recalled Mr Yin.

secured 140 sacks of rice.

forries!

Suspicion

own country, he wanted Dah

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from Britain

It is surely relevant also that youth has more interests: money to spend on long-playing records, tape-recorders, motor-cycles and. holidays abroad. A five-bob flutter, when you have all this, is strictly for the birds

No spice

The new Act seemare tos helping, too. One of itselle already has been to much of the spice

brand affluent age, overpaid

from gambling Untit "But after plunder and rob Chung to use his thin

in Britain, the bery all the way from Stanley and conform to his specifications and under-disciplined.

easiest way to get to Shaukiwah only 30 sacks ar- in making greds to supply als It came as a bit of a shock Those faces in the crowded a favoured horse Special air-circulating Hood-rived at Dah Chung in seven customers.

FEAThen the "manufacturer" this week when somebody bingo hall, there is a young one a bet with you *** with two-way controlled

showed Mr Yin a catalogue sctually dug up something to here and there, but most are illegally for temperature 'lor warm and

purporting to contain his own their credit, and told all Bri- over forty. It is the middle-This anyo cool. Won't overheat,"

aged and elderly who crowd the ment tra products.

tain about it on television Vintti Mr Yin noticed

rallings at the weekday and maker two It seems that our younger even weekend race meetings. activities, Seeing his

the photos

of articles whith the generation, whatever their civic And that goes also for the dog golicema Japanese grew suspicious guest claimed to be "his own and social lapses in other direc- tracks, currently reported to be "What's this chap up to? won- manufactures although

tions, are gambling less.

missing young faces rather dered the Japanese. He doesn't labels clearly showed

This odd litle fact was badly speak a word of Cantonese Chinese Characters "Dah thrown up by An investigation Glib in our mother tongue and Chung"" busy with refugees.This aroused. Mr.

Clant! Mr Yin was detained picion, and; live non stop interrog loose

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