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SYDNEY OFFICE MAKES 75 INTRODUCTIONS OF HONG KONG GOODS

39 Trade Enquiries Received

Thirty-nine trade enquiries oovering 69 items of local products

were received by the Sydney Office of the Hong Kong Government in October.

Commercial introductions effected by the Sydney Office during the

month numbered 75.

Products concerned included pleasure boats, electrical goods,

bakelite ware, wooden furniture, ivory, jade and objet d'art.

There were also enquiries about rubber footwear, printing and

stationery lines, garments, knitwear and embroidered piecegoods, industrial

gloves and plumbers' hardware.

Three letters of introduction were issued to Australian businessmen

intending to visit Hong Kong. Four complaints against Hong Kong firms were

investigated with a view to reaching an amicable settlement, and 97 enquiries

of a general nature were dealt with during the month.

NEW FACTORIES AT KWUN TONG

Expansion Of Light Industries At New Town

A godown and a warehouse attached to a textile mill were completed

for occupation in the new industrial town of Kwun Tong during the month of

October.

In his latest review of industrial developments at Kwun Tong, the

Director of Commerce and Industry states that factories had been completed

and were in operation on 79 industrial sites at Kwun Tong at the end of

October.

Construction work had been completed on a further two factories

while building work was in progress on another 13 factory sites.

/Building P. T. O