WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 1975
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GOVERNOR TO VISIT A TOY FACTORY
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THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE, VILL VISIT THE HONG KONG INDUSTRIAL CO, LTD., A TOY FACTORY" IN KENIJEDY TOWN TOMORROW (THURSDAY).
HE VILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY HIS PRIVATE SECRETARY, MR. MICHAEL CARTLAND AND ER. K.H. YEUNG, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY.
ON ARRIVAL AT THE FACTORY, SIR MURRAY WILL BE MET BY MR. ART DURF, MANAGING DIRECTOR R. J. LEES, IR. D. MURRAY AND MR. P.0. SCALES, DIRECTORS FR. D.D. WALKER, EXECUTIVE MANAGER- MR. R. DRVİNGA, CONTROLLER AND KR. H.T. WANG, PLANT MANAGER.
HONG KONG HAS NOW REPLACED JAPAN AS THE WORLD'S LARGEST EXPORTER OF TOYS, IN 1974, DOMESTIC EXPORTS OF TOYS WERE VALUED AT $1,702 MILLION AND EXPORTS DURING THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF 1975 AMOUNTED TO ADOUT $256 MILLION,
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THE U.S.A, HAS ALWAYS BEEN HONG KONG'S PRINCIPAL TOY MARKET, TAKING NEARLY HALF OF THE TOTAL EXPORTS IN 1974. THE OTHER MAJOR MARKETS INCLUDE THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY.
TWO DILLS INTRODUCED IN LEGCO
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THE PHARMACY
TWO BILLS WERE INTRODUCED IN COUNCIL TODAY AND POISONS (AMENDMENT) BILL AND THE ACETYLATING SUBSTANCES (CONTROL) (AMENDMENT) BILL.
THE PHARMACY AND POISONS BILL SEEKS TO ENABLE THE PHARMACY AND POISONS BOARD TO MAKE REGULATIONS FOR THE CONTROL OF THE MANUFACTURE OF PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS AND POISONS.
THE ACETYLATING SUDSTANCES BILL SEEKS TO RAISE THE MAXIMUM PENALTY FOR CERTAIN OFFENCES TO $100,000.
DEBATE ON BOTH BILLS WAS ADJOURNED.
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