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WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 1975

GOVERNOR TO VISIT GARMENT FACTORY TOMORROW

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THE GOVERNOR SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE. WILL MAKE ANOTHER OF HIS PERIODIC VISITS TO HONG KONG FACTORIES TOMORROW (THURSDAY).

HE WILL BE VISITING THE HONG KONG KNITTERS LTD., A GARMENT FACTORY, IN CHEUNG SHA WAN ROAD, KOWLOON.

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GARMENT MANUFACTURING IS HONG KONG'S BIGGEST INDUSTRY. EMPLOYS OVER 30 PER CENT OF THE INDUSTRIAL WORK FORCE AND ACCOUNTS FOR ABOUT 40 PER CENT OF HONG KONG'S TOTAL EXPORTS.

THERE ARE MORE THAN 4,100 FACTORIES EMPLOYED IN THIS INDUSTRY AND TOGETHER THEY MANUFACTURED GOODS FOR EXPORTS WORTH' 38,752 MILLION LAST YEAR, REPRESENTING AN INCREASE OF 17.4 PER CENT OVER 1973'S PERFORMANCE.

THE GOVERNOR WILL BE ACCOMPANIED ON THE VISIT BY MR. KEN YEUNG, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, AND WILL BE MET ON ARRIVAL BY MISS ELEANOR WONG, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF HONG KONG KNITTERS LTD., AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMPANY.

THE FACTORY PRODUCES MAINLY KNITTED GARMENTS WHICH INCLUDE SPORT SHIRTS, GOLF SHIRTS AND T-SHIRTS.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO SEND A REPORTER AND/OR PHOTOGRAPHER TO COVER THE VISIT. THE GOVERNOR WILL ARRIVE AT THE FACTORY AT NO. 800, CHEUNG SHA WAN ROAD, KOWLOON AT 3.15 P.M. THE COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT'S PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER, MR. GERRY XAVIER, WILL BE ON HAND TO ASSIST YOUR REPRESENTATIVE.

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