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SATURDAY, AUGUST 16, 1975

GOVERNOR TO VISIT GARMENT FACTORY

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THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE, WILL BE PAYING A VISIT TO A GARMENT FACTORY IN KOULOON ON MONDAY (AUGUST 18).

THE FACTORY, THE JAN SIN MEE GARMENTS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, IS SITUATED AT 17-19 LUK HOP STREET, SAN PO KONG. IT PRODUCES A VIDE RANGE OF PRODUCTS INCLUDING BLOUSES, SHIRTS, DRESSES, SKIRTS, JEANS, PYJAMAS, NIGHTGOWNS AND OVERALLS!

SIR MURRAY WILL BE ACCOMPANIED ON THE VISIT BY THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, MR. NOY PORTER.

THE GARMENT INDUSTRY IS THE LARGEST MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY IN HONG KONG. IT ACCOUNTS FOR OVER 38, PER CENT OF THE LOCAL DOMESTIC EXPORT AND PROVIDES EMPLOYMENT FOR MORE THAN 173,000 WORKERS IN MORE THAN 4,100 FACTORIES.

HONG KONG'S DOMESTIC EXPORTS OF GARMENTS LAST YEAR AMOUNTED TO MK38,752 MILLION REPRESENTING AN INCREASE OF 17.4 PER CENT. OVER 1973'S FIGURE.

NOTE TO EDITORS.

YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO SEND A REPORTER AND/OR PHOTOGRAPHER TO COVER THE EVENT. THE GOVERNOR WILL ARRIVE AT THE FACTORY, AT

17-19 LUK HOP STREET, SAN PO KONG, AT 2.45 P.M. HE WILL SPEND MORE THAN AN HOUR AT THE FACTORY BEFORE LEAVING AT 4.00 P..

LEARNER-DRIVERS DANNED FROM USING GIN DRINKERS BAY ROAD

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MOTOR VEHICLES DRIVEN BY LEARNER-DRIVERS UNDERGOING DRIVING INSTRUCTIONS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO ENTER GIN DRINKERS DAY ROAD IN KUAT CHUNG AS FROM 10 A.M. NEXT MONDAY (AUGUST 10)

THE ARRANGEMENT IS INTENDED TO MINIMISE TRAFFIC CONGESTION WHILE ROADWORKS ARE BEING CARRIED OUT ON THAT ROAD. APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL DE POSTED TO INDICATE THE PROHIBITION,

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