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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1977

AFTER AMY RECURVED ON AUGUST 23, FINE, SUNNY AND HOT CONDITIONS RETURNED AND PREVAILED UNTIL THE END OF THE MONTH ALTHOUGH SOME CLOUDY INTERVALS AND A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS ALSO OCCURRED.

THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 34.9 DEGREES CELSIUS RECORDED ON THE AFTERNOON OF AUGUST 24 WAS THE HIGHEST OF THE MONTH.

DURING THE MONTH, NO AIRCRAFT WERE DIVERTED FROM HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND NO FIRE DANGER WARNINGS WERE ISSUED. THUNDERSTORM OR THUNDERSTORM AND HEAVY RAIN WARNINGS WERE ISSUED ON SIX DIFFERENT DAYS.

LADY MACLEHOSE VISITS TEXTILE FACTORY

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LADY MACLEHOSE TODAY PAID WHAT SHE DESCRIBED AS A +VERY INTERESTING+ VISIT TO THE NANYANG COTTON MILL LIMITED AT KWUN TONG WHERE SHE SAW THE LATEST MACHINERY AND TECHNIQUES

INVOLVED IN THE PRODUCTION OF YARNS AND FABRICS.

ACCOMPANIED BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, MR. Y.C. WANG AND OTHER SENIOR OFFICIALS OF THE COMPANY, LADY MACLEHOSE SPENT OVER AN HOUR TOURING THE MULTI-STOREY FACTORY. LADY MACLEHOSE SAW THE VARIOUS STAGES OF PRODUCTION OF LIGHT AND HEAVY WEIGHT FABRICS SUCH AS SHIRTINGS, RAINCOATS, TROUSERINGS, DENIM AND WORK-WEAR FABRICS.

LIKE SIR MURRAY, THE GOVERNOR, LADY MACLEHOSE MAKES PERIODIC VISITS TO FACTORIES TO SEE FOR HERSELF HOW HONG KONG'S INDUSTRY IS DEVELOPING.

THE NANYANG COTTON MILL EMPLOYS MORE THAN 1,600 WORKERS. ITS MAIN MARKETS ARE THE UNITED STATES, BRITAIN, AUSTRALIA AND EUROPE.

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