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SUNDAY, JUNE 18, 1978

DISTRIBUTION OF FACTORIES AND EMPLOYMENT BY GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION ******

MORE THAN 750,000 PEOPLE WERE EMPLOYED IN 37,568 MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS IN HONG KONG IN DECEMBER LAST YEAR. ACCORDING TO AN EMPLOYMENT SURVEY RECENTLY CONDUCTED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS CEPARTMENT.

THE SUMARY TABLES OF THE SURVEY RELEASED BY THE DEPARTMENT TODAY ALSO INCLUDED AN ANALYSIS OF THE MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS AND EMPLOYMENT BY GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION.

ACCORDING TO THE ANALYSIS, THERE ARE MORE FACTORIES LOCATED IN CENTRAL, SHEUNG WAN AND WESTERN DISTRICTS THAN ELSEWHERE ON THE ISLAND (2,378) - IN KOWLOON THEY ARE CONCENTRATED IN CHEUNG SHA WAM, SHAM SHUI PO AND LAI CHI KOK DISTRICTS (6,199) AND TSUEN WAN DISTRICT IN THE NEW TERRITORIES (4,321)

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AS TO EMPLOYMENT, THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF PEOPLE EMPLOYED IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR WAS FOUND IN NORTH POINT, SHAU KEI WAN, CHAI WAN, AND HONG KONG SOUTH DISTRICTS ON THE ISLAND (58,919) IN NGAU TAU KOK, KWUN TONG AND LEI YUE MUN DISTRICTS IN KOWLOON (124,663) AND TSUEN WAN DISTRICT IN THE NEW TERRITORIES (139,796).

DETAILS OF THE ANALYSIS ARE SHOWN IN THE TABLES BELOW.

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MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS

NUMBERS

% OF TOTAL

PERSONS ENGAGED

NUMBERS % OF TOTAL

HONG KONG ISLAND

CENTRAL, SHEUNG WAN,

WEST

2,378

7

25,032

3

POK FU LAM, ABERDEEN,

WONG CHUK HANG

797

2

23,954

3

لیا

WAN CHAI

+

1,504

4

9,972

2

CAUSEWAY BAY,

TAI HANG

NORTH POINT,

2,327

6

58,919

SHAU KEI WAN,

CHAI WAN,

HONG KONG SOUTH

SUB-TOTAL

7,00€

19

117,877

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