XN000022-1982-07-27 — Page 4

TUESDAY, JULY 27, 1982

FS VISITS DYEING AND PRINTING FACTORY

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THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, MR JOHN BREMRIDGE, TODAY (TUESDAY) VISITED THE ISLAND DYEING AND PRINTING CO LTD IN KWAI CHUNG AS PART OF HIS FAMILIARISATION PROGRAMME.

MR BREMRIDGE, ACCOMPANIED BY THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INDUSTRY, MR PAUL WONG, WAS MET ON ARRIVAL BY THE DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY, MR H.C. YUNG, MR LINCOLN YUNG AND MR K. ARICHI- THE GENERAL MANAGER, MR Y. HIRANO AND THE COMPANY SECRETARY, MR JOHN YUNG.

ISLAND DYEING AND PRINTING CO LTD, SET UP IN 1964 AS A JOINT VENTURE OF HONG KONG AND JAPAN INTERESTS, IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST FACTORIES IN THE INDUSTRY, EMPLOYING ABOUT 750 WORKERS.

THE FACTORY, WHICH HAS A FLOOR AREA OF 21 840 SQUARE METRES, IS ABLE TO DYE, BLEACH AND PRINT FURNISHING AND GARMENT FABRICS UP TO 2 730 KILOMETRES A MONTH.

ABOUT 85 PER CENT OF THE PRODUCTION IS FOR LOCAL SALE, WHILE THE REST IS FOR EXPORT TO THE UNITED KINGDOM, GERMANY, AUSTRALIA, THE UNITED STATES AND NEW ZEALAND.

AT PRESENT, THERE ARE 597 DYEING AND FINISHING FACTORIES EMPLOYING OVER 17 000 WORKERS.

RE-ROUTING OF TRAFFIC IN KWONG WA STREET

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TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY, KWONG WA STREET IN MONG KOK WILL BE RE-ROUTED ONE WAY NORTHBOUND FROM 10 AM THIS FRIDAY (JULY 30).