TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1982
FINANCIAL SECRETARY VISITS FACTORIES
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THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, MR JOHN BREMRIDGE, TODAY (TUESDAY) CONTINUED HIS REGULAR PROGRAMME OF FACTORY VISITS BY TOURING A WATCH MANUFACTURER AND AN ALUMINIUM FACTORY IN KWUN TONG.
MR BREMRIDGE, ACCOMPANIED BY THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRY, MR ALEX PURVES, AND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRY, MR HUGH BOYLE, ARRIVED AT SUNCITI MANUFACTURERS LTD IN HUNG TO ROAD, WHERE HE WAS MET BY THE DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER, MR K. NUMATA.
ESTABLISHED IN 1970 WITH JAPANESE INTEREST, THE COMPANY PRODUCES ELECTRONIC AND MECHANICAL WATCHES, AND WATCH ASSESSORIES WITH IMPORTED COMPONENTS AND MOVEMENTS. THE PRODUCTS ARE FOR EXPORT TO THE MIDDLE EAST, SOUTH EAST ASIA, EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA.
MR BREMRIDGE ALSO VISITED MEYER MANUFACTURING CO LTD IN KWUN TONG ROAD, AND WAS CONDUCTED ON A TOUR OF THE FACTORY BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, MR CHENG WING GEE AND THE GENERAL MANAGER, MR STANLEY CHENG.
SET UP IN 1951, THE LOCALLY-OWNED LIMITED COMPANY PRODUCES NON-STICK COATED ALUMINIUM COOKWARE, ELECTRIC COOKWARE, ASHTRAYS, FLASHLIGHTS AND STEEL HINGES FOR MARKETS IN THE UNITED STATES UNITED KINGDOM, FAR EAST, SOUTH AMERICA AND BELGIUM. IT IMPORTS ITS RAW MATERIALS SUCH AS TEFLON COATINGS, ALUMINIUM AND ALLOY INGOTS, WHILST ALUMINIUM SHEETS, PLATES AND CIRCLES ARE SUPPLIED MAINLY BY ITS ASSOCIATED COMPANY, MEYER ALUMINIUM LTD.
MEYER ALUMINIUM LTD WAS GRANTED A SITE OF 12 000 SQUARE METRES TO ESTABLISH AN ALUMINIUM PLANT IN TAI PO INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, THE PLANT, WITH A TOTAL INVESTMENT AMOUNTING TO $80 MILLION, IS EXPECTED TO START PRODUCTION IN JULY 1983.
WATER FIGURES
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STORAGE IN HONG KONG'S RESERVOIRS AT 9 AM TODAY (TUESDAY) STOOD AT 70.7 PER CENT OF CAPACITY OR 408.464 MILLION CUBIC METRES, EQUIVALENT TO 257 DAYS' CONSUMPTION.
THIS TIME LAST YEAR THE RESERVOIRS CONTAINED 259.663 MILLION CUBIC METRES OF WATER, REPRESENTING 45 PER CENT OF CAPACITY.
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ROAD CLOSURE IN MOUNT DAVIS
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THE ACCESS ROAD TO MOUNT DAVIS AT ITS JUNCTION WITH VICTORIA ROAD WILL BE CLOSED TO ALL TRAFFIC FROM 10 AM ON FRIDAY (AUGUST 13).
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