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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1982

B. ORDERS-ON-HAND IN MANUFACTURING

INDUSTRY

(S CHANGE OVER THE

PRECEDING MONTH)

JULY

AUG. SEPT.

1982

1982

1982

ORDERS-ON-HAND (IN TERMS OF MONTHS) FOR SEPTEMBER 1982

WEARING APPAREL

EXCEPT FOOTWEAR

-2

*

TEXTILES, EXCEPT

*

+

WEARING APPAREL

ليا

3

4.58

-3

2.16

PLASTIC PRODUCTS

-8

-3

3.21

FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS

-11

-8

5

2.44

ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC

-2

-5

4.49

PRODUCTS

OTHERS

3

*

•1

3.40

ALL ABOVE INDUSTRIES

-3

*

-1

3.81

* CHANGES WITHIN + 0.5%

STI MEETS UK PARLIAMENTARY GROUP

****

THE SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, MR BILL DORWARD TODAY (TUESDAY) MET MEMBERS OF THE UK PARLIAMENTARY SELECT COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND INDUSTRY, WHO ARE ON A FOUR-DAY VISIT TO HONG KONG.

THE COMMITTEE, LED BY SIR DONALD KABERRY, WERE BRIEFED BY MR DORWARD ON VARIOUS TRADE AND INDUSTRIAL ISSUES AFFECTING HONG KONG AND THE UNITED KINGDOM, INCLUDING THE CURRENT TEXTILE TALKS WITH THE EEC, THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT'S INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT POLICY AND ACTIVITIES TO PROMOTE INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT IN HONG KONG.

ALSO AT THE MEETING WERE THE PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, MR LEONARD BOYES: THE DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRY, MR PETER TSAO THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF TRADE, MR MIKE CARTLAND; THE DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, MR GEORGE BLANEY, AND THE SENIOR BRITISH TRADE COMMISSIONER, MR C.C. ADAMS.

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