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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1983

REGARDING THE VALUE ADDED CONTENT IN GROSS OUTPUT FOR THE VARIOUS INDUSTRY GROUPS, THOSE HAVING A HIGHER-THAN-AVERAGE LEVEL RELATIVE TO THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR AS A WHOLE WERE PAPER PRODUCTS AND PRINTING (34%), PLASTIC PRODUCTS (31%), FOOD, BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO (30%), LEATHER AND WOODEN PRODUCTS (29%), AND WEARING APPAREL (29%). INDUSTRY GROUPS HAVING A HIGHER-THAN-AVERAGE CONTENT OF COMPENSATION TO EMPLOYEES IN VALUE ADDED WERE LEATHER AND WOODEN PRODUCTS (80%), WEARING APPAREL (78%), PLASTIC PRODUCTS (71%), AND METAL PRODUCTS, MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT (72%).

B. ANALYSIS BY GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION

DISTRICT

NO. OF MFG. EST.

COMP. OF EMPLOYEES

CONSUMPTION OF MATERIALS, SUPPLIES AND INDUSTRIAL

SERVICES

GROSS

NAT. ACCTS.

VALUE

OUTPUT

ADDED

(SMN)

($MN)

(SMN) (SMN)

RONG KONG

ISLAND

6 753

3 003

11 002

16 723 4 516

KOWLOON

9 259

3 034

8 723

13 560

3 883

NEW KOWLOON

14 158

8 099

28 746

42 703

11 169

TSUEN WAN

KHAI CHUNG,

7 571

4 564

18 624

27 471

6 952

TSING YI

REST OF N.T.

2 921

1 182

ALL DISTRICTS

40 660

19 883

5 186

72 281

7 433

107 890

1 812

28 331

REGARDING THE LOCATIONS OF INDUSTRIES. NEW KOWLOON WAS THE MOST IMPORTANT MANUFACTURING ZONE, FOLLOWED BY THE TSUEN WAN AND KWAI CHUNG DISTRICT. THEY TOGETHER ACCOUNTED FOR $70 174 MILLION WORTH OF GROSS OUTPUT (OR 65% OF THE CORRESPONDING TOTAL OF MANUFACTURING) AND $18 121 MILLION WORTH OF VALUE ADDED (OR 64% OF THE TOTAL VALUE ADDED GENERATED FROM MANUFACTURING).

TYPE OF OWNERSHIP

C. ANALYSIS BY TYPE OF OWNERSHIP

NO. OF MFG. EST.

COMP. OF EMPLOYEES

($MN)

CONSUMPTION OF MATERIALS, SUPPLIES AND

INDUSTRIAL SERVICES

(SMN)

NAT.

ACCTS.

GROSS

VALUE OUTPUT ADDED

(SMN)

($MN)

LIMITED COMPANY

6 440

13 107

54 666

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