NEW FACTORY NEAR SHATIN, NEW TERRITORIES
FOR
JARDINE DYEING & FINISHING CO., LTD.
Architects and Engineers:- The Hongkong Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.
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The textile industry has made en- open soon a new factory for the dye- assistance to improve the quality and ormous progress in the past ten years ing and finishing of cloth. The new range of their products. To further or so, to become the Colony's most plant will undertake the bleaching, this object the factory will be able to important exporter of manufactured dyeing, printing, mercerising and fin- undertake the processing of two mil- goods. The very success, however, ishing of materials. Finishing will lion yards of cloth a month, within of this industry has jeopardised its include the proprietary process "San three months of commencing opera- future expansion many of the forising'
forising" as well as modern Resin tions. Should there be a much great- traditional Eastern markets have been crease resistant and minimum iron er demand than this plans have al- lost and large consumers, such as the
types.
lowed for the plant to be extended. United Kingdom and the United States, are threatening to enforce Jardine Dyeing and Finishing Co., The site selected for the erection restrictions of imports in order to pro. Ltd., are the owners of this
of this new of this project lies just to the north- tect home manufacturers.
enterprise, and they have stressed the west of the Kowloon Canton Rail- It is the more refreshing, therefore, fact that their main policy is to give road, Tai Po Road and the sea coast. to see a local company preparing to local mills their utmost support and which three run parallel at this point.
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