TNAG-0452-FCO40-517-Legislation-for-employment-of-workers-in-Hong-Kong-1974 — Page 153

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FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1974

GOVERNOR TOURS GARMENT FACTORY

THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY HACLEHOSE, TODAY SAU NANUFACTURING OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS IN THE GARMENT INDUSTRY WHOSE IULTI- MILLION DOLLAR EXPORTS MAKE IT A MAJOR CCUTRICUTOR TO HONG KONG'S ECONOMY.

CONCLUDING HIS CURRENT SERIES OF FACTORY VISITS, SIR MURRAY 11ADE A SHOP-FLOOR TOUR OF HANDARIN TEXTILES LTD, 60 TO KUA WAN ROAD, HUNG HON, WHERE 400 UOCKERS ARE EMPLOYED ON MAKING FASHION GARANTS FOR WOMEN, HOSTLY FOR EXFORT.

HONG KONG'S GARMENT INDUSTRY, COMPRISING OVER 4000 FACTORIES, ACCOUNTS FOR 38 PER CENT OF CUR TOTAL DOMESTIC EXPORTS, AND 31 PER CENT OF THE INDUSTRIAL LADOUR FORCE.

IT CURRENTLY EMPLOYS ACOUT 170,000 WORKERS, PRODUCING A WIDE VARIETY OF QUALITY, ITEMS. GARMENTS ACCOUNT FOR 76 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL EXPORTS OF THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY, WHICH NETTED MORE THAN $7.453 MILLION IN EXPORT EARHINGS LAST YEAR AN INCREASE OF 20 PER CENT OVER 1972.

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THE UNITED STATES HAS CONS【STENTLY DEEN THE LARGEST OVERSEAS MARKET FOR HONG KONG'S GARMENT EXPORTS, ACCOUNTING FOR KORE THAN 30 PER CENT LAST YEAR. OTHER AJOR HACKETS HCLUDE DRITAIN, THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY AND JAPAN

THE GOVERNOR WAS SHOWN ROUND THE MANDARIN FACTORY BY THE FIRM'S CHAIRMAN, 13. RONALD BRAND, ND THE GENERAL MANAGER, MR. E.J. VECCHIOTTI. SIR BURRAY WAS\ACCOMPANIBO DY 13, JIMMY ICGREGOR, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, AND MR. KEN YEUNG, PRINCIPAL TRADE OFFICEA, INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CRANCH.

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SIR ALBERT RODRIGUES AND SIR DOUGLAS CLAGUE

TO RETAIN SUONOUDZOLES TITLE

HER MAJESTY THE QUEÈN HAS GRANTED PEWIISSION FOR SIR ALBERT RODRIGUES AND SIR DOUGLAS CLAQUE TO DETAIN THE TITLE OF +HONOUARBLE ON THEIR RETICEHENT FRO! THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.

THE APPROVAL WAS ANNOUNCED IN A NOTICE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY.

SIR ALBERT HAD SERVED THE COUNCIL FOR 13 YEARS WHILE SIR DOUGLAS FOR 13 YEARS. DOTI RETIRED FROM THE COUNCIL AT THE END OF LAST KONTI.

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