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INDUSTRY AND TRADE

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in harbour and 56 seizures of narcotics were made during the year. The preventive service took action in 136 cases of infringement of the Merchandise Marks Ordinance. Articles seized included rubber slippers, health salts, shirts, woollen cardigans and gripe water. In all cases the articles concerned were confiscated by the

courts.

OVERSEAS REPRESENTATION

There is a Hong Kong Government Office in London which moved during the year to larger premises at 54 Pall Mall, SW1. The Hong Kong Government Trade Representative in Australia has his office at Kembla Building, Margaret Street, Sydney.

Among Commonwealth countries, India is represented in Hong Kong by a Commissioner, and Britain, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Pakistan by Trade Commissioners. Consulates- General are maintained by Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Cambodia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, Norway, Panama, the Philippines, Portugal, Switzerland, Thailand, the United Arab Republic and the United States. Consulates are maintained by Laos, Sweden, Uraguay, Venezuela and Vietnam. The consular representatives of Finland, Mexico, Poland, Spain and Turkey are resident in London and have jurisdiction extending to Hong Kong. Austria, Bolivia, Burma, Costa Rica, Denmark, El Salvador, Finland, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, the Irish Republic, Israel, Nicaragua, Peru and Spain have honorary consular representation in Hong Kong. In addition, Austria, France, Italy, South Africa and Thailand have resident Trade Commissioners.

TOURISM

Tourism, actively promoted since 1958 by the Hong Kong Tourist Association, had another favourable year. By the end of October the number of visitors to Hong Kong had reached 204,419, or 13 per cent more than in the corresponding period of 1961. The remaining two months of the year were part of the normally busy tourist season and brought the total number of visitors up to 253,016, a new record. The first 10 months of 1962 followed the pattern of previous years. Slightly more than 35 per cent of visitors were Americans and about 35 per cent were from