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HONG KONG MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY IN THE SIXTIES

TABLE 2

EMPLOYMENT IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY

1969 (September)

7

1959 (March)

Per-

Per-

cent-

cent-

age

age

1.

Clothing(1)

143,534 27.2

Clothing(1)

41,087 23.2

2.

Textiles, other

than clothing

Textiles, other than

clothing(2)

34,174 19.3

(2)

3. Toys

·

78,487 14.9

37,765 7.1

Shipbuilding and

repair

9,601

5.4

4.

Electronics

37,235 7.0

Printed matter

8,181 4.6

5.

Hair wigs and

Rubber footwear

7,461

4.2

pieces

24,596 4.7

6.

Miscellaneous

Enamelled domestic

plastic

utensils

5,301

3.0

articles

18,347 3.5

7.

Plastic flowers

17,746

3.4

Flashlights

5,223

2.9

8.

Printed matter 17,045 3.2

Toys...

+

4,939 2.8

9.

Shipbuilding

Machinery repair

2,759

1.6

and repair

...

10,847 2.0

10.

Rubber foot-

Bread and confec-

wear

10,486 2.0

tionery

2,654

1.5

11.

Watch bands,

Miscellaneous plastic

Z

cases and

articles

...

2,508

1.4

watch

assembly

...

7,611 1.4

12.

23

Furniture

5,191 1.0

Plastic flowers

2,216

1.3

13. Flashlights

4,226 0.8

Footwear, except

rubber footwear

2,012

1.1

14. Flashlight bulbs

4,118

0.8

Metal watch bands..

1,864

1.0

15.

Machinery

اسلام

Sawmills

1,558

0.9

repair

3,883

0.7

16.

Electric

Pressure stoves and

appliances

3,515 0.7

lanterns

1,512

0.9

17.

Flashlight

Rolling mills

1,485

0.8

batteries

3,494 0.7

+

18.

Motor vehicle

Electro-plating

1,180

0.7

repair

3,422 0.6

19.

Bread and

Aircraft repair

956 0.5

confectionery

3,049 0.6

20.

Other ...

93,563 17.7

Other

...

40,600 22.9

528,160 100.0

177,271 100.0

(1) Includes employment in knitting and hosiery manufacture. (2) Excludes the above.