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Appendix 14

(Chapter 4: Employment)

Number of Establishments and Employment in Selected

Manufacturing Industries

227

Establishments

Industry

Textiles

Bleaching, dyeing and finishing

Cotton knitting

Cotton spinning

Dec 1974

Dec 1975

Persons engaged Dec 1974 Dec 1975

439

520

14,620

16.123

215

258

4,933

6,225

37

39

19,160

21,040

...

Cotton weaving

Made-up textile goods except wearing apparel

Wool spinning

Woollen knitting

Wearing apparel, except footwear

Garments

Gloves

Footwear except rubber, plastic and wooden footwear

Shoes

Furniture and fixtures, except primarily of metal

Wooden furniture

Paper and paper products

Paper boxes

Printing, publishing and allied industries

Job printing

Newspaper printing

309

340

25,830

29,967

370

360

4,208

4,722

16

11

1,893

1,522

1,165

1,049

14,757

18,388

5,132

5,370

147,159

189,661

318

291

10,483

*

10,029

:

447

415

3,800

3,840

890

878

5,453

5,837

649

646

5,418

5,632

1,202

Rubber products

Rubber footwear

::

:

:

1,212

13,214

13,441

31

24

3,080

3,036

179

167

5,622

4,783

Plastic products

Plastic flowers and foliage

517

390

5,747 =

5,656

Plastic toys

1,361

1,214

31,968

33,591

Plastic products (miscellaneous)

1,910

1,797

21,182

24,098

Fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment

Aluminium ware

81

82

2,387

2,755

Electroplating..

352

364

2,776

3,219

Metal toys

91

93

1,902

2,337

Padlocks and bolts

117

108

2,086

2,037

Pressure stoves and lanterns...

34

32

1,594

1,625

Tools and dies...

457

565

2,340

3,151

Torch cases

45

37

2,026

1,826

Wrist watch bands

231

234

7,012

6,390

Electrical machinery, apparatus, appliances and supplies

Dry batteries

9

10

***

1,705

2,208

Electric bulbs

105

88

4,514

3,839

Electronics

414

460

50,179

51,570

Transport equipment

Aircraft repairing

3

Ship building and repairing

59

57

37

2,481

2,598

8,758

7,005

Professional and scientific, measuring and controlling equipment, and

photographic and optical goods

Cameras

18

17

2,707

2.863

Watches and clocks ***

197

237

7,630

9,393

Other manufacturing industries

Jewellery and related articles

Wigs

+

::

490 93

500

5,065

6,052

59

1,518

1,398

Note: Figures refer to manufacturing establishments registered with or recorded by the Labour Department as well as other manufacturing establishments. As from December 1974, the coverage of the survey of manufacturing employment was enlarged by incorporating establishments recorded by the Business Registration Office,