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Appendix 13

(Chapter 4: Employment)

Number of Establishments and Employment in Manufacturing Industry Analysed by Main Industrial Groups

Establishments

Persons engaged

Industry

Food products

Beverages

Tobacco

Dec 1975 Dec 1976 Dec 1977

Dec 1975 Dec 1976 Dec 1977

1 114

1 190

1 117

14 347

15 209

15 274

27

27

28

2 682

2958

3 260

3

4

3

795

784

774

Textiles

3411

3902 3721

112922

115 912

102 461

Wearing apparel, except footwear

7073

8 622

8714

238 958

265 913

251 273

=

Leather and leather products, except footwear

and wearing apparel

168

138

132

2462

2359

2075

Footwear except rubber, plastic and wooden

footwear

450

468

452

4 335

4976

5 001

Wood and cork products, except furniture

1 159

1 223

1 288

7 595

7 691

7 868

Furniture and fixtures, except primarily of metal

1 178

1 236

1 299

7 534

8 494

8 732

Paper and paper products

915

1 009

1 086

7 442

9 002

9 619

Printing, publishing and allied industries

1 578

1881

2062

19 812

22 353

22 091

Chemicals and chemical products

420

439

447

5 197

5 534

5 822

Products of petroleum and coal

3

3

4

•

15

18

24

Rubber products

336

359

372

6 101

6 312

5 394

Plastic products

3 437

3 844

3 995

63 706

76994

78 449

Non-metallic mineral products, except products

of petroleum and coal

274

303

332

3 347

3 947

4 056

Basic metal industries

(6

251

302

326

3 106

3 807

4 100

Fabricated metal products, except machinery

and equipment

4974

6 113

6481

57 322

69 781

70931

Machinery except electrical

1 228

1 354

1 386

11926

11971

11967

Electrical machinery, apparatus, appliances and

supplies

891

1 228

1 332

66 353

88 057

89 525

Transport equipment

217

248

270

11 133

11 810

12 205

Professional and scientific, measuring and

controlling equipment, and photographic and optical goods

318

442

470

13 177

18 449

20 635

Other manufacturing industries

1 609

1968

2251

18 590

21 415

23 572

Total

31 034

36 303

37 568

678 857

773 746

755 108

Note: Figures refer to all manufacturing establishments known to the Census and Statistics Department, including those

registered with or recorded by the Labour Department.