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Appendix 14

(Chapter 4: Employment)

Number of Establishments and Employment in Selected Manufacturing Industries

Industry

Textiles

249

Establishments

Persons engaged

Dec 1975 Dec 1976 Dec 1977

Dec 1975 Dec 1976 Dec 1977

Bleaching, dyeing and finishing

520

640

603

16 123

17 720

Cotton knitting

258

329

299

6 225

7 086

16994 6 052

Cotton spinning

39

40

33

21 040

20 464

18 892

Cotton weaving

340

418

382

29 967

32 769

25 167

Made-up textile goods except wearing apparel

360

408

389

4 722

4743

4461

Wool spinning

11

17

17

1 522

1 478

Woollen knitting

1 049

1 098

1 046

18 388

16 789

1 538 15 796

Wearing apparel, except footwear

Garments

5 370

6 596

6 519

189 661

211 098

198 519

Gloves

291

354

374

10 029

12 256

11 395

Footwear except rubber, plastic and wooden

footwear

Shoes

415

422

395

3 840

4 246

3 927

Furniture and fixtures, except primarily of metal

Wooden furniture

878

920

961

5 837

6 450

6 701

Paper and paper products

Paper boxes

646

708

762

5 632

6956

7 205

Printing, publishing and allied industries

Job printing

1212

1 399

1 542

13 441

14 661

14 554

Newspaper printing

24

34

38

3036

3 583

3 602

Rubber products

Rubber footwear

167

168

171

4783

4 799

3 858

Plastic products

Plastic flowers and foliage

390

406

422

5 656

6 885

6 865

Plastic toys

1214

1 364

1 400

33 591

41 119

42 369

Plastic products (miscellaneous)

Fabricated metal products, except machinery and

1 797

2014

2117

24 098

28 525

28 765

equipment

Aluminium ware

Electroplating

Metal toys

Padlocks and bolts

Pressure stoves and lanterns

Tools and dies

Torch cases

Wrist watch bands

Electrical machinery, apparatus, appliances and

supplies

Dry batteries

Electric bulbs

Electronics

Transport equipment

Aircraft repairing

Ship building and repairing

Professional and scientific, measuring and

controlling equipment, and photographic and

optical goods

Cameras

Watches and clocks

Other manufacturing industries

Jewellery and related articles

Wigs

82

84

86

2755

2706

2836

364

484

505

3 219

4 352

4 442

93

117

127

2 337

3 853

3 438

108

124

136

2037

2 067

2 289

32

29

32

1 625

1 581

1 678

565

816

953

3 151

4 320

4973

37

39

35

1 826

3 745

3 732

234

285

305

6 390

6 443

6 650

098998

10

460

672

37

3

57

222 22

14

89

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11

2208

2283

2 663

99

3 839

2203

2 520

711

51 570

70 998

70 188

2

2 598

2876

86

7 005

7 062

2 846 7 244

27

17

237

345

235

20

18

368

2863 9 393

4 388 12 880

4 133 15 326

500

609

668

59

45

42

6052 1 398

7 328 938

7 849

826

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

registered with or recorded by the Labour Department,