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Appendix 14

(Chapter 4: Employment)

Number of Establishments and Employment in Selected Manufacturing Industries

Industry

Textiles

269

Establishments

Persons engaged

Dec 1976 Dec 1977 Dec 1978

Dec 1976 Dec 1977 Dec 1978

Bleaching, dyeing and finishing

640

603

607

17 720

Cotton knitting

329

299

293

7 086

16994 6 052

17 891

Cotton spinning

40

33

32

20 464

18 892

4 999 16816

Cotton weaving

418

382

398

32 769

25 167

25 566

Made-up textile goods except wearing apparel

408

389

421

4743

4 461

4 545

Wool spinning

17

17

16

1 478

1 538

1 356

Woollen knitting

1 098

1 046

911

16 789

15 796

12 651

Wearing apparel, except footwear

Garments

6 596

6519

6717

Gloves

354

374

388

211 098 12256

198 519 11 395

208 328 11 241

Footwear except rubber, plastic and wooden

footwear

Shoes

422

395

382

4 246

3 927

4 114

Furniture and fixtures, except primarily of metal Wooden furniture

920

961

I 015

6450

6 701

6773

Paper and paper products

Paper boxes

708

762

743

6956

7 205

7 085

Printing, publishing and allied industries

Job printing

1 399

1 542

1 641

14 661

14 554

15 240

Newspaper printing

34

38

37

3 583

3 602

3 873

Rubber products

Rubber footwear

168

171

195

4 799

3 858

4 518

406

422

423

6 885

6 865

1 364

1 400

1 498

41 119

42 369

6 124 45 367

2014

2117

2295

28 525

28 765

32 218

Plastic products

Plastic flowers and foliage

Plastic toys

Plastic products (miscellaneous)

Fabricated metal products, except machinery

and 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

84

86

113

2706

2836

3415

484

505

537

4 352

4 442

4926

117

127

170

3 853

3.438

4 320

124

136

155

2067

2 289

2 524

29

32

35

1 581

1 678

1 641

816

953

1 076

4 320

4973

5 654

39

35

37

3 745

3.732

285

305

348

6443

6 650

4978 6993

672

=822

14

89

82

F27 28

22

11

14

2 283

2 663

99

95

2 203

2 520

2 595 2003

711

793

70998

70 188

73 736

86

99

20

2

2 876 7 062

2 846 7 244

3 096 7880

345

609

A8 AN

20

368

898919

24

475

4 388 12 880

4 133 15 326

3993 20 296

668

692

7 328

42

39

938

7 849 826

7 884

724

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

registered with or recorded by the Labour Department.