ENG-1983 — Page 374

Hong Kong Year Books 香港年報 All

Appendix 14

(Chapter 4: Employment)

Number of Establishments and Employment in Selected Manufacturing Industries

291

Industry

Establishments

Persons engaged

Sep 1981

Sep 1982

Sep 1983

Sep 1981

Sep 1982

Sep 1983

Food

Bakery products

502

496

391

6 125

6 692

5 334

Canning and preserving of fruits and vegetables

89

88

77

1 535

1 248

1 231

Beverage

Soft drinks and carbonated waters

11

13

15

3 079

3.359

3 632

Textiles

Bleaching and dyeing

283

319

317

11 966

13 196

13 835

Cotton knitting

356

343

327

5 027

4 967

5 019

Cotton spinning

46

44

36

11 126

9 681

8 854

Cotton weaving

377

354

319

19 927

15 939

15 622

Embroideries

345

290

279

3.961

2 949

2 512

Knitwear from yarn

1 439

1 621

1 688

43 228

39 826

42 435

Made-up textile goods, except weaving apparel

343

347

333

4 225

4 022

4 082

Other textile finishing

106

101

127

2 230

I 965

2 314

Textile stencilling and printing

174

204

222

2 451

2 522

3 176

Woollen knitting

491

418

336

5 029

4 557

4 035

Woollen spinning

15

14

14

1 439

942

918

Weaving apparel, except footwear

Garments except knitwear from yarn

Gloves

Handbags

7 443

7 348

7 355

223 585

220 267

224 620

416

379

330

9 429

7 606

6 277

916

889

862

15 345

13 417

12 855

Footwear, except rubber, plastic and wooden footwear Footwear, except rubber, plastic and wooden footwear

562

554

545

8 079

7 327

6 773

Wood and corks products, except furniture

Rattan articles

Wooden articles

246

208

200

1 695

1 394

1 337

458 J

454

420

2111

1 931

1 834

Furniture and fixtures, except primarily of metal

Wooden furniture and fixtures

1 318

1 325

1 123

9 386

7 941

7 262

Paper and paper products

Paper boxes

868

873

880

7655

7 144

7 371

Printing, publishing and allied industries

Job printing

2 141

2 247

2317

18 590

18 302

18 431

Newspaper printing

40

40

41

4 904

4 989

5 446

Chemicals and chemical products

Drugs and medicines

248

280

294

2 151

2.401

2 367

Rubber products

Rubber footwear

178

143

135

2 702

1 882

1 792

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