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“...northern ports.
Rope-Manufacturing Industry.The remarks made last year on
the rope-manufacturing industry apply in some measures to the
year 1908. Conditions have not altered much in either direction,
prices have been reduced to customers, and there is a larger
demand with increased output.
Cement Industry.The conditions under which this industry
has been carried on have been much the same as in 1907, and there
has been a good demand throughout the year.
Hong Kong Milling Company, Limited.The flour mills at
Junk Bay were not running for the greater part of 1908.
Oriental Brewery, Limited.A recently-established industry
is that of the Oriental Brewery, Limited, at Lai-chi-kok. This
brewery will shortly place its product on the market, and its
capacity is about 100,000 barrels per annum.
Engineering and Shipbuilding.This section of the Colony's
industry was carried on under adverse circumstances. The great
trade depression from which the local shipping suffered severely
made its influence felt in...”
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