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- Textiles
The short report reviews the textiles industry in Hong Kong, with respect to its history, general condition of this industrys, imports of raw cotton, product types and quality and exports.
- Cement - The Manufacture of Portland Cement in Hong Kong
The article introduces Green Island, the manufacturer of Portland cement in Hong Kong, with respect to its history, raw materials and exports.
- Sugar Refining
The article presents the Taikoo Sugar Refining Co. Ltd., which was the only sugar refinery in Hong Kong at the time, with respect to its history, factory facilities, product types, and the latest development plans.
- Embroideries
This article reviews the embroidery industry in Hong Kong, with respect to craftsmanship, the range of workshops from cottage factories to enterprising firms, the use of British fabrics for embroidering, the application of embroidering on different types of clothes, and the future of this industry.
- Cotton Spinning
The article reviews the cotton spinning industry in Hong Kong. It provides figures of the machinery, output capacity and workers employed.
- From Abacuses to Zip Fasteners
This short report introduces the emergence of a new product – zip fasteners – to meet the growing needs in other industries.
- Textile Mill Institutes Scheme to Train Technician
This article introduces the programme offered by the South Sea Textile Manufacturing Co., Ltd. for training young boys into textile technicians.
- Industrial Hong Kong
This article was the review made by the Director of Commerce and Industry on the development of Hong Kong industry over a century since the 1840s.
- Industrial Sites at Kun Tong Reclamation Disposal by auction to approved bidder
This article reviews the industrial sites at Kwun Tong. The government devised policies to prevent land speculation while attracting industrial investors into flatted factories and separate premises for individual industrial establishments.
- New Hong Kong - The First Decade
This article reviews the changes and developments of Hong Kong in the first decade after the World War II. It reviews the governmental initiatives in administration, public health, education, recreation and the provision of industrial land.