Hong Kong clothing: Waiting for China

In: Special Report, 2028

Abstract

The development of Hongkong's textile and clothing industries, being the leader supplier of apparel to the world market during the 1970s and 1980s is examind; assessment of the prospects of sustaining Hongkong's dominant role in the international clothing trade up to 1997 and beyond. Profile of the apparel industry; trade growth. The development of regulation in international textiles and clothing trade; effect on Hongkong's trade in its major markets; Hongkong's policy. The offshore capability. Factors affecting the future a. o. the international textile trading regime; the relationship with China PR. Hongkong usage of US textile and apparel quotas is listed. Addresses of leading knitting and apparel manufacturers, 1988. Statistics, 1973-1989. (Economische Voorlichtingsdienst)