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In pictures: when Hong Kong was the centre of toy manufacturing
Hong Kong's toy industry boomed in the 1960s and 70s, and by 1972 the city had overtaken Japan to become the world's biggest toy exporter. Here is a look back at some South China Morning Post photographs from those bygone factory floors... and keep an eye out for a very special cameo.
A young woman assembling toys at Elm Tool and Machinery's factory in Quarry Bay in 1967. Photo: SCMP Archives
A worker at Kader's toy factory in Hong Kong in 1971. The company was founded in 1948. Photo: SCMP Archives
Workers in a toy factory in 1972. Photo: SCMP Archives
Prince Charles (third right) tries a remote-controlled toy car at Sun Chung Precision Metal Factory in San Po Kong in 1979. Photo: SCMP Archives
Paul Kwan, joint managing director of toymaker Playmates Holdings, with the company's biggest hit, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle toys, in 1989. Photo: SCMP Archives
