It was announced in March of this year that the factory would be closed, and it formally ceased operations at the end of May. This Japanese concern was one of the largest sewing machine manufacturers in the EPZ, and had over 500 workers at its peak.
今年三月底宣佈關廠、五月底正式結束營業的信和企業，本是加工區內做縫紉機的大廠，全盛時期員工有五百多人。