60% of the London Olympic souvenirs from China

By the British flag, red, white and blue, these souvenirs of this is to showcase the best technology in the UK, to commemorate the 2012 London Olympics.

Unfortunately, the fact that only 9% of souvenirs produced in the UK.



In which the sale of Olympic souvenirs, almost all printed with the British flag of the cup, tea towels, crystal products and plush toys are produced overseas. Even Wedgwood, Royal Doulton, a well-known companies with overseas factories to produce their Olympic souvenirs.

Olympic Games Organizing Committee is expected to Britain from the 2012 London Olympics souvenirs for sale for £ 1 billion in revenue and a profit of 86 million pounds.

Although they claimed that the London Olympics to allow British companies to benefit, in fact, tens of thousands of jobs and huge contracts went to overseas.

"Daily Mail" The survey found that only 9% of the 2012 London Olympic Games Web site listed 194 kinds of souvenirs, manufactured in the UK, and the rest from overseas. China produced 62 percent of the London Olympic Games Souvenirs, Turkey accounted for 9%, the Philippines accounted for 4%.

Including T-shirts, handbags, hats, toys and sporting goods, including the production of the rest of the country by India, Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, Pakistan, Poland, Slovakia and Germany.

The UK such as Royal Doulton, Wedgwood, Johnson Brothers, Dartington Crystal, a well-known enterprises are required to take the lead, producing a series of Olympic-themed tableware. Although the product is printed on the British flag and the famous London landmark, high-quality bone china teapot, cups, saucers, vases and dishes, production is far from the United Kingdom, Thailand and China.

Critics say that the production of household goods companies to get the Olympic Games souvenirs production contract because it represents the British tradition, but they wasted the great opportunity to showcase British technology.

London Olympic Games Organizing Committee pointed out that 90% of the production license of the enterprise is a British company. The remaining 10% also have a UK office, employing British workers.

But for some critics, this is hardly of consolation. BBC roving Kam Po "of television programs ceramics expert Steven Moore 乔赛亚韦奇伍德 founded the company in overseas production Olympics tea expressed shock.

He said: "Josiah Izumishita to know also feel uneasy. The public will think this is a British product, manufactured in the UK - rather than imported from thousands of miles away."

British Federation of small businesses, a spokesman said: "in every field of manufacturing, from T-shirts to toys, the United Kingdom has a large number of experts and expertise available, while the British economy at the moment is in the doldrums, which was originally a a good opportunity to boost the economy. the current situation was a bit disappointing. "
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