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                                                     Commission File No. 1-14812


                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 6-K

                        REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
                      PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                           For the month of March 2001

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                           GLOBAL-TECH APPLIANCES INC.
            (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter and
                 Translation of Registrant's Name into English)


                             British Virgin Islands
                 (Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

 Kin Teck Industrial Building, 12/F, 26 Wong Chuk Hang Road, Aberdeen, Hong Kong
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

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         Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:

                    Form 20-F        |X|               Form 40-F        |_|

         Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the
information contained in this form is also thereby furnishing the information to
the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934:

                    Yes              |_|               No               |X|




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         Attached hereto as Exhibit 1 and incorporated by reference herein is
the Registrant's press release dated February 7, 2001, announcing that
Registrant expects no material impact from Sunbeam's reorganization.

         Attached hereto as Exhibit 2 and incorporated by reference herein is
the Registrant's press release dated February 15, 2001, announcing the
Registrant's financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2001 ended
December 31, 2000.

         Attached hereto as Exhibit 3 and incorporated by reference herein is
the Registrant's Quarterly Report for the Three Months ended December 31, 2000,
including financial statements and Management's Discussion and Analysis.

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                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Dated:   March 22, 2001

                               GLOBAL-TECH APPLIANCES INC.

                               By:     /S/ BRIAN YUEN
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                                           Brian Yuen
                                      Assistant Secretary

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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number        Description                                  Page Number
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         1            Press Release dated February 7, 2001                   6

         2            Press Release dated February 15, 2001                  8

         3            Quarterly Report for the Three Months                 12
                          ended December 31, 2000

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