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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 November 2002


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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)

         21/F., Citicorp Centre, 18 Whitfield Centre, 18 Whitfield Road,
                             Causeway Bay, 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 July 8, 2002, announcing the Registrant's
unaudited financial results for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2002 and its
plans to install an OLED display pilot production line.

     Attached hereto as Exhibit 2 and incorporated by reference herein is the
Registrant's press release dated October 1, 2002, announcing the Registrant's
filing of a notification of late filing with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.

     Attached hereto as Exhibit 3 and incorporated by reference herein is the
Registrant's press release dated October 15, 2002, announcing the Registrant's
filing of its Form 20-F with the Securities and Exchange Commission and its
unaudited financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2003 ended June 30,
2002.

     Attached hereto as Exhibit 4 and incorporated by reference herein is the
Registrant's Quarterly Report for the Three Months ended June 30, 2002,
including financial statements and Management's Discussion and Analysis.

     Attached hereto as Exhibit 5 and incorporated by reference herein is the
Registrant's press release dated October 18, 2002, announcing the Registrant's
licensing of Luxell Technologies Inc.'s Black Layer(R) technology.

     Attached hereto as Exhibit 6 and incorporated by reference herein is the
Registrant's press release dated November 1, 2002, announcing the Registrant's
agreement to sell Lite Array, Inc.'s TFEL display business.

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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:   November 18, 2002

                                          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

       1           Press Release dated July 8, 2002                       5

       2           Press Release dated October 1, 2002                    9

       3           Press Release dated October 15, 2002                  10

       4           Quarterly Report for the Three Months ended
                       June 30, 2002                                     14

       5           Press Release dated October 18, 2002                  28

       6           Press Release dated November 1, 2002                  30

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