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For over 30 years, Hong Kong's industrial sector has been described as a declining industry. In the context of global division of labor, as factories moved north, Hong Kong's role as a manufacturing base gradually faded. However, industry is not just about the manufacturing process. Before and after manufacturing, there are many activities involved, such as corporate planning and strategies, research and development of products and technologies, as well as marketing and retail strategies. Hong Kong's industrial sector has only undergone a change in identity and role. While factories have moved north, the headquarters, R&D studios, sales and service department of many companies remain in Hong Kong. In recent years, the form of Hong Kong's industrial sector has evolved beyond the traditional definition of manufacturing. We attempt to extract new knowledge from Hong Kong's industrial cases, and to find the experience and wisdom of innovation and change in business models, planning, organization, scientific research, marketing, and brand strategies, from the experiences of industrialists. We compile their experiences into stories about the continuous growth, change and innovation of Hong Kong's industrial sector. We hope that this book will encourage readers to rethink the significance of Hong Kong's industrial sector, to recognize its capabilities and strengths, and to seize the opportunities brought along by industries in the new era. We also hope to guide Hong Kong manufacturers towards design excellence.
- AuthorPatrick Mok Kin-wai, Jason Wong, Du Ruijie
- PublisherJoint Publishing
- Publication Date2019
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Since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution in the 18th century, people have generally regarded "industry" as an economic activity that involves processing raw materials into goods in factories, using mechanization and mass production processes to manufacture products. However, the changes in Hong Kong's industry over the years have shown how industrialists and businesses have continuously picked their brains to transform different parts of the production value chain, while struggling to survive, adapting to market changes, renewing and creating new products and services. On the contrary, this volume mainly focuses on some industries that have been traditionally viewed as having lower levels of industrialization while abandoning the concepts of "mechanized production" or "batch mode production". This book re-examine how these industries create new products and services. This includes not only the product design and brand building, as well as the introduction of new machinery and equipment for technical applications, but also the design of business models and strategies, production processes, team composition, and sales models. These industrial design thinking are leading Hong Kong's industry in the 21st century towards design excellence.
- AuthorPatrick Mok Kin-wai, Jason Wong, Du Ruijie
- PublisherJoint Publishing
- Publication Date2020
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