Postmaster General speaks at a business luncheon in San Francisco

With Hong Kong’s well-established legislative, financial, transportation infrastructure and geographical location advantages, Hong Kong is a prime choice for the regional hub for swift and efficient distribution of traded items sourced from Mainland China, according to Mr. Tam Wing-pong, Postmaster General, Hongkong Post.

Speaking at a business luncheon, organized by the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in San Francisco, Mr. Tam said that Mainland China was entering a new era of fast economic growth in the international platform. Many enterprises including the Hongkong Post are able to capitalize the business opportunities through the Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA) signed between the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government and the Central People’s Government.

CEPA has played an important role in the economic development of both Hong Kong and the Mainland. It is a mutually beneficial arrangement, allowing Hong Kong to explore the vast Mainland market while assisting Mainland China in integrating with the world economy.

As international trade of Mainland China have been growing at a fast pace, demand for the time-sensitive back-up services like the express mail service becomes imminent. “The daily express mail volume is expected to increase by three folds to 2.3 million by 2015. The rapid growth in international mail and parcel volume creates opportunity in the short/medium terms for making use Hongkong Post’s transit service,” said Mr. Tam.

Apart from the conventional services, Hongkong Post can also serve as a “Value-added National Gateway to Postal Network of China”. Riding on Hongkong Post’s well-established infrastructure and high performance, the value-added hubbing service offered by Hongkong Post can facilitate growth of China Post’s business in the international front, Mr. Tam continued.

In terms of logistic business, Hongkong Post can perform the function of a regional logistics agent which will provide overseas communication, stock management, local delivery and value added services, serving the Greater China Region.