by Choy Nam-wo, Eric. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1991. / Bibliography: leaves 97-98. / ABSTRACT --- p.ii / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.iii / LIST OF TABLES --- p.v / LIST OF FIGURES --- p.vii / LIST OF APPENDIXES --- p.viii / ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --- p.ix / Chapter / Chapter I. --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Objective of the Study --- p.3 / Methodology --- p.3 / Market Conditions --- p.4 / Market Demand for Vegetables --- p.4 / Household expenditure on vegetables --- p.5 / Supply of Vegetables --- p.7 / Local supply of vegetables --- p.9 / Supply of imported vegetables --- p.11 / Product Types --- p.14 / Product Characteristics --- p.15 / Marketing Outlets of Vegetables --- p.16 / Chapter II. --- MARKETING OF LOCALLY GROWN VEGETABLES --- p.20 / Relative Importance of Marketing Outlets --- p.22 / Vegetable Marketing Organization --- p.23 / Functions of VMO --- p.24 / Vegetable Marketing Co-operative Society --- p.25 / Marketing Operations --- p.27 / Packing and grading --- p.27 / Documentation --- p.28 / Transportation --- p.28 / Sales --- p.29 / Proceed after sales --- p.30 / Independent Wholesalers in VMO --- p.31 / Wholesalers at Kennedy Town --- p.33 / Direct Marketing by Farmers --- p.35 / Direct Wholesale by Farmers --- p.35 / North District Wholesale Market --- p.37 / Other morning assembly markets --- p.38 / Direct Retail by Farmers --- p.38 / Retail Sales --- p.39 / Stall Operators and Hawkers --- p.39 / Vegetable Processors --- p.40 / Institutional Sellers --- p.41 / Chapter III. --- MARKETING OF IMPORTED VEGETABLES --- p.42 / Marketing of Chinese Produce --- p.47 / Import Arrangement through Official Channels --- p.48 / Wholesale Operation --- p.49 / Marketing outlets for produce handled by Choy Luen Hong --- p.49 / Produce transfer --- p.50 / Pricing mechanism --- p.51 / Terms of payment --- p.52 / Imports from Shenzhen --- p.53 / The quota system --- p.54 / Marketing outlets of Shenzhen vegetables --- p.55 / The VMO market --- p.57 / Wholesale operation at the terminal markets --- p.58 / Wholesale operations at Yuen Long Hop Choi Street --- p.59 / Wholesale operations at other marketing channels --- p.60 / Marketing of Overseas Produce --- p.60 / Import Arrangement --- p.61 / Wholesale Operation and Pricing Mechanism --- p.61 / Marketing Outlets for Overseas Produce --- p.62 / Produce transfer --- p.63 / Terms of payment --- p.63 / Retail Sales --- p.64 / Chapter IV. --- MARKETING COST AND PRICE ANALYSIS --- p.65 / Factors Affecting Marketing Costs --- p.66 / Marketing System --- p.66 / Produce Type --- p.67 / Overhead Costs --- p.67 / Cross-sectional Analysis on Price Differences among Markets --- p.67 / Prices of Vegetables Sold through the North District Market --- p.71 / Prices of Vegetables Sold through the VMO Market --- p.73 / Prices of Vegetables Sold through the CSW Market --- p.75 / Marketing Cost of Different Channels --- p.77 / Marketing Cost of Local Produce --- p.77 / Marketing Cost of Imported Produce --- p.80 / Marketing Cost of Shenzhen Vegetables --- p.83 / Assessment on Gross Retail Margin --- p.86 / Chapter V. --- CONCLUSION --- p.88 / APPENDIXES --- p.93 / BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.97

by Man Kwok Kei. / Thesis (M.Comm.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong.

published_or_final_version / Botany / Master / Master of Philosophy

published_or_final_version / Zoology / Doctoral / Doctor of Philosophy

Agricultural development has long been the biggest challenge faced by governments or rulers of many countries and regions, be it in the past or at present. It affects the various political, social and economic development aspects of a country or region. Based on various long-term and short-term social needs, the authorities have attempted to find a suitable balance, searching constantly for feasible methods to manage agriculture, in the hope of harmonising the interests of peasant households, consumers and the ruling class through administrative measures. This has resulted in continuous adjustments in agricultural policies and effectively affected the development of agriculture as well as the well-being of farmers and the general public. / As an entrepot, Hong Kong had very little arable land. The number of people engaged in farming, either directly or indirectly, was dwarfed by the consumer population. How to provide the large population with sufficient food, enabling it to be a driver behind economic development? This question became an important political issue for the Hong Kong colonial government for more than 100 years. Sino-British relations fluctuated considerably after the Second World War and this made agricultural development a thorny problem for the colonial government. In the course of studying 60 years of agricultural development, the most striking impression is that the Hong Kong colonial government was totally involved in agricultural production in the New Territories through the systematic promotion of the cooperative movement involving production, transport and marketing. This had made contribution to Hong Kong's unique political and social environment. / This thesis reconstructs the agricultural history of Hong Kong in the post-war period. It explores the profound influence that the Agricultural Cooperative Movement has on the political ecosystem of the villages in the New Territories, economic efficiency and human relations in rural communities. / 陳煜禮. / 論文(哲學博士)--香港中文大學, 2007. / 參考文獻(p. 226-230). / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 69-02, Section: A, page: 0713. / Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Electronic reproduction. [Ann Arbor, MI] : ProQuest Information and Learning, [200-] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Abstracts in Chinese and English. / School code: 1307. / Lun wen (zhe xue bo shi)--Xianggang Zhong wen da xue, 2007. / Can kao wen xian (p. 226-230). / Chen Yuli.