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China play and strategic shift of Hong Kong manufacturers.

by Lee Sui Hung, Yeung Ying Ying, Angel. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1998. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 108-109). / ABSTRACT --- p.iii / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.iv / LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS --- p.viii / LIST OF TABLES --- p.ix / Chapter / Chapter I. --- Introduction --- p.1 / Summary --- p.1 / Methodology --- p.2 / Chapter II. --- OVERVIEW OF HK MANUFACTURING COMPANIES INVOLVED IN CHINA PROPERTY MARKET --- p.4 / Rationale shift of business focus --- p.4 / Opportunities to Access to China Property Market --- p.5 / Optimistic View on China Property Market --- p.5 / Strategic Considerations --- p.8 / Company Profile --- p.8 / Habour Ring International Holdings --- p.9 / Luks International Co. Ltd --- p.10 / Chuang's China Investment Ltd --- p.11 / Shell Electronic Manufacturing (Holdings) Co. Ltd --- p.11 / Immediate Responses in Capital Market --- p.12 / Downturn of Property Market in China --- p.13 / Chapter III. --- INVESTING IN CHINA PROPERTY MARKET --- p.16 / Demand Side --- p.16 / Domestic Demand --- p.16 / Individual property purchase --- p.17 / Population growth --- p.17 / Improvement of living standard --- p.17 / Overseas Demand --- p.18 / Relatives at homeland --- p.18 / Expatriate demand --- p.19 / Vacation and investment demand --- p.19 / Supply Side --- p.19 / Government --- p.19 / Welfare House --- p.20 / Squeezed profit house --- p.20 / Commodity Premise --- p.20 / Multi-level and high-rise residential properties --- p.20 / Hotel-flat and villa --- p.20 / Foreign Investment --- p.21 / Secondary Market --- p.21 / Key Successful Factors in China Property Market --- p.21 / Macro Environment and Market Sentiment --- p.22 / Monetary policies --- p.22 / Regulatory and taxation policies --- p.23 / Project Analysis: Demand Potential --- p.24 / Property location --- p.24 / Transportation --- p.25 / Hard and software availability --- p.25 / Domestic demand potential --- p.25 / Economic dependency and overseas demand --- p.27 / Project Planning and Operations --- p.27 / Scale --- p.27 / Time span and cash flow position --- p.28 / Pre-sales and Cash Flow Position --- p.28 / Marketing Strategies --- p.29 / Company --- p.29 / Credibility --- p.29 / Other Business Performance --- p.29 / Experience and Expertise --- p.29 / Management Attitude --- p.30 / Chapter IV. --- EXTERNAL ANALYSIS OF ASIA COMMERCIAL: THE IDENTIFICATION OF INDUSTRY OPPORTUNITIES AND THREATS --- p.31 / Company Background --- p.31 / External Analysis: The Identification of Industry Opportunities and Threats --- p.32 / The Role of the Macro-environment --- p.32 / Hong Kong --- p.33 / The PRC --- p.34 / The technological environment --- p.35 / The social environment --- p.35 / The Five Forces Model --- p.36 / Watch manufacturing industry --- p.39 / Potential competitors: strong --- p.39 / Rivalry among established companies - strong --- p.40 / Competitive structure --- p.40 / Demand conditions --- p.40 / Exit barriers --- p.41 / The bargaining power of buyers - strong --- p.42 / The bargaining power of suppliers - weak --- p.42 / The threat of substitute products - weak --- p.43 / Watch retail industry --- p.43 / Potential competitors ´ؤ weak --- p.43 / Cost advantages and economies of scale --- p.44 / Barriers to entry and competition --- p.44 / Rivalry among established companies ´ؤ semi strong --- p.44 / Competitive structure --- p.44 / Demand conditions --- p.44 / Exit barriers --- p.45 / The bargaining power of buyers - strong --- p.45 / The bargaining power of suppliers - weak --- p.45 / The threat of substitute products - weak --- p.46 / The PRC property market --- p.46 / Potential competitors - strong --- p.48 / Rivalry among established companies - strong --- p.48 / Competitive structure --- p.48 / Demand conditions --- p.49 / Exit barriers --- p.50 / The bargaining power of buyers - strong --- p.50 / The bargaining power of suppliers - weak --- p.50 / The threat of substitute products - strong --- p.50 / Summary --- p.51 / Chapter V. --- INTERNAL ANALYSIS OF ASIA COMMERCIAL: RESOURCES AND CAPABILITIES --- p.53 / Manufacturing --- p.55 / Physical --- p.55 / Switzerland --- p.55 / PRC --- p.55 / Hong Kong --- p.56 / Technological --- p.56 / Human --- p.56 / Brand Names --- p.56 / Marketing --- p.57 / Profitability --- p.57 / Summary --- p.60 / Production capability --- p.60 / Product market --- p.60 / Cost advantage --- p.61 / Management knowledge --- p.61 / Finance --- p.61 / Wholesale and Retail Business --- p.62 / Human --- p.62 / Government license --- p.63 / Finance --- p.63 / Macroenvironment --- p.63 / Brand Name Effect --- p.64 / Acquisition of Brand Name --- p.64 / Performance of Wholesale and Retail Business --- p.65 / Property Development --- p.66 / Macroenvironment --- p.66 / Demand --- p.66 / Location --- p.67 / Partners --- p.67 / Finance --- p.68 / Cost and Cash Flow --- p.68 / Property Sales Agent and Project Manager --- p.68 / Pre-sale Results --- p.69 / Financial Impact --- p.70 / Capital history --- p.73 / Share dilution --- p.73 / Reasons for Failure of Property Development --- p.74 / Demand --- p.74 / Property location --- p.74 / Domestic demand potential and overseas demand --- p.74 / Secondary property market and investment purpose --- p.75 / Project operation --- p.76 / Project scale? --- p.76 / Land concept of the management --- p.76 / Commitment by property expertise companies? --- p.77 / Easy access to finance? --- p.78 / Why Did Asia Commercial Fail? --- p.78 / Mismanagement --- p.78 / Management structure --- p.78 / Management was reluctant to change --- p.80 / Underestimated requirement of working capital and overestimated funding ability --- p.80 / Prior strategic commitments --- p.81 / Past glory obsessed future performance --- p.82 / Chapter VI. --- BUSINESS FOCUS --- p.83 / Differences between Businesses --- p.84 / Value Chain --- p.85 / Customers --- p.89 / Contacts with customers --- p.89 / Demand from customers --- p.90 / Competition --- p.92 / Mentalities and Talents --- p.95 / Strategies --- p.99 / Value-added Integration --- p.100 / Diversification --- p.102 / Changing Business Nature --- p.104 / Implications to Hong Kong Manufacturing Firms --- p.105 / BIBLOGRAPHY --- p.108

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_322078
Date January 1998
ContributorsLee, Sui Hung., Yeung, Ying Ying Angel., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Business Administration.
Source SetsThe Chinese University of Hong Kong
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText, bibliography
Formatprint, ix, 109 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
CoverageChina, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong, China, China
RightsUse of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

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