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Wholesale vegetable marketing in Hong Kong: a perspective on marketing channels.

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

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_318693
Date January 1991
ContributorsChoy, Nam-wo., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Business Administration.
PublisherChinese University of Hong Kong
Source SetsThe Chinese University of Hong Kong
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText, bibliography
Formatprint, ix, 99 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
CoverageChina, Hong Kong
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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