Hong Kong Industrialist - Oct 2020

FOCUS STORY 專題 “Style FHKI · Virtual Expo” Help Expand Business FHKI has always encouraged enterprises to explore the market of the Greater Bay Area with the advantages of “Made in Hong Kong” brand and “Q-Mark” certification. FHKI is now taking more steps to help companies further expand their businesses under the COVID-19 epidemic. FHKI’s PRD Council held the yearlong “Style FHKI · Virtual Expo” in July for the first time. This B2B exhibition provides an online platform for Mainland business consumers to purchase high-quality products and services from Hong Kong companies, and also serve as a pilot stage for Hong Kong companies to enter the Mainland market. Local enterprises could also utilise the “SME Export Marketing Fund” to actively participate in different virtual exhibitions to expand their businesses. Conversion of Export Products to Domestic Sales In response to the COVID-19 epidemic and the continuing China-US trade tensions, the State Council announced the “Opinions for supporting the domestic sales of export products” in June to assist foreign trade enterprises in entering the Mainland market with comprehensive ways. Measures include simplifying the certification procedures for conversion of export products to domestic sales, providing assistance for foreign trade enterprises to accurately grasp the demand for the upgrading of domestic consumption, encouraging various financial institutions to fiscally support the foreign trade enterprises for the conversion of export products to domestic sales, and increasing the liquidity loans and other credit support. Many Hong Kong entrepreneurs have long understood that national policies are the key to their products successfully entering the Mainland market, and such national policies often adjust in response to the international situation. Therefore, Hong Kong entrepreneurs can take advantage of the “BUD Fund” to expand their business in Mainland China. 「港品薈」線上年展 拓展商機 工總一向鼓勵企業以「香港製造」的品牌與 「Q嘜」的品質保證走進灣區市場。現時工總 更多走一步，協助企業在疫情下拓展業務，轄 下的珠三角工業協會於7月首次舉辦為期一年 的「港品薈·線上展覽」，這個B2B展覽平台能 讓內地消費群體，在網上採購香港企業的優質 產品及服務，更可作為港商進入內銷市場的試 點。企業大可利用「中小企業市場推廣基金」， 積極參與不同的虛擬展覽，拓展市場。 出口產品轉內銷 為應對疫情及中美持續緊張的經貿關係，國 務院於6月公布了《關於支持出口產品轉內銷 的實施意見》，多方位協助外貿企業進入內地市 場，措施包括簡化出口轉內銷產品認證程序、 引導外貿企業準確掌握國內消費升級需求、鼓 勵各類金融機構對出口產品轉內銷提供財務支 持及加大流動性資金貸款等周轉類信貸支持。 相信不少港商早已明白產品是否能順利進入內 地市場銷售，國家政策是關鍵，而這類國策多 應國際局勢時有變化，所以港商可加快借助 「BUD專項基金」開拓內地業務。 20 | 10-12/2020