Hong Kong Industrialist Jan-Mar 2021

2020 YIAH AND IOY SUPPLEMENT | 2020「香港青年工業家」暨「傑出工業家」特輯 2 R ecognised as the “King of Paper Manufacturing”, Dr Patrick Lee Wan-Keung is the founder of Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Limited, which is listed as among the top five paper and pulp manufacturers in the world. In addition to Lee & Man Paper, Dr Lee has also established plants for cassette tapes, handbags and chemicals, all of which have performed exceptionally, thus making him the leader in all of these industries. Dr Lee possesses tremendous foresight and is keen on capturing fresh opportunities. Back in the 70s, when China implemented its “open door” policy, Dr Lee founded a handbag plant to leverage the low production costs and ample labour in the country. Later, in the 90s, as the light industry flourished in the Pearl River Delta, it began to experience shortages of packaging paper and chemical products, which resulted in a reliance on imports. To take advantage of this shortfall, Dr Lee established paper manufacturing and chemical plants to provide quality products for domestic consumption. Yet another demonstration of his foresight is his ability to identify the public’s increasing demand for high quality tissue paper, as China’s standard of living improved. Fully mindful of such demand, Dr Lee established his first tissue paper plant to seize the emerging opportunities. With China having experienced advancement and reform over the past four decades; land and labour costs have risen sharply. Consequently, the light industry has generally begun migrating to Southeast Asia. Under Dr Lee’s leadership, Lee & Man Paper has again captured opportunities, this time setting up paper manufacturing plants in Vietnam and Malaysia to supply the relevant markets, and thus also lay a solid foundation for developing in Southeast Asia. Lee & Man Paper supplies recycled pulp to the China market as well, via the plants that it established in Myanmar, Indonesia and Cambodia, thereby addressing the local shortage of such raw materials. Lee & Man Paper values corporate social responsibility, which includes environmental protection, with pertinent concerns constituting key elements of its corporate philosophy. It has consequently invested R&D in green products and environmental protection that have earned recognition in the form of various accolades, including National Outstanding Enterprise Proactively Fulfilling Social Responsibility, Hong Kong-Guangdong Cleaner Production Partner (Manufacturing) and Environment-Friendly Enterprise. 李 運强博士為理文造紙有限公司創辦 人，被譽為「造紙大王」。李博士創 辦了「世界五強」的理文造紙，除此之外，還 先後創辦了錄音帶廠、手袋廠及化工廠，而 且創出驕人成績，成為行業翹楚。 李博士目光銳利，善於抓緊機會。七十年 代國內改革開放，有見國內生產成本便宜及 人力資源豐富，於是他開設了人手密集的手 袋廠。九十年代輕工業在珠三角蓬勃興起， 當時市場欠缺包裝紙和化工產品，只能依靠 入口供應，所以創辦了造紙廠及化工廠，提 供優質產品以供內地需求。隨著社會發展， 人民生活水平逐漸改善，民眾對衛生用紙有 所需求，於是李博士把握機會開設了衛生紙 巾廠。 經過四十年改革開放發展，中國的各項稅 務、土地和勞工成本急速上升，令一般輕工 業遷往東南亞地區。在李博士帶領下，抓緊 時機在越南及馬來西亞建立造紙廠，生產供 應市場，為理文打開東南亞市場，奠下穩固 基礎。同時在緬甸、印尼及柬埔寨設廠生產 再生漿供給中國，解決原材料不足的問題。 Dr Lee Wan-keung Honorary Chairman, Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Limited 李運强博士 榮譽主席  理文造紙有限公司 Judges’ Comments: •Excellent achievement in paper industry •Dedicated to community services and education 評審委員會評語： •在造紙業界成就卓越 •熱心公益及教育發展 Nominator: Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited 提名人：中國銀行（香港）有限公司 68 | 1-3/2021