Hong Kong Industrialist Aug Oct 2021

To revisit Tommy Ching’s short film made specifically for 2020 Young Industrialist Award of Hong Kong: 重溫程俊華特別為獲頒 2020年香港青年工業家獎拍攝的短片︰ international manufacturers to replace plastic products. In 2019, Shanghai took the lead in enforcing new regulation on disposable goods, where hotels in Shanghai are not allowed to provide six kinds of disposable toiletries to customers. Beijing and Hainan will follow suit soon in calling hotels to reduce the supply of disposable items. These regulations not only accelerate the green transformation for the hospitality industry, but also making Ming Fai Group’s products come in handy to capture new opportunities. Although such environmental regulations may temporarily affect the orders of traditional products, Tommy is confident that the Group, together with its network of global sustainable material suppliers, will capture such green opportunities by helping corporate clients develop and introduce products with less footprint in response to the regulatory requirements and consumer expectations in the long run. Building “Made By Hong Kong” Brands on the Retail Front The COVID-19 pandemic has spread swiftly in Hong Kong at the beginning of 2020. Seeing the public’s anxious demand for anti-epidemic products, Tommy resolutely began to establish production for surgical masks and disinfection supplies in the hope to help the society tide over adversity with the power of industrialists. In a week’s time, Tommy and his team refurbished Ming Fai’s warehouse in Tuen Mun into a dust-free clean workshop and purchased equipment for surgical mask production. In early April, Pasión masks were successfully launched in the market, which is also among the first batch of locally manufactured masks obtaining the “Q-Mark” certification. Tommy took special care of his long-term business partners and supplied surgical masks to local hotels at discounted prices during the hard times. In spite of Ming Fai Group’s achievements in the industry, Tommy has been paying full efforts in spurring innovation and building the “Made by Hong Kong” brand on the strong foundation laid by his parents’ generation. He upholds the “People Oriented, Environment First ” principle in daily operations through developing eco- friendly product lines, leading the company to break new grounds and expand businesses in a steady manner. Looking forward, Tommy will lead Ming Fai to excel further on developing products and brands in Hong Kong and exploiting mainland China and emerging markets. Besides, Tommy is proactively leveraging its global hotel networks with over 3,000 partners to develop B2C (business-to- customer) retail channels, turning over a new page for Ming Fai. 打造「香港製造」品牌　拓展零售業務 2020 年初，新冠肺炎疫情爆發， Tommy 眼 見市民焦急搶購防疫產品，便毅然開始籌備 生產口罩及消毒用品，期望以工業家的力 量，助社會渡過難關。 Tommy 及其團隊花 了一星期時間改造明輝位於屯門工業區的 舊廠房成為無塵潔淨車間，自購設備生產 口罩，在4月初順利推出市場。明輝旗下的 Pasión 口罩亦是首批獲得「 Q 嘜」認證的港 產口罩，符合多項測試標準。 Tommy 更特 別照顧到長期合作的客戶，以優惠價錢出售 口罩予本地酒店，共渡難關。 儘管明輝集團在市場上已有一定成就， Tommy 從不固步自封，並一直投入科研創 新，為打造「香港製造」品牌而努力。為了 做好上一輩創立的事業，他把「以人為本、 環境優先」的理念應用於營運上，開發環 保產品線，助企業穩中求變。展望未來， Tommy 表示明輝將會繼續在香港專注於品 牌管理及產品組合開發之上，並以發展中國 和新興市場為重點，善用近 3,000 間的環球 酒店網絡，開拓 B2C （企業對顧客）的零售 市場，為集團業務再開創新一頁。 8-10/2021 | 99