Key facts
- Trade Development Council chairman Frederick Ma Si-hang said Hong Kong manufacturers need to be more innovative.
- Ma said Hong Kong is turning to Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Africa to counter global trade uncertainty.
- Ma said the council led more than 70 Hong Kong enterprises to the China International Import Expo.
- Ma said records were set for participating exhibitors and exhibition space used at the expo.
Hong Kong manufacturers need to be more innovative to hold their ground against intense competition in mainland China, the head of the city's trade promotion body said, according to a South China Morning Post report published on November 6, which did not say where or when he spoke.
Hong Kong Trade Development Council chairman Frederick Ma Si-hang said companies could survive by being innovative and keeping high standards. "I feel that Hong Kong manufacturers need to be more innovative; think of ways to use our strengths to..." he said, in the portion of the quotation the report carried.