What Were The Changes Of Hong Kong’s Manufacturing Industry

Question 1

What happens in the 1980s that affected Hong Kong’s manufacturing industry

Answer 1

Many factories left Hong Kong and moved to the mainland of China. Workers engaged in the manufacturing industry decreased sharply. Many workers became unemployed.

Question 2

Process and effects of the changes to Hong Kong’s manufacturing industry change

Answer 2

The importance of manufacturing
industry to Hong Kong's economy
had declined gradually. In 2014, it
accounted for 1.3% of the GDP.
At the early stage of relocation,
most of the factories were moved
to Shenzhen and Dongguan in
the Zhujiang Delta Region (ZDR)
of Guangdong. Later, they were
dispersed to other cities in the region such as Guangzhou and Foshan.
Many manufacturers have in fact only relocated their routine production process to the mainland. Their headquarters still stayed in Hong Kong which were responsible for
product design, marketing and management of the company. Operation like this is known as "front shop-back factory' model

Question 3

What was the Zhujiang Delta Region responsible for

Answer 3

routine production, assembly and packaging

Question 4

What was Hong Kong responsible for

Answer 4

product design, marketing and

management of the company