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South China Morning Post
10-08-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
From watermelon balls and rubber ducks to action figures: when Hong Kong was ‘Toy Town'
From aeroplane chess to Chinese checkers and action figures, Hong Kong toy enthusiasts still keep locally made toys in their vaults. They are reminders of the glory days of Hong Kong's position as the world's largest toy manufacturer. The 'Made in Hong Kong' label seen at the back of most toys produced in the 1970s became an important symbol of the city's identity as a global manufacturer. The opening up of China and the northward transfer of manufacturing to factories on the mainland spelled an end to this period. But toy production has not completely left Hong Kong, which continues to be an important base for the industry.
South China Morning Post
09-05-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
‘Made-in-Hong Kong' goods can shine with right tech, funding: industry group
'Made-in-Hong Kong' products ranging from mooncakes to garments can shine with the help of technology, automation, subsidies and even artificial intelligence (AI), one of the city's largest industry groups has said. Advertisement The Federation of Hong Kong Industries revealed the findings of its recent study on Friday, saying that the city's industrial sector added HK$127.1 billion (US$16.4 billion) in value to the economy in 2023, or 4.4 per cent of gross domestic product. The study also mapped out strategies to further promote made-in-Hong Kong products and harness the power of technology. 'Hong Kong is currently at a crossroads in its economic transformation. The new industrialisation will be the main engine for our future economic growth,' said Ricky Chan Wai-chung, executive deputy chairman of the federation. The federation commissioned the Hong Kong Institute of Economics and Business Strategy at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) to conduct the study, which began in June last year. Advertisement Chan and federation chairman Steve Chuang Tzu-hsiung also gave examples of how companies had used the government's HK$10 billion subsidy initiative, the New Industrialisation Acceleration Scheme.
