From a hub port city to a global supply chain management center: a case study of Hong Kong

James J. Wang; Michael C. Cheng

doi:10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2009.02.009

From a hub port city to a global supply chain management center: a case study of Hong Kong

James J. Wang^*, Michael C. Cheng

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This paper explores the critical challenges encountered in the transformation process of Hong Kong from a freight transport hub city to a knowledge-based global supply chain management center (GSCMC). The exploration involves an examination of the structural issues of the logistics industry in Hong Kong within the framework of global value chains (GVC). A questionnaire survey and a series of interviews were conducted to reveal the essential problems that the key parties of the Hong Kong logistics industry face if the transition of Hong Kong into a GSCMC is to be successful in all segments of the industry. Through a categorical analysis of logistics segments, the hurdles to the GSCMC as well as the institutional measures are also discussed in this paper.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	104-115
Journal	Journal of Transport Geography
Volume	18
Issue number	1
Online published	27 Mar 2009
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2009.02.009
Publication status	Published - Jan 2010
Externally published	Yes

Research Keywords

Container port
Gateway city
Global supply chains
Hong Kong
Logistics hub

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