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全球信賴及認可 - The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce

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How Are You Capitalizing on the Downturn?如 何 掌 握 衰 退 的 機 遇 ?Three <strong>of</strong> <strong>Hong</strong> <strong>Kong</strong>’s stars <strong>of</strong> business share their thoughtson the downturn, and what it means for their companies三 位 香 港 商 界 名 人 分 享 他 們 對 衰 退 的 看 法 , 以 及 其 帶 來 的 機 遇Shifting Trade and Investment Corridors轉 移 貿 易 投 資 路 線think the outlook will be slower. It is hard for <strong>Hong</strong> <strong>Kong</strong> to beI entirely free from the impact <strong>of</strong> the Western world, and thebiggest cloud on the horizon is Europe. Liquidity will be reduced,trade will come down and the euro will impact people’s sentiment.On the positive side is the growth <strong>of</strong> the middleclass in Asia.Currently, we have around 500 million middleclass. We will have1.5 billion by end <strong>of</strong> the decade, and that middleclass will changesignificantly global consumption and trade patterns.This will involve two or three big thematic changes that will bebig opportunities for us. One, I do think that there is a big shift intrade and investment corridors. Historically, we have been focusingon trans-Pacific trade. Now it is China-Africa trade, which is enjoyingaround 20% compounded annual growth. <strong>The</strong> potential isenormous, so we have to look at how we pivot ourselves tocapture that opportunity. Another component is the Mainland’swealth which has been growing very fast, and from a bankingperspective, that wealth has to go somewhere.To sum up, I would say the world is going to be slower, but weare in a good place. Slowing does not mean losing ourcompetitiveness – quite the contrary. This is a time when <strong>Hong</strong><strong>Kong</strong> can pull out its magic.people are sinking their money into property to hedge againstinflation.“On the cost <strong>of</strong> business, I have asked my colleagues fromall around the world to give me data,” he said. “One thing isquite obvious – whether we are talking about ports, property,or infrastructure, or whatever – the bottom line is inflation isprevailing; or another way <strong>of</strong> putting it is the value <strong>of</strong> moneyhas gone down tremendously.”Citing the rise in bread prices, he said the roughly 30% rise inthe price <strong>of</strong> a loaf in the past year is not down to rising labour orland costs, but due to the rising cost <strong>of</strong> commodities that go intomaking bread. Natural disasters and human destruction havecreated shortages and increased the scarcity <strong>of</strong> items made byGod – everything from fresh fruit and seafood, to oil and gas.“<strong>The</strong> biggest price increases are naturally created items;their increase in value is much steeper than products made byhuman effort,” he said.Cold winterSpeakers also warned about the introduction <strong>of</strong> more regulationsduring this challenging time adding to businesses’ difficulties,with a badly written competition law being singled outas having the potential to do more harm than good.認 為 來 年 經 濟 將 會 放 緩 。 面 對 西 方 國 家 的 憂 患 , 特 別 是 歐 洲 的 債我 務 危 機 , 香 港 難 以 獨 善 其 身 。 流 動 資 金 將 會 減 少 , 貿 易 轉 差 , 而歐 元 亦 將 影 響 市 場 氣 氛 。好 的 方 面 是 , 亞 洲 中 產 階 層 正 在 崛 起 。 目 前 , 中 產 階 層 的 人 數 約 為5 億 人 , 而 未 來 10 年 , 有 關 數 字 有 望 增 長 到 15 億 人 , 他 們 將 會 大 大 改變 全 球 的 消 費 和 貿 易 模 式 。這 將 涉 及 兩 三 個 重 大 轉 變 , 並 為 我 們 帶 來 龐 大 的 商 機 。 其 中 一 個 轉變 是 , 我 深 信 貿 易 投 資 的 路 線 會 大 幅 轉 移 。 以 往 我 們 一 直 專 注 跨 太 平洋 貿 易 , 但 現 時 中 非 貿 易 的 複 合 年 增 長 率 已 達 20% 左 右 , 可 見 其 潛 力優 厚 , 所 以 我 們 應 考 慮 如 何 讓 自 己 抓 緊 這 個 機 遇 。 此 外 , 內 地 財 富 一直 迅 速 增 長 , 從 銀 行 業 的 角 度 來 看 , 這 些財 富 總 要 找 出 路 。總 括 而 言 , 我 會 說 全 球 經 濟 即 將 放 緩 ,但 本 港 情 況 樂 觀 。 放 緩 不 等 如 失 去 競 爭 力── 事 實 剛 好 相 反 。 香 港 是 時 候 施 展 魔 法 了 。Benjamin Hung , CEOStandard Chartered Bank (HK) Ltd渣 打 銀 行 ( 香 港 ) 有 限 公 司行 政 總 裁 洪 丕 正<strong>The</strong> Bulletin 工 商 月 刊 January 2012 11

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