SMART MANUFACTURING

Officials in Guangdong province recently released an implementation plan for the construction of the Guangzhou-Hong Kong Smart Manufacturing Co-operation Zone (Yue Da Wan Qu No. 2 [2021]), a Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area project. More

Enterprises in Guangdong-HK-Macao Bay Area are looking to advanced standards like Industrie 4.0 to pursue smart manufacturing and raise overall competitiveness. As Bay Area governments are collaborating in propelling industries towards the high end of the value chain, industry players can make use of Hong Kong platform and the city’s IP protection regime to find right cooperation partners to achieve higher industry standards. More

While Made in China 2025 and Industrie 4.0 may lead to competition between Chinese and German industries, the different development priorities of the two strategies reveal more opportunities for cooperation than competition, including in the area of industrial robots. While Hong Kong is the first port of call for Chinese mainland companies seeking foreign partners, the strength of its technology sector also make it an ideal place for foreign companies to tap into the mainland market. More