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29 September 2016

What should we do to keep Hong Kong as an international and regional logistics and transportation hub in the Belt-and-Road Region – A perspective from the Logistics Industry

LSCM Logistics Summit 2016

“IoT, eCommerce and Smart City’s Opportunities in the Belt-and-Road Region”

The Belt and Road Initiative

 Introduced by President Xi Jin Ping in September 2013 to

connect Asian, European and African countries more closely and promote mutually beneficial cooperation.

 The Belt : the Silk Road Economic Belt (SREB)  The Road: the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road (MSR)

 Premier Li Ke Qiang

in March 2014 called for accelerating “the Belt and Road” construction in the government’s work report

Source: www.china.org.cn

HKSAR Government’s Stance

 The Chief Executive Mr. Leung Chun-ying, in 2016

Policy Address

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mentioned “one belt, one road” 48 times.

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announced to set up a steering committee under his chairmanship to formulate strategies and policies for Hong Kong’s participation in the Belt and Road Initiative.

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announced to establish a Belt and Road Office to take forward related studies and liaise with the mainland authorities and various sectors in Hong Kong.

 Financial Secretary Mr. John Tsang

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led business mission to visit Hungary, Poland and Germany last September.

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in 2016-17 Budget Speech, he stated that Government will continue the promotion efforts to deepen the understanding of the business sector and the community of new markets along the routes.

Hong Kong’s Strengths

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Strategic Location

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World class infrastructure

 Hong Kong Port  Hong Kong International Airport  Extensive road network 

Financial Centre

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Reliable and efficient workforce

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Quick and transparent customs procedures



Clean Government

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Free port status

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Simple and low tax regime

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Reliable security, quality assurance and intellectual property protection

Efforts by HKSAR to promote Logistics Industry

 Manpower

 Steering Committee on Population Policy  Set up HK$100 million Maritime and Aviation

Training Fund (April 2014)

 Review and repositioning of the vocational

training

 Importation of Talent/Labour

 Admission of Mainland Talents and Professionals launched in 2003  Quality Migrant Admission Scheme launched in 2006  Immigration Arrangements for Non-local Graduates launched in 2008  Supplementary Labour Scheme launched in 2006

Efforts by HKSAR to promote Logistics Industry

Land

 New sites have been identified

• Tuen Mun West Areas 38 and 49 (10 ha)
• Hung Shui Kiu New Development Area (61 ha)
• Topside development at Hong Kong Boundary

Crossing Facilities (HKBCF) Island of Hong Kong- Zhuhai-Macao (HKZM) Bridge (130 ha)

• Tuen Mun Areas 40 and 46 (10 ha)
• North East New Territories New Development Areas

(36 ha)

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Hong Kong

3

New Logistics Sites

Macau

Shenzhen Bay Bridge

Shenzhen

Existing crossing points: 1 – Lok Ma Chau 2 – Man Kam To 3 – Sha Tau Kok 4 – Shenzhen Bay New crossing point: 5 – Liantang / Heung Yuen Wai

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Zhuhai

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Tuen Mun Areas 49, 38, 46, 40 Hung Shui Kiu Topside development

• f HKBCF

Island of HKZMB

Hong Kong Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (HKZMB) Kwai Tsing Container Terminal Hong Kong Internationa l Airport

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Ping Che / Ta Kwu Ling)

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Efforts by HKSAR to promote Logistics Industry

 Trade connection

 Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with ASEAN

countries

 Investment

Promotion and Protection Agreement (IPPA)+

 Deepen

understanding

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the business

• pportunities in the Belt-and-Road Region

 Created a designated website  Belt and Road Summit in May

Single Window

 United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic

Business (UN/CEFACT) Recommendation No.33 – “Single Window” is a facility that allows parties involved in trade and transport to lodge standardized information and documents with a single entry point to fulfill all import, export, and transit-related regulatory requirements. If information is electronic, then individual data elements should only be submitted once.

 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)

The Sub-Committee on Customs Procedures of APEC is proposing to make it an objective to develop a “Single Window” system within each APEC economy by 2020, and to promote international interoperability among the systems within APEC.

Source: Consultation Paper on Development of Trade Single Window in Hong Kong

What is happening in China

 Premier Li Keqiang emphasized in his 2014 Government

Work Report that China should promote the one-stop review and approval and single-window (SW) clearance mechanism. The single-window pilot project is one of the Customs’ focuses.

 In 2014, first SW system was promoted

in the Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone.

 In 2015/16, SW system for international

trade is going to be promoted to all sea ports in the coastal areas.

 By the end of 2016, SW system will

start to expand to central and western regions.

 In 2018, SW system will apply to the

whole country.

Single Window in Hong Kong

 Trade facilitation systems by the Customs and Excise

Department – “Electronic Cargo Clearance Platforms”

 Air Cargo Clearance System  Electronic System for Cargo Manifests  Road Cargo System

 CEDB’s “Government Electronic Trading Services”

(GETS)

 Combine into a “Single

Window” platform

Source: Consultation Paper on Development of a trade single window in Hong Kong

Importance of Single Window

 About 70% of Hong Kong’s Import & Export are China

• riented.

 Hong Kong’s “Single Window” platform should be

connected with China’s.

 Once connected with China, we will have the opportunity

to connect with other ASEAN countries in the future in view of the growing trade flow among the two places.

 Develop a “Single Window” for international trade – ITDS

(International Trade Data System) in accordance with World Customs Organization standard.

 Promote trade transactions to be done in Hong Kong – An

international trading hub.

Source: Consultation Paper on Development of a trade single window in Hong Kong

List of Economies with Single Windows

Argentina Ghana Peru Armenia * Grenada Philippines * Australia Guatemala Poland * Austria Hong Kong SAR, China Portugal Belize Hungary * Puerto Rico (US) Benin Indonesia * Qatar * Bosnia and Herzegovina * Israel * Russian Federation * Brazil Japan Rwanda Bulgaria * Jordan * Senegal Cameroon Kenya Serbia * Canada Korea Singapore * Chile Kosovo Sri Lanka * China * Lithuania * Sweden Colombia Luxembourg Switzerland Republic of Congo FYR of Macedonia * Syrian Arab Republic * Costa Rica Malaysia * Taiwan, China Cote d’lvoire Mauritius Thailand * Denmark Mexico Tunisia Dominican Republic Mongolia * Turkey * El Salvador Morocco United Arab Emirates * Fiji Mozambique United States France Netherlands Uruguay The Gambia Norway Vietnam * Georgia * Pakistan * Germany Paraguay

Source: World Bank’s Doing Business Report in 2014

* are economies along the Belt and

Road region (total 27).

What do we aim at?

 Combining our excellent foundation in physical

goods handling and mature financial system with the “Single Window – ITDS”.

 Attract traders to

come to Hong Kong for business.

 International

Trading Hub with transactions to be done in Hong Kong.

Source: www.unece.org Staged approach to developing a Single Window

What is the progress?

 A three-month public consultation had been

carried out from 11 April to 12 July 2016.

 A dedicated project management office (PMO)

under the CEDB to coordinate with the relevant departments, engage the industries and prepare the detailed design and implementation programme for the “single window” platform has been set up.

 Single window system will be carried out in phases:

 Phase I – 2018  Phase II – Q4 2021  Phase III – Q4 2023

29 September 2016

What should we do to keep Hong Kong as an international and regional logistics and transportation hub in the Belt-and-Road Region – A perspective from the Logistics Industry

LSCM Logistics Summit 2016

“IoT, eCommerce and Smart City’s Opportunities in the Belt-and-Road Region”