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[Hong Kong/18th November 2003] Hong Kong Sea Transport
and Logistics Association (hereafter HKSTLA; website:
http://www.hkstla.org), today announced that its application
for "Develop a Technology Demonstration Project
to Promote IT Usage among Logistics SMEs in Hong Kong"
has been approved by the SME Development Fund from the
Trade and Industry Department, HKSAR. A funding of HK$1,727,000
has been granted to carry the project for 18 months
Traditionally, the SMEs in the transportation and logistics
industry are lagged behind or reluctant in adopting
IT to increase their operational efficiency. In addition,
many SMEs can not realize the importance of IT usage
in creating their own core competency, especially in
time of Hong Kong facing global competition as the major
the logistic hub. Through the funding applied, we hope
to achieve the followings:
- To demonstrate the practical benefits and return
of investment of IT Usage to the SMEs
- To upgrade the skill level of IT usage among the
local SMEs and through the sharing of resources, enable
them to utilize some best of the breeds applications
which in the past are only available to the large
companies
- To help the logistics SMEs to improve their information
system in order to cope with the pressure and requirement
from other parties along the supply
"Our association is pleased to receive the funding
support to develop this technology demonstration project
and we are confident that many SMEs from the logistics
industry will be directly benefited from this project,"
said Mr. Alfred Tsao, from HKSTLA Chairman.
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