DHL business growth rate tops overall trade rise for economy

DHL's business growth rate to the United States, Europe and the Asia-Pacific outperformed Hong Kong's exports to each of these destinations last year.

The express company reported 15 per cent year-on-year growth to the US, 23 per cent to Europe and 28 per cent to Asia-Pacific.

That compares with Hong Kong's 4 per cent growth in its exports to the US, 5 per cent to Europe and 8 per cent to the Asia-Pacific region.

'We are looking for double-digit growth this year,' DHL International (Hong Kong) general manager Lee Wai-tong said.

Mr Lee said the Internet was playing a major role and changing the company's way of doing business.

This was especially true for sourcing and shopping for certain products, he said.