KNOW YOUR INDUSTRY
When a scheduling conflict forced GEO Logistics chief executive Bill Flynn to cancel his planned presentation at this month's Logistics Hong Kong event, organisers thought an admirable replacement would be Kuehne Nagel's Andy Weber.
But government officials vetoed Mr Weber's participation. Their reason? They'd never heard of Mr Weber - or his company.
K&N is the world's biggest sea freight forwarder with more 600 offices in 96 countries and Mr Weber is its top man in its most important port, Hong Kong. K&N is the first foreign firm to set up a wholly owned company on the mainland licensed to import and export international cargo, a milestone it attributes to Cepa.
SPIN CONTROL
Hutchison Whampoa executives usually blanch at any mention of their company and the word 'monopoly' in the same sentence. Yet it appears the conglomerate has recently begun monopolising a peculiar commodity - journalists.
