Hong Kong to set up logistics data platform connecting transport hubs to enable information sharing, improve cargo flow
- Transport minister says ‘all essential data’ will also be shared on daily basis with stakeholders across the border
- Concern group points to the lack of readily available land for development of logistics industry, warning companies will head north
Hong Kong plans to set up a logistics data platform that will connect key transport hubs such as the city’s airport and commercial docks to enable a better flow of information, with a minister saying “all essential data” will ultimately be shared on a daily basis with stakeholders across the border.
But a concern group on Monday pointed to the lack of readily available land for the development of the city’s logistics industry and predicted dozens of firms would close down in Hong Kong and shift their business to mainland China.
The Transport and Logistics Bureau on Tuesday issued a blueprint on logistics development, which said the city needed efficient and cost-effective transport, as well as sustainable cross-border e-commerce.
The bureau said the government would develop and connect different logistics data platforms in the city and regionally to boost competitiveness and “make good use of big data to enhance the efficiency and transparency of the supply chain and reduce logistics costs”. The networks included the airport’s cargo data platform and port community system.
The platform will be subject to a study in 2024 led by the bureau designed to position the city as a global trade and financial hub.