Mainland Chinese tech vendors at computer fair vie for Hong Kong market share
- ‘We want to show that Chinese companies can set up databases and provide alternative products as good as other overseas competitors,’ mainland company employee says
Mainland Chinese technology vendors at Hong Kong’s Computer and Communications Festival are hoping to win a share of the local market and offer alternatives to foreign brands.
Discounted products, such as power banks and computer monitors, were among the bestsellers on Friday, the first day of the event at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai.
Mainland vendors set up booths in the Belt and Road Software Pavilion, eagerly seeking opportunities to partner with Hong Kong clients and grow in the local market.
“We want to show that Chinese companies can set up databases and provide alternative products as well as other overseas competitors,” Hailey Long, who works for Beijing Vastdata Technology, said.
The data technology provider set up operations in Hong Kong six months ago and had sealed a deal with a local hospital, Long said, adding the company was looking for more clients from government departments at the festival.
Katrin Kung, sales manager at ELM Computer Technologies, said more communication was needed between the Hong Kong market and mainland providers.