[Wuhan Pneumonia] Why do Hong Kong people still have a hard time working overtime to increase production in the first day?

Politics

Written by: Zheng Baosheng

2020-01-29 20:54

Wuhan pneumonia caused panic in the whole city. "Buy masks" became a buzzword on the Internet. Citizens heard the news that masks were sold and would not hesitate to queue up for hours to buy them. Many merchants went to foreign countries to buy masks. They were sold out soon.

There are also manufacturers in Hong Kong who produce masks, but the supply is far from enough, and the supply is far from meeting demand. Can Hong Kong manufacturers increase output, and can Hong Kong companies with factories in the Mainland speed up production for Hong Kong?

Hong Kong produces nano masks for 20 yuan each but supply exceeds supply

Hong Kong Yingzong Pharmaceutical and Science Park Corporation Nano and Advanced Materials Research and Development Institute (NAMI) teamed up to develop nano masks in 2016. According to the NASK company's website, nano masks are available at Wanning, LOG-ON and other places.

NASK's official suggested retail price is 5 yuan for 99 yuan, almost 20 yuan for 1 yuan. However, judging from the current market situation, nano masks believe that "a mask is hard to find."

Only one or two Hong Kong companies produce masks in the Mainland

So, can Hong Kong companies increase production quickly? Wu Hongbin, president of the Chinese Manufacturers' Association, pointed out that things are not so simple.

Wu Hongbin said that in fact, only one or two of the manufacturers' member companies have production masks, and the production lines are all in the mainland. Take one of the manufacturers, Steady Medical, as an example. The company started work on the first day of the year and is working hard to produce masks in response to the Wuhan pneumonia epidemic.

Wu Hongbin, president of the Manufacturers Association, said that only one or two member companies produce masks in the Mainland, and all masks in the mainland are purchased by the government in a unified manner, and members cannot ship some masks to Hong Kong for emergency. (Profile picture)

Mainland government's unified purchase of anti-speculation Hong Kong businessmen's masks cannot be shipped to Hong Kong

However, Hong Kong companies are limited by the measures of the mainland government. All masks produced by the government are purchased by the government to uniformly arrange distribution and sales. Manufacturers and other units must not flow out of the market in private. This is to prevent speculation in the market and try to make people in need in the Mainland have enough masks. However, under this measure, the masks produced by Hong Kong companies in the Mainland cannot be transferred to Hong Kong for sale, which cannot solve the urgent needs of Hong Kong.

China's machinery logistics is blocked in Hong Kong

So, is it feasible to produce masks in Hong Kong?

Wu Hongbin pointed out that the production of masks requires more than factories, but also employees and machines, of which machines are mainly produced in the Mainland. He pointed out that the Mainland is in the New Year holiday, it is difficult to purchase machinery, and the epidemic also affects logistics, so it is difficult to set up a production line in Hong Kong in a short time.

The masks on the Hong Kong market come from all over the world. During the epidemic-free period, there was a lot of competition, so it was difficult to produce and supply the Hong Kong market on a large scale in Hong Kong. (Profile picture)

In the long run, Wu Hongbin also expressed difficulty. Because the current demand is greatly increased due to the outbreak of the epidemic, if there is no epidemic, there will be a large supply of masks from the mainland and foreign markets in Hong Kong. Therefore, Hong Kong companies are very competitive in the market on weekdays. Reasons for masks.

Wu Hongbin believes that the top priority is to buy from foreign countries, because the United States, Thailand and other places do not have the Lunar New Year holiday, have the ability to work overtime, and it is easier to maintain a large supply in the event of an emergency.

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