Youth Committee of Macau Chamber of Commerce
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Chinese Young Entrepreneurs Association of Macau
industry. The previous in 1998, seeing the efficient to transport the goods
daily record of 100 tons management and from Shenzhen. The “Three Di-
of goods transshipping operational mess rect Links” between mainland
via Macau to and from during the transfer China and Taiwan can only hurt
Taiwan and mainland of the Hong Kong further the inherently weak in-
China has now dropped International Air- dustry, he adds.
to around 30 tons. As a port, and realizing
result of these factors it that a great number
Training crucial
is thought that 20 percent of Taiwanese busi-
of Macau's logistics enter- nessmen were
Si also thinks that the
prises have been forced gradually turning
MICE sector is closely con-
to close due to the drop in to Macau as a trans-
nected to the logistics sector.
freight volumes. shipment point be-
However, at present it is hard
Despite this Lei re- tween Taiwan and
for local logistics companies to
mains optimistic about the mainland China
snatch a share of business share
industry's future. He says with the opening
in the MICE industry, because
Macau airport still offers of Macau airport,
it mostly goes to foreign-based
cheap landing, service and he and his broth-
firms. Local logistics compa-
freight handling charges. ers then decided to
nies do not like to admit this,
Cargo planes can take off start their logistics
so something has to be done to
or land at anytime and it business.
change the situation.
takes less time to be grant- “Before the
Si says the local logistics
ed a landing, which lends handover, there were
industry has evolved from the
a competitive edge to the no cargo planes
transportation industry whose
industry. at Macau airport,
front line staff are mostly sen-
Lei expects that the cargo was carried
ior coolie workers with a low
government may subsidize Sound policy making and a by passenger planes. Further-
education level.
airport service charges, strong skills base is crucial as far more the clearing of customs
What's more, a lot of quali-
to help the industry re- as Si Ka Lung, the president of was complicated. After the
fied manpower has moved to the
duce operational costs, the Macau Air Freight Forward- handover, because of the SAR
gaming industry. Si would like
generating a higher com- ing (Logistics) Association is government’s dialogue with the
to see the government sponsor-
petitiveness to deal with concerned. industry, goods are subject to
ing universities, to offer logis-
neighboring regions: “If In 11 years of managing a simpler customs clearance pro-
tics-related training to logistics
a region enjoys economic logistics business, Si has found cedures, resulting in an increase
staff to boost education levels
prosperity, then its logis- that every businessman needs to in freight volume,’’ says Li.
and foster self-improvement.
tics industry will flourish. face an entrepreneurial path full With a surge in the number
Also, he hopes that through
I just hope that China will of thorns. of cargo planes, inbound and
training, more logistics skills
loosen up the Individual He says that shortcomings at outbound cargo reached an an-
can be promoted at a manage-
Visa Scheme so that the Macau airport, such as its size, nual turnover of 250,000 tons,
rial level, adding ‘new blood’
construction of infrastruc- low number of flights and desti- he says.
and new ideas to the industry
ture facilities and hotels nations, and more onerous ground
and ultimately forging a break-
will resume and spread,'' handling charges, compared to
Help for Shenzhen through.
says Lei. Shenzhen International Airport,
With many years experi-
have hampered the local logistics
Si goes on: “It is difficult ence in the sector, Si is greatly
Plan shelved
industry’s competitiveness.
for Macau’s logistics industry to concerned with the industry's
The “Three Direct Links”
make a breakthrough.” Accord- development and urges the
He also reveals that
has dealt a further blow, resulting
ing to his analysis, Shenzhen government to help more. He
there are no logistics
in the industry’s worst perform-
airport levies a ground han- believes the government should
warehouses in Macau and
ance ever. Si thinks that the train-
dling charge of just RMB0.30 organize more exchanges with
that a government plan to
ing of skilled staff and support
per kilogram, compared with other regions, to foster business
mark a land plot for one
from the government can bring
approximately MOP1.10 per kg opportunities.
near the Macau Dome has
the industry back from the brink.
in Macau. Since 1999, unknowingly,
been shelved. So far logis- This is possible thanks he has also developed a sense of
tics companies have had to Family affair to the Shenzhen government’s belonging to the country and a
find their own space in in- annual incentive of RMB10 sense of social responsibility to
dustrial buildings, which Hailing from a business million in support of the city’s the SAR government. He hopes
is extremely inconvenient family, in his early years Si was logistics industry. As a result, that with the support from the
in terms of transportation. already helping to manage the soon after landing in Macau government and the overall im-
Lei hopes that the family’s import, export and su- many flights transfer directly to provement of the quality of the
government will resolve permarket businesses, together Shenzhen because it is cheaper workforce, Macau’s logistics
the problem by setting up with his two brothers. For a while than transporting by land to the industry can enhance its com-
a logistics warehouse, to he also worked for a trading com- mainland from Macau. petitiveness in the near future,
help the sector be better pany. Also, Taiwanese-managed continuing to offer employment
prepared for future chal- The experience he gained in- factories are concentrated in to frontline staff in their 40s
lenges and opportunities. spired his interest in business and Dongguan, which makes it more and 50s.
april 2009
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