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Table 1 How does your company deal with its internal management, e.g. human resources and accounting, by
computer, manually or by outsourcing?
|
| |
| |
Frequency |
Percentage |
| Computer |
286 |
56.9% |
| Manually |
150 |
29.8% |
| Outsourcing |
39 |
7.8% |
| Don't know / Hard to say |
28 |
5.6% |
| Total |
503 |
100.0% |
| Missing case(s) |
0 |
|
|
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Table 2 Does your company make use of "e-banking" or "e-commerce" in managing its running capital? If yes, is
such service supported by companies in Hong Kong, Mainland or other place(s)?
|
| |
| |
Frequency |
Percentage |
| Yes, in Hong Kong |
271 |
54.2% |
) |
| Yes, in Mainland |
7 |
1.4% |
) |
| Yes, other place(s) |
2 |
0.4% |
) |
| Yes, with no details provided |
5 |
1.0% |
) 57.0% |
| No |
187 |
37.4% |
|
| Don't know / Hard to say |
28 |
5.6% |
|
| Total |
500 |
100.0% |
|
| Missing case(s) |
3 |
|
|
|
| |
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Table 3 Is IT involved when dealing with your company's external relations, e.g. business development and
marketing? If yes, is such service supported by companies in Hong Kong, Mainland or other place(s)?
|
| |
| |
Frequency |
Percentage |
| Yes, in Hong Kong |
353 |
70.6% |
) |
| Yes, in Mainland |
17 |
3.4% |
) |
| Yes, both in Hong Kong and Mainland |
12 |
2.4% |
) |
| Yes, other place(s) |
6 |
1.2% |
) |
| Yes, with no details provided |
10 |
2.0% |
) 79.6% |
| No |
92 |
18.4% |
|
| Don't know / Hard to say |
10 |
2.0% |
|
| Total |
500 |
100.0% |
|
| Missing case(s) |
3 |
|
|
|
| |
| |
Table 4 Is IT involved when dealing with your company's customer service, e.g. enquires, product deliveries,
after sale services, etc.? If yes, is such service supported by companies in Hong Kong, Mainland or other place(s)?
|
| |
| |
Frequency |
Percentage |
| Yes, in Hong Kong |
328 |
66.0% |
) |
| Yes, in Mainland |
14 |
2.8% |
) |
| Yes, both in Hong Kong and Mainland |
6 |
1.2% |
) |
| Yes, other place(s) |
1 |
0.2% |
) |
| Yes, with no details provided |
7 |
1.4% |
) 71.6% |
| No |
134 |
27.0% |
|
| Don't know / Hard to say |
7 |
1.4% |
|
| Total |
497 |
100.0% |
|
| Missing case(s) |
6 |
|
|
|
| |
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Table 5 What is the major mode of communication used by your company when dealing with Mainland business?
|
| |
| |
Frequency |
Percentage |
| Telephone |
252 |
50.6% |
| Computer (Internet and emails) |
147 |
29.5% |
| Fax |
57 |
11.4% |
| Telephone, computer and fax |
14 |
2.8% |
| Others |
14 |
2.8% |
| Total |
498 |
100.0% |
| Missing case(s) |
5 |
|
|
| |
| |
Table 6 [Excluding those with no regional office/factory in the Mainland] Is there a computer system that links up
your branches in Hong Kong and Mainland China, meaning that you can have instant access of information on product
source, orders,
stocks or cash flow? |
| |
| |
Frequency |
Percentage |
| Yes |
103 |
31.1% |
| No |
223 |
67.4% |
| Don't know / Hard to say |
5 |
1.5% |
| Total |
331 |
100.0% |
| Missing case(s) |
172* |
|
|
| |
* Including 170 enterprises with no regional office in Mainland
|
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Table 7 Please use a scale of 0-100 to rate Hong Kong's proficiency level in applying information technology in
business, with 0 indicating absolutely not proficient, 100 indicating absolutely proficient, and 50 indicating
half-half. How would you rate Hong Kong's IT proficiency?
|
| |
| |
Frequency |
Percentage |
| 0-9 |
3 |
0.7% |
| 10-19 |
0 |
0.0% |
| 20-29 |
2 |
0.5% |
| 30-39 |
6 |
1.5% |
| 40-49 |
7 |
1.7% |
| 50 |
52 |
12.8% |
| 51-60 |
54 |
13.3% |
| 61-70 |
103 |
25.4% |
| 71-80 |
115 |
28.3% |
| 81-90 |
48 |
11.8% |
| 91-100 |
16 |
3.9% |
| Total |
406 |
100.0% |
| Mean |
70.2 |
|
| Standard error |
0.78 |
|
| Missing cases（including 36 "Don't know / Hard to say"） |
97 |
|
|
| |
| |
Table 8 Using the same scale of 0-100, how would you rate China's IT proficiency in business?
|
| |
| |
Frequency |
Percentage |
| 0-9 |
4 |
1.1% |
| 10-19 |
2 |
0.6% |
| 20-29 |
5 |
1.4% |
| 30-39 |
34 |
9.4% |
| 40-49 |
35 |
9.6% |
| 50 |
106 |
29.2% |
| 51-60 |
74 |
20.4% |
| 61-70 |
64 |
17.6% |
| 71-80 |
29 |
8.0% |
| 81-90 |
7 |
1.9% |
| 91-100 |
3 |
0.8% |
| Total |
363 |
100.0% |
| Mean |
55.0 |
|
| Standard error |
0.86 |
|
| Missing cases（including 87 "Don't know / Hard to say"） |
140 |
|
|
| |
| |
Table 9 Apart from IT, what do you think is Hong Kong's edge over Mainland China in doing business?
|
| |
| |
Frequency |
% of total responses (Base=542) |
% of total sample (Base=503) |
| Open trade policy / Free market |
93 |
17.2% |
18.5% |
| Availability of management talents |
87 |
16.1% |
17.3% |
| Compatibility with international business, accounting and legal practices |
39 |
7.2% |
7.8% |
| Hong Kong people are productive / efficient / responsible / diligent |
39 |
7.2% |
7.8% |
| Fast and convenient information flow |
36 |
6.6% |
7.2% |
| High English proficiency |
25 |
4.6% |
5.0% |
| Strategic location in the Asia-Pacific region |
21 |
3.9% |
4.2% |
| Experienced in doing business / Good reputations |
18 |
3.3% |
3.6% |
| Highly developed financial / banking system |
11 |
2.0% |
2.2% |
| Others |
41 |
7.6% |
8.2% |
| No edge at all |
85 |
15.7% |
16.9% |
| Don't know / Hard to say |
47 |
8.7% |
9.3% |
| Total |
542 |
100.0% |
|
| Missing case(s) |
37 |
|
|
|
| |
| |
Table 10 Which of the following strengths do you consider the most crucial for Hong Kong to maintain its
competitiveness in the region?
|
| |
| |
Frequency |
Percentage |
| Independent and reliable legal system |
171 |
34.3% |
| International business environment |
156 |
31.3% |
| Open trade policy |
97 |
19.5% |
| Availability of management talents |
43 |
8.6% |
| Don't know / Hard to say |
31 |
6.2% |
| Total |
498 |
100.0% |
| Missing case(s) |
5 |
|
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