Introduction

Facing the world and backing on the Mainland, Hong Kong is situated at an advantageous position in the Asia-Pacific Region. Hong Kong has also been at the forefront of providing modern transportation and information technology services and with these multiple advantages, quickly thrives in the logistics field. The Mainland's accession to WTO will be translated, in terms of imports and exports, into surges and presents new opportunities for the Hong Kong logistics business. Boosted by the government¡¦s effort in enhancing our logistics capabilities, the industry should bloom brightly and has a great demand for management talents.

Logistics means the flow of goods and materials and generally refers to the series of commercial activities in connection with the movement of goods from production to retail outlets. The related industries include:

The objective of logistic management is to improve the cost effectiveness and efficiency of different business activities through planning, organizing, implementing and controlling the above logistic activities. Since the inception of the age of information technology, modern logistics has gradually extended from the traditional processing of the physical movement of goods to the flow of investments and information. The scope of its activities has also broadened from the flow of goods to the production process.


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