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Factory In and Out: Small Subcontractors, Internal Contractors, and Outworkers in Hong Kong
| Date & Time: | Available for viewing from 20 November 2020 7:00 p.m. |
| Speaker: | Prof. LUI Tai-lok, JP |
| Organiser: | Hong Kong Public Libraries |
| Remarks: | Conducted in Cantonese via video recording without live audience. (Video Recording URL www.hkpl.gov.hk/HkmFactory would be available for access from 20 November 2020 7:00 p.m.) |
| Enquiry Telephone Number: | 2921 0388 |
The success of Hong Kong’s manufacturing industries owed much to the devotion and contribution of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The operation of SMEs is not confined to the activities inside their factories. Collaboration with various parties outside the factories, such as import/export companies, large manufacturers, other industry practitioners, internal contractors and outworkers, cannot be overlooked. The manufacturing operation of factories in Hong Kong has never been a closed-door business. Instead, it is a highly flexible system involving various production units and workers. In this talk, the speaker will recapture how Hong Kong’s manufacturing industries in the old days went beyond the boundaries of factories, with families living in public housing estates forming part of the production chain.
