F6 E4 Unit 4.2 Manufacturing Industry ZDR

F6 E4 Unit 11.2 Manufacturing Industry ZDR

Open Ended

What are the socio-economic benefits brought to the ZDR?

What are the characteristics of this operation mode?

Front (end) shop, back (yard) factory

Multiple Choice

Characteristic 1: Manufacturing and assembling in ____.

• Hong Kong

• ZDR

Multiple Choice

Characteristic 2: Management and marketing in _____.

• Hong Kong

• ZDR

Multiple Choice

Characteristic 3: Design/components from ___ to ____.

• Hong Kong to ZDR

• ZDR to Hong Kong

Multiple Choice

Characteristic 4: Finished products from ___ exported via ___.

• from Hong Kong exported via ZDR

• from ZDR exported via Hong Kong

Poll

Is this type of manufacturing activity in the ZDR sustainable?

• Yes

• No.

Multiple Choice

It is unsustainable because these industries were ______-tech, the production efficiency is _____. It is not economically sustainable. Developing these industries was not socially sustainable neither. They were low value-added and generally generate _______ profits. This resulted in _____ levels of wages and labour welfare.

• high

• low

Multiple Choice

Since the technological input of these low value-added industries were low, they did not use raw materials and energy resources efficiently, and thus produced much waste. Worse still, many of these industries were polluting. Therefore, developing these industries was not __________ sustainable.

• economically

• socially

• environmentally

Which one of these industries show an increase in % share? Give one example.

Open Ended

Which one of these industries show an increase in % share? Give one example.

Open Ended

What are the common characteristics of these industries?

Open Ended

Give an example of benefits brought by agglomeration.

Open Ended

Can you think of any limiations in developing new local brands in the ZDR?

Limitations

• Competition (both local and overseas) e.g. mobile phones, private cars

• Human constraints: e.g. experience and skills of the labour

• Intellectual property rights: Is innovation well protected by laws?

As a result, it is unfavourable for labour-intensive industries to develop any more

--> changes from labour intensive to capital intensive.

2016 DSE

• Q a(I)

• Q a(ii)

Open Ended

a(i) Describe the trend of industrial development in ZDR between the 1990s to 2010s. (3 marks)

Open Ended

Account for the challenges encountered by industries in the 2010s.

[Describe and explain the challenges]

Why % of labour intensive industry decreased but increased in % of capital and technology intensive?

What challenges encountered by industries? [use Figure 4a to describe and explain]