China Mobile rings up sales in HK
Updated: 2014-04-30 07:35
By Shen Jingting in Hong Kong (China Daily)
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China Mobile employees promote its services in Yichang, Hubei Province. With more than 780 million subscribers in the Chinese mainland, China Mobile made inroads into Hong Kong by acquiring China Resources Peoples Telephone Co Ltd in March 2006. ZHOU JIANPING/CHINA DAILY |
Mainland carrier 'proves it can thrive' in tough, saturated market
China's biggest telecom carrier said its expansion to Hong Kong eight years ago has proved it can survive in one of the world's most competitive telecom markets, according to the company's Hong Kong chief.
State-owned China Mobile Communications Corp is the parent company of China Mobile Ltd, which has more than 780 million subscribers in the Chinese mainland. But many have said that the company's position reflects the high barriers to entry in its home market, not its competence.
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This year "marks the eighth year since China Mobile entered Hong Kong. It was tough work to gain a foothold here and win local customers," Lin said.
China Mobile Hong Kong, a wholly owned subsidiary of China Mobile, has seen its market share exceed 20 percent, compared with 13.6 percent in 2006. Lin said the company has become one of the top three telecom operators in Hong Kong by subscriber numbers, although he declined to provide specifics.
China Mobile made inroads into Hong Kong by acquiring China Resources Peoples Telephone Co Ltd in March 2006. Now, it has more than 1,000 employees in Hong Kong, mostly local residents, and directly runs 48 sales outlets in the city.
"Hong Kong's telecom market is highly competitive. We have five to six players in the field, all striving to grab a share out of the city's limited population," Lin pointed out.
The local government is only responsible for issuing spectrum licenses and doesn't limit new entrants. In Hong Kong, it's easy to enter the telecom industry but hard to survive, Lin added.
PCCW Ltd, the company led by Richard Li, the son of Asia's richest man, Li Ka-shing, holds a majority interest in PCCW-HKT Telephone Ltd, which is a dominant player in Hong Kong's telecom service market.
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