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From mainland to 'made in Vietnam'

By Emma Dai | China Daily | Updated: 2014-04-10 07:11

HK factory owners are debating options of building new bases in Southeast Asia, Emma Dai reports

Finally, Felix Chung Kwok-pan, chairman of Hong Kong Apparel Society and Legislative Council member in the special administrative region, heard some good news. The land he has been negotiating over in Myanmar had eventually been secured after countless visits and calculations. The first batch of Hong Kong garment makers is now moving to the country.

"We will be cutting the ribbon in the middle of next year if everything unfolds smoothly," said Chung. "The infrastructure work for the industrial park is expected to be finished at the end of this year, and we will move in and construct our own factories, which will not take long."

The land Chung refers to is in Thilawa Special Economic Zone, Myanmar's flagship economic testing ground in the outskirts of Yangon. The industrial park is being jointly developed by Japanese companies and the Myanmar government. In March, a group of 12 Hong Kong garment makers signed a letter of intent for a 40-hectare plot in the zone. Final terms are still under negotiation, but up to $3 million of investment each is expected initially.

"That is not enough," Chung said. "Another piece of land we've secured is in Bago province next to Yangon. It's 121 hectares and will be available next year. Many other apparel makers are thinking about moving there. About 30 Hong Kong garment factories are opening up in Myanmar."

The 50-year-old owns a knitting factory in Dongguan, but now considers the mainland to be off-puttingly pricey.

"The mainland has become too expensive. There are no competitive reasons to be based there," he said.

The main concern is the cost of labor. According to Chung, the monthly salary in Myanmar is $100 a worker, while in Guangdong it has climbed sharply in recent years to as high as $600.

"As indicated by the Third Plenary Session (of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China) last year, mainland workers should see their incomes doubled by 2020. That's $1,200 six years later - or even more," Chung said.

Furthermore, factory owners face a demographic problem. According to an Invesco report published in April, from 2010 to 2020, the working-age population in popular Southeast Asian countries, including Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam and Cambodia, will increase by 23.5 million, while China will lose 31.7 million workers.

"We can't find enough pairs of hands even with our levels of pay," he said.

Meanwhile, an appreciating currency is biting into profits. The yuan has risen more than 30 percent against the US dollar from 2005. Although there was an adjustment during the Spring Festival, the Chinese currency is still expected to rise in the medium to long term. "The impact is huge. We are taking in US dollars and paying out yuan," Chung said.

To tip the scale further, members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations enjoy tax exemptions on goods exported to the European Union. "That will save at least 10 percent. Adding up all these factors, Myanmar products are much cheaper for European buyers. Made-in-China has lost its luster," Chung said, adding that ASEAN products also enjoy tax exemption within the ASEAN - China Free Trade Area, which does no harm to business opportunities back home.

"It's hard to say whether relocating sooner will be better. But eventually we will have to go. The situation in China is only deteriorating," Chung said.

Many former fellow entrepreneurs in Dongguan have now departed, leaving empty factory buildings behind - and a lot of them are seeking new bases in Southeast Asia, Chung said, adding that those staying are mostly downscaling their operations.

Although Southeast Asia has been on the radar of manufacturers for many years and there are many choices for relocation, it is challenging trying to identify a clear winner.

"The situation is evolving very fast," said Dickson Ho, principal economist at Hong Kong Trade Development Council. "I would have recommended Cambodia two years ago, but the country has been trapped in nationwide strikes since October. People died in clashes with police in January. And now another major strike is looming."

Common wisdom dictates it takes four to five years for a new factory to break even. Investing demands a deliberated decision. Ho indicated it's important to assess rates of wage growth, which lead to cost pressures. It's also critical to know whether they will transform into counter-productive behavior - for example, stealing during strikes, which puts factories in great danger.

"A stable environment is critical," Ho said. "The government should control the influence of labor unions and wages. Changes should not affect daily operations. But when salaries cannot keep pace with inflation, there will be a problem. You have to raise wages in those instances.

"In the past year, Vietnam has become more attractive as a low-cost production base in the region. Many Hong Kong manufacturers have moved to Indonesia, too. But Vietnam is much closer. Hanoi is less than two hours by air. It's also convenient to visit by highway from the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region."

The minimum monthly wage in Vietnam was raised at the end of 2013 to around $130.

"It's higher than Cambodia and Myanmar, but Vietnam's advantage is stability. There are fewer strikes. Furthermore, salaries there are not shooting up as fast as other countries," Ho said. "In the future, when environmental rules become stricter in China, some processes involved in making garments such as washing and dyeing may move there.

"It's not just Hong Kong factories: Some large mainland weaving mills were also moved last year to Mong Cai, a coastal border city in northern Vietnam. It's easy to arrange a supply chain. The owners plan to make cloth from spinning there so the product can be recognized as of Vietnamese origin and enjoy preferential tax policies in trade with the United States under the Trans-Pacific Partnership."

Having been in the Pearl River Delta for so many years, relocation is not an easy task. There, all supporting facilities are at hand - at a price. They will have to be rebuilt from scratch.

"Many manufacturers actively considered relocation last year, but many also chose to wait and see," Ho said. "Three decades ago they were in their 30s and 40s. Now they are too old. It's impossible to carry on if the younger generation is not willing to take over or trustworthy managers are too hard to find."

Contact the writer at emmadai@chinadailyhk.com

 

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