News
7 December 2004
Yahoo! Shopping and Hongkong Post Logistics Services Bring You to a New Era of Online Shopping
The General Manager of Yahoo! Hong Kong, Mr. Alfred TSOI in collaboration with the Acting Assistant Postmaster General (Business Development), Mr. Michael CHUNG today announced the launching of the new Yahoo! Shopping concept, which offers online merchants the payment collection and delivery solutions by Hongkong Post Logistics Services. The collaboration is specially designed to meet the demands of the merchants, especially the SMEs in Hong Kong that require online payment gateways and a one-stop solution to create an e-commerce website to attract online orders.
When a merchant joins the new Yahoo! Shopping platform, Yahoo will provide a user-friendly tool for the merchant to set up an online store in their web site. Hongkong Post will provide the backup logistics service for door-to-door delivery of the merchandise and payment collection from the customer taking delivery. This means merchants can now start their online store economically and hassle-free! They could also take advantage of the high traffic of the Yahoo! Hong Kong site and get exposed to many potential customers.
At the launching ceremony held today at the General Post Office, Mr. Michael CHUNG, the Acting Assistant Postmaster General (Business Development), handed over the first cart of parcels ordered online to Mr. Alfred TSOI, the General Manager of Yahoo! Hong Kong to symbolize the kick-off of the cooperation.
"Yahoo! Hong Kong, being the Number 1 and the most popular portal in Hong Kong, is keen on promoting the popularity of online shopping in Hong Kong. We are proud to have Hongkong Post, well known for its excellent service and reliability, as our partner in providing logistics and payment services to the Yahoo! Shopping merchants. Being a public trusted organization, Hongkong Post will definitely increase our customers’ confidence when they shop online," said Mr. Alfred TSOI.
"We are pleased to team up with Yahoo! Hong Kong in providing a one-stop value chain solution for Internet merchants." said Mr. Michael CHUNG. "Hongkong Post is dedicated to providing reliable and value for money logistics solution to ensure products are moving smoothly from merchants to the end consumers. The establishment of this service totally demonstrates our value to excel through development and our mission of proactively responding to changing market requirement." Mr. Michael CHUNG added.
The new Yahoo! Shopping platform demonstrates that Hong Kong is entering into a new era of e-business. It further strengthens the competitive edge of local merchants and reinforces the leading position of Hong Kong as an e-business community in the new era of e-Commerce.
For details about the new Yahoo! Shopping platform, please visit http://shopping.yahoo.com.hk/store
About Yahoo! Hong Kong
Yahoo! Hong Kong (www.yahoo.com.hk) is part of Yahoo! Inc's global network. Yahoo! Inc is a leading provider of comprehensive online products and services to customers and businesses worldwide. Yahoo! is the No. 1 Internet brand globally and the most trafficked Internet destination worldwide. Headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif, Yahoo!'s global network includes 25 world properties and is available in 13 languages.
About Hongkong Post
For further information, please visit : http://www.hongkongpost.com
For media inquiries, please contact:
| Yahoo! Hong Kong | Hongkong Post |
|---|---|
| Mr. Jonathan Lai Product Marketing Manager - e-Commerce Service Direct: 2837 6319 Fax: 2882 6890 Email: jlai@yahoo-inc.com |
Mr. Roy SIU Senior Manager Public Relations Direct: 2921 2261 Fax: 2869 9519 Email: roysiu@hkpo.gov.hk |
Speech for Mr. Michael Chung, Acting Assistant Postmaster General (Chinese version)
Yahoo! Hong Kong and Hongkong Post hosted the new Yahoo! Shopping concept Launching Ceremony at the General Post Office on 7 December 2004. Mr. Michael CHUNG, the Acting Assistant Postmaster General (Business Development), handed over the first cart of parcels ordered online to Mr. Alfred TSOI, the General Manager of Yahoo! Hong Kong at the ceremony to symbolize the kick-off of the cooperation.