Hong Kong As A World Transport And Logistics Hub (16 Nov 2007)

Mr. Gilbert Lau, Managing Director of Oriental Logistics, delivered a lecture to the students of the Vocational Training Council in a seminar. The seminar, “Hong Kong as a World Transport and Logistics Hub”, is one of the VTC, 25th Anniversary Distinguished Lecture Series. Mr. Lau shared with the audience with his rich and practical industrial experiences, illustrating with informative and inspiring examples. The presentation was of great interest to the audience. Representatives of the HK VTC gave their appreciation to Mr. Lau for his outstanding and valuable sharing. Mr. Lau is honored to be one of the distinguished lecturers. The invitation of VTC further proves and confirms the rich experience and high quality of Oriental Logistics. Over the years, Oriental Logistics expands and develops gradually, becoming the spearhead of the HK Logistics industry. Mr. Lau is pleased to be invited and wishes his sharing would help the participants to understand more about logistics supply chain management.

(Provided by Oriental Logistics : http://www.orientallogistics.com/newoll04/html/eng/pr/2007/20071220.htm )

The "Unicef Charity Run" 2007 At Hong Kong Disneyland Park (02 Dec 2007)

Oriental Logistics always dedicates themselves to charitable activities. Our company strongly supports the Unicef Charity, in aid of children’s rights in Survival, Development and Protection and we participated in the “Unicef Charity Run” program on the 2nd of December 2007 at the Hong Kong Disneyland Park. At 7 o’clock, in the morning, we started off doing the charity run at Hong Kong Disneyland Car Park, running past the Disneyland Hotel, Inspiration Lake, and along Magic Road, Sea Point Road and the Waterfront near the Disneyland Hotel, and finally we finished the charity run at the Disneyland Ferry Pier. Oriental's Management team and staff joined the event to support such a meaningful activity. As a caring company of Hong Kong, Oriental Logistics has donated an equal amount of money with respect to the total amount of donation by the staff, so as to add double the benefits raised and make a difference to the lives of needy children around the world.

(Provided by Oriental Logistics : http://www.orientallogistics.com/newoll04/html/eng/pr/2007/20071202.htm )

How Can IT Applications Enhance Logistics Operations (10 Nov 2007)

The Managing Director of Oriental Logistics, Mr. Gilbert Lau Wai-kwong, was invited to give a presentation on the MILT Day, an e-Business Update Seminar held by The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in Hong Kong (CILTHK). Mr. Lau gave a presentation on “How can IT applications enhances logistics operations”, sharing his views on how to utilize technology to help the logistics industry stay competitive. Mr. Lau is experienced in the Logistics Industry, Supply Chain Management, Warehouse Operations and Inventory Management. Hence he was invited to share how to overcome key business and technology challenges in supply chain management in Hong Kong. The key to staying competitive is to have good and effective communications and cooperation with customers. The invitation of CILTHK further proves and confirms Oriental Logistics effective communications with its customers over the years, especially through the interactive IT logistics systems. Mr. Lau is pleased to be invited and wishes his sharing, would help the participants to understand more about logistics supply chain management.

(Provided by Oriental Logistics : http://www.orientallogistics.com/newoll04/html/eng/pr/2007/20071109_milt.htm )

Fire Prevention Seminar (10 Nov 2007)

In order to raise the staff awareness safety and fire prevention, Oriental Logistics held two Fire Prevention Seminars. A team of firemen was invited to the company headquarters to teach fire prevention and safety knowledge. Also, they gave demonstrations on how to use the fire-fighting facilities. The fire prevention seminars were held in the conference room in the company headquarters. Afterwards in the car park area there was a demonstration on using fire extinguishers. Oriental Logistics wishes to improve the fire preventive knowledge, as well as to raise the safety awareness of staff through the fire prevention seminars, so as to avoid outbreak of fires. The Human Resources Department of Oriental Logistics held the seminars and there were about 60 staff attending in all.

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How Can IT Applications Enhance Logistics Operations (25 Sept 2007)

Managing Director of Oriental Logistics, Mr. Gilbert Lau, was invited to give a speech during a Supply Chain Management Seminar in September 2007. It was held by Li & Fung Institute of Supply Chain Management & Logistics, CUHK.
Mr. Lau spoke on “How Can IT Applications Enhance Logistics Operations”, sharing his views with senior executives from logistics companies and those from other fields.
There were six panel speakers and Mr. Lau is honored to be one of them. The invitation of CUHK further proves and confirms the rich experience and high quality of Oriental Logistics. Over the years, Oriental Logistics expands and develops gradually, becoming the spearhead of the industry.
Representative of Li & Fung Institute of Supply Chain Management & Logistics of CUHK thanks Mr. Lau for his valuable sharing. Mr. Lau is pleased to be invited and wishes his sharing would help the participants to understand more about logistics supply chain management.

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Mile Stones Of Oriental Logistics (1997 - 2007)

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Striving for service excellence (21 Sept 2007)

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Local Start-up Builds Global Reach (01 Jun 2007)

When Gilbert Lau started Oriental Logistics Holdings Ltd shortly after the Handover* in 1997, he had just 20 staff, three storeys of storage space and not a single truck or inventory system. Ten years on, his company reaches into 75 cities with a workforce of 300, half a million square-foot of storage space, 50 lorries, 15 container trucks and its own range of operating systems. In that time, the company has expanded into a niche market business providing warehousing for dangerous goods, cargo distribution, and high-end, value-added services such as system design, inventory management, total logistics packages, repacking and international freight forwarding. What's more, Oriental Logistics is asset based, owning much of its own warehousing. It represents phenomenal growth, but Mr Lau's motto is "Success is a journey, but not a destination," so he is not one to rest on his laurels. "If I thought I was successful that would mean I'm satisfied and therefore (would) relax and not be so hard working," says Mr Lau, the company's managing director, at his office in the logistics heartland of Kwai Chung. "We are honest and sincere; we know how to give quality service to our customers. We're very stable and a good quality provider in the market," he says. He praises Hong Kong's business environment for enabling his company to start-up and grow, citing the absence of import duties, simple tax laws and efficient customs clearance. "Bureaucracy here is minimal compared to the Chinese mainland and many other places. Hong Kong is the most stable place to set up a regional depot. People here are also hard-working and smart, they can solve problems right away. They are also bilingual, which is important for a company with overseas clients."	Gilbert Lau has built up Oriental Logistics into a global operation covering 75 cities
	Serving a niche market for dangerous goods and high-end services has proved to be a successful formula
One-stop service
After a career spent mostly in the chemical industry for giants such as Bayer Chemicals and ICI, Mr Lau realised there was a gap in the market for storage and transportation of dangerous goods. "There was no one-stop service at that time," he recalls. So he set out to create his own. He re-mortgaged his two properties to raise around HK$6 million (US$760,000) for initial investment and secure a cash flow. Then he persuaded ICI to rent him storage space and outsource its logistics operations to him. He took the staff from ICI's warehouse and began from scratch. "At that time I didn't even know what a DO (delivery order) was," he says. But his experience of stocktaking and handling dangerous goods gave him a good start. The early days were tough, though not because of the financial crisis that engulfed the region. Mr Lau had to deal with the demands of paying customers, the ambivalence of some of his newly acquired staff and the task of developing his own e-commerce systems. He initially worked with outside programmers, but found they could not deliver a system that he wanted so he hired his own team and created unique software. The product is now one of many marketed by Oriental Logistics.
Zero defect
Oriental Logistics' second client was Hong Kong's tourism authority, now called the Hong Kong Tourism Board, which required careful storage of its souvenirs, brochures and collaterals, printed in many languages, as well as extensive international distribution. As he developed better software and inventory management with a "zero defect" pledge to cater for such demanding clients, big international names such as DuPont, adidas, Escada and Japanese cosmetics retailer DHC signed up for his services. Logistics companies such as Oriental have leveraged their supply chain management capabilities and systems – which enable clients to track products and check inventories from their computer - to cash in on value-added services required by modern international customers. Mr Lau says export business is growing with US and European firms looking to get products into China's cities. He adds the mainland market is still immature in terms of point to point logistics and margins are very small. Nevertheless, an extensive network is being built to meet growing demand, which includes agents and warehouses in Beijing, Shanghai, Wuhan, Guizhou, Guangzhou and Shenzhen. It's all a far cry from when Mr Lau started out hiring trucks on an ad-hoc basis. But with a company that had the vision to "become the best logistics provider of the decade," it is just part of his successful journey.
* "The Handover" refers to Hong Kong's return from British to Chinese rule on July 1, 1997.

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10th Year Anniversary Celebration Gift – Crystal Paperweight (30 Jun 2007)

Oriental Logistics is celebrating its 10th Year Anniversary on June 30. Various gifts were designed to celebrate this memorable moment. The crystal paperweight is one of them. It is round shaped with the 10th Year Anniversary celebration logo engraved.
Crystal always signifies the ability to forecast the future, to know the unknown. It implies that Oriental Logistics would have the ability to know the unknown, to have insights into the future development of the industry, create and lead the future trend. That is what an industry spearhead would do.
The crystal paperweight also implies the decade-long history of Oriental Logistics. In 1997, it started the business with public warehousing for general cargo and various kinds of dangerous goods, and some physical cargo distribution. Later it started providing high end, high value-added services such as e-commerce logistics, third party warehousing, total logistics services, inventory management and freight forwarding…all of which consolidates the nowadays market role, as the spearhead in the industry.
The precious crystal paperweights were sent to Oriental Logistics staffs, in order to share the joy of 10th Anniversary with all of them. Colleagues were delightful to receive it as a gift. They also believe that the future of Oriental Logistics would be as bright as the crystal paperweight indicates.

(Provided by Oriental Logistics : http://www.orientallogistics.com/newoll04/html/eng/pr/2007/20070912.htm )

Mr. Lau's Speech On The 10th Year Anniversary Celebrating Dinner (30 Jun 2007)

The Managing Director of Oriental Logistics, Mr. Gilbert Lau, gave speech in the 10th Year Anniversary Celebrating Dinner, sharing the joy of 10th Year Anniversary with more than 200 colleagues. He talked about the history and development of Oriental Logistics.
In the speech, Mr. Lau thanks and appreciates the effort made by colleagues over the years. He believes the current success of Oriental Logistics is brought by the hard work and close cooperation among colleagues. Over the past ten years, the company has come across difficulties and even low tides, yet, through the teamwork among good colleagues, problems could always be solved.
Mr. Lau also mentions about the future development plan. In future years, Mr. Lau wishes Oriental Logistics could maintain its advantages in the industry, and move forward to further strengthen its competitiveness. Oriental Logistics would also put more resources on employees training.
For consumers, Oriental Logistics would further improve and strengthen its services quality guarantee and management. On technical side, it would further the quantifiable and scientific management, increase the management cost effectiveness, so as to increase gross margin percentage of the company.
Mr. Lau also suggests Oriental Logistics to further expand the China business in full scale in 2008, and to speed up the freight forwarding agency (or the Class A license) business. Last but not the least, Mr. Lau said he desires to celebrate another 10th Year Anniversary with every single Oriental colleague in 2017.

(Provided by Oriental Logistics : http://www.orientallogistics.com/newoll04/html/eng/pr/2007/20070911.htm )

The 10th Anniversary Logo (01 Jul 2007)

The 10th Anniversary logo is printed in Silver color with a Sky Blue background. Words are printed in Silver, which is sharp, implying Oriental Logistics would have a promising future in the industry. A Sky Blue background also indicates a bright future.
The logo reminds us Oriental Logistics has been established for 10 years, since 1997. It started the business with public warehousing for general cargo and various kinds of dangerous goods, and some physical cargo distribution. Later it started providing high end, high value-added services such as e-commerce logistics, third party warehousing, total logistics services, inventory management and freight forwarding…all of which consolidates the nowadays market role, as the spearhead in the industry.
The logo has been used for promotional purposes. It was printed on the company calendars, website, the 10th Year Anniversary booklets, the Anniversary celebration gifts, such as tea caddies and engraved crystal. Also it was presented on the advertisements, such as those printed on the Hong Kong Logistics Association Booklet. Next year, we are going to print it on the company wall calendars. Yet, success for us is not a destination but a journey to go. In the coming 10 or 20 years, decades by decades, Oriental Logistics would continue to grow stronger, with more decennial celebration logos designed.

(Provided by Oriental Logistics : http://www.orientallogistics.com/newoll04/html/eng/pr/2007/20070903_1.htm )

10th Year Anniversary Dinner (30 Jun 2007)

The 10th Year Anniversary dinner was held on 30th June 2007, in Happy Valley Racecourse. All Oriental Logistics staffs were invited who then left with a happy smile and a full stomach!
During the General Staff Meeting, the Managing Director, Mr. Gilbert Lau and the company managers gave speeches on their working process, as well as their feeling towards the first “10th Year” of Oriental Logistics. Mr. Lau shared the joy of 10th Year Anniversary with more than 200 colleagues, talking about the history and development of Oriental Logistics. Mr. Lau also presented prizes to outstanding and long-serving staff.
Oriental staff enjoyed the night a lot, with mahjong games, lucky draw, company-wide games such as bingo, which were organized by the nine-colleagues celebration committee. Colleagues had a lot of fun and the mood was running especially high when playing games. The whole room was filled with bursts of applause.
Also, the 10th Year Anniversary booklet, tea caddies and crystal paperweights were given to the company staff. It was a great night and it was ended with some group shots.

(Provided by Oriental Logistics : http://www.orientallogistics.com/newoll04/html/eng/pr/2007/20070903_2.htm )

RTHK Interview (3 Jun 2007)

Low Res High Res

Recently, a current affairs program of RTHK covers an interview with the Managing Director of Oriental Logistics, Mr. Gilbert Lau, which was shown early June on ATV. The program studies the development of Hong Kong as a commercial metropolis. Mr. Lau talks about the positioning of Hong Kong, and how would he make good use of the close inter-relations with the mainland, then turn the challenges arisen from mainland cities, into an opportunity for his company expansion. In the last ten years, he fully utilized the close connections with the mainland, thus expanded the business ten times more. Mr. Lau also shares about his views towards the next generation, which he thinks they need less sheltering and more challenges so could they contribute to the society in future days.

(Provided by Oriental Logistics : http://www.orientallogistics.com/newoll04/html/eng/pr/2007/20070816.htm )

Letter of Appreciation by DHC (26 Jun 2007)

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Managing Director, Mr. Gilbert Lau's Presentation At Hong Kong Logistics Technology Management Forum On: "How Do SMEs Adopt IT On A Budget"(5 May 2007

Mr. Gilbert Lau, Managing Director of Oriental Logistics Co. Ltd. was invited to Hong Kong Logistics Technology Management Forum. In the forum, Mr. Lau gave a presentation sharing his views on "How do SMEs adopt IT on a budget".
Mr. Lau, together with other experts from logistics field, gave a speech on worldwide logistics technology trends and business strategies. The invitation further shows and confirms Oriental Logistics's leading position in the market. Over the years, Oriental Logistics has been well established and becomes the spearhead in the logistics field.
Mr. Lau is honored and pleased to share his views with those who are interested in the logistics industry. There were more than 400 participants from the local logistics field attending the forum. It was organized and supported by Hong Kong Productivity Council and 14 logistics industry associations respectively. Logistics Development Council of HKSAR government sponsored the event.

(Provided by Oriental Logistics : http://www.orientallogistics.com/newoll04/html/eng/pr/2007/20070505.htm )

Oriental Logistics Registers Its Trademark ® (28 Mar 2007)

By registering its trademark, Oriental Logistics provides reassurance and confidence to its customers as well as enhancement of its corporate image.
Legal Aspect.The internet has caused trade-names and trademarks to become more valuable and the number of registered trademarks have increased substantially. Registering its trademark Oriental Logistics prevents conflict arising in the future in the misuse of its logo. The ® symbol provides constructive notice of ownership of the trademark by Oriental Logistics Company Limited and its exclusive right to use the trademark.Any infringement on Oriental Logistics trademark is illegal and therefore grounds for Oriental Logistics to sue the infringing party. A trademark is an intangible asset that may be protected from use by others.
Business AspectIt is widely concluded that businesses that show the trademark ® symbol for their corporate name are widely considered to be more credible, established and professional than those companies that do not.The ® symbol therefore attracts more esteemed and well-founded customers due to the increased perception of stability and confidence.Having a trademark achieves added protection against imitation and assures customers against future names that are merely similar in sound, appearance or meaning.

(Provided by Oriental Logistics : http://www.orientallogistics.com/newoll04/html/eng/pr/2007/20070328.htm )

Oriental Logistics Share Joy With Uniquely Designed Tea Caddies (01 Mar 2007)

To celebrate Chinese New Year, Oriental Logistics sales and marketing team designed a series of tea caddies for our customers, which is repacked by the Oriental repacking team. The team repackages the tea, tins and boxes into a tea caddy set, which is nicely and uniquely designed.
Sales and marketing team would like to make our customers smile by sending them the stylishly and uniquely designed tea caddies. On the one hand we are grateful to them for their support, on the other hand we share the joy of New Year with them.
More than that, the tea caddies contain high quality Chinese tea, "Oiong tea", indicating the professional services and quality work of the two teams, as well as Oriental Logistics.

(Provided by Oriental Logistics : http://www.orientallogistics.com/newoll04/html/eng/pr/2007/20070301.htm )

Professional Seminar Series: Logistics Industry (10 Feb 2007)

To provide Hong Kong logistics industries with available manpower, the School of Professional Education and Executive Development of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and JobMarket have jointly organized a Professional Seminar Series where Mr. Gilbert Lau, Managing Director of Oriental Logistics Holdings Company Limited, Mr. Anthony Lau, Baltrans Holdings Limited, Mr. Ricky Wong, the Chamber of Hong Kong Logistics Industry, Mr. Ivan Ha, SGS Hong Kong Ltd. were invited to share views towards the future development of the industry. During that seminar on 10 February, 2007, as quoted by one of the organizing parties, JobMarket, the young audience expressed very positive comments and were inspired with confidence upon building up their careers in the supply chain industry. These young participants spoke that they understood only by equipping themselves with IT technological capabilities could they create a bright prospect.

(Provided by Oriental Logistics : http://www.orientallogistics.com/newoll04/html/eng/pr/2007/20070210.htm )

Football Match With Delide Logistics Company (04 Feb 2007)

As February is the heralds of Chinese New Year, Oriental Logistics (Guangzhou) team is going to make use of that festive period to enhance partnerships with customers, as well as providing colleagues with wholesome sports activities. Therefore, by the 4th of February, 2007, our Guangzhou team has kicked off a football match with Delide Logistics Company staff at the soccer field of Xiayuan Park inside Guangzhou Economic & Technology Development District. Our Guangzhou colleagues were very dedicated and hence, their performances have won a big round of applause. As a result, Oriental and Delide drew 3-3. Finally, all participants joined together to take a nice snap.

(Provided by Oriental Logistics : http://www.orientallogistics.com/newoll04/html/eng/pr/2007/20070204.htm )

Executive Training Programme Of Guangdong CEOs (25 Jan 2007)

On 25th January, 2007, Hong Kong Trade Development Council hosted “Executive Training Programme of Guangdong CEOs” at Oriental Logistics warehousing headquarters. These senior executives from various listed companies in the Mainland grouped together in Oriental’s secure inventory unit area for the purpose of learning from electronic system management of total logistics services by a Hong Kong based enterprise with overseas branches. On the occasion, they have exchanged fruitful ideas with Oriental team about how to gain from integrated inventory system on web for their Mainland businesses. These CEOs visitors expressed that they were very impressed by the web tracing system as well as the systematic operation management.

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