Ron McFarlandの Personal Journey (9-t): Business Trip - Hong Kong

Hong Kong

香港はいすゞにとって大きなマーケットの一つ。
Hong Kong was one of the big markets for Isuzu Motors. They had a very high commercial vehicle market share there. Also, the distributor there had a division, which sold into China. Interestingly, vehicles on the road in Hong Kong were very different than those in China. Hong Kong was right-hand drive. China was left-hand drive. Hong Kong’s emission laws were very strict. China’s were not. Now, with Hong Kong being part of China, the two should be coming closer and closer all the time hopefully for the betterment of both.


香港の営業はスキルレベルが高く、車の機能以外に教える必要はなかった。
With the stress of living in such a small place, the salesmen in Hong Kong are very professional and aggressive. There was very little I could teach them about salesmanship. I could only teach them the features of the vehicles, which was my greatest success there. Other than that, they didn’t need me.

< Heavy-duty truck training in Hong Kong, March 1988 >




現在、香港は中国の一部だが、元はイギリスの植民地。カナダ、イギリスなどへの留学や移住も多く、英語も堪能。
日本人よりもはるかにグローバルビジネススキルは高い。ビジネスの常識が通じるので、仕事はやりやすい。