Bulletin Autumn‧Winter 2004

Mo n g, 22 at the time, we nt to school very e a r l y a n d d e v o t e d h i m s e l f wholeheartedly to the lessons and completed the six-year p r i ma ry school c u r r i c u l um i n the short span of six months. This firmness of purpose, coupled w i t h great diligence, laid the f ounda t i on for his immense success i n t he d a ys to c ome, a n d h i s f l u e n cy i n J a p a n e se p l a y e d a p i v o t a l r o l e i n f a c i l i t a t i ng h is b u s i n e ss c on t a c ts a n d operations i n Japan. T h e o l d Ch i n e se adage has i t t h a t ‘ G o o d t oo ls are essential to a j ob w e l l d o n e '. M r . M o n g , n o w e q u i p p ed w i t h s o l i d p r o f e s s i o n a l k n o w l e d g e i n e n g i n e e r i ng a n d a f i r m g r a sp of t he Japanese language, launched into the retail market for Japanese electrical appliances, an area not devoid of risks at the time. W i t h t h e g r e a t e s t p e r s e v e r a n c e a n d unsurpassed w i s d om he b o l d ly t ook the initiative to introduce Na t i o n al radio sets to H o n g K o n g , a n d w i t h r e m a r k a b le b u s i n e ss r e s u l ts w o n t he t r u s t of M r . Konosuke Matsushita, k n o w n as ‘the g od of ma n a g eme n t '. M r . M o n g wa s t h e n given the sole agency of National products i n H o n g K o ng and Macau, and a business p a r t n e r s h ip a n d f r i e n d s h ip of o v er 50 years thus began. A b o nd based on mu t u al r e s p e ct a n d f r a n k n e ss b e t w e e n t w o outstanding entrepreneurs that transcends the w r i t t en contract, it is a manifestation of the trust between t wo real gentlemen. Since its establishment i n 1953, the Shun H i n g G r o up has ma de i t its business to introduce quality electrical appliances to H o n g Kong. These range f r om the radios and electric rice cookers of the early days to the later wa s h i ng machines and microwave ovens, and the mo r e recent audiovisual e q u i p m e n t , o f f i c e a u t o m a t i o n e q u i p m e n t , a n d i n f o rma t i on n e t wo rk systems. I n all these business i n i t i a t i v es t h e C o m p a n y ' s p r i o r i ty has been to enhance the q u a l i ty of life i n H o n g K o n g t h r o u g h t he i n t r o - d u c t i o n of s t a t e - o f - t h e - a rt e l e c t r i c al appliances. Du r i ng the past five decades the Shun H i n g G r o up h ad g r o wn i n size and scope wh i le the l i v i ng standard of H o n g K o n g c i t i z ens h a d also r i s en f r om t he mo d e st to t he a f f l u e n t, a n d there wa s c e r t a i n ly a p r o f o u n d a n d i n a l i e n a b le connection between the two. Today, at the d a wn of the 21st century, S h un H i n g has e v o l v ed i n to a business e m p i r e w i t h d i v e r s i f i e d i n t e r e s t s emp l o y i ng about 1,600 people i n various operations all over the wo r l d. The Group's business is no l onger c o n f i n ed to h ome appliances and audio-visual products, b ut has e x t e n d ed to s e c u r i ty systems, construction, w a r e h o u s i ng a n d l o g i s t i c s, When he first arrived in Japan, Mr. Mong ardently sought to consolidate his command of Japanese and to gain in-depth understanding of the life and manners of the Japanese people. He enrolled at the Chiyoda Primary School in the Kanda district in Tokyo and,…devoted himself whole-heartedly to the lessons and completed the six-year primary school curriculum in the short span of six months. This firmness of purpose, coupled with great diligence, laid the foundation for his immense success in the days to come, and his fluency in Japanese played a pivotal role in facilitating his business contacts and operations in Japan. The 61st Congregation 33