Western Skills East-Deployed

“Therefore, while exploring how inland immigrants contributed to Hong Kong’s social and economic development, attention is also on the "overseas returning Chinese," even though fewer in number, they contributed significantly. Due to their many years living in the western world, gaining western perspective and capital, upon settling in Hong Kong, they effectively introduced (or absorbed) Western management models, boosting local enterprises' overall competitiveness. Their roots and experience in the West also positioned them perfectly as intermediaries expanding overseas trade, playing a crucial role in Hong Kong's emergence as a global business hub.”

“According to Li Dehui's accounts, after arriving in the U.S. in 1890, Li Liangyi and his brother found employment at the Union Cigar Company located at 17 Dupont Street in San Francisco.”