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Figure 54. Comparison of Improvement/Deterioration of Overall Business Environment in South China (2019-2023)
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Greatly improved Somewhat improved Comparable
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On a par with the findings in previous ä¸??å¹´è??¥ç?????´ï?è¿?????ä¼???????
years, more than half of the companies ????°å???????è¦??ç´???¶æ?该å???
studied consider the growing local market as ?·æ?å¸??å¢??æ½???????è¾???©æ?ä¼????????è¿?¸¯æ¾?
the primary reason for establishing a presence ?°å??ºâ?????¸ºç¬?????ä¸????????????¹´åº??è°?
in South China, followed by ??ransportation and ?¥ä¸­ï¼??访ä?ä¸??????°å????????¸´???大æ????
logistics advantages??, as well as ??roximity to ?? ?? � � � ????? � ?? � ?? ?? ?? � ?? ?? � ?? � � ??
Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan??. Fierce local ????????è¾?2022å¹´ï?ç¬?????ä¸?¤§????¨ä?å®??åº?
competition enters the top three challenges in ä¸????ç¼?§£ï¼?????ä¼??????¸´???ä¸?大æ????为严
this year?? findings as the biggest challenge faced å³»ã???ä»?¸»è¦??????????¼ºä¹???¼ç?人æ???????ä¸?
by the companies studied in South China. Rising 产è?è¿??????
operation costs and rising labor costs are ranked
as the second and third most severe challenges
respectively. Compared with 2022, the second
and third challenges have eased to some extent,
but the top challenge have become more severe.
Other major challenges include a shortage of
qualified personnel and industry overcapacity.

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