Hong Kong is versatile, cosmopolitan, and eager for digital transformation. It’s the perfect launch-pad for a business like ours to grow and expand internationally.
Already China’s largest technology services provider for publishers, DCG partners with some 70 percent of the country’s publishing firms. Of the 2.4 million printed books in active circulation, some 400,000 utilise DCG’s digital solutions. Speaking from DCG’s Hong Kong headquarters that was setup in 2024, Larry Li, CEO of DCG Global Business Group revealed the advantages of establishing a presence in the city. “The move to Hong Kong was a major step towards international growth. Hong Kong is versatile, cosmopolitan, and eager for digital transformation. It’s the perfect launch-pad for a business like ours to grow and expand internationally.”
Li further described how the digital era is opening up remarkable new opportunities for publishers, “by digital transformation we’re not talking about eBooks. A key part of our business involves creating digital content that can be accessed directly from the paper book itself via QR codes, significantly enriching the reader experience.” DCG provides solutions to publishers from end-to-end via artificial intelligence (AI) technology, addressing their needs from before to after the book is published. This includes channelling text pages to premium online resources such as videos, audio files, practice exercises and much more, turning traditional books into a vehicle for a complete digital experience.
“We also offer publishers WhatsBook, a sophisticated AI tool suite for proofing and editing, along with templates for creating digital content. We’re supporting publishers across the entire product lifecycle, from manuscript to publication and beyond, helping them lower the relevant costs by up to 30 percent.” added Li.
For publishers, the benefits extend beyond greater reader engagement. DCG enhances paper books by empowering publishers to add value through digitalisation, creating new revenue streams from premium content. Readers’ online activities also generate vital data about their interests, which remains entirely under the publisher’s ownership, along with all related IPs.
International Expansion via Hong Kong
According to Li, the city’s robust international contract law and IP positions, which global partners know and trust, as well as a great place for raising fund are truly beneficial to the company. “The pro-business environment in Hong Kong, with organisations like Invest Hong Kong which support our business events, offer promotional initiatives and facilitate networking opportunities, have been valuable in supporting our efforts in the city, ” he added, “looking ahead, DCG is expanding into Malaysia, Singapore and Turkey via the Hong Kong office, and have our sights set on further afield.”
