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The article chronicles the major shifts that affect the publishing and printing industries in the past decade, as well as the responses of print manufacturers from Hong Kong, China. In 2001, direct-to-print was in its initial stages and the first Screen TruePress was first seen outside Japan at Dai Nippon's New Territories facility in Hong Kong. In 2010, quick file correction and title revision is enabled by digitization.

The article reports on the approach taken by Hong Kong/China print manufacturers to increasing productivity. It is noted that such manufacturers substituted success with higher efficiencies given the frenetic activities that are going on at every production facility. Such an approach involves the deployment of automated systems and the installation of new technologies. On-screen proofing is widely used, except for the high-end illustrated book segment. Information is also presented on several print suppliers.