Our Milestone
Throughout the 3 decades, GS1 Hong Kong has been bringing industries together to revolutionise the way they do business. We evolved and stayed relevant with local business communities, helping them to capitalise on smart data, connect the supply chain with innovations, champion omni-channel business, and pioneer IoT for smarter business, better life.
We have celebrated our 30th Anniversary in 2019, please click here to revisit the precious moments here.

GS1 Hong Kong (formerly named Hong Kong Article Numbering Association) was founded by the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce.

7-11, Circle K, Mannings, ParknShop, Wellcome, etc., were among the first group of retailers to adopt the Code of Practice for barcode scanning in retail stores

Officially renamed GS1 Hong Kong.

BarcodePlus platform was launched as a cloud-based products & companies information portal for information exchange among the supply chain stakeholders.

GS1 and Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) collaboratively enabled barcode scanning features to be built directly into mobile devices to allow users scan and access trusted content.
GS1 announced the extension of GTIN to the semantic web.
Unveiled “Verified by GS1” initiative to achieve higher data quality, more completeness and easier ways to share information used by retailers, marketplaces, brand owners, etc.

Introduced Supplier Portal, a hub-based solution that enables supplier to exchange product related information/document with buyer, helping enhance communication & collaboration between suppliers & users.
Success Cases
“Committed to providing our customers with a diverse range of quality frozen…
A technology overhaul is never easy for a 3 decade-old business, it requires…
The outbreak of COVID-19 in Hong Kong had triggered a wave of panic buying of masks,…
COVID-19 pandemic and the associated lockdowns in many countries have created…
"GS1 Standards enable us to improve operation efficiency and support data…
"With foresight, the Group has recognised the imperative of strengthening the…
“Through GS1 HK's REAL Visibility solution, our customers can buy a variety of…