Red A Plastic, family-run company that’s a household name in Hong Kong for its buckets and cups

Although many Hongkongers will have used a Red A Plastic product made by Star Industrial, they might not know about the company’s local roots

The company has made everything from buckets to cups to stools to the iconic red lamps found in the city’s wet markets

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Star Industrial’s Red A Plastic products can be found in many a Hongkonger’s household. Photo: Winson Wong

Published: 12:45pm, 16 Jun 2021Updated: 4:32pm, 16 Jun 2021

For the past 72 years, Star Industrial’s Red A Plastic has furnished Hong Kong homes, companies and restaurants with daily necessities. It has made everything from buckets to cups to stools to the iconic red lamps found in the city’s wet markets.

Although many a Hongkonger has used a Star Industrial product, they might not know about the company’s roots in the city.

Based in San Po Kong in East Kowloon, Star Industrial has a showroom featuring some of the Red A Plastic products it has made over the years. In its factory, machines hum as they churn out plastic containers that are stacked, then packaged in cardboard boxes; Star Industrial makes 1,700 items – for households, industries such as catering and logistics, and hospitals.

The family-owned company is run by Jessica Leung and her older sister. They are constantly looking for ways to grow its product offering and ensure its relevance to customers.

Jessica Leung, who runs Star Industrial with her older sister, in the Red A Plastic showroom where products it has made in the past seven decades are on display. Photo: Winson Wong

Leung, who is in her early 40s, is proud of the company’s local roots, which were established in the spring of 1949 by her paternal grandfather, who came to Hong Kong from Shanghai.

Red A Plastic, family-run company that’s a household name in Hong Kong for its buckets and cups

Although many Hongkongers will have used a Red A Plastic product made by Star Industrial, they might not know about the company’s local roots The company has made everything from buckets to cups to stools to the iconic red lamps found in the city’s wet markets

Although many Hongkongers will have used a Red A Plastic product made by Star Industrial, they might not know about the company’s local roots

The company has made everything from buckets to cups to stools to the iconic red lamps found in the city’s wet markets