Asia Tech Wire (Aug 13) -- Cainiao, the logistics arm of Alibaba, has announced the launch of a local delivery service in Hong Kong.

It includes a business-to-consumer (B2C) one-stop e-commerce logistics solution and a consumer-to-consumer (C2C) service, "Cainiao EASY Shipping".

Zhu Rui, head of local delivery at Cainiao Hong Kong, pointed out that the company will roll out the service in phases to more than 700 pick-up points in Hong Kong.

She revealed that Cainiao has now opened about 80 pick-up points in Hong Kong, expecting to expand to all by the end of this year.