MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

30.01.2013

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

MAXTEL  LTD.

 

 

Registered Office :

18/F., One Harbourfront, 18 Tak Fung Street, Hunghom, Kowloon

 

 

Country :

Hong Kong

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

01.04.1998.

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

21809633

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Company.

 

 

Line of Business :

Importer, Exporter and Manufacturer of Garments, other textile products, furniture, electric appliances, etc

 

 

No. of Employees :

30

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Ba

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

Satisfactory

 

Status :

Good

Payment Behaviour :

No Complaints

Litigation :

Clear

NOTES :

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ECGC Country Risk Classification List – June 30th, 2012

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(31.03.2011)

Current Rating

(30.06.2012)

Hong Kong

A2

A2

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 

 

HONG KONG - ECONOMIC OVERVIEW

 

Hong Kong has a free market economy, highly dependent on international trade and finance - the value of goods and services trade, including the sizable share of re-exports, is about four times GDP. Hong Kong's open economy left it exposed to the global economic slowdown that began in 2008. Although increasing integration with China, through trade, tourism, and financial links, helped it to make an initial recovery more quickly than many observers anticipated, it again faces a possible slowdown as exports to the Euro zone and US slump. The Hong Kong government is promoting the Special Administrative Region (SAR) as the site for Chinese renminbi (RMB) internationalization. Hong Kong residents are allowed to establish RMB-denominated savings accounts; RMB-denominated corporate and Chinese government bonds have been issued in Hong Kong; and RMB trade settlement is allowed. The territory far exceeded the RMB conversion quota set by Beijing for trade settlements in 2010 due to the growth of earnings from exports to the mainland. RMB deposits grew to roughly 7.8% of total system deposits in Hong Kong by the end of 2011, an increase of over 59% since the beginning of the year. The government is pursuing efforts to introduce additional use of RMB in Hong Kong financial markets and is seeking to expand the RMB quota. The mainland has long been Hong Kong's largest trading partner, accounting for about half of Hong Kong's exports by value. Hong Kong's natural resources are limited, and food and raw materials must be imported. As a result of China's easing of travel restrictions, the number of mainland tourists to the territory has surged from 4.5 million in 2001 to 28 million in 2011, outnumbering visitors from all other countries combined. Hong Kong has also established itself as the premier stock market for Chinese firms seeking to list abroad. In 2011 mainland Chinese companies constituted about 43% of the firms listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and accounted for about 56% of the Exchange's market capitalization. During the past decade, as Hong Kong's manufacturing industry moved to the mainland, its service industry has grown rapidly. Growth slowed to 5% in 2011. Credit expansion and tight housing supply conditions caused Hong Kong property prices to rise rapidly in 2010 and inflation to rise 5.3% in 2011. Lower and middle income segments of the population are increasingly unable to afford adequate housing. Hong Kong continues to link its currency closely to the US dollar, maintaining an arrangement established in 1983.

Source : CIA


Company name and address

 

MAXTEL  LTD.

 

 

ADDRESS:       18/F., One Harbourfront, 18 Tak Fung Street, Hunghom, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

 

PHONE:            2954 2266,  2272 0701

 

FAX:                 2954 2890

 

E-MAIL:            peter.ho@ksphkg.com

 

 

MANAGEMENT

 

Managing Director:  Mr. Mordechai Kafry

 

 

SUMMARY

 

Incorporated on:             1st April, 1998.

 

Organization:                 Private Limited Company.

 

Capital:                         Nominal:           HK$10,000.00

Issued:              HK$1,000.00

 

Business Category:        Importer, Exporter and Manufacturer.

 

Group Annual Turnover:  HK$350~400 million

 

Employees:                   30.

 

Main Dealing Banker:     The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd., Hong Kong.

 

Banking Relation:           Good.


ADDRESS

 

Registered Head Office:-

18/F., One Harbourfront, 18 Tak Fung Street, Hunghom, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

 

Holding Company:-

The Bridge Holding Ltd., Hong Kong.  (Same address)

 

Associated/Affiliated Companies:-

Bridge Group of Companies

Addwood Ltd., Hong Kong.  (Same address)

Canway Industries Ltd., China.

Canway Industries Ltd., Hong Kong.

CSV Ltd., Hong Kong.

East Asia Buying Services Ltd., Hong Kong.

Fabritex Exports (Pvt) Ltd., India.

Fillberg Ltd., Hong Kong.

Hoodvian Ltd., Hong Kong.

Koggala Garments (Pvt) Ltd., Sri Lanka.

KSP Ltd., Hong Kong.

Noveltrade International Ltd., Hong Kong.

Osprey Clothing (Pvt) Ltd., Sri Lanka.

Riviera Ltd., Israel.

T.S.I. Industries (Pvt) Ltd., India.

VC Collection Ltd., Hong Kong.

Wingreat Ltd., Hong Kong.

Wingreat Ltd., Sri Lanka.

Wingreat Ltd., Taiwan.

Wingreat Ltd., Vietnam.

Wingreat Shenzhen, China.

etc.

 

 

BUSINESS REGISTRATION NUMBER

 

 21809633

 

 

COMPANY FILE NUMBER

 

0641038

 

 

MANAGEMENT

 

Managing Director:  Mr. Mordechai Kafry

Contact Person:  Ms. Viola Chan

CAPITAL

 

Nominal Share Capital: HK$10,000.00 (Divided into 10,000 shares of HK$1.00 each)

 

Issued Share Capital: HK$1,000.00

 

 

SHAREHOLDERS

(As per registry dated 01-04-2012)

 

Name

 

No. of shares

Multihulls Trading Ltd., Hong Kong.

 

250

David’s Bridal Inc.

1001, Washington Street, Conshohocken PA 19428, USA.

 

250

Pretty Fashion Inc.

5/F., No. 67-1 Ho9 Ping Road, Lu-Chou Hsiang, Taipei, Taiwan.

 

250

The Bridge Holding Ltd., Hong Kong.

 

250

 

 

–––––

 

Total:

1,000

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DIRECTORS  

(As per registry dated 01-04-2012)

 

Name

(Nationality)

 

Address

Robert D. HUTH

44 West Lancaster Avenue, Suite 250, Ardmore, P.A. 19003, U.S.A.

 

Mordechai KAFRY

1/F., May Tower II, 5 May Road, Hong Kong.

 

Malik Devapriya SAMARAWICKRAMA

 

50/24 Bullers Lane, Colombo 7, Sri Lanka.

HUANG Wen Jen, Andy

5/F., No. 64-1, Ho Ping Road, Lu-Chou Hsiang, Taipei, Taiwan,

 

 

SECRETARY

(As per registry dated 01-04-2012)

 

Name

Address

Co. No.

Teamwork Secretarial Co. Ltd.

20/F., Hong Kong Trade Centre, 161-167 Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong.

0248117

 


HISTORY

 

The subject was incorporated on 1st April, 1998 as a private limited liability company under the Hong Kong Companies Ordinance.

Apart from these, neither material change nor amendment has been ever traced and noted.

 

 

OPERATIONS

 

Activities:                      Importer, Exporter and Manufacturer.

 

Lines:                           Garments, other textile products, furniture, electric appliances, etc.

 

Employees:                   30.

 

Commodities Imported:   Sri Lanka, China, other Asian countries, etc.

 

Markets:                       Asian countries, Europe, North America, etc.

 

Group Annual Turnover:  HK$350~400 million

 

Terms/Sales:                  L/C, T/T, etc.

 

Terms/Buying:               L/C, D/P, O/A, etc.

 

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Nominal Share Capital:   HK$10,000.00 (Divided into 10,000 shares of HK$1.00 each)

 

Issued Share Capital:     HK$1,000.00

 

Profit or Loss:                Making a small profit every year.

 

Condition:                       Keeping in an active condition.

 

Facilities:                       Making quite active use of general banking facilities.

 

Payment:                      Met trade commitments as required.

 

Commercial Morality:      Satisfactory.

 

Banker:                          The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd., Hong Kong.

 

Standing:                      Good.

 

GENERAL

 

Having issued 1,000 ordinary shares of HK$1.00 each, Maxtel Ltd. is equally owned by four firms: Multihulls Trading Ltd., Hong Kong; David’s Bridal Inc., the United States; Pretty Fashion Inc., Taiwan; and The Bridge Holding Ltd., Hong Kong.

The subject is trading in garments, other textile products, furniture, electric appliances, etc.  It seems that the subject’s main business is garment trading.

Bridge was founded in 1996 and its headquarters are located in Hong Kong.  The Bridge Group is headed by the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer – Mr. Mordechai Kafry.

The main activities of the Group are:-

·         Buying Office;

·         Investment;

·         Manufacturing; &

·         Retailing.

The subject has had an associated company Hoodvian Ltd. [Hoodvian] located the same building.  Hoodvian is the manufacturing arm of the Bridge Group with facilities in Sri Lanka, India and China.  Britannia Global Trading Group Ltd. is the sales office for Hoodvian in the United Kingdom.  Hoodvian is a garment manufacturer and trader.  It has had affiliated manufacturing facilities in Sri Lanka, India, and China.

In Sri Lanka only, the Bridge Group has about 4,000 employees.

The subject is fully supported by the Bridge Group.  The Group is trading in the following commodities:-

·         Blouses;

·         Bridal Gown;

·         Cardigan , Sweater and Pullover;

·         Coats;

·         Dresses and Skirts;

·         Evening and Party Dresses;

·         Furniture – Chinese Style;

·         Furniture – Outdoor;

·         Furniture – Western Style;

·         Household Products – Glass;

·         Household Products – Metal;

·         Household Products – Plastic;

·         Household Products – Wooden;

·         Jacket – Ladies (Excluding Ski-Jacket);

·         Jacket – Men (Excluding Ski-Jacket);

·         Jeans;

·         Shirts;

·         Tee and Sweat Shirts; &

·         Trousers and Slacks.

The annual sales turnover of the Bridge Group ranges from HK$350 to 400 million.  Business is profitable.

Mr. Malik Devapriya Samarawickrama is one of the directors of the subject.

Recently, companies connected to Malik Samarawickrama, have launched an internal investigation into an alleged Rs. 80 million fraud.  Samarawickrama is one of the major players in the garment industry in Sri Lanka.

His companies include the Penguin garment group and Hoodvian Ltd.  Sources speaking on condition of anonymity have indicated that the fraud has been committed by a group of persons trusted by Samarawickrama over a number of years.  The same sources commented that Malik  Samarawickrama was “very angry and hurt” by the turn of events especially because they appear to have committed the fraud whilst enjoying the confidence, trust and authority bestowed upon them by Samarawickrama.


The contact person of the subject is Ms. Viola Chan who is a Hongkongnese.  The history of the subject in Hong Kong is over fourteen years.

On the whole, consider the subject good for normal business engagements.

 


 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.53.70

UK Pound

1

Rs.84.35

Euro

1

Rs.72.21

 

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Report Prepared by :

PRL

 

 

RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

RATING

STATUS

 

 

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

>86

Aaa

Possesses an extremely sound financial base with the strongest capability for timely payment of interest and principal sums

 

Unlimited

71-85

Aa

Possesses adequate working capital. No caution needed for credit transaction. It has above average (strong) capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Large

56-70

A

Financial & operational base are regarded healthy. General unfavourable factors will not cause fatal effect. Satisfactory capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Fairly Large

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

 

Satisfactory

26-40

B

Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average.

 

Small

11-25

Ca

Adverse factors are apparent. Repayment of interest and principal sums in default or expected to be in default upon maturity

 

Limited with full security

<10

C

Absolute credit risk exists. Caution needed to be exercised

 

 

Credit not recommended

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NB

New Business

 

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This score serves as a reference to assess SC’s credit risk and to set the amount of credit to be extended. It is calculated from a composite of weighted scores obtained from each of the major sections of this report. The assessed factors and their relative weights (as indicated through %) are as follows:

 

Financial condition (40%)            Ownership background (20%)                 Payment record (10%)

Credit history (10%)                    Market trend (10%)                                Operational size (10%)

 

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