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Report Date : |
03.04.2014 |
IDENTIFICATION DETAILS
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Name : |
SIMPLEX DIAM LTD. |
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Registered Office : |
Room 1401, 14/F., Nine Queen’s Road Central |
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Country : |
Hong Kong |
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Date of Incorporation : |
02.05.2002 |
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Com. Reg. No.: |
32610085 |
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Legal Form : |
Private Limited Company |
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Line of Business : |
Importer, exporter and wholesaler of all kinds of diamonds and jewellery products. |
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No. of Employees : |
07 |
RATING & COMMENTS
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MIRA’s Rating : |
Ba |
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RATING |
STATUS |
PROPOSED CREDIT LINE |
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41-55 |
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Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal
commitments. |
Satisfactory |
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Status : |
Satisfactory |
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Payment Behaviour : |
No complaints |
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Litigation : |
Clear |
NOTES :
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ECGC Country Risk Classification List – September 30, 2013
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Country Name |
Previous Rating (30.06.2013) |
Current Rating (30.09.2013) |
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Hong Kong |
A1 |
A1 |
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Risk Category |
ECGC
Classification |
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Insignificant |
A1 |
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Low |
A2 |
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Moderate |
B1 |
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High |
B2 |
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Very High |
C1 |
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Restricted |
C2 |
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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
levies excise duties on only four commodities, namely: hard alcohol, tobacco,
hydrocarbon oil, and methyl alcohol. There are no quotas or dumping laws. 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 9.1% of total system deposits in Hong
Kong by the end of 2012, an increase of 59% from the previous 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 34.9 million in 2012, 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 2012 mainland Chinese
companies constituted about 46.6% of the firms listed on the Hong Kong Stock
Exchange and accounted for about 57.4% 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,
and less than 2% in 2012. Credit expansion and tight housing supply conditions
caused Hong Kong property prices to rise rapidly and inflation to rise 4.1% in
2012. 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
SIMPLEX DIAM
LTD.
ADDRESS: Room 1401, 14/F., Nine Queen’s Road Central, Hong Kong.
PHONE: 852-2522 6131
FAX: 852-2845 3470
E-MAIL: fairway@simplexdiam.net
President: Mr. Yeung Kwok Hing, Carlos
Incorporated on: 2nd May, 2002.
Organization: Private Limited Company.
Capital: Nominal:HK$23,400,000.00
Issued: HK$23,400,000.00
Business Category: Diamond Trader.
Employees: 7. (Including associates)
Main Dealing Banker: The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd., Hong Kong.
Banking Relation: Satisfactory.
Registered Head
Office:-
Room 1401, 14/F., Nine Queen’s Road Central, Hong Kong.
Associated Companies:-
Best Long Diamonds DMCC, UAE.
Bestlong International Trading Ltd., Hong Kong. (Same address)
Cream Jewelry, India.
Fairway Diamond Co. Ltd., Hong Kong. (Same address)
Golawala Diamonds, India.
Ima Gem Jewels, India.
Joystar International Investment Holdings Ltd., Hong Kong.
Simplex Diam (Israel) Ltd., Israel.
Simplex Diam NV, Belgium.
Vaishali Diamond Corporation, USA.
Affiliated Company:-
MSY Holdings Corporation, Philippines.
32610085
0796009
President: Mr. Yeung Kwok Hing, Carlos
Nominal Share Capital: HK$23,400,000.00 (Divided into 23,400,000 shares of HK$1.00 each)
Issued Share Capital: HK$23,400,000.00
(As per registry dated 02-05-2013)
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Name |
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No. of shares |
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Milan Amratlal SHAH |
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9,945,000 |
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Treasure World Investment Ltd., Hong Kong. |
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9,945,000 |
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Joystar International Investment Holdings Ltd., Hong Kong. |
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3,510,000 |
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Total: |
23,400,000 ======== |
(As per registry dated 02-05-2013)
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Name (Nationality) |
Address |
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YEUNG Kwok Hing, Carlos |
Flat I, 12/F., Grenville House, 1 Magazine Gap Road, Hong Kong. |
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Milan Amratlal SHAH |
Flat B, 32/F., Block 5, Parc Palais, 18 Wylie Road, Homantin, Kowloon, Hong Kong. |
(As per registry dated 02-05-2013)
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Name |
Address |
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WONG Suk Han |
Room 1401, 14/F., Nine Queen’s Road Central, Hong Kong. |
The subject was incorporated on 2nd May, 2002 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.
Activities: Importer, Exporter and Wholesaler.
Lines: All kinds of diamonds and jewellery products.
Employees: 7. (Including associates)
Commodities Imported: India, Belgium, other Asian countries, etc.
Markets: Southeast Asia, Europe, US, etc.
Terms/Sales: L/C or as per contracted.
Terms/Buying: L/C, T/T, D/P, etc.
Nominal Share Capital: HK$23,400,000.00 (Divided into 23,400,000 shares of HK$1.00 each)
Issued Share Capital: HK$23,400,000.00
Profit or Loss: Making a small profit every year.
Condition: Keeping in an active and satisfactory condition.
Facilities: Making active use of general banking facilities.
Payment: Met trade obligations as contracted.
Commercial Morality: Satisfactory.
Banker: The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd., Hong Kong.
Standing: Very Good.
Having issued 23.4 million ordinary shares of HK$1.00 each, Simplex Diam Ltd. is jointly owned by Mr. Milan Amratial Shah, holding 42.5% interests; Treasure World Investment Ltd. [TWI], also holding 42.5%; and Joystar International Investment Holdings Ltd. [JIIH], 15.0%. The first is an Indian. The second and third firms are Hong Kong-registered firms and located at the operating address of the subject.
Besides, located at the same address, the subject has got an associated company Fairway Diamond Co Ltd. [Fairway] which is also a Hong Kong‑registered firm. Fairway is a member of Diamond Federation of Hong Kong, China Ltd. which is a Hong Kong-based organization. Fairway and the subject are engaged in the same lines of business. Both firms are diamond traders.
Fairway has been engaged in diamonds trading for a very long time in Hong Kong.
The president of the subject and Fairway is Mr. Carlos Yeung Kwok Hing who is a Hong Kong merchant. It is likely that TWI and JIIH are chiefly owned by Carlos Yeung.
The subject has had another associated company Bestlong International Trading Ltd. [Bestlong] which is also located at the same address. One of the directors of Bestlong is also Milan Amratlal Shah. Bestlong is also a diamond and gemstone trader.
The subject is specialised in accurately regulated assortments of stars and melees, baguettes marquise pears, exceptional diamonds from pointers to large carat-size, brilliant Russian-cut rounds and a very broad selection of GIA-certificated stones. Commodities are imported from India, Belgium and other European countries. Prime markets are Hong Kong, Southeast Asia, Europe and the United States. Business is rather active.
The subject has got a number of affiliated companies in Mumbai of India, Antwerp of Belgium, Israel and New York of the United States.
In order to penetrate the international market further, the subject has taken part in fairs and exhibitions held in Hong Kong and other foreign large cities. For instance, in 2008, it took part in the Las Vegas Show of the United States. For instance, it took part in “HKTDC Hong Kong International Jewellery Show 2013” which had been held in Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Wanchai, Hong Kong during the period of 5th to 9th March, 2013. It is going to take part in “HKTDC Hong Kong International Jewellery Show 2014” which will be held in the same Convention and Exhibition Centre, Wanchai, Hong Kong during the period of 5th to 9th March, 2014.
According to the subject, the management of the subject has been engaged in diamond trading business for over forty years. It is able to offer customers with all kinds of diamonds and jewellery products at competitive prices.
The subject’s another associated company Golawala Diamond is an India-based firm. This company has a manufacturing plant in Mumbai, India. Around 150 workers are working and cutting the carat and stones.
Mr. Yogesh Mehta supervises the factory which is able to process 7 million units of stones monthly. His partner Mr. Rohan Shah handles the daily operations in Mumbai, India. Golawala Diamond is the main supplier of the subject. The CEO of Golawala Group is Milan Amratlal Shah who is a Hong Kong ID holder.
Carlos Yeung is also the Vice Chairman of MSY Holdings Corporation [MSY] which is 100% owned by the Yeung family. The Chairwoman of MSY Mariquita Salimbangon Yeung is the wife of Carlos Yeung. MSY is a real estate developer. The Yeungs had accumulated quite a substantial amount of land in Cebu, the Philippines.
The subject’s business is chiefly handled by Carlos Yeung and M. A. Shah.
As the history of the subject is over eleven years and five months in Hong Kong, on the whole, consider it good for normal business engagements.
DIAMOND INDUSTRY – INDIA
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From time immemorial, India is well known in the world
as the birthplace for diamonds. It is difficult to trace the origin of
diamonds but history says that in the remote past, diamonds were mined only in
India. Diamond production in India can be traced back to almost 8th
Century B.C. India, in fact, remained undisputed leader till 18th
Century when Brazilian fields were discovered in 1725 followed by emergence of
S. Africa, Russia and Australia.
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The achievement of the Indian diamond industry was
possible only due to combination of the manufacturing skills of the Indian
workforce and the untiring and unflagging efforts of the Indian diamantaires,
supported by progressive Government policies.
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The area of study of family owned diamond businesses
derives its importance from the huge conglomerate of family run organizations
which operate in the diamond industry since many generations.
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Some of the basic traits of family run business
enterprises include spirit of entrepreneurship, mutual trust lowers transaction
costs, small, nimble and quick to react, information as a source of advantage
and philanthropy.
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Family owned diamond businesses need to improve on
many fronts including higher standard of corporate governance, long-term
performance – focused strategies, modern management and technology.
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Utmost caution is to be exercised while dealing with
some medium and large diamond traders which are usually engaged in fictitious
import – export, inter-company transactions, financially assisted by banks. In
the process, several public sector banks lost several hundred million rupees.
They mostly diverted borrowed money for diamond business into real estate and
capital markets.
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Excerpts from Times of India dated 30th
October 2010 is as under –
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Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council in its
statistical data has shown the export of polished diamonds to have increase by
28 % in February 2013. Compared to $ 1.4 bn worth of polished diamond export in
February, 2012, India exported $ 1.84 billion worth of polished diamonds in
February 2013. A senior executive of GJEPC said, “Export of cut and polished
diamonds started falling month-wise after the imposition of 2 % of import duty
on the polished diamonds. But February, 2013 has given a new ray of hope to the
industry as the export of polished diamonds has actually increased by 28 %. It
means the industry is on the track of recovery and round tripping of
diamonds has stopped completely.” Demand has started coming from the US, the
UK, Japan and China. India’s polished diamond export is expected to cross $ 21
bn in 2013-14.
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The banking sector has started exercising restraint
while following prudent risk management norms when lending money to gems and
jewellery sector. This follows the implementation of Basel III accord – a
global voluntary regulatory standard on bank capital adequacy, stress testing
and market liquidity.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
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Currency |
Unit
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Indian Rupees |
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US Dollar |
1 |
Rs.59.65 |
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1 |
Rs.99.21 |
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Euro |
1 |
Rs.82.39 |
INFORMATION DETAILS
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RATING EXPLANATIONS
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RATING |
STATUS |
PROPOSED CREDIT LINE |
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>86 |
Aaa |
Possesses an extremely sound financial base with the strongest
capability for timely payment of interest and principal sums |
Unlimited |
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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 |
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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 |
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41-55 |
Ba |
Overall
operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments. |
Satisfactory |
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26-40 |
B |
Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively
below average. |
Small |
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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 |
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<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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