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Report Date : |
13.02.2014 |
IDENTIFICATION DETAILS
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Name : |
U.B.O. (HOLDING) LTD. |
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Registered Office : |
Unit 805-807, 8/F., Laford Centre, 838 Lai Chi Kok Road, Kowloon, |
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Country : |
Hong Kong |
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Date of Incorporation : |
02.04.1986 |
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Com. Reg. No.: |
10230598 |
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Legal Form : |
Private Limited Company |
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Line of Business : |
Importer, Exporter and Wholesaler of kinds of garments, textile products, accessories |
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No. of Employees : |
16 |
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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while quoting report number, name and date.
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 |
A2 |
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
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Source
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U.B.O. (HOLDING) LTD.
ADDRESS: Unit 805-807, 8/F., Laford Centre, 838 Lai Chi Kok Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
PHONE: 852-2721 7111
FAX: 852-2724 4825
E-MAIL: normanhk@netvigator.com
norman@ubo.com.hk
Managing Director: Mr. William John Edward Tjon Appian
Incorporated on: 2nd April, 1986.
Organization: Private Limited Company.
Capital: Nominal:HK$600,000.00
Issued: HK$600,000.00
Business Category: Garment Trader.
Employees: 16.
Main Dealing Banker: ABN AMRO Bank N.V., Hong Kong Branch.
Banking Relation: Satisfactory.
Registered Head
Office:-
Unit 805-807, 8/F., Laford Centre, 838 Lai Chi Kok Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Holding Company:-
Euretco B.V.
Stadionstraat 2, 4815 NG Breda, the Netherlands.
[Tel: (076) 5 78 59 11; Fax: (076) 5 87 46 66]
Subsidiary/Associated
Companies:-
Abagtha Ltd., Hong Kong.
Euretco Fashion B.V., the Netherlands.
Euretco Finance B.V., the Netherlands.
Euretco Label Co. B.V., the Netherlands.
Euretco Sport B.V., the Netherlands.
Euretco Support B.V., the Netherlands.
Euretco Wonen B.V., the Netherlands.
G.B.O. (Holding) Ltd., Hong Kong.
G.B.O. (Hong Kong) Ltd., Hong Kong.
G.B.O. Service Centre Ltd., Hong Kong.
Intres B.V., the Netherlands.
Poelman (Hong Kong) Ltd., Hong Kong. [Dissolved]
Poelman Holding B.V., the Netherlands.
Retail Pay B.V., the Netherlands.
U.B.O. (Hong Kong) Ltd., Hong Kong. [Dissolved]
10230598
0167313
Managing Director: Mr. William John Edward Tjon Appian
Nominal Share Capital: HK$600,000.00 (Divided into 60 shares of HK$10,000.00 each)
Issued Share Capital: HK$600,000.00
SHAREHOLDERS: (As per registry dated 02-04-2013)
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No. of shares |
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Euretco B.V. Stadionstraat 2, 4815 NG Breda, the Netherlands. |
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41 |
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Wai Chiu Co. Ltd., Hong Kong. |
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10 |
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William John Edward TJON APPIAN |
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6 |
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CHENG Chiu Kwong |
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3 |
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Total: |
60 == |
DIRECTORS: (As per registry dated 03-09-2013)
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Name (Nationality) |
Address |
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William John Edward TJON APPIAN (Netherlands) |
Venkelgaarde 7, 2803 RL, Gouda, the Netherlands. |
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Johannes Gerardus BRUIJNIKS |
Wilna 8, 4141 MX, Leerdam, the Netherlands. |
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Wai Chiu Co. Ltd. |
Level 54, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Hong Kong. |
SECRETARY: (As per registry dated 03-09-2013)
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Address |
Co. No. |
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W. T. (Secretaries) Ltd. |
Level 54, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Hong Kong. |
0042150 |
The subject was incorporated on 2nd April, 1986 as a private limited liability company under the Hong Kong Companies Ordinance.
It was originally registered under the name of Lumfibe Co. Ltd., name changed to Sambuy International Ltd. on 20th May, 1986, and further to the present style on 2nd December, 1993.
Formerly the subject was located at Rooms 603A-604A, 6/F., Empire Centre, 68 Mody Road, Tsimshatsui East, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Moved to Units 3‑7, 22/F., Laws Commercial Plaza, 788 Cheung Sha Wan Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong on 1st July, 1999; and further to the present address with effect from 22nd May, 2004.
Apart from these, neither material change nor amendment has been ever traced and noted.
Activities: Importer, Exporter and Wholesaler.
Lines: All kinds of garments, textile products, accessories, etc.
Employees: 16.
Materials/Commodities: Mainly imports raw materials from Europe and finished products from China, other Asian countries.
Markets: Netherlands, Germany and other European countries.
Terms/Sales: L/C, T/T, D/P, etc.
Terms/Buying: L/C, T/T and D/P.
Hangzhou Alephan Garments Co. Ltd.
95 Shuguang Road, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China.
[Tel: 86-571-8799 3900; Fax: 86-571-8799 3942]
Nominal Share Capital: HK$600,000.00 (Divided into 60 shares of HK$10,000.00 each)
Issued Share Capital: HK$600,000.00
Profit or Loss: Making a small profit every year.
Condition: Business is satisfactory.
Facilities: Making active use of general banking facilities.
Payment: Met as contracted.
Commercial Morality: Satisfactory.
Banker: ABN AMRO Bank N.V., Hong Kong Branch.
Standing: Very Good.
U.B.O. (Holding) Ltd. is a subsidiary company of Euretco B.V. [Euretco], a firm registered and based in the Netherlands.
Incorporated in April 1986, the subject is a garment dealer. It is the ultimate service provider to its customers, primarily from the Netherlands and Germany. It has set up a branch office in Bandung, Indonesia and two Quality Control offices in China. The subject can give its customers tailor made solutions for their inquiries on all type of coordinates and garments sourced in China, Southeast Asia, India and Pakistan.
The subject is a buying office as well as an exporter. It chiefly carries the following products:
Suits & Jackets - Men’s (From Macau, Philippines, Thailand & Indonesia, From Macau, Philippines, Thailand & Indonesia);
Suits & Jackets - Women’s (From Macau, Philippines, Thailand & Indonesia, From Macau, Philippines, Thailand & Indonesia);
Children’s Wear (From Macau, Philippines, Thailand & Indonesia);
Anoraks, Parkas & Carcoats (From Macau, Philippines, Thailand & Indonesia);
Blouses (From Macau, Philippines, Thailand & Indonesia);
Coats (From Macau, Philippines, Thailand & Indonesia);
Jeans (From Macau, Philippines, Thailand & Indonesia);
Dresses & Skirts (From Macau, Philippines, Thailand & Indonesia);
Shirts (From Macau, Philippines, Thailand & Indonesia);
Trousers (From Macau, Philippines, Thailand & Indonesia);
Slacks (From Macau, Philippines, Thailand & Indonesia);
Cardigan, Sweater & Pullover (From Macau, Philippines, Thailand & Indonesia);
Tee & Sweat Shirts (From Macau, Philippines, Thailand & Indonesia);
Sport Suits (From Macau, Philippines, Thailand & Indonesia)
Track & Training Suit (Jogging suits from Macau, Philippines, Thailand & Indonesia);
Winter Sports Apparel (From Macau, Philippines, Thailand & Indonesia);
Babies’ Wear (From Macau, Philippines, Thailand & Indonesia);
Baby Toys (From Macau, Philippines, Thailand & Indonesia); &
Baby Utensils (From Macau, Philippines, Thailand & Indonesia).
The subject’s main supplier in China is Hangzhou Alephan Garments Co. Ltd., a garment manufacturer in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China. In recent years, the subject has been trading in other textile products and accessories.
Also located at the same address, the subject has set up a wholly-owned subsidiary known as U.B.O. (Hong Kong) Ltd. which is engaged in the same lines of business. The subject’s other important associate Poelman Holding B.V. is in the Netherlands. Besides, the subject also had an associated company Poelman (Hong Kong) Ltd. which was dissolved by deregistration on 22nd June, 2007.
The subject is controlled by Mr. William John Edward Tjon Appian, a Dutch who has been in Hong Kong for a very long time. He is a Hong Kong ID holder.
The subject’s parent, Euretco, is one of the top three companies in the non‑food retail trade in the Netherlands. Its activities are based on three pillars: the provision of a complete package of services to independent retailers, the management of the company’s own shops, and the marketing of leading brands. The business units within the Euretco Group and the affiliated entrepreneurs operate independently. Euretco has acquired a leading position in the fashion, lifestyle and living, sports, bicycles and car accessories sectors in the Netherlands and is extending its activities to other countries in Europe.
Euretco has over 1,500 member businesses in fashion, living products and sport products.
The combined annual turnover of the approximately 3,100 shops owned by affiliated entrepreneurs is around €2.5 billion. Significant brands carried (or its franchise) are “Profijt”, “Super Keukens”, “Pronto”, “SPORT 2000”, “Runnersworld”, “LinCherie”, “Thumb Country”, “Decorette” and “Topform”. Private brands in baby and children’s segment are “Baby Face” and “LCKR”.
Products are sold in Germany, Austria, Denmark, Greece, Spain, Ireland, Italy, etc.
Euretco has around 300 employees in its headquarters.
The history of the subject in Hong Kong is over twenty-seven years and ten months.
On the whole, in view of the subject’s background, history and parentage, consider it good for normal business engagements.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
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Currency |
Unit
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Indian Rupees |
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US Dollar |
1 |
Rs.62.13 |
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1 |
Rs.102.25 |
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Euro |
1 |
Rs.84.72 |
INFORMATION DETAILS
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Report Prepared
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NIS |
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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