MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

02.09.2014

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

JEWELEX HK LTD.

 

 

Registered Office :

Unit 605, 6/F., Guardforce Centre, 3 Hok Yuen Street, Hunghom, Kowloon

 

 

Country :

Hong Kong

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

22.10.2003

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

34014453

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Company

 

 

LINE OF BUSINESS :

IMPORTER AND EXPORTER OF ALL KINDS OF DIAMONDS, JEWELLERY AND PRECIOUS STONES.

 

 

No of Employees :

7

 

 

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 :

Satisfactory

Payment Behaviour :

No Complaints

Litigation :

Clear

 

NOTES :

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ECGC Country Risk Classification List – June 01, 2014

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(31.03.2014)

Current Rating

(01.06.2014)

Hong Kong

A1

A1

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low Risk

 

A2

Moderate Low Risk

 

B1

Moderate Risk

 

B2

Moderate High Risk

 

C1

High Risk

C2

Very High Risk

 

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 has no tariffs on imported goods, and it levies excise duties on only four commodities, whether imported or produced locally: 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, its continued reliance on foreign trade and investment leaves it vulnerable to renewed global financial market volatility or a slowdown in the global economy. 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 12% of total system deposits in Hong Kong by the end of 2013. 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 total trade 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. Credit expansion and tight housing supply conditions have caused Hong Kong property prices to rise rapidly; consumer prices increased by more than 4% in 2013. 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. In 2013, Hong Kong and China signed new agreements under the Closer Economic Partnership Agreement, adopted in 2003 to forge closer ties between Hong Kong and the mainland. The new measures, effective from January 2014, cover services and trade facilitation, and will improve access to the mainland's service sector for Hong Kong-based companies.

 

Source : CIA

 

 

 

 


Company name & address 

 

JEWELEX HK LTD.

 

ADDRESS:       Unit 605, 6/F., Guardforce Centre, 3 Hok Yuen Street, Hunghom, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

 

PHONE:            852-3756 9900

 

FAX:                 852-3756 9911

 

E-MAIL:            diamonds.hk@jewelexgroup.com

jewelex@pacific.net.hk

jewelexhk@hotmail.com

 

MANAGEMENT:

 

Managing Director:  Mr. Jamil Khalil Fakih

 

 

SUMMARY

 

Incorporated on:             22nd October, 2003.

 

Organization:                 Private Limited Company.

 

Capital: Nominal:           HK$15,610,000.00

 

Issued:                          HK$15,610,000.00

 

Business Category:        Diamond Trader.

 

Employees:                   7.  (Including associate)

 

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

 

Banking Relation:           Satisfactory.

 

Name

 

JEWELEX  HK  LTD.

 

 

ADDRESS

 

Registered Head Office:-

Unit 605, 6/F., Guardforce Centre, 3 Hok Yuen Street, Hunghom, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

 

Holding Company:-

Diajewel S.A., Luxembourg.

 

Associated/Affiliated Companies:-

·         Jewelex Group of Companies

·         Centerac Technologies Ltd., India.

·         Galaxy Jewels Ltd., Hong Kong.

·         Indogem (HK) Ltd., Hong Kong.  [Dissolved]

·         Jewelex Antwerp N.V., Belgium.

·         Jewelex Australia Pty. Ltd., Australia.

·         Jewelex Dubai LLC, UAE.

·         Jewelex Europe N.V., Belgium.

·         Jewelex India Pvt. Ltd., India.

·         Jewelex International Pvt. Ltd., India.

·         Jewelex Israel Ltd., Israel.

·         Jewelex Japan Ltd., Japan.

·         Jewelex New York Ltd., USA.

·         Jewelex Shanghai Ltd., China.

·         Kesaria & Co. Ltd., China.

·         Legend International Enterprises Ltd., British Virgin Islands.

 

 

BUSINESS REGISTRATION NUMBER

 

34014453

 

 

COMPANY FILE NUMBER

 

0867320

 

 

MANAGEMENT

 

Managing Director:  Mr. Jamil Khalil Fakih

 

 

CAPITAL

 

Nominal Share Capital: HK$15,610,000.00 (Divided into 15,610,000 shares of HK$1.00 each)

 

Issued Share Capital: HK$15,610,000.00

 

 

SHAREHOLDER      

 

(As per registry dated 22-10-2013)

Name

 

No. of shares

Diajewel S.A.

46A, Avenue J.F. Kennedy, 1855 Luxembourg.

 

15,610,000

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DIRECTORS

 

(As per registry dated 22-10-2013)

Name

(Nationality)

 

Address

Jamil Khalil FAKIH

Flat A, 30/F., Tower 10, Carmel Cove, Caribbean Coast, Tung Chung, Lantau Island, Hong Kong.

 

Deep Nilesh BHANSALI

Flat C, 4/F., Block 5, Royal Peninsula, 8 Hung Lai Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

 

 

SECRETARY

 

(As per registry dated 22-10-2013)

Name

Address

Co. No.

Vimet Corporate Consultants & Secretaries Ltd.

Room 1105, 11/F., Haleson Building, 1 Jubilee Street, Central, Hong Kong.

0381676

 

 

HISTORY

 

The subject was incorporated on 22nd October, 2003 as a private limited liability company under the Hong Kong Companies Ordinance.

 

Formerly the subject was located at Unit A2, 14/F., China Insurance Building, 48 Cameron Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong, moved to Unit 1507, 15/F., Peninsula Square, 18 Sung On Street, Hunghom, Kowloon, Hong Kong with effect from 24th February, 2011, and further to the present address in January 2014.

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

 

 

OPERATIONS

 

Activities:                      Importer and Exporter.

 

Lines:                           All kinds of diamond, jewellery and precious stones.

 

Employees:                   7. (Including associate)

 

Commodities Imported:   Imported from Belgium, Israel, India, other Asian countries

 

Markets:                       Thailand, Other Asian countries, Belgium, North America

 

Terms/Sales:                 L/C or as per contracted.

 

Terms/Buying:               L/C, D/P and T/T.

 

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Nominal Share Capital: HK$15,610,000.00 (Divided into 15,610,000 shares of HK$1.00 each)

 

Issued Share Capital: HK$15,610,000.00

 

Mortgage or Charge:-

Date of Debenture:         13-09-2006

Amount:                        General banking facilities

Property:                       All the Company’s undertaking and property and assets

Mortgagee:                    ABN AMRO Bank N.V., Hong Kong Branch.

[Now known as              The Royal Bank of Scotland N.V.]

 

Profit or Loss:                Making a small profit in the past years.

 

Condition:                      Keeping in a satisfactory condition.

 

Facilities:                      Making active use of general banking facilities.

 

Payment:                      Met as contracted.

 

Commercial Morality:     Satisfactory.

 

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

 

Standing:                      Very Good.

 

 

GENERAL

 

Jewelex HK Ltd. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Diajewel S.A. which is a Luxembourg-based firm.  Previously, the subject’s minor shareholder was Jamil Khalil Fakih who transferred his ten shares to Diajewel S.A. on 25th May, 2012.

Being a diamond trader, the subject in fact is a member of the Jewelex Group.  The Group is Mumbai-based.  It is famous for its polished diamonds and studded jewellery.

 

The directors of the subject are Mr. Deep Nilesh Bhansali and Mr. Jamil Khalil Fakih.  Being Hong Kong ID Card holders, they have got the right to reside in Hong Kong permanently.

 

Besides the subject, Bhansali and Fakih are operating another firm Galaxy Jewels Ltd. [Galaxy Jewels] which is also a Hong Kong-registered firm.  Incorporated on 18th May, 2009, Galaxy Jewels is jointly owned by Bhansali and Fakih.  The former is holding 99% interests while the latter, just 1%.

 

Besides the subject and Galaxy Jewels, Fakih had operated another firm Indogem (HK) Ltd. [Indogem].  Incorporated on 18th March, 1993, Indogem has been dissolved by deregistration.

 

The Jewelex Group now has set up subsidiaries or affiliated companies in India, China, Japan, the United Arab Emirates, the United States, Australia, Belgium, etc.  The corporate headquarters of the Jewelex Group are in India.  The key member of the Group is Jewelex India Pvt. Ltd. which is in Mumbai, India.

 

The Group is known for delivering fine diamond jewellery with a focus on innovative designs and specializes in finely-made certified and non-certified loose diamonds from 0.50 to 3.00 carat.

 

It is worthwhile to note that Centerac Technologies Ltd (CTL) has acquired Jewelex Group in its list of prestigious clients.  CTL is in the process of developing a Tablet-based application that will help Jewelex supplement their existing business channels.

 

The subject is trading in the following commodities:-

·         Diamond Bangle;

·         Diamond Cufflinks;

·         Diamond Jewellery Set;

·         Fun Cufflinks for Men;

·         Gold Diamond Bangle;

·         Jewellery Puff Heart Bra;

·         Necklace; &

·         Pearl Cufflinks.

 

The subject imports cut and polished diamonds from its affiliated companies and re-exported to worldwide countries.  Business is rather active.  Annual sales turnover is significant.

 

The old director of the subject Nishit Pravinchandra Kothari was a Belgium passport holder.  Now, he is responsible for the business of Jewelex Antwerp N.V. and Jewelex Europe N.V.  Both firms are in Antwerp, Belgium.

 

One of the significant firms of the Group in China is Jewelex Shanghai Ltd. which is in Shanghai, China.  A firm known as Kesaria & Co. Ltd. is using the office of Jewelex Shanghai as its registered address.  Jewelex Shanghai is trading in GIA certified diamonds.  Business is rather active.  The contact person is a Mr. Li who is a Chinese.

The history of the subject in Hong Kong is over ten years and ten months.

 

The subject is fully supported by the Jewelex Group.

 

On the whole, in view of the background and parentage of the subject, consider it good for normal business engagements.

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.60.47

UK Pound

1

Rs.100.43

Euro

1

Rs.79.40

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Analysis Done by :

DIV

 

 

Report Prepared by :

TPT

 

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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