Man Sang International Limited (the "Company")
together with its subsidiaries (the "Group"), is one of the leading
pearl merchants in Greater China engaged in the purchasing,
processing, assembling, merchandising and wholesale distribution of
pearls and jewellery products. The foundation of the Group was laid in early
1980's by Mr. Ricky Cheng, the Chairman, and Mr. Cheng Tai Po, the
Vice Chairman. Over the years, it has developed into a vertically
integrated and one of the leading players in the pearl and pearl
jewellery industry. The Group sources pearls from worldwide
suppliers including China, French Polynesia and Australia and
Southeast Asia. It sells its products to wholesale distributors,
mass jewellery merchandisers worldwide. Most of its customers have
been with the Group for years. In order to cope with the Group's business
expansion and to take advantage of the proximity to the sources of
supply of Chinese freshwater pearls and the abundant low cost labor
supply in China, the Group decided to set up its own pearl
processing facilities in China. In 1991, it commenced the
construction of Man Sang Industrial City, nowadays a 27-block
industrial facility around 80,000 sq.m. in gross floor area, in Bao
An, Shenzhen, China. The Group now occupies 9 buildings for pearl
processing, jewellery manufacturing and corporate administration
while leasing the rest to third party industrial users. It also
manages, invests and leases properties in other parts of Greater
China and has several commercial and residential properties in
Hong Kong. In February 1996, the stock of the Man Sang
Holdings Inc. was quoted on the Electronic Bulletin Board operated
by the National Association of the Securities Dealers Inc. under
the ticker "MSHI.OB". In September 1997, the Group effected a
corporate reorganization and had its subsidiary, Man Sang
International Ltd. listed on the main board of the Stock Exchange
of Hong Kong "HKEX: 938". In 1999, the Company, through its subsidiary,
Arcadia Jewellery Limited, started to market jewellery items of
pearls, diamond, precious stones, gold, platinum and silver to
customers worldwide. On 8th August 2005, Man Sang Holdings, Inc., has
officially commenced trading on the American Stock Exchange under
the new symbol "AMEX: MHJ". With its experienced in pearl business
accumulated over the years, in 2006 the Group joined efforts with
six other major pearl players in China to invest in, develop and
manage a large-scale, multi-purpose and modern international pearl
and jewellery centre known as China Pearls and Jewellery City
(CP&J City) in Zhuji of Zhejiang Province, China. CP&J City
held the ground breaking ceremony on 18th April 2006. The project
will occupy a total site area of 1.2 square kilometers. Upon
completion of all phases of construction, it is going to be a pearl
and jewellery trading centre accommodating no less than 5,000 shops
and booths and provide jewelers and pearl processors home and
abroad a "one-stop solution" in sourcing, processing,
manufacturing, trading and exhibiting of all kinds of pearls,
jewellery materials, products, spare parts, accessories and
equipment. CP&J City is not only for trading of pearls and
jewellery, the processing, manufacturing, research and development
of jewellery products while at the same time providin
g related
services including logistics, electronic, commerce, exhibition and
convention, accommodation, catering and entertainment. (
www.cpjcity.com)
The total investment of CP&J City is planned
to be about US$400 million and the Group currently owns 55%
interest in the project. |