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Chairman’s Statement

Since such cost increases are very often
cyclical and are faced by all industry players,
we remain undeterred and committed to
developing more models and wider range of
tablets and personal computing products.
As B2B/Commercial Notebook PCs are
In particular, we have stepped up development targeted towards commercial and professional
of our B2B/Commercial Notebook PCs. This users rather than the general public, we can
has included the establishment of a dedicated therefore generate greater revenue per unit,
team in Taiwan comprising professionals attract a new range of customers and lower
re c ru i t e d fro m to p tech co mp a nies. our dependence on sales to mass market.
Furthermore, a Hong Kong team, again with
seasoned professionals all having substantial With respect to our AV products, they
and years of experience in the marketing continued to provide a stable source of
and branding of world-renowned electronics revenue to the Group during the past year.
products, has been assembled to provide Catering for a diverse range of customers
branding and marketing support. and budgets is a portfolio that includes sound
bar systems, amplifiers, Bluetooth wireless
speakers, DVD players and home theatre
systems. To ensure that they continue to
deliver a solid performance to the Group, we
have maintained our practice of upgrading
relevant products year on year based on
industry trends and customers’ dictates.

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