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Leather need not only adorn the style-conscious as jackets or trousers, it can also be worn in a more subtle fashion -- around the neck. Leather ties give casual clothes a unique signature, put an exciting twist on a business suit or add a touch of glamour to evening wear.
Manufacturing leather garments requires special skill, something 15-year-old WSKK Corpn Ltd has plenty of. According to managing director Kenny Kwok, "leather ties are definitely in fashion. They can also be worn throughout the year because of the durable nature of the material.
"The material must be flawless, which is why we import the finest quality leather from Japan," he adds. Expert workers craft the leather into ties under strict quality control and ensure only the finest leather is used in the final product.
"We are the only Hong Kong-based operation manufacturing leather ties, but we feel confident we can give European and Japanese producers a run for their money," says Kwok. As evidence, he cites a German client who liked WSKK's samples and prices enough to look beyond European suppliers.
WSKK can produce 10,000 ties within 30 days following the receipt of an order and after June 1995, production is expected to increase to 30,000 units per month. Current colours available are brown, grey, black and dark blue at a price of HK$40 per unit FOB Hong Kong; for orders of 20,000 or more there is a 20% discount. As for design, Kwok reports that since his company cuts its own patterns, it is willing to make the ties according to buyers' requirements.
The leather ties from WSKK are an affordable fashion statement that are likely to find favour with young and old alike whether for formal or informal occasions.
Written by Pamela McCall
In this day and age where time is money, devices that can cut precious seconds are at the forefront of consumerism. Beating the clock may well be the number one pursuit of the Nineties as the age of immediacy takes hold. Fast action is demanded of machines and people alike and innovations that ultimately save time are in demand.
The jewellery organizer bag from Creative Development Co does just that. It is a handy accessory holder whose transparent plastic front allows people to find what they need quickly and effortlessly. Twenty compartments on both of its sides offer plenty of storage space and the bag itself can be conveniently hung inside any closet or cabinet.
Travellers will also find the neatly partitioned product an ideal way to carry their accessories. "In addition to jewellery, the organizer can be used to hold any small items like hairpins, keys, pens and cufflinks, right down to paper clips and stamps for office organization," suggests spokesperson Cecilia Yeung.
"It can be a thoughtful gift for men or women who want to keep everything conveniently arranged," she adds. "Corporations might like to purchase the jewellery organizer as a means of rewarding staff or to present to clients as a gesture of appreciation. there is plenty of space for corporate logos."
The plastic and cotton bag measures 36x74 cm and comes complete with a built-in hanger for easy display and storage. Available colours are red, black or blue. other designs and sizes are being developed. The current model costs HK$28 FOB Hong Kong and orders of 200 dozen or less can be processed immediately; orders over that amount require 60-70 days for production.
When every second counts, finding what one needs fast is of the essence. creative Development's jewellery organizer more than meets the need.
Written by Pamela McCall
Budding young snappers can now be picture perfect without telling their subjects to say "cheese" -- their camera can do the talking for them.
Thanks to Toptronic Ind (HK) Ltd's Talking Camera, junior photographers will get the laughs as well as the picture whenever they click the shutter. A voice IC in the kids' box camera pipes up with "5...4...3...2...1...Cheese!" before every snap and comments "Nice One!" after each frame.
"This is a very new model and I think that until now no manufacturer apart form us has made a camera that talks," says sales manager Lori Hsu. "We have been making traditional cameras for 10 years and then a couple of years ago we decided to create something original. First, our R&D department designed a camera with some sounds and the nest stage was this speaking model."
Toptronic, which also manufactures cellular telephone accessories, moulds the body of the brightly coloured unit in its own factory in Guangdong, China. Having begun production of the talking Camera in December 1994, Hsu predicts the company will be turning out around 60,000 every month by June 1995.
The snappy snapper is able to get everyone in the picture with its self-timer feature, while a set aperture and a 3-5m focus range make taking a picture child's play. and for laughs, youngsters can set the device to a speech-only function. the white, black, orange and yellow box takes 35mm film, 100 or 200 ASA and runs on two AA batteries.
Already customers in Germany, the UK, Spain and Japan have bought the camera with one German client designing its own IC for a German-language version. Hsu notes that the camera can be designed to speak in any language so long as the customer orders a minimum of 200,000 units or pays the design cost of the new IC. Toptronic, which markets its products under the Skina brand, can deliver a minimum order of 3,000 cameras in any hue in 60 days for around US$15 each FOB Hong Kong.
Written by Amanda Leung
It's never too early to learn how to tell the time and eager young clock watchers can now literally make time to do so.
RST Far East Ltd's Educational Clock comes in an easy-to-assemble kit with a movement and hands that snap into place to make a fully working time-piece. It also incorporates various activities to help school children learn through play: its card-board face has drawings to colour in; incomplete words for youngsters to add the missing letters to; and labels and stickers to affix in the right places.
"There is a huge demand for educational toys," asserts RST's marketing manager, Salina Lo. "Parents are buying more and more toys for their children and companies that make educational toys are doing very well at the moment."
RST has designed six different clocks, named Kulla-It, with themes including food, animals, dinosaurs, traffic and fish, for kids aged six and above. "We welcome OEM orders from customers who have their own ideas for themes," enthuses Lo. "The clock is educational because it helps children tell the time and it is a fun do-it-yourself project that can be enjoyed with adult participation.
"We think it will make a very good premium for such companies as cereal manufacturers who could advertise it on the back of their cereal packets," suggests Lo." Since we began production in November 1994 we have had a pretty good response."
RST, the subsidiary of a company that specializes in clocks, runs a joint-venture plastic moulding company in China to cast the clock movement and hands.
Most of the 100,000 Kulla-It clocks that are produced monthly are sold in Japan and the UK through mail order. Lo reveals the US is a future target market. She says that the product can feature other languages than English for a minimum order of 500 units per theme and 2,000 units per shipment. Delivery can be made in 35-45 days at a cost of US$2.05 each FOB Hong Kong.
As they say, timing is everything!
Written by Amanda Leung
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