In 1992 Joyce Boutique opened its much-hyped flagship store in a brand-new Hong Kong office block.
VoiceStream will offer messaging services under the AIM brand, while in Hong Kong it is ICQ which will be to the fore.
But it should be, according to the brand new 2013 Michelin Guide for Hong Kong and Macau.
Earlier this month, Massachusetts based luggage brand, Samsonite, listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
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Still, you would think that Hong Kong would go to say a Hong Kong-born label like Shanghai Tang, a brand that patterns itself after Ralph Lauren, for its uniforms.
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The family sold everything, including the young man's brand-new Mercedes, and moved to Hong Kong in 1985.
Woo is deputy chairman of Hong Kong-based international fashion brand distributor Lane Crawford Joyce Group, the retail brands of which include Lane Crawford, Joyce and Pedder Group.
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Mr. Wang spoke with Emily Veach in Hong Kong about the challenges of winning brand loyalty in Asia's varied markets as well as how he retains quality staff, no small task in the retail business.
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And I notice that AOL, in its drive to sign up users in Hong Kong, de-emphasize the brand name AOL and emphasize the Chinese characters for Internet, attempting to suggest that this Internet thing is something created by them.
Chow Tai Fook is the latest luxury brand focused on the Chinese market to raise funds in Hong Kong.
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Chi Lo, China economist for HSBC in Hong Kong, says consumer loans are still brand new to the cash-based Chinese culture and have not been embraced by either lenders or borrowers.
The iconic British brand reported sales were up 11% in the quarter ended March 31, led by China and Hong Kong.
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In Hong Kong, the chain, which is owned by Hong Kong tycoon Lo Ka Shui and family, has two hotels under the Langham hotels brand, and a third, called Eaton Smart.
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