Not long after Chi-na's two stock exchanges opened in Shanghai and Shenzhen in the early part of the decade, would-be investors queued for hours just for the chance to buy a lottery ticket that would give a few lucky winners the opportunity to buy stock -- though no choice as to which company or at what price.
Founded earlier this year, Bonham Strand today runs a brightly lit, 2, 000-square foot studio workshop in Lai Chi Kok, where a dozen tailors work at long desks, surrounded by clothes racks and fabric samples.