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Azores Corp today (March 4) celebrated the official opening of its regional headquarters in Hong Kong. Located inside the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks (HKSTP), Azores Asia Ltd will provide service support and develop application software for its clients in the region.
General Manager of Azores Asia Ltd, Mr Yeong Oh, said, "We have long been doing business with our clients in Asia and it makes perfect sense to be close to our customers, to better serve their needs and further explore business opportunities in the region. Hong Kong has the advantage of being centrally located within Asia, offering easy access to existing and future customers in the region, particularly in southern China where many of our clients are located."
He continued, "Our regional headquarters in Hong Kong will offer better photolithography solutions to Asian customers in the flat panel display industry by providing a higher level of service and support. We will have a service support centre for Azores' photolithography systems, and an applications support centre. We are actively recruiting engineers in Hong Kong to enhance our capability in the region."
Associate Director-General of Investment Promotion at Invest Hong Kong, Mr Charles Ng, welcomed the setting up of Azores Asia Ltd in Hong Kong. He said, "We are delighted to see Azores establish an engineering and technical support facility in Hong Kong to take advantage of the technical and commercial talent that is available here. With the excellent connectivity and geographic proximity to the large manufacturers of flat panel displays in the region, we are confident that Azores in Hong Kong will be able to capitalise on the many opportunities that will arise from being close to their customers."
He added, "We wish Azores Asia Ltd every success and look forward to continuing our support of its future expansion in our city."
About Azores Asia Ltd
Azores Asia Ltd is the Asian regional headquarters of Azores Corp set up in Hong Kong. Azores Corp is located in Wilmington, MA, USA. Azores designs and manufactures precision step-and-repeat photolithography printers (steppers) for flat panel display (FPD) and semiconductor industries. Its Hong Kong office will provide applications engineering support, highly skilled technical service support and technical sales support for Azores photolithography stepper systems throughout Asia. Furthermore, it will develop applications specific software and offer remote diagnostic support to its clients in Asia.
About Invest Hong Kong
Invest Hong Kong is the department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government established in July 2000 to take responsibility for Foreign Direct Investment and support overseas and Mainland businesses to set up or expand in Hong Kong. It provides free advice and customised services to help businesses succeed in Hong Kong's vibrant economy. As it celebrates its 10th anniversary, Invest Hong Kong has completed over 2,100 investment projects creating over 26,000 new jobs in the first year of operation or expansion and HK$57 billion of investment. For more information, please visit www.investhk.gov.hk.
Ends/Friday, March 4, 2011
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