Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/04/20

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Subject: [Leica] Leica article in the Bangkok Post
From: Ian Stanley <stanley@loxinfo.co.th>
Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2000 17:44:39 +0700
 
Greetings all,	

	In today's Bangkok Post  there is an article about the plans and hopes of 
Leica Camera for the Thai and Southeast Asian markets as the clouds lift 
from these economies.  Leica Camera AG expects to its annual sales in the 
region to double to six million Deutschmarks in 2001.  Leica has also 
appointed Hong Kong based Jebsen & Jessen as the distributor for cameras, 
lenses and other products in Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and 
Brunei.  As the excise tax on imported cameras and lenses was reduced from 
a high of 30% down to %, Jebsen & Jessen are expecting that Thailand would 
represent 30 - 40% of all regional sales.

	Perhaps it is time to check out the prices on a new 35mm Summicron ASPH 
while my 50mm Summilux is in for a CLA.

Cheers,

Ian Stanley,

Bangkok, Thailand