Annual Report 2007

21 Annual Report 2007 年報 In order to strengthen the Group’s competitiveness, the Group cooperated with 3 industry experts to set up a company in Singapore in the year of 2008. The newly established company focuses mainly on R&D, production and sales of 3 dimension (“3D”) optical vision measuring machines and microscopic interferometer. Production As of 31 December 2007, the Group’s products were manufactured in its two production bases in Yuyao, Zhejiang, PRC and Zhongshan, Guangdong, PRC, respectively. The total operating site area owned by the Group is approximately 105,261 square meters. Production capacity attributable to each segment are shown as follows: 2007 2006 Change 二零零七年 二零零六年 改變 Lenses 鏡片 168 mn units 百萬塊 86 mn units 百萬塊 95% Lens sets 鏡頭 144 mn units 百萬套 45 mn units 百萬套 220% Optoelectronic products 光電產品 72 mn units 百萬件 16 mn units 百萬件 350% Optical instruments 光學儀器 199 k sets 千組 146 k sets 千組 36% Research & Development As of 31 December 2007, the Group had a dedicated team of 208 research staff to constantly review and improve the Group’s production know-how, develop more advanced technologies and products. Currently, the Group is engaged in several major R&D projects applicable to each of its major product categories. In 2007, the Group commenced the production of camera modules with COB technology successfully. Improvement in molding technology of plastic aspheric lens also increased the capacity efficiency per mould. Global Offering As part of the expansion plan, the Group successfully listed its shares on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited on 15 June 2007. The offering was well-received by both retail and institutional investors. The retail tranche registered an over-subscription rate of approximately 290.6 times and the placing tranche was also significantly over-subscribed. The Listing has strengthened the Group’s financial position, enlarged the shareholder base and enhanced the Group’s brand recognition. 二零零八年本集團已聯合此領域三位專家，在 新加坡設立一家公司，從事三維光學影像測量 儀和顯微干涉儀的研發、生產和銷售，以加強 本集團的競爭力。 生產 於二零零七年十二月三十一日，本集團的產品 主要由分別位於中國浙江省餘姚市及中國廣東 省中山市的兩個生產基地生產。本集團擁有的 營運基地總地盤面積合共約 105,261 平方米。 下表顯示各分部的產能： 研究及開發 於二零零七年十二月三十一日，本集團聘用 208 位專職研究人員，持續檢討及改善本集團 的生產技術，以開發更先進的技術及產品。目 前，本集團正進行多項適用於各主要產品類別 的重要研究及開發項目。 於二零零七年，本集團成功導入生產有 COB 技 術的相機模組，塑膠非球面模具技術也得到進 一步的優化，提高了單副模具的產出效率。 全球發售 作為本集團擴展規劃的一部分，本集團股份於 二零零七年六月十五日於香港聯合交易所有限 公司主板成功上市。該次發售獲得公眾市場及 機構投資者的熱烈支持。公開發售部分錄得約 290.6 倍超額認購，而配售部分亦錄得大幅超 額認購。該次上市增強了本集團的財政實力、 擴大股東基礎以及提升本集團的品牌認知度。