TCL Mobile Phones Launched in Hong Kong

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Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Sunday, December 02, 2001

TCL Mobile Phones Launched in Hong Kong

TCL Mobile Communications Company Limited, the leading mobile phone manufacturer in China, announced Sunday the launch of its mobile phone series in Hong Kong, marking its first step to the overseas market.

Li Dongsheng, chairman of TCL Holdings, said at the launch ceremony that the mobile communications industry has the highest potential for development in the Chinese market in the 21st century, and TCL Mobile has successfully established its competitive advantages.

Formed in March 1999, TCL Mobile has achieved the status as the most profitable and one of the highest sales volume domestic mobile phone manufacturers in China.

During the first three quarters of 2001, TCL Mobile had achieved a sale volume of 650,000 mobile phones in the Chinese mainland and the total sales for the whole year is expected to exceed 1.2 million mobile phones, said Li.

Liu Fei, vice president of TCL Mobile, said TCL Holdings and U.S. Qualcomm had signed a cooperation agreement to jointly develop CDMA mobile phones.

As an effort to increase popularity of TCL Mobile products, the company has established a TCL Mobile Multimedia Terminal R&D Center in Huizhou, Guangdong Province, to further develop the mobile communications market and to develop its original design manufacturing (ODM) business in the future.

"Our aim is to gradually develop and enhance TCL to become a reputable international brand. The official launch of our mobile phones in Hong Kong represents the first of our initiatives to enter the overseas markets as well as to increase consumers' recognition and support of the TCL brand," Li added.

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