what does it mean

Peter has been taken for a ride, so he lost all his money. In coming days, he must tighten his belt.

After that, he found a new job as an accountant. His friends taught him to cook the books. However, there were no flies on his senior. Finally, he sent to jail after the fault was discovered. During the days in prison, he promised himself to turn over a new leaf after leaving the jail.

Idiom story

He was always down in the mouth. He always gave his friends the cold shoulder. But these years he had changed. He became an early bird and full of beans. He got on like a house on fire with the others.

Negotiating a project

Dear Sir/Madam

Thank you very much for your interest in our product – the AT-400. According to your request, I would like to offer the following terms.

Regarding the quantity, the minimum order quantity is 5000 units at $8000 each. The quantity discount depends on your quantity purchased. For example, 10% discount will be given to 10,000 units. We will provide more discounts on bulk purchase.

In relation to the transport cost, 5% of product cost will be charged on top of the purchase price. Moreover, European and Asian languages will be available on manual guide. We will also offer exclusive right to any customer who agree to order 100,000 units each year for the next three years. In addition, 12 months product guarantee will be given.

The delivery lead time is about 30 days upon a firm order. For the first time customer, we required 50% pre-payment, 25% on delivery and the remaining will be paid 30 days after delivery. Moreover, we need a bank guarantee to protect both sides’ interests. After the first order, more flexibility will be given to the terms of payment so as to maintain good business relationship.

I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Yours faithfully
Samson & Stella

Email to Manufacturers

Dear Sir/Madam

We are the largest sole computer distributor to PRC and our headquarters are located in Hong Kong. We are interested in the new model of AT 500 which has just been brought out. We would like to make some sale orders of this model.

For the first order, we would like to make a quantity of 4000 computer sets. Moreover, we desire our purchase cost of $8000 per unit (FOB) with official selling price of $ 10000 per unit. Apart from these, we expect quantity discount will be provided on bulk purchase.

Regarding the manual of the computer, we need a Cantonese version as well since our major customers are located in PRC. In order to protect both sides’ interest, we would like to sign an exclusive agreement in our market. We also desire a guarantee of 12 months from your company so as to protect the products’ quality.

We are prepared to pay 30% pre-payment, 30% on delivery and 40% 3 months after delivery. Therefore, we hope that the delivery of the products will be made as soon as possible.

Sincerely hope that we can build a good long term business relationship. We look forward to hearing firm you soon.

Yours faithfully
Huge Computer Limited

Hong Kong Tourist report

To: Hong Kong Tourism Board

Report of Hong Kong Tourism

Hong Kong is an attractive tourist place, which attracts millions of tourists from different areas. However, there are many aspects need to be improved:

Hong Kong is high populated areas, which gives rise to high traffic congestion and crowded environment. Luckily, Hong Kong has good infrastructure which smooth out the seriousness of traffic congestion.

According to authorized statistics, the indoor air conditioned temperature in public is the lowest in the world. So that, Hong Kong government advertise the temperature should be kept at 25 degree.

Furthermore, tourists complaints are on increasing trend due to corruption between shops and tourist agents, for example, cash rebates. In the meantime, the blacklists of those shops are distributed to tourists when arrived at Hong Kong.

On the other hand, Hong Kong still stands high position in tourist centre due to the following:

1. Many famous branded shops can be founded in HK, such as Central and Tsimshatsui.
2. Various kinds of dishes from different country, we can find Thai, Japanese, Italian, French, Indian cuisines in Hong Kong, especially delicious Chinese food.
3. Wide variety of products in terms of price, class, country and design etc.
4. No sales tax is levied in Hong Kong.
5. Safe place
6. Night life with sophisticated place, such as Lan Kwai Fong with long service hours till mid-night.
7. No foreign exchange restriction

I would like to recommend the following measure to reinforce our strengths:
1. Set up more tourist centre on each MTR and railway station
2. Build up more tourist spots.
3. Plan more interesting route to countryside and hiking

Thanks a lot

Sandy, Flora

Report on tourism on the island of Bozburun

It seems that the island of Bozburun is facing two problems which are the only sun and sand holidays and tourist do not spend much. These problems might make the Island becoming less attractive to tourists.

The other factors affecting the Island are poor quality construction and danger of unspoilt areas being destroyed. Investment can be put into these areas in order to tackle the problems.

Frankly speaking, there might be some other solutions that can solve the above problems. For example, improving the product such as souvenirs and gifts might help to attract tourists from other areas. Furthermore, giving more training to the tourist guides so as to boost their customer service can enhance and improve cultural tourism.