424B4 1 ea176490-424b4_millennium.htm PROSPECTUS

 

Filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(4)

Registration No. 333-268063

 

 

Millennium Group International Holdings Limited

 

1,250,000 Ordinary Shares

  

This is an initial public offering of Millennium Group International Holdings Limited, a Cayman Islands exempted company with limited liability. Our principal place of business is in Hong Kong. We are offering, on a firm commitment basis, 1,250,000 ordinary shares, par value $0.002 per share, or the Ordinary Shares. Prior to this offering, there has been no public market for our Ordinary Shares. We have agreed to grant the underwriter an option exercisable for a period of 45 days after the closing of this offering to purchase up to 15% of the total number of the shares offered in this offering for the purpose of covering over-allotments, if any, at the offering price less the underwriting discounts (the “Over-Allotment Option”). The offering price is $4.00 per Ordinary Share.

 

We have received the approval letter from Nasdaq to list our Ordinary Shares on the Nasdaq Capital Market, or Nasdaq, under the symbol “MGIH.”

 

Throughout this prospectus, unless the context indicates otherwise, references to “Millennium” refer to Millennium Group International Holdings Limited, a Cayman Islands holding company, and references to “we,” the “Company” or “our company” are to Millennium and its consolidated subsidiaries.

  

Millennium Group International Holdings Limited, or Millennium, is a holding company incorporated in Cayman Islands. As a holding company with no material operations, it conducts a substantial majority of its operations through the subsidiaries established in Hong Kong, the People’s Republic of China, or the PRC or China, and Vietnam.

 

Our equity structure is a direct holding structure. Millennium is permitted under the Cayman Islands laws to provide funding to our subsidiaries in the PRC, Hong Kong and Vietnam through loans or capital contributions without restrictions on the amount of the funds, subject to satisfaction of applicable government registration, approval and filing requirements. Current PRC regulations permit our PRC subsidiaries to pay dividends to the Company only out of their accumulated profits, if any, determined in accordance with Chinese accounting standards and regulations. Under the current Hong Kong laws, each of our subsidiaries in Hong Kong is permitted under the laws of Hong Kong to provide funding to their respective direct registered shareholder(s) and/or holding company(ies) through dividend distribution without restrictions on the amount of the funds, subject to availability of distributable profits and sufficient cash to maintain going concern and solvency of the relevant Hong Kong subsidiary and any contractual obligations owed to third parties prohibiting or restricting dividend distributions. Each of our subsidiaries in Vietnam is also permitted under the laws of Vietnam and Hong Kong to provide funding to Millennium through dividend distribution without restrictions on the amount of the funds. Two dividends were declared but waived by the shareholders and such waiver of amounts payable to shareholders were capitalized as additional paid-in capital in the financial statements. Other than these dividends declared which have been properly accounted for, no other dividend was declared for the years ended June 30, 2022, and 2021, and as of the date of this prospectus. See the section titled “Dividend Policy” beginning on page 52 for additional information regarding the dividends. We intend to retain all available funds and future earnings, if any, for the operation and expansion of our business and do not anticipate declaring or paying any dividends in the foreseeable future. See “Prospectus Summary - Transfers of Cash to and from Our Subsidiaries.”

 

 

 

 

Investing in our Ordinary Shares involves risks. You should read carefully the discussion of material risks of investing in our Ordinary Shares. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 16. We are not a Chinese operating company but a Cayman Islands holding company with operations conducted by our subsidiaries based in China and that this structure involves unique risks to investors. Because our operations are primarily located in the PRC and Hong Kong through our subsidiaries, we are subject to certain legal and operational risks associated with our operations in China, including changes in the legal, political and economic policies of the Chinese government, the relations between China and the United States, or Chinese or United States regulations may materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. PRC laws and regulations governing our current business operations are sometimes vague and uncertain, and therefore, these risks may result in a material change in our operations and the value of our ordinary shares, or could significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer our securities to investors and cause the value of such securities to significantly decline or be worthless. The enforcement of laws and that rules and regulations in China can change quickly with little advance notice. The Chinese government may intervene or influence our operations at any time or may exert more control over offerings conducted overseas and foreign investment in China-based issuers, which could result in a material change in our operations and/or the value of our Ordinary Shares. Additionally, the governmental and regulatory interference could significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer securities to investors and cause the value of such securities to significantly decline or be worthless.

 

Recently, the PRC government initiated a series of regulatory actions and statements to regulate business operations in China with little advance notice, including cracking down on illegal activities in the securities market, enhancing supervision over China-based companies listed overseas using a variable interest entity structure, adopting new measures to extend the scope of cybersecurity reviews, and expanding the efforts in anti-monopoly enforcement.  We do not believe that our subsidiaries are directly subject to these regulatory actions or statements, as we have not implemented any monopolistic behavior and our business does not involve the collection of user data or implicate cybersecurity. As of the date of this prospectus, no relevant laws or regulations in the PRC explicitly require us to seek approval from the China Securities Regulatory Commission, or the CSRC, or any other PRC governmental authorities for our offering, nor has our Cayman Islands holding company or any of our subsidiaries received any inquiry, notice, warning or sanctions regarding our offering from the CSRC or any other PRC governmental authorities. However, since these statements and regulatory actions by the PRC government are newly published and official guidance and related implementation rules have not been issued, it is highly uncertain how soon legislative or administrative regulation making bodies will respond and what existing or new laws or regulations or detailed implementations and interpretations will be modified or promulgated, if any, and the potential impact such modified or new laws and regulations will have on our daily business operation, the ability to accept foreign investments and list on an U.S. or other foreign exchange. In the event that (i) the PRC government expanded the categories of industries and companies whose foreign securities offerings are subject to review by the CSRC or the CAC and that we are required to obtain such permissions or approvals, (ii) applicable laws, regulations, or interpretations change and we are required to obtain such permissions or approvals in the future, (iii) any intervention or interruption by PRC governmental with little advance notice; or (iv) we inadvertently concluded that relevant permissions or approvals were not required or that we did not receive or maintain relevant permissions or approvals required; any action taken by the PRC government could significantly limit or completely hinder our operations in Hong Kong and our ability to offer or continue to offer securities to investors and could cause the value of such securities to significantly decline or be worthless.

 

On February 17, 2023, CSRC released the Trial Administrative Measures of Overseas Securities Offering and Listing by Domestic Companies, or the Trial Measures, and five supporting guidelines, which came into effect on March 31, 2023. Pursuant to the Trial Measures, PRC domestic companies that seek to offer or list securities overseas, both directly and indirectly, should fulfill the filing procedure and report relevant information to the CSRC. Since these statements and regulatory actions by the PRC government are newly published, their interpretation, application and enforcement of unclear and there also remains significant uncertainty as to the enactment, interpretation and implementation of other regulatory requirements related to overseas securities offerings and other capital markets activities. Our ability to offer, or continue to offer, securities to investors would be potentially hindered and the value of our securities might significantly decline or be worthless, by existing or future laws and regulations relating to its business or industry or by intervene or interruption by PRC governmental authorities, if we or our subsidiaries (i) do not receive or maintain such filings, permissions or approvals required by the PRC government, (ii) inadvertently conclude that such filings, permissions or approvals are not required, (iii) applicable laws, regulations, or interpretations change and we are required to obtain such filings, permissions or approvals in the future, or (iv) any intervention or interruption by PRC governmental with little advance notice.

 

 

 

 

Pursuant to the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, or the HFCAA, if the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, or the PCAOB, is unable to inspect an issuer’s auditors for three consecutive years, the issuer’s securities are prohibited to trade on a U.S. stock exchange. The PCAOB issued a Determination Report on December 16, 2021 which found that the PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate completely registered public accounting firms headquartered in: (1) mainland China of the People’s Republic of China because of a position taken by one or more authorities in mainland China; and (2) Hong Kong, a Special Administrative Region and dependency of the PRC, because of a position taken by one or more authorities in Hong Kong. Furthermore, the PCAOB’s report identified the specific registered public accounting firms which are subject to these determinations. On June 22, 2021, United States Senate has passed the Accelerating Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, which, if enacted, would decrease the number of “non-inspection years” from three years to two years, and thus, would reduce the time before our securities may be prohibited from trading or delisted if the PCAOB determines that it cannot inspect or investigate completely our auditor. As of the date of the prospectus, WWC, P.C., our auditor, is not subject to the determinations as to inability to inspect or investigate registered firms completely announced by the PCAOB on December 16, 2021. While the Company’s auditor is based in the U.S. and is registered with PCAOB and subject to PCAOB inspection, in the event it is later determined that the PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate completely the Company’s auditor because of a position taken by an authority in a foreign jurisdiction, then such lack of inspection could cause trading in the Company’s securities to be prohibited under the HFCAA, and ultimately result in a determination by a securities exchange to delist the Company’s securities. A termination in the trading of our securities or any restriction on the trading in our securities would be expected to have a negative impact on the Company as well as on the value of our securities. Furthermore, on August 26, 2022, the China Securities Regulatory Commission, the Ministry of Finance of the PRC, or the MOF, and the PCAOB signed a Statement of Protocol (the “Protocol”), governing inspections and investigations of audit firms based in China and Hong Kong. The Protocol remains unpublished and is subject to further explanation and implementation. Pursuant to the fact sheet with respect to the Protocol disclosed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, the PCAOB shall have independent discretion to select any issuer audits for inspection or investigation and has the unfettered ability to transfer information to the SEC. Additionally, on December 15, 2022, the PCAOB announced that it was able to secure complete access to inspect and investigate PCAOB-registered public accounting firms headquartered in mainland China and Hong Kong completely in 2022. The PCAOB Board vacated its previous 2021 determinations that the PCAOB was unable to inspect or investigate completely registered public accounting firms headquartered in mainland China and Hong Kong. However, whether the PCAOB will continue to be able to satisfactorily conduct inspections of PCAOB-registered public accounting firms headquartered in mainland China and Hong Kong is subject to uncertainties and depends on a number of factors out of our and our auditor’s control. The PCAOB continues to demand complete access in mainland China and Hong Kong moving forward and is making plans to resume regular inspections in early 2023 and beyond, as well as to continue pursuing ongoing investigations and initiate new investigations as needed. The PCAOB has also indicated that it will act immediately to consider the need to issue new determinations with the HFCAA if needed. See “Risk Factors” on page 16 relating to the statements issued by the SEC and the PCAOB.

 

We are an “emerging growth company” under the federal securities laws and will be subject to reduced public company reporting requirements. See “Prospectus Summary — Implications of Being an Emerging Growth Company” for additional information.

  

While we initially expect to be a “controlled company” under the rules of Nasdaq immediately after consummation of this offering, we do not intend to avail ourselves of the corporate governance exemptions afforded to a “controlled company” under the rules of Nasdaq.

  

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

    Per
Ordinary
Share
    Total without
Over-Allotment
Option
  Total with Over-Allotment Option  
Initial public offering price(1)   $ 4.00     $ 5,000,000   5,750,000  
Underwriting discounts(2)   $ 0.28     $ 350,000   402,500  
Proceeds to us, before expenses(3)   $ 3.72     $ 4,650,000   5,347,500  

 

(1) Initial public offering price per share is $4.00 per share.
   
(2) Represents underwriting discounts equal to 7% per ordinary share. Does not include a non-accountable expense allowance equal to 1% of the gross proceeds received by us in this offering, payable to the underwriters.
   
(3) The underwriters will receive compensation, in addition to the underwriting discounts and a 1% non-accountable expense allowance, as set forth in the section entitled “Underwriting” beginning on page 141, including warrants exercisable after the date of issuance and for a five-year period after the date of commencement of sales of ordinary shares entitling the underwriter to purchase 7% of the aggregate number of ordinary shares sold by us in this offering on a cash or cashless basis (including any Ordinary Shares sold as a result of the exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option) at a per ordinary share price equal to 120% of the public offering price of the ordinary shares. The registration statement of which this prospectus is a part of, also covers the shares issuable upon exercise of the Underwriter’s Warrant. For a description of other terms of the Underwriter’s Warrants and a description of the other compensation to be received by the underwriters, see “Underwriting”.

 

If we complete this offering, net proceeds will be delivered to us on the closing date. We plan to use our proceeds in our subsidiaries in the PRC, Hong Kong and Vietnam, however, we will not be able to use such proceeds until we complete certain remittance procedures in China. See the section titled “Use of Proceeds” beginning on page 51 for additional information regarding the remittance procedures.

 

The underwriters expect to deliver the Ordinary Shares against payment as set forth under “Underwriting”, on or about April 6, 2023.

 

   

 

The date of this prospectus is April 4, 2023

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

  Page
   
PROSPECTUS SUMMARY 1
   
RISK FACTORS 16
   
SPECIAL NOTES REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS 50
   
USE OF PROCEEDS 51
   
DIVIDEND POLICY 52
   
EXCHANGE RATE INFORMATION 53
   
CAPITALIZATION 54
   
DILUTION 55
   
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS 56
   
BUSINESS 66
   
REGULATIONS 93
   
MANAGEMENT 112
   
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION 118
   
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS 119
   
PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDERS 126
   
DESCRIPTION OF SHARE CAPITAL 127
   
SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE 133
   
TAXATION 134
   
ENFORCEABILITY OF CIVIL LIABILITIES 139
   
UNDERWRITING 141
   
EXPENSES RELATING TO THIS OFFERING 149
   
LEGAL MATTERS 149
   
EXPERTS 149
   
WHERE YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 149
   
INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS F-1

 

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You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus or in any related free-writing prospectus. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with information different from that contained in this prospectus or in any related free-writing prospectus. We are offering to sell, and seeking offers to buy, the Ordinary Shares offered hereby, but only under circumstances and in jurisdictions where offers and sales are permitted and lawful to do so. The information contained in this prospectus is current only as of the date of this prospectus, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or of any sale of the Ordinary Shares.

 

Neither we nor any of the underwriters have taken any action that would permit a public offering of the Ordinary Shares outside the United States or permit the possession or distribution of this prospectus or any related free-writing prospectus outside the United States. Persons outside the United States who come into possession of this prospectus or any related free-writing prospectus must inform themselves about and observe any restrictions relating to the offering of the Ordinary Shares and the distribution of the prospectus outside the United States.

 

We are incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands as an exempted company with limited liability and a majority of our outstanding securities are owned by non-U.S. residents. Under the rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, we currently qualify for treatment as a “foreign private issuer.” As a foreign private issuer, we will not be required to file periodic reports and financial statements with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, as frequently or as promptly as domestic registrants whose securities are registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act.

 

Until and including April 29, 2023 (the 25th day after the date of this prospectus), all dealers that buy, sell or trade our Ordinary Shares, whether or not participating in this offering, may be required to deliver a prospectus. This is in addition to the obligation of dealers to deliver a prospectus when acting as underwriters and with respect to their unsold allotments or subscriptions.

 

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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

 

This summary highlights information contained in greater detail elsewhere in this prospectus. This summary is not complete and does not contain all of the information you should consider in making your investment decision. You should read the entire prospectus carefully before making an investment in our Ordinary Shares. You should carefully consider, among other things, our consolidated financial statements and the related notes and the sections entitled “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included elsewhere in this prospectus.

 

Prospectus Conventions

 

Conventions regarding the holding company and its subsidiaries:

 

“Controlling Shareholders” refers to Lai Por, Lai Yau Shing, Lai Yau Chuen, Lai Yau Sang, Lai Yau Fai and Lai Yau Chi collectively, all the six shareholders are residents of Hong Kong;

 

Forever Long Development Ltd is a Hong Kong company commonly held by the individual Controlling Shareholders;

 

Gramade Investments Limited is a BVI company commonly held by the individual Controlling Shareholders;

 

“Hong Kong” refers to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the PRC;

 

Huizhou Yimeinuo Industry Co., Ltd. is a PRC company wholly owned by Millennium (Huizhou) Technology Co., Ltd.;

 

“Millennium” or the “Company” refers to Millennium Group International Holdings Limited, a Cayman Islands company;

 

Millennium (Huizhou) Technology Co., Ltd.is a PRC company wholly owned by Millennium Shenzhen;

 

“Millennium BVI” refers to Millennium Group Investment (BVI) Limited, a British Virgin Islands (“BVI”) company wholly owned by Millennium;

 

“Millennium HK” refers to Millennium Holdings International Limited, a Hong Kong company wholly owned by Millennium Investment International Limited;

 

Millennium Investment International Limited is a Hong Kong company wholly owned by Millennium BVI;

 

Millennium Investment International (BVI) Limited is a BVI company commonly held by the individual Controlling Shareholders;

 

“Millennium Packaging” refers to Millennium Packaging Group International Limited, a Hong Kong company wholly owned by Millennium Strategic;

 

Millennium Packaging Technology (Huizhou) Co., Ltd. is a PRC company wholly owned by Millennium Shenzhen;

 

Millennium Printing International Limited is a Hong Kong company wholly owned by Millennium Strategic;

 

“Millennium Shenzhen” refers to Millennium Printing (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., a PRC company wholly owned by Millennium HK;

 

“Millennium Strategic” refers to Millennium Strategic International Limited, a Hong Kong company whose voting right and variable return is 99.97% owned by Millennium HK and 0.03% owned by Millennium Shenzhen;

 

MPG Global Company Limited is a Vietnamese company wholly owned by Millennium Packaging;

 

“PRC” or “China” refers to the People’s Republic of China;

 

Putian Xiqi Branding Strategy Co., Ltd. is a PRC company wholly owned by Millennium Shenzhen;

 

Wah Tong Investment International Limited is a Hong Kong company wholly owned by Millennium Strategic;

 

YC 1926 (BVI) Limited is a BVI company commonly held by the individual Controlling Shareholders;

 

Yee Woo Paper Investment International Limited is a Hong Kong company wholly owned by Millennium Strategic;

 

Yee Woo Paper Packaging (HK) Company Limited is a Hong Kong company wholly owned by Millennium Strategic;

 

“YWPPC” refers to Yee Woo Paper Packaging (China) Company Limited, a Hong Kong company commonly held by the individual Controlling Shareholders;

 

“Yee Woo Shenzhen” refers to Yee Woo Paper Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., a PRC company wholly owned by Millennium Shenzhen;

 

Conventions regarding our business and products:

 

“ASEAN” refers to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations; 

 

“Brand factories” refers to in-house factories operated by brand owners, who are responsible for the design, manufacturing and sale of their own products;

 

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“Corrugated medium” refers to paper used to form the corrugated or fluted component of a corrugated sheet board;

 

“Corrugated paper” refers to paper which has been undergone corrugation process;

 

“Corrugated products” are paper products sold by Company which has been corrugated and can be printed and mainly used for outer packaging purpose;

 

“Corrugator” is an automated production line which consists of machinery that presses corrugated medium into flutes, applies glue to the corrugated medium and affixes sheets of linerboard to form corrugated sheet board;

 

“Die-cutting” refers to the process of cutting materials into desirable shapes using a die;

 

“ERP system” is acronym for “Enterprise Resource Planning System”, a software-packaged system which integrates several areas of an organization such as planning, purchasing, inventory, sales, marketing, finance, and human resources into a single unified system;

 

“Flexo printing” refers to flexographic printing technique involving the use of quick-drying, semiliquid inks on substrates;

 

“Flexo printing packaging products” refers to packaging products made by utilizing our flexo printing equipment;

 

“GFA” refers to gross floor area;

 

“Inner packaging” is packaging for immobilizing goods and serves to protect the packaged goods during transportation against damage from mechanical stress, such as impact, shock or vibration;

 

“ISO” refers to the International Organization for standardization, a non-government organization based in Geneva, Switzerland, for assessing the quality systems of business organizations;

 

“ISO 9001” is a quality management system model published by ISO with guidance and tools for companies and organizations who want to ensure that their products and services consistently meet customers’ requirements, and that quality is consistently improved;

 

“ISTA” refers to International Safe Transit Association;

 

“Lamination” is the process of laminating a very thin film of substance on to the printed sheets;

 

“LC Machine” is an innovative new polymer clay rolling and sheeting machine from Lucy Clay Tools;

 

“LC MS” refers to liquid chromatograph-mass spectrometer;

 

“MP Production Site” refers to our production base in the PRC situated at No. 4 Industrial Zone, Shui Tian Community, Shi Yan Street, Bao’an District, Shenzhen, the PRC;

 

“OEM” refers to original equipment manufacturing, a type of manufacturing under which products are manufactured in whole or in part in accordance with the brand owners’ specifications and are marketed under the brand owners’ own brand names;

 

“Offset printing” is a printing technique involving setting images and words on paper through a series of metal plates and rubber mats;

 

“Outer packaging” is the outermost protection of a composite or combination packaging and serves to protect the contents during transportation, against damage from mechanical stress, such as impact, shock or vibration;

 

“Packaging products” are printed paper products sold by the Company, which can be corrugated and mainly used for inner packaging purpose;

 

“Pre-press” refers primarily to pre-press color management to enhance the color image and quality of the product;

 

“Printing plate” is a plate used in the printing process on which an image is put through photomechanical, photochemical or laser processes;

 

“Screen printing” is a technique involving the imprinting of digital designs on substrates;

 

“Sq.m.” refers to square meters;

 

“TAPPI” refers to the Technical Association of Pulp and Paper Industry;

 

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“UV coating” refers to the application of ultraviolet coating to printed surfaces to improve the protectiveness of the product;

 

“XRF” refers to X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometer;

 

“Yee Woo Production Site” refers to our production base in the PRC situated at Yi He Industrial Zone, No. 137 Bao Shi East Road, Shuitian Community, Shiyan Street, Bao’an District, Shenzhen, the PRC.

 

Others:

 

Our business primarily conducted in Hong Kong and the financial records of our subsidiaries in Hong Kong are maintained in HKD, their functional currency. Translations of amounts from HK$ into US$ are solely for the convenience of the reader and were calculated at the noon buying rate of US$1 = HK$7.78472 on June 30, 2022, as published in statistical release of the United States Federal Reserve Board. We make no representation that the HKD or U.S. dollar amounts referred to in this prospectus could have been or could be converted into U.S. dollars or HKD, as the case may be, at any particular rate or at all.

 

The relevant exchange rates are listed below:

 

   For the Years Ended
June 30,
 
   2022   2021 
Period Ended USD:RMB exchange rate   6.70    6.45 
Period Average USD:RMB exchange rate   6.45    6.62 
Period Ended USD:HKD exchange rate   7.85    7.76 
Period Average USD:HKD exchange rate   7.80    7.76 
Period Ended USD:VND exchange rate   23,263    23,001 
Period Average USD:VND exchange rate   22,860    23,068 

 

For the sake of clarity, this prospectus follows the English naming convention of first name followed by last name, regardless of whether an individual’s name is Chinese or English. For example, the name of our Chairman will be presented as “Ming Hung Lai,” even though, in Chinese, Mr. Lai’s name is presented as “Lai Ming Hung.”

 

We have relied on statistics provided by a variety of publicly available sources regarding China’s expectations of growth. We did not, directly or indirectly, sponsor or participate in the publication of such materials, and these materials are not incorporated in this prospectus other than to the extent specifically cited in this prospectus. We have sought to provide current information in this prospectus and believe that the statistics provided in this prospectus remain up-to-date and reliable, and these materials are not incorporated in this prospectus other than to the extent specifically cited in this prospectus. Except where otherwise stated, all ordinary share accounts provided herein are on a pre-share-increase basis.

 

Overview 

 

Founded in 1978, we are a long-established paper-based packaging solutions supplier. We are headquartered in Hong Kong with operations in the PRC and Vietnam. We operate two production facilities in Guangdong Province of the PRC. We also operate a supply chain management business to service our global clients who source their packaging needs from Vietnam and other Association of Southeast Asian Nations (“ASEAN”) countries. We have also established offices in Hong Kong and Vietnam to service our customers outside the PRC.

 

We are a third-generation family-owned business and our history can be traced back to 1978 when Mr. Yee Cheong Lai, our founder, who engaged in the sale of Corrugated Paper in Hong Kong and developed a vision to becoming a one-stop integrated services provider for paper related products. Since our inception, through the continued efforts of our founder, the second generation and third generation of the family, we have diversified our business segments beyond the sale of Corrugated Paper to production and sale of packaging products and corrugated products with deliveries to, among others, PRC, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Myanmar, Australia, Indonesia, Cambodia, Taiwan, Thailand, United States, India and Germany. Throughout our years of dealings, we have developed and accumulated extensive industry experience and capabilities in relation to design and production of packaging products and corrugated products, packaging costing management, and print quality consistency control. We plan on further expanding our business in packaging products supply chain management solution to assist our global customers who source their supplies from regions in Southeast Asia.

 

We offer paper-based inner and outer packaging products which can be broadly categorized into packaging products and corrugated products.

 

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We adopt a one-stop integrated services approach with an objective to cover the entire value chain for paper-based inner and outer packaging products and related components for our customers. We offer the Total Packaging Solutions to our customers and our integrated business processes include market research, research and development, packaging design and development, raw materials procurement, color management, product testing, quality control and delivery services as well as our core business of the production and sale of packaging products and corrugated products. We believe our one-stop integrated service approach offers a cost-effective and time efficient means for our customers to obtain tailor-made and comprehensive printing solutions and provides our customers with greater operational efficiency and flexibility. Our diverse offerings are intended to offer flexibility for our customers to combine different printing solutions with other value-added services to achieve their packaging objectives and needs. We believe we have created synergies among our different processes, such as collaboration between our product design and development and in-house product testing conducted at our laboratory at MP Production Site to enhance the quality of our packaging products and corrugated products.

 

For further information about our Group’s business and operations, please refer to the section headed “Business” in this prospectus.

 

Corporate Structure

 

The following diagram sets forth the structure of the Company as of the date of this prospectus:

 

 

Competitive Strengths

 

We are a multi-generational business with a long operating history, and we possess rich experience and leading technology

 

Our production facilities are strategically located in close proximity to our major customers and major suppliers with readily access to major infrastructure in Guangdong Province in the PRC.

 

We are a leading one-stop integrated services provider for paper-based inner and outer packaging products offering packaging products and corrugated products with business operations in the PRC, Hong Kong and Vietnam.

 

Over the years, we have developed stable business relationships with our major customers and suppliers.

 

We are committed to maintaining high safety standard and quality control that match with our credentials.

 

We have a dedicated management team with in-depth industry experience.

 

We have developed a supply chain management solution that utilizes our decades of our industry experience to service customers with effective supply chain solutions.

 

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update

 

Taking into account of the current state of affairs including the widespread vaccination in the PRC, we currently assess that the likelihood where we will be forced to completely suspend our business operations is extremely remote. However, the actual impact caused by the outbreak of COVID-19 will depend on its subsequent development, and there remains a possibility of further outbreak of COVID-19 forcing complete suspension of our business operations in the PRC, Hong Kong or Vietnam. The impact in such an event may be out of our control and beyond our estimation and assessment. 

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Customers and suppliers

 

There were no material disruptions to our procurement and sales deliveries during COVID-19. In spite of certain lockdown policies and travel restrictions in place, our MP Production Site and Yee Woo Production Site remained in close proximity to our major customers and major suppliers mostly located in Guangdong Province such as Huizhou, Dongguan and Shenzhen. Shipment restrictions of our deliveries to Vietnam and other overseas countries accounting for majority of our export sales (excluding the PRC) were not restricted as of the date of this prospectus. With dedicated efforts of our sales team, we strived to keep an ongoing dialogue with our business partners and there had not been any material penalties or damages in the event of delay of our product deliveries due to COVID-19.

 

Production activities in the PRC

 

There has been limited impact of COVID-19 on our production activities at our MP Production Site and YW Production Site. Our MP Production Site and YW Production Site were closed during the extended Chinese New Year holidays nationwide during 2020.

 

As most of our employees were able to resume duties by end of February 2020 and our sales picked up during the remaining year when our major customers resumed operations, there were no apparent impacts on our production output during the years ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 compared with that in 2020.

 

We implemented government-approved policies and conducted training sessions on epidemic control and personal hygiene for our factory workers to have helped effectively prevent COVID-19 outbreak at our production sites.

 

Plans

 

Since the COVID-19 outbreak, we have implemented stringent measures to prevent COVID-19 infections at our work places. These measures include:

 

requiring employees returned from key epidemic areas to have quarantine at home or the places designated by the government;

 

measuring the temperature of all employees before they enter into working areas to ensure no employees with COVID-19 symptoms are working in our offices and production sites;

 

requiring employees to wear sanitary masks at all times;

 

providing disinfecting products including sanitizers and alcohol disinfectant to employees for their personal hygiene;

 

regularly cleaning and disinfecting the workplace and other public areas such as cafeterias and rest area;

 

requesting new employees to have nucleic acid test for COVID-19.

 

Summary of Risk Factors

 

Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. Below is a summary of material factors that make an investment in our common stock speculative or risky. Importantly, this summary does not address all of the risks that we face. Please refer to the information contained in and incorporated by reference under the heading “Risk Factors” on page 16 of this prospectus. 

 

Risks Related to Doing Business in the PRC

 

  We may become subject to a variety of laws and regulations in the PRC regarding privacy, data security, cybersecurity, and data protection. We may be liable for improper use or appropriation of personal information provided by our customers. If PRC regulatory agencies later promulgate new rules or explanations requiring that we obtain their approvals for this offering and any follow-on offering, we may be unable to obtain such approvals and we may face sanctions by PRC regulatory agencies for failure to seek their approval which could significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer securities to our investors and the securities currently being offered may substantially decline in value and be worthless. See pages 16-17 of this prospectus.
     
 

Because we are a Cayman Islands corporation and most of our business is conducted in the PRC, shareholders may be unable to bring an action against us or our officers and directors or to enforce any judgment you may obtain. See page 18 of this prospectus.
     
  Substantial uncertainties exist with respect to the interpretation and implementation of PRC Foreign Investment Law and how it may impact the viability of our current corporate structure, corporate governance and business operations. Thus, there are uncertainties in the interpretation and enforcement of PRC laws and regulations which could limit the legal protection available to you and us. See pages 18, 19 and 20 of this prospectus.

 

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  The Chinese government exerts substantial influence over the manner in which we must conduct our business activities. We are currently not required to obtain approval from Chinese authorities to list on U.S exchanges, however, if our subsidiaries or the holding company were required to obtain approval in the future and were denied permission from Chinese authorities to list on U.S. exchanges, we will not be able to continue listing on U.S. exchange, which would materially affect the interest of the investors. It is uncertain when and whether the Company will be required to obtain permission from the PRC government to list on U.S. exchanges in the future, and even when such permission is obtained, whether it will be denied or rescinded. See page 19 of this prospectus.
     
  The Chinese government may intervene or influence our operations at any time or may exert more control over offerings conducted overseas and foreign investment in China-based issuers, which could result in a material change in our operations and/or the value of our Ordinary Shares. Additionally, the governmental and regulatory interference could significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer securities to investors and cause the value of such securities to significantly decline or be worthless. See page 20 of this prospectus.
     
 

Adverse changes in political and economic policies of the PRC government could have a material adverse effect on the overall economic growth of China, which could reduce the demand for our products and services and materially and adversely affect our competitive position. See pages 20-21 of this prospectus. 

     
 

PRC laws and regulations governing our current business operations are sometimes vague and uncertain and any changes in such laws and regulations may impair our ability to operate profitably. The effectiveness and interpretation of newly enacted laws or regulations, including amendments to existing laws and regulations, may be delayed, and our business may be affected if we rely on laws and regulations which are subsequently adopted or interpreted in a manner different from our understanding of these laws and regulations. New laws and regulations that affect existing and proposed future businesses may also be applied retroactively. As a result, we may not be aware of our violation of any of these policies and rules until sometime after the violation. See page 22 of this prospectus. 

     
 

Substantial uncertainties exist with respect to the interpretation and implementation of newly enacted PRC Foreign Investment Law and its Implementation Rules and how they may impact the viability of our current corporate structure, corporate governance, and operations. See page 22 of this prospectus. 

     
 

Because some of our business is conducted in RMB and the price of our Ordinary Shares is quoted in United States dollars, changes in currency conversion rates may affect the value of your investments. See page 23 of this prospectus. 

     
  Changes in international trade policies, trade dispute or the emergence of a trade war, may have a material adverse effect on our business. See page 25 of this prospectus
     
  U.S. regulatory bodies may be limited in their ability to conduct investigations or inspections of our operations in China. See page 25 of this prospectus
     
  If we become directly subject to the scrutiny, criticism and negative publicity involving U.S.-listed Chinese companies, we may have to expend significant resources to investigate and resolve the matter which could harm our business operations, stock price and reputation. As a result of the scrutiny, criticism and negative publicity, the publicly traded stock of many U.S. listed Chinese companies sharply decreased in value and, in some cases, has become virtually worthless. It is not clear what effect this sector-wide scrutiny, criticism and negative publicity will have on us, our business and our stock price. See page 26 of this prospectus.
     
  The approval of the China Securities Regulatory Commission may be required in connection with this offering, and, if required, we cannot predict whether we will be able to obtain such approval. See page 26 of this prospectus.
     
  We may be required to obtain permission from Chinese authorities to operate and issue securities to foreign investors in this offering and/or listing on the Nasdaq Stock Market, and if required and we are not able to obtain such permission in a timely manner, the securities currently being offered may substantially decline in value and become worthless. If we are subsequently advised by any Chinese authorities that permission for this offering and/or listing on the Nasdaq Stock Market was required, we may not be able to obtain such permission in a timely manner, if at all. If this risk occurs, our ability to offer securities to investors could be significantly limited or completely hindered and the securities currently being offered may substantially decline in value and become worthless. See pages 27-28 of this prospectus.
     
  The recent joint statement by the SEC and PCAOB, proposed rule changes submitted by Nasdaq, and the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act all call for additional and more stringent criteria to be applied to emerging market companies upon assessing the qualification of their auditors, especially the non-U.S. auditors who are not inspected by the PCAOB. These developments could add uncertainties to our offering. See pages 28-29 of this prospectus.
     
  You may experience difficulties in effecting service of legal process, enforcing foreign judgments, or bringing actions in China against us or our management named in the prospectus based on foreign laws. It may also be difficult for you or overseas regulators to conduct investigations or collect evidence within China. See page 29 of this prospectus.

 

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Risks Related to Our Business

 

  Our ability to offer a wide variety of products to our customers is dependent upon our ability to obtain adequate raw materials supply from manufacturers or other suppliers and the prices of these materials are often subject to short-term changes. Our inability to pass on material price increases to our customers could adversely impact our financial condition, operating results and cash flows. See page 31 of this prospectus.
     
  We may not be able to maintain long-term relationships with our third-party suppliers and long supply chains, as a result, our business can be interrupted and our product quality may suffer. See page 31 of this prospectus.
     
  We depend on a few major customers with whom we do not enter into long-term contracts, the loss of any of which could cause a significant decline in our revenues. See page 31 of this prospectus.
     
  We rely on third-party suppliers and long supply chains, and if we fail to identify and develop relationships with a sufficient number of qualified suppliers, or if there is a significant interruption in our supply chains, our ability to timely and efficiently access products that meet our standards for quality could be adversely affected. See page 31 of this prospectus.
     
  Our failure to evaluate our customers credit profiles could result in a delay in settling our accounts receivable and could materially and adversely impact our operating cash flow which may result in a material and adverse impact on our business operations. See page 32 of this prospectus.
     
  Disruption to our production facilities and liability in connection with industrial accidents could materially and adversely affect our operations. See page 33 of this prospectus.
     
  As a “controlled company” under the rules of the Nasdaq, we may be exempt from certain corporate governance requirements that could adversely affect our public shareholders. See page 37 of this prospectus.
     
 

Since Ming Hung “Matthew” Lai and his family members own 100% of our Ordinary Shares, and will own at least 88.89% of our Ordinary Shares following the Offering, he will have great impact in electing directors and approve matters requiring shareholder approval by way of ordinary resolution or special resolution. See page 37 of this prospectus.

     
  Our business is heavily dependent on retainment of key suppliers and customers. See page 31 of this prospectus.
     
  We may not be able to attract and retain qualified and skilled employees. See page 34 of this prospectus.
     
  We may face difficulty maintaining our company reputation. See page 34 of this prospectus.

 

Risks Related to Intellectual Property

 

 

Our business’s value depends in part on our ability to protect our intellectual property, customer and employee information and data and our protections may be insufficient to protect our material intellectual property rights in China and elsewhere. Any failure to protect our proprietary intellectual property and information or material infringements of our intellectual property could have a significant adverse effect on our business and results of operations. See page 38 of this prospectus. 

     
  In the future, third parties may challenge the inventorship or ownership of our designs and other intellectual property. Any infringement claims or lawsuits, even if not meritorious, could be expensive and time consuming to defend. If we are not successful in any challenge, we may be precluded from using certain intellectual property or may lose our exclusive rights in that intellectual property. Either outcome could harm our business and competitive position. See page 39 of this prospectus.
     
 

Our network and our computer infrastructure are potentially vulnerable to physical breaches or to the introduction of computer viruses, abuse of use that could compromise or result in a breach the technology we use to protect user transaction data. A party that is able to circumvent our security systems could misappropriate proprietary information, cause interruptions in our operations or utilize our network without authorization which could adversely affect our business. See page 39 of this prospectus 

 

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Risks Related to Doing Business in Vietnam

 

  The economy and high inflation rate in Vietnam may be subject to continued periods of high inflation which could materially and adversely affect our business, financial operation and results of operations. See page 40 of this prospectus.

 

  The legal system of Vietnam differs from most common law jurisdictions because laws and regulations are subject to broad and varying interpretations by government officials and courts. Thus, conflicting interpretations between local regulators in different provinces and between different ministries, may create confusion over key issues. Although the Vietnamese government has made progress in the development of laws and regulations, there remain inherent uncertainties and inconsistencies in the interpretation, implementation and enforcement of laws and government policies that may adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. See pages 40-41 of this prospectus.
     
  Vietnam’s currency is Vietnamese Dong (“VND”), which is not generally freely convertible into other currencies, Although the government allows foreign invested enterprises to convert VND into other currencies for repatriation of profits from their Vietnam operations abroad, any future tightening of foreign control laws may impair our ability to repatriate profits and adversely affect our results of operations and our financial conditions may be materially and adversely affected.  See page 41 of this prospectus.

 

Risks Related to this Offering

 

  Our initial trading price for our Ordinary Shares may be volatile due to factors outside of our control and regardless of our operating performance, and you may incur losses. See page 41-42 of this prospectus.
     
  You may experience immediate and substantial dilution in the net tangible book value of shares of common stock purchased because the initial public offering price of our shares is substantially higher than the pro forma net tangible book value per Ordinary Share. See page 45 of this prospectus.
     
  You may not receive dividends for the foreseeable future because we do not intend to pay out dividends, and any return on investment will be dependent upon the market price of our Ordinary Shares. See page 41 of this prospectus.
     
  You may face difficulties in protecting your interest as a shareholder because we are incorporated under Cayman Islands law. Thus, your ability to protect your rights through U.S. courts may be limited since rights of shareholders and the fiduciary duties of our directors under Cayman Islands law are not as clearly established as they would be under statutes or judicial precedent in some jurisdictions in the United States. See paged 45-46 of this prospectus.

 

Implication of Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act

 

The Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, or the HFCAA, was enacted on December 18, 2020. The HFCA Act states that if the SEC determines that an issuer’s audit reports issued by a registered public accounting firm have not been subject to inspection by the PCAOB for three consecutive years beginning in 2021, the SEC shall prohibit such issuer’s securities from being traded on a national securities exchange or in the over-the-counter trading market in the United States. In June 2021, the Senate passed the Accelerating Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, which, if signed into law, would reduce the time period for the delisting of foreign companies under the HFCAA to two consecutive years instead of three years. If our auditor cannot be inspected by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, or the PCAOB, for two consecutive years, the trading of our securities on any U.S. national securities exchanges, as well as any over-the-counter trading in the U.S., will be prohibited. On September 22, 2021, the PCAOB adopted a final rule implementing the HFCAA, which provides a framework for the PCAOB to use when determining, as contemplated under the HFCAA, whether the PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate completely registered public accounting firms located in a foreign jurisdiction because of a position taken by one or more authorities in that jurisdiction. On December 2, 2021, the SEC issued amendments to finalize rules implementing the submission and disclosure requirements in the HFCA Act. The rules apply to registrants that the SEC identifies as having filed an annual report with an audit report issued by a registered public accounting firm that is located in a foreign jurisdiction and that PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate completely because of a position taken by an authority in foreign jurisdictions. On December 16, 2021, the PCAOB issued a report on its determinations that it is unable to inspect or investigate completely PCAOB-registered public accounting firms headquartered in the PRC and in Hong Kong, because of positions taken by PRC authorities in those jurisdictions. On August 26, 2022, the PCAOB announced that it had signed a Statement of Protocol (the “SOP”) with the China Securities Regulatory Commission and the Ministry of Finance of China. The SOP, together with two protocol agreements governing inspections and investigations (together, the “SOP Agreement”), establishes a specific, accountable framework to make possible complete inspections and investigations by the PCAOB of audit firms based in mainland China and Hong Kong, as required under U.S. law. On December 15, 2022, the PCAOB announced that it was able to secure complete access to inspect and investigate PCAOB-registered public accounting firms headquartered in mainland China and Hong Kong completely in 2022. The PCAOB Board vacated its previous 2021 determinations that the PCAOB was unable to inspect or investigate completely registered public accounting firms headquartered in mainland China and Hong Kong. However, whether the PCAOB will continue to be able to satisfactorily conduct inspections of PCAOB-registered public accounting firms headquartered in mainland China and Hong Kong is subject to uncertainties and depends on a number of factors out of our and our auditor’s control. The PCAOB continues to demand complete access in mainland China and Hong Kong moving forward and is making plans to resume regular inspections in early 2023 and beyond, as well as to continue pursuing ongoing investigations and initiate new investigations as needed. The PCAOB has also indicated that it will act immediately to consider the need to issue new determinations with the HFCAA if needed.

 

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As of the date of the prospectus, WWC, P.C., our auditor, is not subject to the determinations as to inability to inspect or investigate registered firms completely announced by the PCAOB in December 2021. However, in the event it is later determined that the PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate completely the Company’s auditor because of a position taken by an authority in a foreign jurisdiction, then such lack of inspection could cause trading in the Company’s securities to be prohibited under the HFCAA, and ultimately result in a determination by a securities exchange to delist the Company’s securities. Further, these recent developments would add uncertainties to our offering and we cannot assure you whether Nasdaq or regulatory authorities would apply additional and more stringent criteria to us after considering the effectiveness of our auditor’s audit procedures and quality control procedures, adequacy of personnel and training, or sufficiency of resources, geographic reach or experience as it relates to the audit of our financial statements. See “The recent joint statement by the SEC and PCAOB, proposed rule changes submitted by Nasdaq, and the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act all call for additional and more stringent criteria to be applied to emerging market companies upon assessing the qualification of their auditors, especially the non-U.S. auditors who are not inspected by the PCAOB. These developments could add uncertainties to our offering.” on page 30.

 

Transfers of Cash to and from Our Subsidiaries

 

Millennium Group International Holdings Limited is a holding company with no operations of its own. We conduct our operations in China primarily through our subsidiaries in Hong Kong, the PRC and Vietnam. We may rely on dividends to be paid by our subsidiaries to fund our cash and financing requirements, including the funds necessary to pay dividends and other cash distributions to our shareholders, to service any debt we may incur and to pay our operating expenses. If our subsidiaries incur debt on their own behalf in the future, the instruments governing the debt may restrict its ability to pay dividends or make other distributions to us.

 

Millennium Group International Holdings Limited is permitted under the Cayman Islands laws to provide funding to our subsidiaries in the PRC, Hong Kong and Vietnam through loans or capital contributions without restrictions on the amount of the funds, subject to satisfaction of applicable government registration, approval and filing requirements. Current PRC regulations permit our PRC subsidiaries to pay dividends to the Company only out of their accumulated profits, if any, determined in accordance with Chinese accounting standards and regulations. Under the current Hong Kong laws, each of our subsidiaries in Hong Kong is permitted under the laws of Hong Kong to provide funding to their respective direct registered shareholder(s) and/or holding company(ies) through dividend distribution without restrictions on the amount of the funds, subject to availability of distributable profits and sufficient cash to maintain going concern and solvency of the relevant Hong Kong subsidiary and any contractual obligations owed to third parties prohibiting or restricting dividend distributions. Each of our subsidiaries in Vietnam is also permitted under the laws of Vietnam and Hong Kong to provide funding to Millennium Group International Holdings Limited through dividend distribution without restrictions on the amount of the funds.

 

Our ability to pay dividends is primarily dependent on us receiving distributions of funds from Millennium Printing (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Yee Woo Paper Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Putian Xiqi Branding Strategy Co., Ltd., Millennium Packaging Technology (Huizhou) Co., Ltd., Millennium (Huizhou) Technology Co., Ltd., and Huizhou Yimeinuo Industry Co., Ltd. (collectively as the “PRC subsidiaries”). Relevant PRC statutory laws and regulations permit payments of dividends by the PRC subsidiaries only out of its retained earnings, if any, as determined in accordance with PRC accounting standards and regulations. The results of operations reflected in the accompanying consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP differ from those reflected in the statutory financial statements of these subsidiaries. As of June 30, 2022 and 2021, amounts restricted are the statutory reserve of the PRC subsidiaries, which amounted to US$1,029,144 and US$733,182, respectively. During the years ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, the PRC subsidiaries attributed US$295,962 and US$276,039 of retained earnings for their statutory reserves, respectively. 

 

On September 1, 2020, Yee Woo Shenzhen, a China-based subsidiary, declared dividend in the amount of US$9.3 million, with dividend withholding tax provision approximately US$0.4 million, to its then 100% shareholder YWPPC, a Hong Kong subsidiary, which was considered as intragroup transaction when declared. As disclosed on page F-8 of this prospectus, YWPPC was departed from the group on December 31, 2020 and since then YWPPC was de-recognized from the Group resulting in a dividend payable US$8.4 million, net of dividend withholding tax provision of US$0.4 million, to the Controlling Shareholders. At year end, the dividend payable to the Controlling Shareholders US$8.4 million was waived by the Controlling Shareholders and such waiver of amounts payable to shareholders was capitalized as additional paid-in capital in the financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2021.

 

On February 28, 2022, Millennium Printing, a Hong Kong subsidiary, declared dividend in the amount of US$7 million to its immediate holding company and thereafter the same amount of dividend was declared to those intermediate holding companies up the chain and then finally to the Controlling Shareholders. The dividend payable to the Controlling Shareholders was waived by the Controlling Shareholders during the year ended June 30, 2022 and such amount payable to shareholders was then capitalized as additional paid-in capital in the financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2022.

 

Other than these two recapitalization exercises, there have been no other transfers, dividends, or distributions made between the holding company and its subsidiaries, or to investors, and that neither we nor our subsidiaries have declared dividends for the years ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 and up to the date of the prospectus.

 

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One of the purposes of the above recapitalization exercises that involved dividends declaration with waiver and subsequent capitalization as additional paid-in capital was mainly to optimize our capital structure by enhancing the paid-up capital of the Company in order to meet the expectation from our customers, suppliers and financial institutions. We believe the recapitalization will attract more good standing customers and suppliers, better trading terms, together with allowing the Company to obtain more favorable support from financial institutions with competitive financing terms. Another purpose of the recapitalization of dividends payables and waiver of amounts due to shareholders was to recompense for the decrease in retained earnings of US$17.3 million which was caused by the separation of YWPPC.

 

We currently intend to retain all available funds and future earnings, if any, for the operation and expansion of our business and do not anticipate declaring or paying any dividends in the foreseeable future. Any future determination related to our dividend policy will be made at the discretion of our board of directors after considering our financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements, contractual requirements, business prospects and other factors the board of directors deems relevant, and subject to the restrictions contained in any future financing instruments.

 

Subject to the Cayman Companies Act and our memorandum and articles of association, our board of directors may authorize and declare a dividend to shareholders at such time and of such an amount as they think fit if they are satisfied, on reasonable grounds, that immediately following the dividend the value of our assets will exceed our liabilities and we will be able to pay our debts as they become due. There is no further Cayman statutory restriction on the amount of funds which may be distributed by us by dividend.

 

Under the current practice of the Inland Revenue Department of Hong Kong, no tax is payable by us or required to be withheld by us in Hong Kong in respect of dividends paid by Millennium. The laws and regulations of the PRC do not currently have any material impact on transfer of cash from Millennium to each Hong Kong subsidiary or from each Hong Kong Subsidiary to Millennium. There are no restrictions or limitation under the laws of Hong Kong imposed on the conversion of HK dollar into foreign currencies and the remittance of currencies out of Hong Kong or across borders and to U.S investors.

 

Current PRC regulations permit our PRC subsidiaries to pay dividends to Millennium HK only out of their accumulated profits, if any, determined in accordance with Chinese accounting standards and regulations. In addition, each of our subsidiaries in China is required to set aside at least 10% of its after-tax profits each year, if any, to fund a statutory reserve until such reserve reaches 50% of its registered capital. Each of such entity in China is also required to further set aside a portion of its after-tax profits to fund the employee welfare fund, although the amount to be set aside, if any, is determined at the discretion of its board of directors. Although the statutory reserves can be used, among other ways, to increase the registered capital and eliminate future losses in excess of retained earnings of the respective companies, the reserve funds are not distributable as cash dividends except in the event of liquidation.

 

The PRC government also imposes controls on the conversion of RMB into foreign currencies and the remittance of currencies out of the PRC. Therefore, we may experience difficulties in completing the administrative procedures necessary to obtain and remit foreign currency for the payment of dividends from our profits, if any. Furthermore, if our subsidiaries in the PRC incur debt on their own in the future, the instruments governing the debt may restrict their ability to pay dividends or make other payments. If we or our subsidiaries are unable to receive all of the revenues from our operations, we may be unable to pay dividends on our common stock.

 

Cash dividends, if any, on our common stock will be paid in U.S. dollars. If we are considered a PRC tax resident enterprise for tax purposes, any dividends we pay to our overseas shareholders may be regarded as China-sourced income and as a result may be subject to PRC withholding tax at a rate of up to 10.0%.

 

In order for us to pay dividends to our shareholders, we will rely on payments made from our PRC subsidiaries to Millennium HK. Certain payments from our PRC subsidiaries to Millennium HK are subject to PRC taxes, including business taxes and VAT. As of the date of this prospectus, our PRC subsidiaries have not made any transfers or distributions.

 

Pursuant to the Arrangement between the PRC and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and Tax Evasion on Income, or the Double Tax Avoidance Arrangement, the 10% withholding tax rate may be lowered to 5% if a Hong Kong resident enterprise owns no less than 25% of a PRC entity. However, the 5% withholding tax rate does not automatically apply and certain requirements must be satisfied, including, without limitation, that (a) the Hong Kong entity must be the beneficial owner of the relevant dividends; and (b) the Hong Kong entity must directly hold no less than 25% share ownership in the PRC entity during the 12 consecutive months preceding its receipt of the dividends. In current practice, a Hong Kong entity must obtain a tax resident certificate from the Hong Kong tax authority to apply for the 5% lower PRC withholding tax rate. As the Hong Kong tax authority will issue such a tax resident certificate on a case-by-case basis, we cannot assure you that we will be able to obtain the tax resident certificate from the relevant Hong Kong tax authority and enjoy the preferential withholding tax rate of 5% under the Double Taxation Arrangement with respect to dividends to be paid by all PRC subsidiaries to their respective immediate holding companies in Hong Kong. In the past, Millennium Printing International Limited and Yee Woo Paper Packaging (China) Company Limited had applied for and obtained the tax resident certificate from Hong Kong tax authority. As of the date of this prospectus, Millennium Shenzhen currently does not have plan to declare and pay dividends to Millennium HK and we have not applied for the tax resident certificate of Millennium HK from the relevant Hong Kong tax authority. Millennium HK intends to apply for the tax resident certificate when Millennium Shenzhen plans to declare and pay dividends to Millennium HK. When Millennium Shenzhen plans to declare and pay dividends to Millennium HK and when we intend to apply for the tax resident certificate from the relevant Hong Kong tax authority, we plan to inform the investors through SEC filings, such as a current report on Form 6-K, prior to such actions. See “Risk Factors - Risks Related to Doing Business in the PRC - We are a holding company, and will rely on dividends paid by our subsidiaries for our cash needs. Any limitation on the ability of our subsidiaries to make dividend payments to us, or any tax implications of making dividend payments to us, could limit our ability to pay our parent company expenses or pay dividends to holders of our common stock.”

 

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Regulatory Permissions

 

As of the date of this prospectus, as advised by our PRC counsel, Zhong Lun Law Firm, in accordance with the applicable PRC laws and regulations currently in effect, we and our subsidiaries, (1) have obtained all necessary permissions from PRC authorities to operate our business, (2) are not required to obtain permission from any PRC authorities to issue our securities to foreign investors, (3) are not subject to permission requirements from the China Securities Regulatory Commission, or the CSRC, the Cyberspace Administration of China, or the CAC, or any other PRC governmental agencies that is required to approve our PRC subsidiaries’ operations, and (4) have not received or were denial such permission by any PRC authorities. Given the current PRC regulatory environment, it is uncertain when and whether we or our subsidiaries will be required to obtain permission from the PRC government to list on the U.S. exchanges in the future, and even when such permission is obtained, whether it will be denied or rescinded. We have been closely monitoring regulatory developments in China regarding any necessary approvals from the CSRC, CAC or other PRC governmental authorities. However, there remains significant uncertainty as to the enactment, interpretation and implementation of regulatory requirements related to overseas securities offerings and other capital market activities. If we and our subsidiaries (i) do not receive or maintain such permissions or approvals, should the approval is required in the future by the PRC government, (ii) inadvertently conclude that such permissions or approvals are not required, or (iii) applicable laws, regulations, or interpretations change and we are required to obtain such permissions or approvals in the future, our operations and financial conditions could be materially adversely affected, and our ability to offer securities to investors could be significantly limited or completely hindered and the securities currently being offered may substantially decline in value and be worthless.

 

On August 8, 2006, six PRC regulatory agencies jointly adopted the Regulations on Mergers and Acquisitions of Domestic Enterprises by Foreign Investors, or the M&A Rules, which came into effect on September 8, 2006 and were amended on June 22, 2009. The M&A Rules requires that an offshore special purpose vehicle formed for overseas listing purposes and controlled directly or indirectly by the PRC Citizens shall obtain the approval of the CSRC prior to overseas listing and trading of such special purpose vehicle’s securities on an overseas stock exchange. Based on our understanding of the Chinese laws and regulations currently in effect at the time of this prospectus, we will not be required to submit an application to the CSRC for its approval of this offering and the listing and trading of our Ordinary Shares on the Nasdaq under the M&A Rules. However, there remains some uncertainty as to how the M&A Rules will be interpreted or implemented, and the opinions of our PRC counsel summarized above are subject to any new laws, rules and regulations or detailed implementations and interpretations in any form relating to the M&A Rules. We cannot assure you that relevant Chinese government agencies, including the CSRC, would reach the same conclusion.

 

Recently, the General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the General Office of the State Council jointly issued the Opinions on Strictly Cracking Down on Illegal Securities Activities, which were made available to the public on July 6, 2021. The Opinions on Strictly Cracking Down on Illegal Securities Activities emphasized the need to strengthen the administration over illegal securities activities, and the need to strengthen the supervision over overseas listings by Chinese companies. Pursuant to the Opinions, Chinese regulators are required to accelerate rulemaking related to the overseas issuance and listing of securities, and update the existing laws and regulations related to data security, cross-border data flow, and management of confidential information. Numerous regulations, guidelines and other measures are expected to be adopted under the umbrella of or in addition to the Cybersecurity Law and Data Security Law. As of the date of this prospectus, no official guidance or related implementation rules have been issued. As a result, the Opinions on Strictly Cracking Down on Illegal Securities Activities remain unclear on how they will be interpreted, amended and implemented by the relevant PRC governmental authorities.

 

On December 24, 2021, the CSRC, together with other relevant government authorities in China issued the Provisions of the State Council on the Administration of Overseas Securities Offering and Listing by Domestic Companies (Draft for Comments), and the Measures for the Filing of Overseas Securities Offering and Listing by Domestic Companies (Draft for Comments) (“Draft Overseas Listing Regulations”). The Draft Overseas Listing Regulations requires that a PRC domestic enterprise seeking to issue and list its shares overseas (“Overseas Issuance and Listing”) shall complete the filing procedures of and submit the relevant information to CSRC. The Overseas Issuance and Listing includes direct and indirect issuance and listing. Where an enterprise whose principal business activities are conducted in PRC seeks to issue and list its shares in the name of an overseas enterprise (“Overseas Issuer”) on the basis of the equity, assets, income or other similar rights and interests of the relevant PRC domestic enterprise, such activities shall be deemed an indirect overseas issuance and listing (“Indirect Overseas Issuance and Listing”) under the Draft Overseas Listing Regulations. Therefore, the proposed offering would be deemed an Indirect Overseas Issuance and Listing under the Draft Overseas Listing Regulations. As such, the Company would be required to complete the filing procedures of and submit the relevant information to CSRC after the Draft Overseas Listing Regulations become effective.

 

On December 28, 2021, the Cyberspace Administration of China, or CAC, jointly with the relevant authorities formally published Measures for Cybersecurity Review (2021) which took effect on February 15, 2022 and replaced the former Measures for Cybersecurity Review (2020). Measures for Cybersecurity Review (2021) stipulates that (1) operators of critical information infrastructure purchasing network products and services, and online platform operator carrying out data processing activities that affect or may affect national security, or (2) any online platform operator that controls personal information of more than one million users seeking to be listed in a foreign country shall conduct a cybersecurity review by the cybersecurity review office. Since neither we are an operator of critical information infrastructure, nor are we an online platform operator, nor do we control more than one million users’ personal information, we would not be required to apply for a cybersecurity review under the Measures for Cybersecurity Review (2021).

 

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On February 17, 2023, the CSRC released the Trial Administrative Measures of Overseas Securities Offering and Listing by Domestic Companies, or the Trial Measures, and five supporting guidelines, which came into effect on March 31, 2023. Pursuant to the Trial Measures, domestic companies that seek to offer or list securities overseas, both directly and indirectly, should fulfill the filing procedure and report relevant information to the CSRC. On the same day, the CSRC held a press conference for the release of the Trial Measures and issued the Notice on Administration for the Filing of Overseas Offering and Listing by Domestic Companies, which, among others, clarifies that (1) a six-month transition period will be granted to domestic companies which, prior to the effective date of the Trial Measures, have already obtained the approval from overseas regulatory authorities or stock exchanges, such as completion of registration in the market of the United States, but have not completed the overseas listing; and (2) domestic companies that have already submitted valid applications for overseas offering and listing but have not obtained approval from overseas regulatory authorities or stock exchanges on or prior to the effective date of the Trial Measures, may reasonably arrange the timing for submitting their filing applications with the CSRC, and shall complete the filing before completion of their overseas offering and listing.

 

As of the date of this prospectus, we and our PRC subsidiaries have received from PRC authorities all requisite licenses, permissions or approvals needed to engage in the businesses currently conducted in China, and no permission or approval has been denied. The following table provides details on the licenses and permissions held by our PRC subsidiaries. However, if the CSRC, CAC or other regulatory agencies take a view that is contrary to ours and later promulgate new rules or explanations requiring that we obtain their approvals for this offering and any follow-on offering, we may be unable to obtain such approvals and we may face sanctions by the CSRC, CAC or other PRC regulatory agencies for failure to seek their approval which could significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer securities to our investors and the securities currently being offered may substantially decline in value and be worthless.

 

Approval   Recipient   Issuing body   Date of grant   Validity
Business License   Millennium Printing (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.   Shenzhen Administration For Market Regulation Administration Bureau   May 15, 2018   Until December 3, 2037
Printing License   Millennium Printing (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.   Shenzhen Press and Publication Bureau   November 2, 2020   Until December 31, 2025
Certificate of customs declaration unit registration   Millennium Printing (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.   Shenzhen Customs of PRC   January 25, 2016   Long-term
Filing of Foreign Trade Operators   Millennium Printing (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.   Archival Filing and Registration of Foreign Trade Business Operators   May 17, 2013   N/A 
Pollutant Emission Permit   Millennium Printing (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.   Bao’an Administration Bureau of Shenzhen Municipal Ecology and Environment Bureau   December 8, 2022   Until December 7, 2027
Business License   Yee Woo Paper Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.   Shenzhen Administration For Market Regulation   November 24, 2020   Until August 21, 2031
Printing License   Yee Woo Paper Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.   Shenzhen Press and Publication Bureau   November 12, 2020   Until December 31, 2025
Certificate of Customs Declaration Agent Registration   Yee Woo Paper Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.   Shenzhen Customs of PRC   December 5, 2018   Long-term
Filing of Foreign Trade Operators   Yee Woo Paper Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.   Archival Filing and Registration of Foreign Trade Business Operators   May 15, 2013   N/A
Pollutant Emission Permit   Yee Woo Paper Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.   Bao’an Administration Bureau of Shenzhen Municipal Ecology and Environment Bureau   December 18, 2022   Until December 17, 2027
Food Sanitation Permit (dining hall for employees)   Yee Woo Paper Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd   Shenzhen Food and Drug Administration   December 21, 2018   Until December 20, 2023
Business License   Millennium (Huizhou) Technology Co., Ltd.   Market Supervision Administration of Huiyang District of Huizhou   January 19, 2020   Long-term
Business License   Huizhou Yimeinuo Industry Co., Ltd.   Market Supervision Administration of Huiyang District of Huizhou   May 29, 2020   Long-term
Business License   Putian Xiqi Branding Strategy Co., Ltd.   Market Supervision Administration of Chengxiang District of Putian   December 3, 2020   Until September 29, 2047
Business License (Kunshan Branch)   Putian Xiqi Branding Strategy Co., Ltd.   Kunshan Municipal Administration for Market Regulation   January 8, 2020   N/A
Business License   Millennium Packaging Technology (Huizhou) Co., Ltd.   Market Supervision Administration of Huiyang District of Huizhou   April 13, 2020   Long-term

 

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We have been closely monitoring regulatory developments in China regarding any necessary approvals from the CSRC or other PRC governmental authorities required for overseas listings, including this offering. As of the date of this prospectus, we have not received any inquiry, notice, warning, sanctions or regulatory objection to this offering from the CSRC or other PRC governmental authorities. However, there remains significant uncertainty as to the enactment, interpretation and implementation of regulatory requirements related to overseas securities offerings and other capital markets activities. If it is determined in the future that the approval of the CSRC, The CAC or any other regulatory authority is required for this offering, we may face sanctions by the CSRC, the CAC or other PRC regulatory agencies. These regulatory agencies may impose fines and penalties on our operations in China, limit our ability to pay dividends outside of China, limit our operations in China, delay or restrict the repatriation of the proceeds from this offering into China or take other actions that could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects, as well as the trading price of our securities. The CSRC, the CAC or other PRC regulatory agencies also may take actions requiring us, or making it advisable for us, to halt this offering before settlement and delivery of our Ordinary Shares. Consequently, if you engage in market trading or other activities in anticipation of and prior to settlement and delivery, you do so at the risk that settlement and delivery may not occur. In addition, if the CSRC, the CAC or other regulatory PRC agencies later promulgate new rules requiring that we obtain their approvals for this offering, we may be unable to obtain a waiver of such approval requirements, if and when procedures are established to obtain such a waiver. Any uncertainties and/or negative publicity regarding such an approval requirement could have a material adverse effect on the trading price of our securities.

 

For more detailed description, see “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Doing Business in the PRC—We may be required to obtain permission from Chinese authorities to operate and issue securities to foreign investors in this offering and/or listing on the Nasdaq Stock Market, and if required and we are not able to obtain such permission in a timely manner, the securities currently being offered may substantially decline in value and become worthless.” on page 29 and “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Doing Business in the PRC—We may become subject to a variety of laws and regulations in the PRC regarding privacy, data security, cybersecurity, and data protection. We may be liable for improper use or appropriation of personal information provided by our customers.” on page 17.

 

Corporate Information

 

Our principal executive office is located at Rm 2722, 27/F, No.1 Hung To Road, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The telephone number of our principal executive offices is +852 36195768. Our registered agent in the Cayman Islands is Ogier Global (Cayman) Limited. Our registered office and our registered agent’s office in the Cayman Islands are both located at 89 Nexus Way, Camana Bay, Grand Cayman KY1-9009, Cayman Islands. Our agent for service of process in the United States is Cogency Global Inc., located at 122 East 42nd Street, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10168. We maintain a website at https://www.millennium-gp.com/. Despite the fact that some information contained in this prospectus may also be found on our website, you should not consider any information on, or that can be accessed through, our website as part of this prospectus.

 

Implications of Being an Emerging Growth Company

 

We qualify as an “emerging growth company” as defined in the Jumpstart our Business Startups Act of 2012, or the JOBS Act. An emerging growth company may take advantage of specified reduced reporting and other burdens that are otherwise applicable generally to public companies. These provisions include:

 

the ability to include only two years of audited financial statements and only two years of related management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations disclosure; and

 

an exemption from the auditor attestation requirement in the assessment of our internal control over financial reporting pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

We intend to take advantage of these provisions for up to five years or such earlier time that we are no longer an emerging growth company. We would cease to be an emerging growth company if we have more than $1.235 billion in annual revenue, have more than $700 million in market value of our Ordinary Shares held by non-affiliates or issue more than $1.0 billion of non-convertible debt over a three-year period.

 

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Implications of Being a Foreign Private Issuer

 

We are also considered a “foreign private issuer.” In our capacity as a foreign private issuer, we are exempted from certain rules under Section 14 of the Exchange Act, that impose certain disclosure obligations and procedural requirements for proxy solicitations. In addition, our officers, directors and principal shareholders are exempt from the reporting and “short-swing” profit recovery provisions of Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules with respect to their purchases and sales of our Ordinary Shares. Moreover, we are not required to file periodic reports and financial statements with the SEC, as frequently or as promptly as U.S. companies whose securities are registered under the Exchange Act. In addition, we are not required to comply with Regulation FD, which restricts the selective disclosure of material information.

 

We may take advantage of these exemptions until such time as we are no longer a foreign private issuer. We would cease to be a foreign private issuer at such time when more than 50% of our outstanding voting securities are held by U.S. residents and any of the following three circumstances applies: (1) the majority of our executive officers or directors are U.S. citizens or residents; (2) more than 50% of our assets are located in the United States; or (3) our business is administered principally in the United States.

 

We have taken advantage of certain reduced reporting and other requirements in this prospectus. Accordingly, the information contained herein may be different than the information you receive from other public companies in which you hold equity securities.

 

Implication of Being a Controlled Company

 

We are and will remain, following this offering, to be a “controlled company” within the meaning of the Nasdaq Stock Market Rules and, as a result, may rely on exemptions from certain corporate governance requirements that provide protection to shareholders of other companies.

 

We are and will be a “controlled company” as defined under the Nasdaq Stock Market Rules as our Chairman of the Board, Mr. Ming Hung Lai, together with his family, indirectly owns and holds more than 50% of the voting right represented by our outstanding Ordinary Shares, assuming that the underwriters do not exercise their over-allotment option. For so long as we are a controlled company under that definition, we are permitted to elect to rely, and may rely, on certain exemptions from corporate governance rules, including:

 

  an exemption from the rule that a majority of our board of directors must be independent directors;

 

  an exemption from the rule that the compensation of our chief executive officer must be determined or recommended solely by independent directors; and

 

  an exemption from the rule that our director nominees must be selected or recommended solely by independent directors.

 

As a result, you will not have the same protection afforded to shareholders of companies that are subject to these corporate governance requirements.

 

Although we do not intend to rely on the “controlled company” exemption under the Nasdaq listing rules, we could elect to rely on this exemption after we complete this offering. If we elected to rely on the “controlled company” exemption, a majority of the members of our board of directors might not be independent directors and our nominating and corporate governance and compensation committees might not consist entirely of independent directors after we complete this offering.

 

Additionally, pursuant to Nasdaq’s phase-in rules for newly listed companies, we have one year from the date on which we are first listed on Nasdaq to comply fully with the Nasdaq listing standards. We do not plan to rely on the phase-in rules for newly listed companies and will comply fully with the Nasdaq listing standards at the time of listing.

 

See “Risk Factors – Risks Related to Our Business – As a “controlled company” under the rules of the Nasdaq Capital Market, we may choose to exempt our Company from certain corporate governance requirements that could have an adverse effect on our public shareholders.”

 

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The Offering

 

Issuer:   Millennium Group International Holdings Limited, a Cayman Islands exempt holding company
     
Over-Allotment Option   We have granted to the underwriters a 45-day option to purchase from us up to an additional 15% of the Ordinary Shares sold in this offering, solely to cover over-allotments, if any, at the initial public offering price less the underwriting discounts.
     
Securities offered:   1,250,000 Ordinary Shares (excluding the Ordinary Shares to be issued should the underwriter exercise its over-allotment option)
     
Offering price:   $4.00
     
Ordinary shares outstanding immediately before the offering:   10,000,000 Ordinary Shares
     
Ordinary shares outstanding immediately after the offering:   11,250,000 Ordinary Shares (not including the Ordinary Shares underlying the Underwriter Warrants), or 11,437,500 Ordinary Shares if the underwriters exercise the over-allotment option in full.
     
Underwriter’s warrants:   Upon the closing of this offering, we will issue to the Underwriter warrants to purchase 7% of the aggregate number of Ordinary Shares sold in the offering at a price equal to 120% of the price of our Ordinary Shares offered hereby. The Underwriter warrants are exercisable immediately after the date of issuance and will terminate five (5) years after the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part from the commencement of sales of this offering. The Underwriter warrants may be issued on a cash or cashless basis. The registration statement of which this prospectus is a part also covers the Ordinary Shares issuable upon the exercise thereof. See “Underwriting” for more information on the Underwriter’s Warrants.
     
Use of Proceeds:   We intend to use the proceeds from this offering for the establishment of new printing/packaging factories, purchase of new machines and general working capital. See “Use of Proceeds” for more information.
     
Lock-up   Each of our directors and officers and principal shareholders (5% or more shareholders) has agreed with the underwriters, subject to certain exceptions not to sell, transfer, or dispose of directly or indirectly any of our ordinary shares or securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for ordinary shares for a period of six (6) months from the date of the offering.
     
Risk Factors:   Investing in these securities involves a high degree of risk. As an investor, you should be able to bear a complete loss of your investment. You should carefully consider the information set forth in the “Risk Factors” section of this prospectus starting on page 16 before deciding to invest in our Ordinary Shares.
     
Transfer Agent:   VStock Transfer, LLC
     
Nasdaq Trading symbol:   MGIH.

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RISK FACTORS

 

An investment in our Ordinary Shares involves a high degree of risk. Before deciding whether to invest in our Ordinary Shares, you should consider carefully the risks described below, together with all of the other information set forth in this prospectus, including the section titled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation” and our consolidated financial statements and related notes. If any of these risks actually occurs, our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flow could be materially and adversely affected, which could cause the trading price of our Ordinary Shares to decline, resulting in a loss of all or part of your investment. The risks described below and in the documents referenced above are not the only ones that we face. Additional risks not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also affect our business. You should only consider investing in our Ordinary Shares if you can bear the risk of loss of your entire investment.

 

Risks Related to Doing Business in the PRC

 

We are a holding company and will rely on dividends paid by our subsidiaries for our cash needs. Any limitation on the ability of our subsidiaries to make dividend payments to us, or any tax implications of making dividend payments to us, could limit our ability to pay our parent company expenses or pay dividends to holders of our Ordinary Shares.

 

We are a holding company and conduct substantially all of our business through our PRC subsidiaries, which are limited liability companies established in China. We may rely on dividends to be paid by our PRC subsidiary to fund our cash and financing requirements, including the funds necessary to pay dividends and other cash distributions to our shareholders, to service any debt we may incur and to pay our operating expenses. If our PRC subsidiary incurs debt on its own behalf in the future, the instruments governing the debt may restrict its ability to pay dividends or make other distributions to us.

 

Under PRC laws and regulations, our PRC subsidiary, which is a wholly foreign-owned enterprise in China, may pay dividends only out of its accumulated profits as determined in accordance with PRC accounting standards and regulations. In addition, a wholly foreign-owned enterprise is required to set aside at least 10% of its accumulated after-tax profits each year, if any, to fund a certain statutory reserve fund, until the aggregate amount of such fund reaches 50% of its registered capital.

 

Our PRC subsidiaries generate primarily all of its revenue in Renminbi, which is not freely convertible into other currencies. As a result, any restriction on currency exchange may limit the ability of our PRC subsidiary to use its Renminbi revenues to pay dividends to us. The PRC government may continue to strengthen its capital controls, and more restrictions and substantial vetting process may be put forward by State Administration of Foreign Exchange (the “SAFE”) for cross-border transactions falling under both the current account and the capital account. Any limitation on the ability of our PRC subsidiary to pay dividends or make other kinds of payments to us could materially and adversely limit our ability to grow, make investments or acquisitions that could be beneficial to our business, pay dividends, or otherwise fund and conduct our business.

 

In addition, the Enterprise Income Tax Law and its implementation rules provide that a withholding tax rate of up to 10% will be applicable to dividends payable by Chinese companies to non-PRC-resident enterprises unless otherwise exempted or reduced according to treaties or arrangements between the PRC central government and governments of other countries or regions where the non-PRC resident enterprises are incorporated. Any limitation on the ability of our PRC subsidiary to pay dividends or make other distributions to us could materially and adversely limit our ability to grow, make investments or acquisitions that could be beneficial to our business, pay dividends, or otherwise fund and conduct our business.

 

Pursuant to the Arrangement between the PRC and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and Tax Evasion on Income, or the Double Tax Avoidance Arrangement, the 10% withholding tax rate may be lowered to 5% if a Hong Kong resident enterprise owns no less than 25% of a PRC entity. However, the 5% withholding tax rate does not automatically apply and certain requirements must be satisfied, including, without limitation, that (a) the Hong Kong entity must be the beneficial owner of the relevant dividends; and (b) the Hong Kong entity must directly hold no less than 25% share ownership in the PRC entity during the 12 consecutive months preceding its receipt of the dividends. In current practice, a Hong Kong entity must obtain a tax resident certificate from the Hong Kong tax authority to apply for the 5% lower PRC withholding tax rate. As the Hong Kong tax authority will issue such a tax resident certificate on a case-by-case basis, we cannot assure you that we will be able to obtain the tax resident certificate from the relevant Hong Kong tax authority and enjoy the preferential withholding tax rate of 5% under the Double Taxation Arrangement with respect to dividends to be paid by all our PRC subsidiaries to their respective immediate holding company in Hong Kong. In the past, Millennium Printing International Limited and Yee Woo Paper Packaging (China) Company Limited had applied for and obtained the tax resident certificate from Hong Kong tax authority. As of the date of this prospectus, Millennium Shenzhen currently does not have plan to declare and pay dividends to Millennium HK and we have not applied for the tax resident certificate from the relevant Hong Kong tax authority. Millennium HK intends to apply for the tax resident certificate when Millennium Shenzhen plans to declare and pay dividends to Millennium HK. When Millennium Shenzhen plans to declare and pay dividends to Millennium HK and when we intend to apply for the tax resident certificate for Millennium HK from the relevant Hong Kong tax authority, we plan to inform the investors through SEC filings, such as a current report on Form 6-K, prior to such actions.

 

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We may become subject to a variety of laws and regulations in the PRC regarding privacy, data security, cybersecurity, and data protection. We may be liable for improper use or appropriation of personal information provided by our customers.

 

We may become subject to a variety of laws and regulations in the PRC where we operate regarding privacy, data security, cybersecurity, and data protection. These laws and regulations are continuously evolving and developing. The scope and interpretation of the laws that are or may be applicable to us are often uncertain and may be conflicting, particularly with respect to foreign laws. In particular, there are numerous laws and regulations regarding privacy and the collection, sharing, use, processing, disclosure, and protection of personal information and other user data. Such laws and regulations often vary in scope, may be subject to differing interpretations, and may be inconsistent among different jurisdictions.

 

We expect to obtain information about various aspects of our operations as well as regarding our employees and third parties. We also maintain information about various aspects of our operations as well as regarding our employees. The integrity and protection of our customer, employee and company data is critical to our business. Our customers and employees expect that we will adequately protect their personal information. We are required by applicable laws to keep strictly confidential the personal information that we collect, and to take adequate security measures to safeguard such information.

 

The PRC Criminal Law, as amended by its Amendment 7 (effective on February 28, 2009) and Amendment 9 (effective on November 1, 2015), prohibits institutions, companies and their employees from selling or otherwise illegally disclosing a citizen’s personal information obtained during the course of performing duties or providing services or obtaining such information through theft or other illegal ways. On November 7, 2016, the Standing Committee of the PRC National People’s Congress issued the Cyber Security Law of the PRC, or Cyber Security Law, which became effective on June 1, 2017.

 

Pursuant to the Cyber Security Law, network operators must not, without users’ consent, collect their personal information, and may only collect users’ personal information necessary to provide their services. Providers are also obliged to provide security maintenance for their products and services and shall comply with provisions regarding the protection of personal information as stipulated under the relevant laws and regulations.

 

The Civil Code of the PRC (issued by the PRC National People’s Congress on May 28, 2020 and effective from January 1, 2021) provides main legal basis for privacy and personal information infringement claims under the Chinese civil laws. PRC regulators, including the Cyberspace Administration of China, MIIT, and the Ministry of Public Security have been increasingly focused on regulation in the areas of data security and data protection.

 

The PRC regulatory requirements regarding cybersecurity are constantly evolving. For instance, various regulatory bodies in China, including the Cyberspace Administration of China, the Ministry of Public Security and the State Administration for Market Regulation (the “SAMR”), have enforced data privacy and protection laws and regulations with varying and evolving standards and interpretations. In April 2020, the Chinese government promulgated Cybersecurity Review Measures, which came into effect on June 1, 2020. According to the Cybersecurity Review Measures, operators of critical information infrastructure must pass a cybersecurity review when purchasing network products and services which do or may affect national security.

 

In November 2016, the Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress passed China’s first Cybersecurity Law (“CSL”), which became effective in June 2017. The CSL is the first PRC law that systematically lays out the regulatory requirements on cybersecurity and data protection, subjecting many previously under-regulated or unregulated activities in cyberspace to government scrutiny. The legal consequences of violation of the CSL include penalties of warning, confiscation of illegal income, suspension of related business, winding up for rectification, shutting down the websites, and revocation of business license or relevant permits. In April 2020, the Cyberspace Administration of China and certain other PRC regulatory authorities promulgated the Cybersecurity Review Measures, which became effective in June 2020. Pursuant to the Cybersecurity Review Measures, operators of critical information infrastructure must pass a cybersecurity review when purchasing network products and services which do or may affect national security.

 

On June 10, 2021, the Standing Committee of the NPC promulgated the PRC Data Security Law, which took effect on September 1, 2021. The Data Security Law also sets forth the data security protection obligations for entities and individuals handling personal data, including that no entity or individual may acquire such data by stealing or other illegal means, and the collection and use of such data should not exceed the necessary limits The costs of compliance with, and other burdens imposed by, CSL and any other cybersecurity and related laws may limit the use and adoption of our products and services and could have an adverse impact on our business. Further, if the enacted version of the Measures for Cybersecurity Review mandates clearance of cybersecurity review and other specific actions to be completed by companies like us, we face uncertainties as to whether such clearance can be timely obtained, or at all. 

 

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On July 10, 2021, the Cyberspace Administration of China, or the CAC, issued a revised draft of the Measures for Cybersecurity Review for public comments (the “Review Measures”), and on December 28, 2021, the Cyberspace Administration of China jointly with the relevant authorities published Measures for Cybersecurity Review (2021) which took effect on February 15, 2022 and replace the former Measures for Cybersecurity Review (2020). Measures for Cybersecurity Review (2021) stipulates that (1) operators of critical information infrastructure purchasing network products and services, and online platform operator carrying out data processing activities that affect or may affect national security, or (2) any online platform operator that controls personal information of more than one million users seeking to be listed in a foreign country shall conduct a cybersecurity review by the cybersecurity review office.

 

Under the Data Security Law enacted on September 1, 2021 and the Measures for Cybersecurity Review (2021) implemented on February 15, 2022, since we are not an operator of critical information infrastructure, nor are we an online platform operator, nor do we control more than one million users’ personal information, we would not be required to apply for a cybersecurity review by the CAC. However, if the CSRC, CAC or other regulatory agencies later promulgate new rules or explanations requiring that we obtain their approvals for this offering and any follow-on offering, we may be unable to obtain such approvals and we may face sanctions by the CSRC, CAC or other PRC regulatory agencies for failure to seek their approval which could significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer securities to our investors and the securities currently being offered may substantially decline in value and be worthless.

 

If the custodians or authorized users of our controlling non-tangible assets, including chops and seals, fail to fulfill their responsibilities, or misappropriate or misuse these assets, our business and operations may be materially and adversely affected

 

Under PRC law, legal documents for corporate transactions, including agreements and contracts that our business relies on, are executed using the chop or seal of the signing entity or with the signature of a legal representative whose designation is registered and filed with the relevant local branch of the State Administration for Market Regulation (“SMAR”), formerly known as the State Administration for Industry and Commerce (“SAIC”). We generally execute legal documents by affixing chops or seals, rather than having the designated legal representatives sign the documents.

 

We use two major types of chops: corporate chops and finance chops. Chops are seals or stamps used by a PRC company to legally authorize documents, often in place of a signature. We use corporate chops generally for documents to be submitted to government agencies, such as applications for changing business scope, directors or company name, and for legal letters. We use finance chops generally for making and collecting payments, including issuing invoices. Use of corporate chops must be approved by our legal department and administrative department, and use of finance chops must be approved by our finance department. The chops of our subsidiary are generally held by the relevant entities so that documents can be executed locally. Although we usually utilize chops to execute contracts, the registered legal representatives of our subsidiary have the apparent authority to enter into contracts on behalf of such entities without chops, unless such contracts set forth otherwise.

 

In order to maintain the physical security of our chops, we generally have them stored in secured locations accessible only to the designated key employees of our legal, administrative or finance departments. Our designated legal representatives generally do not have access to the chops. Although we have approval procedures in place and monitor our key employees, including the designated legal representatives of our subsidiary, the procedures may not be sufficient to prevent all instances of abuse or negligence. In addition, we also separate the authorized user of chops from the keeper of keys to the storage room and install security camera for the storage room. There is a risk that our key employees or designated legal representatives could abuse their authority, for example, by binding our subsidiary with contracts against our interests, as we would be obligated to honor these contracts if the other contracting party acts in good faith in reliance on the apparent authority of our chops or signatures of our legal representatives. If any designated legal representative obtains control of the chop in an effort to obtain control over the relevant entity, we would need to have a shareholder or board resolution to designate a new legal representative to take legal action to seek the return of the chop, apply for a new chop with the relevant authorities, or otherwise seek legal remedies for the legal representative’s misconduct. If any of the designated legal representatives obtains and misuses or misappropriates our chops and seals or other controlling intangible assets for whatever reason, we could experience disruption to our normal business operations. We may have to take corporate or legal action, which could involve significant time and resources to resolve the matter, while distracting management from our operations, and our business operations may be materially and adversely affected.

 

Because we are a Cayman Islands corporation and most of our business is conducted in the PRC, shareholders may be unable to bring an action against us or our officers and directors or to enforce any judgment you may obtain.

 

We are a company limited by shares incorporated in the Cayman Islands and conduct our operations substantially in China. Almost all of our assets are located outside of the United States and the proceeds of this offering will primarily be held in banks outside of the United States. All of our officers reside outside of the United States. As a result, it may be difficult or impossible for you to bring an action against us or against these individuals in the United States in the event that you believe we have violated your rights, either under United States federal or state securities laws or otherwise, or if you have a claim against us. Even if you are successful in bringing an action of this kind, the laws of the Cayman Islands and of China may not permit you to enforce a judgment against our assets or the assets of our directors and officers. See “Enforceability of Civil Liabilities.”

 

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Substantial uncertainties exist with respect to the interpretation and implementation of PRC Foreign Investment Law and how it may impact the viability of our current corporate structure, corporate governance and business operations

 

The Ministry of Commerce published a discussion draft of the proposed Foreign Investment Law in January 2015, or the 2015 FIL Draft, which expands the definition of foreign investment and introduces the principle of “actual control” in determining whether a company is considered a foreign-invested enterprise, or an FIE.

 

On March 15, 2019, the National People’s Congress approved the Foreign Investment Law, which took effect on January 1, 2020 and replaced three existing laws on foreign investments in China, namely, the PRC Equity Joint Venture Law, the PRC Cooperative Joint Venture Law and the Wholly Foreign-owned Enterprise Law, together with their implementation rules and ancillary regulations. The Foreign Investment Law embodies an expected PRC regulatory trend to rationalize its foreign investment regulatory regime in line with prevailing international practice and the legislative efforts to unify the corporate legal requirements for both foreign and domestic invested enterprises in China. The Foreign Investment Law establishes the basic framework for the access to, and the promotion, protection and administration of foreign investments in view of investment protection and fair competition.

 

According to the Foreign Investment Law, “foreign investment” refers to investment activities directly or indirectly conducted by one or more natural persons, business entities, or otherwise organizations of a foreign country (collectively referred to as “foreign investor”) within China, and the investment activities include the following situations: (i) a foreign investor, individually or collectively with other investors, establishes a foreign-invested enterprise within China; (ii) a foreign investor acquires stock shares, equity shares, shares in assets, or other like rights and interests of an enterprise within China; (iii) a foreign investor, individually or collectively with other investors, invests in a new project within China; and (iv) investments in other means as provided by laws, administrative regulations, or the State Council.

 

According to the Foreign Investment Law, the State Council will publish or approve to publish the “negative list” for special administrative measures concerning foreign investment. The Foreign Investment Law grants national treatment to foreign-invested entities, or FIEs, except for those FIEs that operate in industries deemed to be either “restricted” or “prohibited” in the “negative list”. Because the “negative list” has yet to be published, it is unclear whether it will differ from the current Special Administrative Measures for Market Access of Foreign Investment (Negative List). The Foreign Investment Law provides that FIEs operating in foreign restricted or prohibited industries will require market entry clearance and other approvals from relevant PRC governmental authorities. If a foreign investor is found to invest in any prohibited industry in the “negative list”, such foreign investor may be required to, among other aspects, cease its investment activities, dispose of its equity interests or assets within a prescribed time limit and have its income confiscated. If the investment activity of a foreign investor is in breach of any special administrative measure for restrictive access provided for in the “negative list”, the relevant competent department shall order the foreign investor to make corrections and take necessary measures to meet the requirements of the special administrative measure for restrictive access.

 

The PRC government will establish a foreign investment information reporting system, according to which foreign investors or foreign-invested enterprises shall submit investment information to the competent department for commerce concerned through the enterprise registration system and the enterprise credit information publicity system, and a security review system under which the security review shall be conducted for foreign investment affecting or likely affecting the state security.

 

Furthermore, the Foreign Investment Law provides that foreign invested enterprises established according to the existing laws regulating foreign investment may maintain their structure and corporate governance within five years after the implementing of the Foreign Investment Law.

 

In addition, the Foreign Investment Law also provides several protective rules and principles for foreign investors and their investments in the PRC, including, among others, that a foreign investor may freely transfer into or out of China, in Renminbi or a foreign currency, its contributions, profits, capital gains, income from disposition of assets, royalties of intellectual property rights, indemnity or compensation lawfully acquired, and income from liquidation, among others, within China; local governments shall abide by their commitments to the foreign investors; governments at all levels and their departments shall enact local normative documents concerning foreign investment in compliance with laws and regulations and shall not impair legitimate rights and interests, impose additional obligations onto FIEs, set market access restrictions and exit conditions, or intervene with the normal production and operation activities of FIEs; except for special circumstances, in which case statutory procedures shall be followed and fair and reasonable compensation shall be made in a timely manner, expropriation or requisition of the investment of foreign investors is prohibited; and mandatory technology transfer is prohibited.

 

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The Chinese government exerts substantial influence over the manner in which we must conduct our business activities. We are currently not required to obtain approval from Chinese authorities to list on U.S exchanges, however, if our subsidiaries or the holding company were required to obtain approval in the future and were denied permission from Chinese authorities to list on U.S. exchanges, we will not be able to continue listing on U.S. exchange, which would materially affect the interest of the investors.

 

The Chinese government has exercised and continues to exercise substantial control over virtually every sector of the Chinese economy through regulation and state ownership. Our ability to operate in China may be harmed by changes in its laws and regulations, including those relating to taxation, environmental regulations, land use rights, property and other matters. The central or local governments of these jurisdictions may impose new, stricter regulations or interpretations of existing regulations that would require additional expenditures and efforts on our part to ensure our compliance with such regulations or interpretations. Accordingly, government actions in the future, including imposing any industry-wide policies on certain industries in the implementation of economic policies, could have a significant effect on the relevant industry landscape or cause significant changes to our business operations.

 

In addition, the PRC regulatory system is based in part on government policies and internal guidance, some of which are not published on a timely basis or at all, and some of which may even have a retroactive effect. We may not be aware of all non-compliance incidents at all time, and may face regulatory investigation, fines and other penalties as a result. As a result of any changes in the government-mandated industrial policies, including the amendment to and/or enforcement of the related laws and regulations, companies with China-based operations, including us, and the industries in which we operate could face significant compliance and operational risks and uncertainties. For example, the Chinese cybersecurity regulator announced on July 2, 2021 that it had begun an investigation of Didi Global Inc. (NYSE: DIDI) and two days later ordered that the company’s app be removed from smartphone app stores.

 

Given recent statements by the Chinese government indicating an intent to exert more oversight and control over offerings that are conducted overseas and/or foreign investment in China-based issuers, any such action could significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer securities to investors and cause the value of such securities to significantly decline or become worthless. For example, on July 6, 2021, relevant PRC government authorities promulgated the Opinions on Strictly Cracking Down on Illegal Securities Activities, which emphasized the need to strengthen the administration over “illegal securities activities” and provides that the special provisions of the State Council on overseas offerings and listings by those companies limited by shares will be revised and therefore the duties of domestic industry competent authorities and regulatory agencies will be clarified.

 

On February 17, 2023, the CSRC released the Trial Administrative Measures of Overseas Securities Offering and Listing by Domestic Companies, or the Trial Measures, and five supporting guidelines, which will come into effect on March 31, 2023. Pursuant to the Trial Measures, domestic companies that seek to offer or list securities overseas, both directly and indirectly, should fulfill the filing procedure and report relevant information to the CSRC. See “Regulations – Regulation Relating to M&A and Overseas Listings.” On the same day, the CSRC held a press conference for the release of the Trial Measures and issued the Notice on Administration for the Filing of Overseas Offering and Listing by Domestic Companies, which, among others, clarifies that (1) a six-month transition period will be granted to domestic companies which, prior to the effective date of the Trial Measures, have already obtained the approval from overseas regulatory authorities or stock exchanges, such as completion of registration in the market of the United States, but have not completed the overseas listing; and (2) domestic companies that have already submitted valid applications for overseas offering and listing but have not obtained approval from overseas regulatory authorities or stock exchanges on or prior to the effective date of the Trial Measures, may reasonably arrange the timing for submitting their filing applications with the CSRC, and shall complete the filing before completion of their overseas offering and listing. However, since the Trial Measures was newly promulgated, its interpretation, application and enforcement remain unclear. If the filing procedure with the CSRC under the Trial Measures is required for this offering and any future offerings, listing or any other capital raising activities, it is uncertain whether we could complete the filing procedure in a timely manner, or at all.

 

As such, the Company’s business segments may be subject to various government and regulatory interference in the provinces in which they operate. The Company could be subject to regulation by various political and regulatory entities, including various local and municipal agencies and government sub-divisions. The Company may incur increased costs necessary to comply with existing and newly adopted laws and regulations or penalties for any failure to comply.

 

Furthermore, it is uncertain when and whether the Company will be required to obtain permission from the PRC government to list on U.S. exchanges in the future, and even when such permission is obtained, whether it will be denied or rescinded. Although the Company is currently not required to obtain permission from any of the PRC federal or local government to obtain such permission and has not received any denial to list on the U.S. exchange, our operations could be adversely affected, directly or indirectly, by existing or future laws and regulations relating to its business or industry. As a result, our common stock may decline in value dramatically or even become worthless should we become subject to new requirement to obtain permission from the PRC government to list on U.S. exchange in the future.

 

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Recently, the General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the General Office of the State Council jointly issued the Opinions on Severe and Lawful Crackdown on Illegal Securities Activities, which were available to the public on July 6, 2021. These opinions emphasized the need to strengthen the administration over illegal securities activities and the supervision on overseas listings by China-based companies. These opinions proposed to take effective measures, such as promoting the construction of relevant regulatory systems, to deal with the risks and incidents facing China-based overseas-listed companies and the demand for cybersecurity and data privacy protection. Moreover, Cyberspace Administration of China jointly with the relevant authorities published Measures for Cybersecurity Review (2021) which took effect on February 15, 2022, which require that (1) operators of critical information infrastructure purchasing network products and services, and online platform operator carrying out data processing activities that affect or may affect national security, or (2) any online platform operator that controls personal information of more than one million users seeking to be listed in a foreign country shall conduct a cybersecurity review by the cybersecurity review office. While the Measures for Cybersecurity Review (2021) become final, there is still uncertainty regarding, among many aspects, the implementation of the Measures for Cybersecurity Review (2021). The review focuses on several factors, including, among others, (1) the risk of theft, leakage, corruption, illegal use or export of any core or important data, or a large amount of personal information, and (2) the risk of any critical information infrastructure, core or important data, or a large amount of personal information being affected, controlled or maliciously exploited by a foreign government after a company is listed overseas. While the Cybersecurity Review Measures has become final, there is still uncertainty regarding, among many aspects, the implementation and interpretation of the Cybersecurity Review Measures.

 

Under the current Cybersecurity Review Measures, subject to any further interpretation of the CAC and other relevant authorities, we believe we may not be subject to the cybersecurity review by the CAC for this offering, as the company is primarily engaged in the design and manufacturing. However, there remains uncertainty as to how the Cybersecurity Review Measures will be interpreted or implemented and whether the PRC regulatory agencies, including the CAC, may adopt new laws, regulations, rules, or detailed implementation and interpretation related to the Measures for Cybersecurity Review (2021). We cannot assure you that PRC regulatory agencies, including the CAC, would take the same view as we do, and we cannot assure you that we can fully or timely comply with such legal or regulatory requirements. If we become subject to cybersecurity inspection and/or review by the CAC or other PRC authorities or are required by them to take any specific actions, it could cause suspension or termination of the proposed offering, and disruptions to our operations, as well as result in negative publicity regarding our company, and divert our managerial and financial resources.

 

On December 24, 2021, the CSRC, together with other relevant government authorities in China issued the Provisions of the State Council on the Administration of Overseas Securities Offering and Listing by Domestic Companies (Draft for Comments), and the Measures for the Filing of Overseas Securities Offering and Listing by Domestic Companies (Draft for Comments) (“Draft Overseas Listing Regulations”). The Draft Overseas Listing Regulations requires that a PRC domestic enterprise seeking to issue and list its shares overseas (“Overseas Issuance and Listing”) shall complete the filing procedures of and submit the relevant information to CSRC. The Overseas Issuance and Listing includes direct and indirect issuance and listing. Where an enterprise whose principal business activities are conducted in PRC seeks to issue and list its shares in the name of an overseas enterprise (“Overseas Issuer”) on the basis of the equity, assets, income or other similar rights and interests of the relevant PRC domestic enterprise, such activities shall be deemed an indirect overseas issuance and listing (“Indirect Overseas Issuance and Listing”) under the Draft Overseas Listing Regulations. Therefore, the proposed offering would be deemed an Indirect Overseas Issuance and Listing under the Draft Overseas Listing Regulations. As such, the Company would be required to complete the filing procedures of and submit the relevant information to CSRC after the Draft Overseas Listing Regulations become effective.

 

We have been closely monitoring the development in the regulatory landscape in China, particularly regarding the requirement of filings or approvals, including on a retrospective basis, from the CSRC, the CAC or other PRC authorities with respect to this offering. If any filings, approval, review or other procedure is in fact required, we are not able to guarantee that we will obtain such filings, approval or complete such review or other procedure timely or at all. For any approval that we may be able to obtain, it could nevertheless be revoked and the terms of its issuance may impose restrictions on our operations and offerings relating to our securities.

 

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The Chinese government may intervene or influence our operations at any time or may exert more control over offerings conducted overseas and foreign investment in China-based issuers, which could result in a material change in our operations and/or the value of our ordinary shares. Additionally, the governmental and regulatory interference could significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer securities to investors and cause the value of such securities to significantly decline or be worthless.

 

Our business is subject to governmental supervision and regulation by the relevant PRC governmental authorities, including but not limited to the SAMR, formerly known as SAIC. Together, these governmental authorities promulgate and enforce regulations that cover many aspects of our day-to-day operations. If we are deemed to be not in compliance with these requirements, we may be subject to fines and other administrative penalties from the relevant PRC government authorities. In case of our failure to rectify our noncompliance within required period by the relevant PRC government authorities, we may be forced to suspend our operation.

 

Recently, the PRC government initiated a series of regulatory actions and statements to regulate business operations in China with little advance notice, including cracking down on illegal activities in the securities market, adopting new measures to extend the scope of cybersecurity reviews, and expanding the efforts in anti-monopoly enforcement. The Chinese government exerts substantial influence and control over the manner in which we must conduct our business activities. Our PRC operating entities’ ability to operate in China may be adversely affected by changes in Chinese laws and regulations. Under the current government leadership, the government of the PRC has been pursuing reform policies which have adversely affected China-based operating companies whose securities are listed in the United States, with significant policies changes being made from time to time without notice. There are substantial uncertainties regarding the interpretation and application of PRC laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, the laws and regulations governing our business, or the enforcement and performance of our contractual arrangements.

 

In addition, there have been constant changes and amendments of laws and regulations over the past 30 years in order to keep up with the rapidly changing society and economy in China. Because government agencies and courts provide interpretations of laws and regulations and decide contractual disputes and issues, their inexperience in adjudicating new business and new polices or regulations in certain less developed areas causes uncertainty and may affect our operating entities’ business. Consequently, we cannot predict the future direction of Chinese legislative activities with respect to either businesses with foreign investment or the effectiveness on enforcement of laws and regulations in China. The uncertainties, including new laws and regulations and changes of existing laws, as well as judicial interpretation by inexperienced officials in the agencies and courts in certain areas, may cause possible problems to foreign investors. Although the PRC government has been pursuing economic reform policies for more than two decades, the PRC government continues to exercise significant control over economic growth in the PRC through the allocation of resources, controlling payments of foreign currency, setting monetary policy and imposing policies that impact particular industries in different ways. We cannot assure you that the PRC government will continue to pursue policies favoring a market-oriented economy or that existing policies will not be significantly altered, especially in the event of a change in leadership, social or political disruption, or other circumstances affecting political, economic and social life in the PRC.

 

Existing and new laws and regulations may be enforced from time to time and substantial uncertainties exist regarding the interpretation and implementation of current and any future PRC laws and regulations applicable to us. If the PRC government promulgates new laws and regulations that impose additional restrictions on our operations, or tightens enforcements of existing or new laws or regulations, it has the authority, among other things, to levy fines, confiscate income, revoke business licenses, and require us to discontinue our relevant business or impose restrictions on the affected portion of our business. Any of these actions by the PRC government may have a material and adverse effect on our results of operations. As a result, our business, reputation, value of our ordinary shares, financial condition and results of operations may be materially and adversely affected.

 

There are Uncertainties in the interpretation and enforcement of Chinese laws and regulations could limit the legal protections available to us.

 

The PRC legal system is a civil law system based on written statutes and prior court decisions may be cited for reference but have limited precedential value. Our PRC legal system is evolving rapidly, but its current slate of laws may not be sufficient to cover all aspects of the economic activities in China, including such activities that relate to or have an impact on our business. Implementation and interpretations of many laws, regulations and rules are not always uniform and enforcement of these laws, regulations and rules involves uncertainties.

 

Therefore, these risks may result in a material change in business operations, significant depreciation of the value of our ordinary shares, or a complete hinderance of our ability to offer or continue to offer our securities to investors. Recently, the Chinese government initiated a series of regulatory actions and statements to regulate business operations in China with little advance notice, including cracking down on illegal activities in the securities market, enhancing supervision over China-based companies listed overseas using a VIE structure, adopting new measures to extend the scope of cybersecurity reviews, and expanding the efforts in anti-monopoly enforcement. Since these statements and regulatory actions are new, it is highly uncertain how soon legislative or administrative regulation making bodies will respond and what existing or new laws or regulations or detailed implementations and interpretations will be modified or promulgated, if any, and the potential impact such modified or new laws and regulations will have on our daily business operation, the ability to accept foreign investments and list on an U.S. or other foreign exchange.

 

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Although we have taken measures to comply with the laws and regulations that are applicable to our business operations, including the regulatory principles raised by the CBRC, and avoiding conducting any activities that may be deemed as illegal fund-raising, forming capital pool or providing guarantee to investors under the current applicable laws and regulations, the PRC government authority may promulgate new laws and regulations regulating the direct lending service industry in the future. We cannot assure you that our practices would not be deemed to violate any PRC laws or regulations relating to illegal fund-raising, forming capital pools or the provision of credit enhancement services. Moreover, we cannot rule out the possibility that the PRC government will institute a license requirement covering our industry at some point in the future. If such a licensing regime were introduced, we cannot assure you that we would be able to obtain any newly required license in a timely manner, or at all, which could materially and adversely affect our business and impede our ability to continue our operations.

 

From time to time, we may have to resort to administrative and court proceedings to enforce our legal rights. However, since PRC administrative and court authorities have significant discretion in interpreting and implementing statutory and contractual terms, it may be more difficult to evaluate the outcome of administrative and court proceedings and the level of legal protection we enjoy, than in more developed legal systems. Furthermore, the PRC legal system is based in part on government policies and internal rules (some of which are not published in a timely manner or at all) that may have a retroactive effect. As a result, we may not be aware of our violation of these policies and rules until sometime after the violation. Such uncertainties, including uncertainty over the scope and effect of our contractual, property (including intellectual property) and procedural rights, could materially and adversely affect our business and impede our ability to continue our operations.

 

PRC regulation of loans to and direct investment in PRC entities by offshore holding companies to PRC entities may delay or prevent us from making loans or additional capital contributions to our PRC operating subsidiaries.

 

As an offshore holding company of our PRC subsidiary, we may make loans or may make additional capital contributions to our PRC subsidiary, subject to satisfaction of applicable governmental registration and approval requirements.

 

Any loans we extend to our PRC subsidiary, which are treated as foreign-invested enterprises under PRC law, cannot exceed the statutory limit and must be registered with the local counterpart of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (“SAFE”).

 

We may also decide to finance our PRC subsidiary by means of capital contributions. According to the relevant PRC regulations on foreign-invested enterprises in China, these capital contributions are subject to registration with or approval by the Ministry of Commerce (“MOFCOM”) or its local counterparts. In addition, the PRC government also restricts the convertibility of foreign currencies into Renminbi and use of the proceeds. On March 30, 2015, SAFE promulgated Circular 19, which took effect and replaced certain previous SAFE regulations from June 1, 2015. SAFE further promulgated Circular 16, effective on June 9, 2016, which, among other things, amend certain provisions of Circular 19. According to SAFE Circular 19 and SAFE Circular 16, the flow and use of the Renminbi capital converted from foreign currency denominated registered capital of a foreign-invested company is regulated such that Renminbi capital may not be used for business beyond its business scope or to provide loans to persons other than affiliates unless otherwise permitted under its business scope. Violations of the applicable circulars and rules may result in severe penalties, including substantial fines as set forth in the Foreign Exchange Administration Regulations.

 

In light of the various requirements imposed by PRC regulations on loans to, and direct investment in, PRC entities by offshore holding companies, we cannot assure you that we will be able to complete the necessary government registrations or obtain the necessary government approvals on a timely basis, if at all, with respect to future loans or future capital contributions by us to our PRC subsidiary. If we fail to complete such registrations or obtain such approvals, our ability to use the proceeds we expect to receive from this offering and to fund our PRC operations may be negatively affected, which could materially and adversely affect our liquidity and our ability to fund and expand our business.

 

Adverse changes in political and economic policies of the PRC government could have a material adverse effect on the overall economic growth of China, which could reduce the demand for our products and services and materially and adversely affect our competitive position.

 

Most of our business operations are conducted in China. Accordingly, our business, results of operations, financial condition and prospects are subject to economic, political and legal developments in China. The Chinese economy differs from the economies of most developed countries in many respects, including the amount of government involvement, level of development, growth rate, control of foreign exchange and allocation of resources. Although the Chinese economy is no longer a planned economy, the PRC government continues to exercise significant control over China’s economic growth through direct allocation of resources, monetary and tax policies, and a host of other government policies such as those that encourage or restrict investment in certain industries by foreign investors, control the exchange between RMB and foreign currencies, and regulate the growth of the general or specific market. Although the Chinese government has implemented measures emphasizing the utilization of market forces for economic reform, the reduction of state ownership of productive assets and the establishment of improved corporate governance in business enterprises, a substantial portion of productive assets in China is still owned by the government.

 

While the Chinese economy has experienced significant growth over the past decades, growth has been uneven, both geographically and among various sectors of the economy. The Chinese government has implemented various measures to encourage economic growth and guide the allocation of resources. Some of these measures may benefit the overall Chinese economy, but may have a negative effect on us. For example, our financial condition and results of operations may be adversely affected by government control over capital investments or changes in tax regulations. In addition, in the past the Chinese government has implemented certain measures, including interest rate increases, to control the pace of economic growth. These measures may cause decreased economic activity in China, and since 2012, China’s economic growth has slowed down. Any prolonged slowdown in the Chinese economy may reduce the demand for our products and services and materially and adversely affect our business and results of operations.

 

Furthermore, from time to time, we may have to resort to administrative and court proceedings to enforce our legal rights. Any administrative and court proceedings in China may be protracted, resulting in substantial costs and diversion of resources and management attention. Since PRC administrative and court authorities have significant discretion in interpreting and implementing statutory provisions and contractual terms, it may be more difficult to evaluate the outcome of administrative and court proceedings and the level of legal protection we enjoy than in more developed legal systems. These uncertainties may impede our ability to enforce the contracts we have entered into and could materially and adversely affect our business and results of operations.

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Furthermore, the PRC legal system is based in part on government policies and internal rules, some of which are not published on a timely basis or at all and may have retroactive effect. As a result, we may not be aware of our violation of any of these policies and rules until sometime after the violation. Such unpredictability towards our contractual, property (including intellectual property) and procedural rights could adversely affect our business and impede our ability to continue our operations.

 

These government involvements have been instrumental in China’s significant growth in the past 30 years. In response to the recent global and Chinese economic downturn, the PRC government has adopted policy measures aimed at stimulating the economic growth in China. If the PRC government’s current or future policies fail to help the Chinese economy achieve further growth or if any aspect of the PRC government’s policies limits the growth of our industry or otherwise negatively affects our business, our growth rate or strategy, our results of operations could be adversely affected as a result.

 

PRC laws and regulations governing our current business operations are sometimes vague and uncertain and any changes in such laws and regulations may impair our ability to operate profitably.

 

There are substantial uncertainties regarding the interpretation and application of PRC laws and regulations including, but not limited to, the laws and regulations governing our business and the enforcement and performance of our arrangements with customers in certain circumstances. The laws and regulations are sometimes vague and may be subject to future changes, and their official interpretation and enforcement may involve substantial uncertainty. The effectiveness and interpretation of newly enacted laws or regulations, including amendments to existing laws and regulations, may be delayed, and our business may be affected if we rely on laws and regulations which are subsequently adopted or interpreted in a manner different from our understanding of these laws and regulations. New laws and regulations that affect existing and proposed future businesses may also be applied retroactively. We cannot predict what effect the interpretation of existing or new PRC laws or regulations may have on our business.

 

The PRC legal system is a civil law system based on written statutes. Unlike the common law system, prior court decisions under the civil law system may be cited for reference but have limited precedential value. Since these laws and regulations are relatively new and the PRC legal system continues to rapidly evolve, the interpretations of many laws, regulations and rules are not always uniform and the enforcement of these laws, regulations and rules involves uncertainties.

 

In 1979, the PRC government began to promulgate a comprehensive system of laws and regulations governing economic matters in general. The overall effect of legislation over the past three decades has significantly enhanced the protections afforded to various forms of foreign investments in China. However, China has not developed a fully integrated legal system, and recently enacted laws and regulations may not sufficiently cover all aspects of economic activities in China. In particular, the interpretation and enforcement of these laws and regulations involve uncertainties. Since PRC administrative and court authorities have significant discretion in interpreting and implementing statutory provisions and contractual terms, it may be difficult to evaluate the outcome of administrative and court proceedings and the level of legal protection we enjoy. These uncertainties may affect our judgment on the relevance of legal requirements and our ability to enforce our contractual rights or tort claims. In addition, the regulatory uncertainties may be exploited through unmerited or frivolous legal actions or threats in attempts to extract payments or benefits from us.

 

Furthermore, the PRC legal system is based in part on government policies and internal rules, some of which are not published on a timely basis or at all and may have retroactive effect. As a result, we may not be aware of our violation of any of these policies and rules until sometime after the violation. In addition, any administrative and court proceedings in China may be protracted, resulting in substantial costs and diversion of resources and management attention.

 

Substantial uncertainties exist with respect to the interpretation and implementation of newly enacted PRC Foreign Investment Law and its Implementation Rules and how they may impact the viability of our current corporate structure, corporate governance, and operations.

 

On March 15, 2019, the PRC National People’s Congress approved the PRC Foreign Investment Law, which came into effect on January 1, 2020 and replaced the trio of existing laws regulating foreign investment in China, namely, the Sino-foreign Equity Joint Venture Enterprise Law, the Sino-foreign Cooperative Joint Venture Enterprise Law, and the Wholly Foreign-invested Enterprise Law, together with their implementation rules and ancillary regulations. On December 26, 2019, the PRC State Council approved the Implementation Rules of Foreign Investment Law, which came into effect on January 1, 2020. The PRC Foreign Investment Law and its Implementation Rules embody an expected PRC regulatory trend to rationalize its foreign investment regulatory regime in line with prevailing international practice and the legislative efforts to unify the corporate legal requirements for both foreign and domestic investments. However, since the PRC Foreign Investment Law is relatively new, substantial uncertainties exist with respect to its interpretation and implementation.

 

The PRC Foreign Investment Law specifies that foreign investments shall be conducted in line with the “negative list” issued by the State Council. A foreign invested enterprise under PRC law, or an FIE, would not be allowed to make investments in prohibited industries in the “negative list,” while the FIE must satisfy certain conditions stipulated in the “negative list” for investment in restricted industries. There are uncertainties as to how the PRC Foreign Investment Law would be further interpreted and implemented. We cannot assure you that the interpretation and implementation of the PRC Foreign Investment Law made by the relevant governmental authorities in the future will not materially impact the viability of our current corporate structure, corporate governance and business operations in any aspect.

 

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Furthermore, the PRC Foreign Investment Law provides that foreign invested enterprises established according to the existing laws regulating foreign investment may maintain their structure and corporate governance within five years after the implementing of the PRC Foreign Investment Law.

 

In addition, the PRC Foreign Investment Law also provides several protective rules and principles for foreign investors and their investments in the PRC, including, among others, that a foreign investor may freely transfer into or out of China, in Renminbi or a foreign currency, its contributions, profits, capital gains, income from disposition of assets, royalties of intellectual property rights, indemnity or compensation lawfully acquired, and income from liquidation, among others, within China; local governments shall abide by their commitments to the foreign investors; governments at all levels and their departments shall enact local normative documents concerning foreign investment in compliance with laws and regulations and shall not impair legitimate rights and interests, impose additional obligations onto FIEs, set market access restrictions and exit conditions, or intervene with the normal production and operation activities of FIEs; except for special circumstances, in which case statutory procedures shall be followed and fair and reasonable compensation shall be made in a timely manner, expropriation or requisition of the investment of foreign investors is prohibited; and mandatory technology transfer is prohibited.

 

Because some of our business is conducted in RMB and the price of our Ordinary Shares is quoted in United States dollars, changes in currency conversion rates may affect the value of your investments.

 

For those businesses conducted in the PRC, our books and records are maintained in RMB, and the financial statements that we file with the SEC and provide to our shareholders are presented in United States dollars. Changes in the exchange rate between the RMB and dollar affect the value of our assets and the results of our operations in United States dollars. The value of the RMB against the United States dollar and other currencies may fluctuate and is affected by, among other things, changes in the PRC’s political and economic conditions and perceived changes in the economy of the PRC and the United States. Any significant revaluation of the RMB may materially and adversely affect our cash flows, revenue and financial condition. Further, our Ordinary Shares offered by this prospectus are offered in United States dollars, we will need to convert some of the net proceeds we receive into RMB in order to use the funds for our business. Changes in the conversion rate between the United States dollar and the RMB will affect that amount of proceeds we will have available for our business. 

 

We principally rely on dividends and other distributions on equity paid by our PRC subsidiaries to fund any cash and financing requirements we may have. Any limitation on the ability of our PRC subsidiaries to make payments to us could have a material adverse effect on our ability to conduct our business or financial condition.

 

We are a holding company, and we principally rely on dividends and other distributions on equity that may be paid by our PRC subsidiaries, for our cash and financing requirements, including the funds necessary to pay dividends and other cash distributions to the holders of our Ordinary Shares and service any debt we may incur. If any of our PRC subsidiaries incur debt on their own behalf in the future, the instruments governing the debt may restrict their ability to pay dividends or make other distributions to us.

 

Under PRC laws and regulations, wholly foreign-owned enterprises in China, may pay dividends only out of their accumulated after-tax profits as determined in accordance with PRC accounting standards and regulations. In addition, a wholly foreign-owned enterprise is required to set aside at least 10% of its after-tax profits each year, after making up previous years’ accumulated losses, if any, to fund certain statutory reserve funds, until the aggregate amount of such a fund reaches 50% of its registered capital. At the discretion of the wholly foreign-owned enterprise, it may allocate a portion of its after-tax profits based on PRC accounting standards to enterprise expansion funds, and staff welfare and bonus funds. These reserve funds and staff welfare and bonus funds are not distributable as cash dividends. Any limitation on the ability of our PRC subsidiaries to pay dividends or make other distributions to us could materially and adversely limit our ability to grow, make investments or acquisitions that could be beneficial to our business, pay dividends, or otherwise fund and conduct our business.

 

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Under the PRC Enterprise Income Tax Law, or the EIT Law, we may be classified as a “resident enterprise” of China, which could result in unfavorable tax consequences to us and our non-PRC shareholders.

 

The EIT Law and its implementing rules provide that enterprises established outside of China whose “de facto management bodies” are located in China are considered “resident enterprises” under PRC tax laws. The implementing rules promulgated under the EIT Law define the term “de facto management bodies” as a management body which substantially manages, or has control over the business, personnel, finance and assets of an enterprise. In April 2009, the State Administration of Taxation, or SAT, issued the Circular on Issues Concerning the Identification of Chinese-Controlled Overseas Registered Enterprises as Resident Enterprises in Accordance With the Actual Standards of Organizational Management, known as Circular 82, which has provided certain specific criteria for determining whether the “de facto management bodies” of a PRC-controlled enterprise that is incorporated offshore is located in China. However, there are no further detailed rules or precedents governing the procedures and specific criteria for determining “de facto management body.” Although our board of directors and management are located in Hong Kong, it is unclear if the PRC tax authorities will determine that we should be classified as a PRC “resident enterprise.”

 

If we are deemed as a PRC “resident enterprise,” we will be subject to PRC enterprise income tax on our worldwide income at a uniform tax rate of 25%, although dividends distributed to us from our existing PRC subsidiary and any other PRC subsidiaries which we may establish from time to time could be exempt from the PRC dividend withholding tax due to our PRC “resident recipient” status. This could have a material and adverse effect on our overall effective tax rate, our income tax expenses and our net income. Furthermore, dividends, if any, paid to our shareholders may be decreased as a result of the decrease in distributable profits. In addition, if we were considered a PRC “resident enterprise”, any dividends we pay to our non-PRC investors, and the gains realized from the transfer of our Ordinary Shares may be considered income derived from sources within the PRC and be subject to PRC tax, at a rate of 10% in the case of non-PRC enterprises or 20% in the case of non-PRC individuals (in each case, subject to the provisions of any applicable tax treaty). It is unclear whether holders of our Ordinary Shares would be able to claim the benefits of any tax treaties between their country of tax residence and the PRC in the event that we are treated as a PRC resident enterprise. This could have a material and adverse effect on the value of your investment in us and the price of our Ordinary Shares.

 

There are significant uncertainties under the EIT Law relating to the withholding tax liabilities of our PRC subsidiary, and dividends payable by our PRC subsidiary to our offshore subsidiaries may not qualify to enjoy certain treaty benefits.

 

Under the PRC EIT Law and its implementation rules, the profits of a foreign invested enterprise generated through operations, which are distributed to its immediate holding company outside the PRC, will be subject to a withholding tax rate of 10%. Pursuant to a special arrangement between Hong Kong and the PRC, such rate may be reduced to 5% if a Hong Kong resident enterprise owns more than 25% of the equity interest in the PRC company. Our PRC subsidiary is wholly-owned by our Hong Kong subsidiary. Moreover, under the Notice of the State Administration of Taxation on Issues regarding the Administration of the Dividend Provision in Tax Treaties promulgated on February 20, 2009, the taxpayer needs to satisfy certain conditions to enjoy the benefits under a tax treaty. These beneficial owner of the relevant dividends and the corporate shareholder to receive dividends from the PRC subsidiary must have continuously met the direct ownership thresholds during the 12 consecutive months preceding the receipt of the dividends. Further, the State Administration of Taxation promulgated the Notice on How to Understand and Recognize the “Beneficial Owner” in Tax Treaties on October 27, 2009, which limits the “beneficial owner” to individuals, projects or other organizations normally engaged in substantive operations, and sets forth certain detailed factors in determining the “beneficial owner” status. In current practice, a Hong Kong enterprise must obtain a tax resident certificate from the relevant Hong Kong tax authority to apply for the 5% lower PRC withholding tax rate. As the Hong Kong tax authority will issue such a tax resident certificate on a case-by-case basis, we cannot assure you that we will be able to obtain the tax resident certificate from the relevant Hong Kong tax authority.

 

Even after we obtain the Hong Kong tax resident certificate, we are required by applicable tax laws and regulations to file required forms and materials with relevant PRC tax authorities to prove that we can enjoy 5% lower PRC withholding tax rate. We intend to obtain the required materials and file with the relevant tax authorities when it plans to declare and pay dividends, but there is no assurance that the PRC tax authorities will approve the 5% withholding tax rate.

 

Failure to make adequate contributions to various employee benefit plans as required by PRC regulations may subject us to penalties.

 

Enterprises in China are required by PRC laws and regulations to participate in certain employee benefit plans, including social insurance funds, namely a pension plan, a medical insurance plan, an unemployment insurance plan, a work-related injury insurance plan and a maternity insurance plan, and a housing provident fund, and contribute to the plans or funds in amounts equal to certain percentages of salaries, including bonuses and allowances, of the employees as specified by the local government from time to time at locations where they operate their businesses or where they are located.

 

According to the Interim Regulations on the Collection and Payment of Social Insurance Premiums, the Regulations on Work Injury Insurance, the Regulations on Unemployment Insurance and the Trial Measures on Employee Maternity Insurance of Enterprises, enterprises in the PRC shall provide benefit plans for their employees, which include basic pension insurance, unemployment insurance, maternity insurance, work injury insurance and basic medical insurance. An enterprise must provide social insurance by making social insurance registration with local social insurance agencies, and shall pay or withhold relevant social insurance premiums for and on behalf of employees. The Law on Social Insurance of the PRC, which was promulgated by the SCNPC on October 28, 2010, became effective on July 1, 2011, and was most recently updated on December 29, 2018, has consolidated pertinent provisions for basic pension insurance, unemployment insurance, maternity insurance, work injury insurance and basic medical insurance, and has elaborated in detail the legal obligations and liabilities of employers who do not comply with laws and regulations on social insurance.

 

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According to the Regulations on the Administration of Housing Provident Fund, which was promulgated by the State Counsel and became effective on April 3, 1999, and was amended on March 24, 2002 and was partially revised on March 24, 2019 by the Decision of the State Council on Revising Some Administrative Regulations (Decree No. 710 of the State Council), housing provident fund contributions by an individual employee and housing provident fund contributions by his or her employer shall belong to the individual employee. Registration by PRC companies with the applicable housing provident fund management center is compulsory, and a special housing provident fund account for each of the employees shall be opened at an entrusted bank.

 

We have not adequately paid social insurance and housing provident fund contributions for our employees. According to the Social Insurance Law of the People’s Republic of China, we may be ordered to pay the outstanding social insurance contributions within a prescribed deadline and liable for a late payment fee equal to 0.05% of the outstanding amount for each day of delay. Further, we may be liable for a fine of one to three times the amount of the outstanding contributions, provided that we still fail to pay the outstanding social insurance contributions within the prescribed deadline. In addition, according to the Regulations on the Administration of Housing Provident Fund, we may be ordered by the Housing Accumulation Fund Management Center to deposit the outstanding funds within a time limit. If we fail to deposit such amounts within the time limit, the Center may petition a people’s court to enforce the payment.

 

For the years ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, the Company has an estimate of $Nil and $786,074 in under-payment of employee social insurance contributions and housing provident funds contributions which is accrued in our consolidated financial statement, respectively.  However, given that (i) the requirement of social insurance and housing fund has not been implemented consistently by the local governments in China given the different levels of economic development in different locations; (ii) pursuant to the Emergency Notice on Practicing Principles of the State Council Executive Meeting and Stabilizing Work on Collecting Social Insurance Premiums promulgated by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security on September 21, 2018, local authorities are prohibited from recovering unpaid social insurance premiums from enterprises; (iii) as of the date of this Prospectus, the Company had not received any notice or order from the relevant government authorities requesting us to pay the social insurance premiums or housing funds in full; (iv) as of the date of this Prospectus, the Company had not received any complaint or report on outstanding social insurance premiums or housing funds, nor had them had any labor dispute or lawsuit with their employees on payments of social insurance premiums or housing provident fund; (v) the Company had not been subject to any administrative penalties; (vi) we have obtained confirmations  from competent local social insurance and/or housing provident funds authorities, stating that there was no due and unpaid social insurance contributions and housing provident funds or no administrative penalty has ever been imposed on the Company; (vii) the Company had received oral confirmation from the relevant local governmental authority that the Company was allowed to commence to make adequate social insurance contribution for its employees upon the elapse of a 3-year transitional period starting from June 2021, the Company has not made any provisions in connection with the shortfall of its social insurance contribution and housing provident funds for the year ended June 30, 2022 and as of the date of this prospectus. As of the date of the prospectus, we are not aware of any action, claim, investigation or penalties being conducted or threatened by any government authorities. However, if we are fined or otherwise penalized by government authorities due to our failure to adequately pay social insurance and housing provident fund contributions for our employees, our financial condition may be negatively impacted.

 

Changes in international trade policies, trade dispute or the emergence of a trade war, may have a material adverse effect on our business.

 

Political events, international trade disputes, and other business interruptions could harm or disrupt international commerce and the global economy, and could have a material adverse effect on us and our customers, service providers, network carriers and other partners.

 

International trade disputes could result in tariffs and other protectionist measures that could adversely affect our business. Tariffs could increase the cost of the goods and products which could affect consumers’ discretionary spending levels and therefore adversely impact our business. In addition, political uncertainty surrounding international trade disputes and the potential of the escalation to trade war and global recession could have a negative effect on consumer confidence, which could adversely affect our business.

 

U.S. regulatory bodies may be limited in their ability to conduct investigations or inspections of our operations in China.

 

Any disclosure of documents or information located in China by foreign agencies may be subject to jurisdiction constraints and must comply with China’s state secrecy laws, which broadly define the scope of “state secrets” to include matters involving economic interests and technologies. There is no guarantee that requests from U.S. federal or state regulators or agencies to investigate or inspect our operations will be honored by us, by entities who provide services to us or with whom we associate, without violating PRC legal requirements, especially as those entities are located in China. Furthermore, under the current PRC laws, an on-site inspection of our facilities by any of these regulators may be limited or prohibited.

 

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If we become directly subject to the scrutiny, criticism and negative publicity involving U.S.-listed Chinese companies, we may have to expend significant resources to investigate and resolve the matter which could harm our business operations, stock price and reputation.

 

U.S. public companies that have substantially all of their operations in China have been the subject of intense scrutiny, criticism and negative publicity by investors, financial commentators and regulatory agencies, such as the SEC. Much of the scrutiny, criticism and negative publicity has centered on financial and accounting irregularities and mistakes, a lack of effective internal controls over financial accounting, inadequate corporate governance policies or a lack of adherence thereto and, in many cases, allegations of fraud. As a result of the scrutiny, criticism and negative publicity, the publicly traded stock of many U.S. listed Chinese companies sharply decreased in value and, in some cases, has become virtually worthless. Many of these companies are now subject to shareholder lawsuits and SEC enforcement actions and are conducting internal and external investigations into the allegations. It is not clear what effect this sector-wide scrutiny, criticism and negative publicity will have on us, our business and our stock price. If we become the subject of any unfavorable allegations, whether such allegations are proven to be true or untrue, we will have to expend significant resources to investigate such allegations and/or defend our company. This situation will be costly and time consuming and distract our management from developing our growth. If such allegations are not proven to be groundless, we and our business operations will be severely affected and you could sustain a significant decline in the value of our stock. 

 

The disclosures in our reports and other filings with the SEC and our other public pronouncements are not subject to the scrutiny of any regulatory bodies in the PRC.

 

We are regulated by the SEC and our reports and other filings with the SEC are subject to SEC review in accordance with the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act. Our SEC reports and other disclosure and public pronouncements are not subject to the review or scrutiny of any PRC regulatory authority. For example, the disclosure in our SEC reports and other filings are not subject to the review by the CSRC, a PRC regulator that is responsible for oversight of the capital markets in China. Accordingly, you should review our SEC reports, filings and our other public pronouncements with the understanding that no local regulator has done any review of us, our SEC reports, other filings or any of our other public pronouncements.

 

The approval of the China Securities Regulatory Commission may be required in connection with this offering, and, if required, we cannot predict whether we will be able to obtain such approval.

 

The Regulations on Mergers and Acquisitions of Domestic Companies by Foreign Investors, or the M&A Rules, adopted by six PRC regulatory agencies requires an overseas special purpose vehicle formed for listing purposes through acquisitions of PRC domestic companies and controlled by PRC companies or individuals to obtain the approval of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, or the CSRC, prior to the listing and trading of such special purpose vehicle’s securities on an overseas stock exchange.

 

Our PRC counsel, Zhong Lun Law Firm, has advised us based on their understanding of the current PRC laws, rules and regulations that the CSRC’s approval is not required for the listing and trading of our Ordinary Shares on Nasdaq in the context of this offering, given that: (i) our PRC subsidiary was incorporated as a wholly foreign-owned enterprise by means of direct investment rather than by merger or acquisition of equity interest or assets of a PRC domestic company owned by PRC companies or individuals as defined under the M&A Rules that are our beneficial owners; and (ii) the CSRC currently has not issued any definitive rule or interpretation concerning whether offerings like ours under this prospectus are subject to the M&A Rules.

 

However, our PRC counsel, Zhong Lun Law Firm, has further advised us that there remain some uncertainties as to how the M&A Rules will be interpreted or implemented in the context of an overseas offering and its opinions summarized above are subject to any new laws, rules and regulations or detailed implementations and interpretations in any form relating to the M&A Rules. We cannot assure you that relevant PRC government agencies, including the CSRC, would reach the same conclusion as we do. If it is determined that CSRC approval is required for this offering, we may face sanctions by the CSRC or other PRC regulatory agencies for failure to seek CSRC approval for this offering. These sanctions may include fines and penalties on our operations in the PRC, limitations on our operating privileges in the PRC, delays in or restrictions on the repatriation of the proceeds from this offering into the PRC, restrictions on or prohibition of the payments or remittance of dividends by our PRC subsidiary, or other actions that could have a material and adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, reputation and prospects, as well as the trading price of our Ordinary Shares. Furthermore, the CSRC or other PRC regulatory agencies may also take actions requiring us, or making it advisable for us, to halt this offering before the settlement and delivery of the Ordinary Shares that we are offering. Consequently, if you engage in market trading or other activities in anticipation of and prior to the settlement and delivery of the Ordinary Shares we are offering, you would be doing so at the risk that the settlement and delivery may not occur.

 

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We may be required to obtain permission from Chinese authorities to operate and issue securities to foreign investors in this offering and/or listing on the Nasdaq Stock Market, and if required and we are not able to obtain such permission in a timely manner, the securities currently being offered may substantially decline in value and become worthless.

 

As of the date of this prospectus, neither the Company nor any of our subsidiaries have applied for, received or been denied approval from any Chinese authorities to issue securities in this offering and/or list on the Nasdaq Stock Market; and neither we nor any of our subsidiaries have received any inquiry, notice, warning or sanctions regarding our planned overseas listing from the CSRC or any other PRC governmental authorities. We believe that we are not required to obtain permission from Chinese authorities to operate and issue these securities to foreign investors or list on the Nasdaq Stock Market based on the PRC laws, regulations and rules currently in effect. However, if we are subsequently advised by any Chinese authorities that permission for this offering and/or listing on the Nasdaq Stock Market was required, we may not be able to obtain such permission in a timely manner, if at all. If this risk occurs, our ability to offer securities to investors could be significantly limited or completely hindered and the securities currently being offered may substantially decline in value and become worthless.

 

On August 8, 2006, six PRC regulatory agencies, including the Ministry of Commerce, the State-Owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, the State Administration of Taxation, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, the CSRC, and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, jointly adopted the Regulations on Mergers and Acquisitions of Domestic Enterprises by Foreign Investors, or the M&A Rules, which came into effect on September 8, 2006 and were amended on June 22, 2009. The M&A Rules requires that an offshore special purpose vehicle formed for overseas listing purposes and controlled directly or indirectly by the PRC Citizens shall obtain the approval of the CSRC prior to overseas listing and trading of such special purpose vehicle’s securities on an overseas stock exchange.

 

The Notice of the State Council on Further Strengthening the Administration of Share Issues and Listings Overseas, or the 97 Circular, was promulgated by the State Council on June 20, 1997, which regulates that an unlisted Chinese investment company or a listed company with Chinese investment holdings which is registered overseas shall not apply to issue shares and list a company overseas which involve domestic assets in the form of overseas assets which were invested in China and beneficially owned by the company owned for less than three (3) years. If there are special circumstances, the application must be submitted to the CSRC for examination and verification and then presented to the Securities Committee of the State Council for examination and approval. At the conclusion of these market listing activities, the unit which holds the domestic shareholders’ rights must notify the CSRC of the details of the case for the record. As of the date of this prospectus, we are neither required to or will have applied to the CSRC for examination and verification nor presented to the Securities Committee of the State Council for examination and approval. Any party which violates the above provisions could be punished for the unauthorized issue of share certificates. The relevant department could impose an administrative penalty under the direction of the responsible department in charge. The higher-level department in charge of the unit involved may also punish the persons in charge of the unit and the persons directly responsible. Penalties will take the form of dismissal from a work post through to expulsion. A case which constitutes a crime will be transferred to a judicial organ which will pursue criminal liability in accordance with the law. In addition, the CSRC will impose penalties on the units involved and relevant intermediary organizations and liable persons in accordance with the Provisional Regulations on the Administration of the Issuing and Trading of Stocks and other relevant regulations. In the M&A rules, there are some additional procedures and requirements that are expected to make merger and acquisition activities in China by foreign investors more time consuming and complex, including requirements in some instances that the Ministry of Commerce be notified in advance of any change-of-control transaction in which a foreign investor takes control of a PRC domestic enterprise in some instances such as involving key industries, that will or may affect the security of the national economy, or results in the transfer of actual control rights of a well-known trademark or established Chinese trade name owned by a domestic enterprise, or that the approval from the Ministry of Commerce be obtained in circumstances where overseas companies established or controlled by PRC enterprises or residents acquire affiliated domestic companies. We may grow our business in part by acquiring other companies operating in our industry. Compliance with the requirements of the new regulations to complete such transactions could be time-consuming, and any required approval processes, including approval from the Ministry of Commerce, may delay or inhibit our ability to complete such transactions, which could affect our ability to expand our business or maintain our market share.

 

On December 24, 2021, the CSRC, together with other relevant government authorities in China issued the Provisions of the State Council on the Administration of Overseas Securities Offering and Listing by Domestic Companies (Draft for Comments), and the Measures for the Filing of Overseas Securities Offering and Listing by Domestic Companies (Draft for Comments) (“Draft Overseas Listing Regulations”). The Draft Overseas Listing Regulations requires that a PRC domestic enterprise seeking to issue and list its shares overseas (“Overseas Issuance and Listing”) shall complete the filing procedures of and submit the relevant information to CSRC. The Overseas Issuance and Listing includes direct and indirect issuance and listing. Where an enterprise whose principal business activities are conducted in PRC seeks to issue and list its shares in the name of an overseas enterprise (“Overseas Issuer”) on the basis of the equity, assets, income or other similar rights and interests of the relevant PRC domestic enterprise, such activities shall be deemed an indirect overseas issuance and listing (“Indirect Overseas Issuance and Listing”) under the Draft Overseas Listing Regulations. Therefore, the proposed offering would be deemed an Indirect Overseas Issuance and Listing under the Draft Overseas Listing Regulations. As such, the Company would be required to complete the filing procedures of and submit the relevant information to CSRC after the Draft Overseas Listing Regulations become effective.

 

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On December 28, 2021, the Cyberspace Administration of China jointly with the relevant authorities formally published Measures for Cybersecurity Review (2021) which took effect on February 15, 2022 and replace the former Measures for Cybersecurity Review (2020). Measures for Cybersecurity Review (2021) stipulates that (1) operators of critical information infrastructure purchasing network products and services, and online platform operator carrying out data processing activities that affect or may affect national security, or (2) any online platform operator that controls personal information of more than one million users seeking to be listed in a foreign country shall conduct a cybersecurity review by the cybersecurity review office.

 

On February 17, 2023, the CSRC released the Trial Administrative Measures of Overseas Securities Offering and Listing by Domestic Companies, or the Trial Measures, and five supporting guidelines, which came into effect on March 31, 2023. Pursuant to the Trial Measures, domestic companies that seek to offer or list securities overseas, both directly and indirectly, should fulfill the filing procedure and report relevant information to the CSRC. See “Regulations – Regulation Relating to M&A and Overseas Listings.” However, since the Trial Measures was newly promulgated, its interpretation, application and enforcement remain unclear. If the filing procedure with the CSRC under the Trial Measures is required for this offering and any future offerings, listing or any other capital raising activities, it is uncertain whether we could complete the filing procedure in a timely manner, or at all. Any failure to complete such filings may subject us to regulatory actions or other sanctions from the CSRC or other PRC regulatory agencies. These regulatory agencies may impose fines and penalties on our operations in China, limit our ability to pay dividends outside of China, limit our operating privileges in China, delay or restrict the repatriation of the proceeds from offering of securities overseas into China or take other actions that could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects, as well as the trading price of our Ordinary Shares.

 

Thus, there is some uncertainty as to how PRC governmental authorities will regulate overseas listing in general. Assuming that the Draft Overseas Listing Regulations would take effect in its current form and content, we may have difficulties in obtaining such approvals which could significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer securities to our investors. In the event that we are subsequently advised by any Chinese authorities that the CSRC approval or any regulatory approval is required for this offering, or if the CSRC or any other PRC government authorities promulgates any new laws, rules or regulations or any interpretation or implements rules before our listing that would require us to obtain the CSRC or any other governmental approval for this offering, we may face sanctions by the CSRC or other PRC regulatory agencies for failure to seek CSRC approval for this offering.

 

The recent joint statement by the SEC and PCAOB, proposed rule changes submitted by Nasdaq, and the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act all call for additional and more stringent criteria to be applied to emerging market companies upon assessing the qualification of their auditors, especially the non-U.S. auditors who are not inspected by the PCAOB. These developments could add uncertainties to our offering.

 

On April 21, 2020, SEC Chairman Jay Clayton and PCAOB Chairman William D. Duhnke III, along with other senior SEC staff, released a joint statement highlighting the risks associated with investing in companies based in or have substantial operations in emerging markets including China. The joint statement emphasized the risks associated with lack of access for the PCAOB to inspect auditors and audit work papers in China and higher risks of fraud in emerging markets.

 

On May 18, 2020, Nasdaq filed three proposals with the SEC to (i) apply minimum offering size requirement for companies primarily operating in “Restrictive Market”, (ii) adopt a new requirement relating to the qualification of management or board of director for Restrictive Market companies, and (iii) apply additional and more stringent criteria to an applicant or listed company based on the qualifications of the company’s auditors.

 

On May 20, 2020, the U.S. Senate passed the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act requiring a foreign company to certify it is not owned or controlled by a foreign government if the PCAOB is unable to audit specified reports because the company uses a foreign auditor not subject to PCAOB inspection. If the PCAOB is unable to inspect the Company’s auditors for three consecutive years, the issuer’s securities are prohibited to trade on a U.S. stock exchange. On December 2, 2020, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act. On December 18, 2020, the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act was signed into law.

 

On March 24, 2021, the SEC announced that it had adopted interim final amendments to implement congressionally mandated submission and disclosure requirements of the Act. The interim final amendments will apply to registrants that the SEC identifies as having filed an annual report on Forms 10-K, 20-F, 40-F or N-CSR with an audit report issued by a registered public accounting firm that is located in a foreign jurisdiction and that the PCAOB has determined it is unable to inspect or investigate completely because of a position taken by an authority in that jurisdiction. The SEC will implement a process for identifying such a registrant and any such identified registrant will be required to submit documentation to the SEC establishing that it is not owned or controlled by a governmental entity in that foreign jurisdiction, and will also require disclosure in the registrant’s annual report regarding the audit arrangements of, and governmental influence on, such a registrant.

 

On June 22, 2021, the U.S. Senate passed a bill which, if passed by the U.S. House of Representatives and signed into law, would reduce the number of consecutive non-inspection years required for triggering the prohibitions under the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act from three years to two.

 

On September 22, 2021, the PCAOB adopted a final rule implementing the HFCAA, which provides a framework for the PCAOB to use when determining, as contemplated under the HFCAA, whether the PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate completely registered public accounting firms located in a foreign jurisdiction because of a position taken by one or more authorities in that jurisdiction.

 

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On December 2, 2021, the SEC issued amendments to finalize rules implementing the submission and disclosure requirements in the HFCAA. The rules apply to registrants that the SEC identifies as having filed an annual report with an audit report issued by a registered public accounting firm that is located in a foreign jurisdiction and that PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate completely because of a position taken by an authority in foreign jurisdictions.

 

On December 16, 2021, SEC announced that the PCAOB designated China and Hong Kong as the jurisdictions where the PCAOB is not allowed to conduct full and complete audit inspections as mandated under the HFCAA. The Company’s auditor, WWC, P.C., is based in San Mateo, California, and therefore is not affected by this mandate by the PCAOB.

 

On August 26, 2022, the PCAOB signed an SOP Agreement with the China Securities Regulatory Commission and the MOF. The SOP Agreements establish a specific, accountable framework to make possible complete inspections and investigations by the PCAOB of audit firms based in mainland China and Hong Kong, as required under U.S. law. However, if the PCAOB continues to be prohibited from conducting complete inspections and investigations of PCAOB-registered public accounting firms in mainland China and Hong Kong, the PCAOB is likely to determine by the end of 2022 that positions taken by authorities in the PRC obstructed the its ability to inspect and investigate registered public accounting firms in mainland China and Hong Kong completely, then the companies audited by those registered public accounting firms would be subject to a trading prohibition on U.S. markets pursuant to the HFCAA.

 

On December 15, 2022, the PCAOB announced that it was able to secure complete access to inspect and investigate PCAOB-registered public accounting firms headquartered in mainland China and Hong Kong completely in 2022. The PCAOB Board vacated its previous 2021 determinations that the PCAOB was unable to inspect or investigate completely registered public accounting firms headquartered in mainland China and Hong Kong. However, whether the PCAOB will continue to be able to satisfactorily conduct inspections of PCAOB-registered public accounting firms headquartered in mainland China and Hong Kong is subject to uncertainties and depends on a number of factors out of our and our auditor’s control. The PCAOB continues to demand complete access in mainland China and Hong Kong moving forward and is making plans to resume regular inspections in early 2023 and beyond, as well as to continue pursuing ongoing investigations and initiate new investigations as needed. The PCAOB has also indicated that it will act immediately to consider the need to issue new determinations with the HFCAA if needed.

 

The lack of access to the PCAOB inspection in China prevents the PCAOB from fully evaluating audits and quality control procedures of the auditors based in China. As a result, the investors may be deprived of the benefits of such PCAOB inspections. The inability of the PCAOB to conduct inspections of auditors in China makes it more difficult to evaluate the effectiveness of these accounting firms’ audit procedures or quality control procedures as compared to auditors outside of China that are subject to the PCAOB inspections, which could cause existing and potential investors in our stock to lose confidence in our audit procedures and reported financial information and the quality of our financial statements.

 

While the Company’s auditor is based in the U.S. and is registered with PCAOB and subject to PCAOB inspection, in the event it is later determined that the PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate completely the Company’s auditor because of a position taken by an authority in a foreign jurisdiction, then such lack of inspection could cause trading in the Company’s securities to be prohibited under the HFCAA, and ultimately result in a determination by a securities exchange to delist the Company’s securities. 

 

In addition, the recent developments would add uncertainties to our offering and we cannot assure you whether Nasdaq or regulatory authorities would apply additional and more stringent criteria to us after considering the effectiveness of our auditor’s audit procedures and quality control procedures, adequacy of personnel and training, or sufficiency of resources, geographic reach or experience as it relates to the audit of our financial statements. It remains unclear what the SEC’s implementation process related to the above rules and regulations will entail or what further actions the SEC, the PCAOB or Nasdaq will take to address these issues and what impact those actions will have on U.S. companies that have significant operations in the PRC and have securities listed on a U.S. stock exchange. In addition, any additional actions, proceedings, or new rules resulting from these efforts to increase U.S. regulatory access to audit information could create some uncertainty for investors, the market price of our Ordinary Shares could be adversely affected, and we could be delisted if we and our auditor are unable to meet the PCAOB inspection requirement or being required to engage a new audit firm, which would require significant expense and management time.

 

You may experience difficulties in effecting service of legal process, enforcing foreign judgments or bringing actions in China against us or our management named in the prospectus based on foreign laws.

 

We are an exempted company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands, we conduct substantially all of our operations in China and substantially all of our assets are located in China. In addition, all our senior executive officers reside in Hong Kong. As a result, it may be difficult for you to effect service of process upon us or those persons inside China. It may also be difficult for you to enforce in U.S. courts judgments obtained in U.S. courts based on the civil liability provisions of the U.S. federal securities laws against us and our officers and directors as none of them currently resides in the United States or has substantial assets located in the United States. In addition, there is uncertainty as to whether the courts of the PRC would recognize or enforce judgments of U.S. courts against us or such persons predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the securities laws of the United States or any state.

 

The recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments are provided for under the PRC Civil Procedures Law. PRC courts may recognize and enforce foreign judgments in accordance with the requirements of the PRC Civil Procedures Law based either on treaties between China and the country where the judgment is made or on principles of reciprocity between jurisdictions. China does not have any treaties or other forms of written arrangement with the United States that provide for the reciprocal recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments. In addition, according to the PRC Civil Procedures Law, the PRC courts will not enforce a foreign judgment against us or our directors and officers if they decide that the judgment violates the basic principles of PRC laws or national sovereignty, security or public interest. As a result, it is uncertain whether and on what basis a PRC court would enforce a judgment rendered by a court in the United States.

 

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Our production facilities are subject to environmental laws in the PRC and any failure to comply with environmental regulations would expose us to penalties, fines, suspensions or actions in other forms.

 

Certain of our production process emit exhaust gas, waste water, solid waste or produce noise from our production process. In this regard, our production process is subject to certain environmental laws and regulations in the PRC, which impose standards on the emission and treatment of pollutants created during the production process of our products, and are required to obtain environmental protection assessment approval and acceptance from the relevant PRC government authorities for the operation of our plant periodically. Please refer to the section headed “Regulatory Overview” in this document for further details. Any failure to meet the standards as required under local laws and regulations could subject us to fines, warnings and/or orders from relevant government authorities to rectify the problem within a specified period of time. In order to rectify such situations, we may be required to suspend our production temporarily or even permanently in cases of serious non-compliance. Should this situation arise, our business reputation, financial conditions and results of operations may be materially and adversely affected.

 

In addition, environmental laws and regulations may be amended from time to time and we may not be able to respond to such changes in a timely manner. We cannot assure you that our existing environmental policies and control will be able to meet future environmental policies and requirements and we may be required to incur additional costs to comply with such future requirements, which may be more stringent than present laws and regulations. In such situation, our capital expenditure and cost of production will increase unexpectedly, which may materially and adversely affect our financial conditions and business operations.

 

There are uncertainties with respect to indirect transfers of assets (including equity interests) of our PRC subsidiaries.

 

In February 2015, the SAT issued the Announcement on Certain Issues Concerning Enterprise Income Tax for Indirect Transfers of Assets by Non-Resident Enterprises, or Circular 7. Circular 7 provides comprehensive guidelines relating to, and also heightens the PRC tax authorities’ scrutiny over, indirect transfers by a non-resident enterprise of assets (including equity interests) of a PRC resident enterprise (“PRC Taxable Assets”).

 

Circular 7 specifies that the PRC tax authorities are entitled to reclassify the nature of an indirect transfer of PRC Taxable Assets when a non-resident enterprise transfers PRC Taxable Assets indirectly by disposing of equity interests in an overseas holding company directly or indirectly holding such PRC Taxable Assets by disregarding the existence of such overseas holding company and considering the transaction to be a direct transfer of PRC Taxable Assets if such transfer is deemed to have been conducted for the purposes of avoiding PRC enterprise income taxes and without any other reasonable commercial purpose. Although Circular 7 contains certain exemptions, it remains unclear whether any exemptions under Circular 7 will be applicable to the transfer of our Shares on a public market by our non-resident enterprise Shareholders or to any future acquisition by us outside of the PRC, or other transactions in relation to the transfer of shares in our Company, involving PRC Taxable Assets. As a result, the PRC tax authorities may deem any transfer of our Shares by our Shareholders that are non-resident enterprises, or any future acquisition by us outside of the PRC involving PRC Taxable Assets to be subject to the foregoing regulations, which may subject our Shareholders or us to additional PRC tax reporting obligations or tax liabilities.

 

Risks Related to Our Business

  

We may be unable to achieve or maintain profitability.

 

We have set goals to achieve profitability and if achieved, to progressively improve our profitability over time by growing our sales, increasing our gross margin and reducing our expenses as a percentage of sales. There can be no assurance that we will achieve our enhanced profitability goals. Factors that could significantly adversely affect our efforts to achieve these goals include, but are not limited to, the failure to:

 

grow our revenue through organic growth or through acquisitions;

 

improve our revenue mix by investing (including through acquisitions) in businesses that provide higher margins than we have been able to generate historically;

 

achieve improvements in purchasing or to maintain or increase our rebates from vendors through our vendor consolidation and/or low-cost country initiatives;

 

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improve our gross margins through the utilization of improved pricing practices and technology and sourcing savings;

 

maintain or reduce our overhead and support expenses as we grow;

 

effectively evaluate future inventory reserves;

 

collect monies owed from customers;

 

maintain relationships with our significant customers and suppliers; and

 

integrate any businesses acquired.

 

Any of these failures or delays may adversely affect our ability to increase our profitability.

 

We are subject to competitive pricing pressure from our customers.

 

Certain of our largest customers historically have exerted significant pressure on their outside suppliers to keep prices low because of their market share and their ability to leverage such market share in the highly competitive environment. The economic downturn has resulted in increased pricing pressures from our customers. If we are unable to generate sufficient cost savings to offset any price reductions, our financial condition, operating results and cash flows may be adversely affected.

 

Our business depends on our ability to offer high-quality product and service that meets user preferences and demands.

 

We rely on our experience from past and current operations to offer, manage, and refine our high-quality product and service, which may not be effective as customer preferences and market trends change. If we are unable to expand into new clients or further develop existing clients, our business may be adversely affected.

 

If we are unable to maintain the high and consistent quality and integrity of our packaging and continue to enhance our value-added services to our customers, we may experience a decline in profit margin and business.

 

Raw materials shortages may impair our operating results.

 

Our ability to offer a wide variety of products to our customers is dependent upon our ability to obtain adequate raw materials supply from manufacturers or other suppliers. Generally, our products are obtainable from various sources and in sufficient quantities. However, the loss of, or substantial decrease in the availability of, raw materials from our suppliers, could adversely impact our financial condition, operating results and cash flows. In addition, supply interruptions could arise from shortages of raw materials, labor disputes or weather conditions affecting raw materials or shipments, transportation disruptions or other factors beyond our control. A disruption in the timely availability of raw materials by our key suppliers would result in a decrease in our revenues and profitability, especially in our business units with supplier concentration. Although in many instances we have agreements with our suppliers, these agreements are generally terminable by either party on limited notice. Failure by our suppliers to continue to supply us with raw materials on commercially reasonable terms, or at all, would put pressure on our operating margins and have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, operating results and cash flows. Short-term changes in the cost of these materials, some of which are subject to significant fluctuations, are sometimes, but not always passed on to our customers. Our inability to pass on material price increases to our customers could adversely impact our financial condition, operating results and cash flows.

 

We depend on a few major customers with whom we do not enter into long-term contracts, the loss of any of which could cause a significant decline in our revenues.

 

We had one significant customer which accounted for 12.5% of our total revenues for the year ended June 30, 2022 and no significant customer accounted for more than 10% of our total revenues for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021. We do not enter into long-term agreements with our customers, but supply is based upon purchase orders placed to us by customers from time to time. Therefore, we cannot be certain that sales to our customers, including our major customers, will continue. The loss of any of our major customers, or a significant reduction in sales to any such customers, would adversely affect our profitability.

 

Our ability to maintain close and satisfactory relationships with our customers is important to the ongoing success and profitability of our business. Our ability to attract potential customers is also critical to the success of our business. If any of our significant customers reduces, delays or cancels its orders for any reason, or the financial condition of our key customers deteriorates, our business could be seriously harmed. Similarly, a failure to manufacture sufficient quantities of products to meet the demands of these customers may cause us to lose customers, which may affect adversely the profitability of our business as a result. Furthermore, if we experience difficulties in the collection of our accounts receivables from our major customers, our results of operation may be materially and adversely affected.

 

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We rely on third-party suppliers and long supply chains, and if we fail to identify and develop relationships with a sufficient number of qualified suppliers, or if there is a significant interruption in our supply chains, our ability to timely and efficiently access products that meet our standards for quality could be adversely affected.

 

We buy our products and supplies from suppliers located in the PRC or southeast Asia. These suppliers manufacture and source their materials from the PRC and abroad. Our ability to identify and develop relationships with qualified suppliers who can satisfy our standards for quality and our need to access products and supplies in a timely and efficient manner is a significant challenge. We may be required to replace a supplier if their products do not meet our quality or safety standards. In addition, our suppliers could discontinue selling products at any time for reasons that may or may not be in our control or the suppliers’ control. Our operating results and inventory levels could suffer if we are unable to promptly replace a supplier who is unwilling or unable to satisfy our requirements with a supplier providing similar products.

 

In addition, our key suppliers for paper are very capital-intensive operation with heavy financial funding. They also need to import their raw materials such as wastepaper and pulp through their supply chains which may be subject to some restrictions or tariff imposed by governments. The length and complexity of these supply chains make them vulnerable to numerous risks, many of which are beyond our control, which could cause significant interruptions or delays in delivery of our products. Factors such as political instability, the financial instability of suppliers, suppliers’ non compliance with applicable laws, trade restrictions, labor disputes, currency fluctuations, changes in tariff or import policies, severe weather, terrorist attacks and transport capacity and cost may disrupt these supply chains and our ability to access products and supplies. For example, if the government of China were to reduce or withdraw the tax benefits to our Chinese suppliers, the cost of some of our products may increase and our margins could be reduced. We expect an increasing portion of our raw materials to be imported in the future, which will further increase these risks. Moreover, these risks will be amplified by our ongoing efforts to consolidate our supplier base across our business units. A significant interruption in our supply chains caused by any of the above factors could result in increased costs or delivery delays and result in a decrease in our Net sales and profitability.

 

We have substantial fixed costs and, as a result, our operating income is sensitive to changes in our net sales.

 

A significant portion of our expenses are fixed costs, which do not fluctuate with Net sales. Consequently, a percentage decline in our Net sales could have a greater percentage effect on our operating income if we do not act to reduce our labor force or take other cost reduction actions. Any decline in our Net sales would cause our profitability to be adversely affected. Moreover, a key element of our strategy is managing our assets, including our substantial fixed assets, more effectively, including timely replacement of old machineries by more advanced machineries. Our failure to invest in new machines and technology to replace the old ones could have an adverse effect on our competitive edge, hence the results of operations and financial condition.

 

We will require substantial additional funding in the future. There is no assurance that additional financing will be available to us.

 

We have been dependent upon bank loans and proceeds received from shareholders’ equity contributions to meet our capital requirements in the past. We may require substantial additional funding in the future to meet our capital requirements for our production capacity expansion and to maintain operations and improve financial performance; however, we cannot assure you that we will be able to obtain capital in the future. In the event that we were unable to meet our future funding requirements for working capital and for general business purposes, we could experience operating losses and limit our marketing efforts and decrease or eliminate capital expenditures. In addition, our operating results, our business results, and our financial position would be adversely affected. In the event that adequate additional financing is not available on reasonable terms, we may not be able to undertake our expansion plan or purchase additional equipment for our operations, and we would have to modify our business plans accordingly. 

 

Potential disruptions in the capital and credit markets may adversely affect our business, including the availability and cost of short-term funds for liquidity requirements, which could adversely affect our results of operations, cash flows, and financial condition.

 

Potential changes in the global economy may affect the availability of business and customer credit. We may need to rely on the credit markets, particularly for short-term borrowings from banks, as well as the capital markets, to meet our financial commitments and short-term liquidity needs if internal funds from our operations are not available to be allocated to such purposes. Disruptions in the credit and capital markets could adversely affect our ability to draw on such short-term bank facilities. Our access to funds under such credit facilities depends on the banks’ ability that are parties to those facilities to meet their funding commitments, which may be dependent on governmental economic policies in China. Those banks may not meet their funding commitments to us if they experience shortages of capital and liquidity or experience excessive volumes of borrowing requests from other borrowers and us within a short period of time.

 

Long-term disruptions in the credit and capital markets could result from uncertainty, changing or increased regulations, reduced alternatives, or failures of financial institutions that could adversely affect our access to the liquidity needed for our business. Any disruption could require us to conserve cash until the markets stabilize or until alternative credit arrangements or other funding for our business needs can be arranged. Such measures may include deferring capital expenditures and reducing or eliminating discretionary uses of cash. These events would adversely impact our results of operations, cash flows, and financial position.

 

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Failure to appropriately evaluate the credit profile of our customers and/or delay in settlement of accounts receivable from our customers could materially and adversely impact our operating cash flow. It may result in significant provisions and impairments on our accounts receivable which in turn would have a material adverse impact on our business operations, results of operation, financial condition, and our business pursuits and prospects.

 

We recorded a bad debt write-off of $36,333 and $45,244 during the fiscal years ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Due to the nature of the customers and the practice of the industry, the Company generally allows a credit period of 30 – 90 days to its customers. However, our customers sometimes still require additional time for payment, depending on their internal cash flow or various levels of approvals. For example, the average accounts receivable turnover period was approximately 98 and 92 days for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Due to uncertainty of the timing of collection, we established an allowance for doubtful accounts based on individual account analysis and historical collection trends. We established a provision for doubtful receivables when there is objective evidence that the Company may not be able to collect amounts due. The allowance is based on management’s best estimates of specific losses on individual exposures and a provision on historical trends of collections. Delinquent account balances are written-off against the allowance for doubtful accounts after management has determined that the likelihood of collection is not probable. 

 

While we have implemented policies and measures to improve our management of credit risk and have expanded our efforts in the collection of overdue or long outstanding accounts receivable, there is no assurance that our substantial accounts receivable position with respect to our reported revenue will not persist in the future given the nature of our business. Any deterioration of the credit profile of our customers or any failure or delay in their settlement of our accounts receivable could put tremendous pressure on our operating cash flow and may result in a material and adverse impact on our business operations, results of operations, and financial condition.

 

Issues or defects with products may lead to product liability, personal injury or property damage claims, recalls, withdrawals, replacements of products, or regulatory actions by governmental authorities that could divert resources, affect business operations, decrease sales, increase costs, and put us at a competitive disadvantage, any of which could have a significant adverse effect on our financial condition.

 

We may experience issues or defects with products that may lead to damage claims, recalls, withdrawals, or replacements of products. Any of these events could result in harm to our reputation, reduced demand by customers for our products, decreased willingness by our service providers to provide support for those products, or even loss of revenues. Such results could divert development and management resources, adversely affect our business operations, decrease sales, increase legal fees and other costs, and put us at a competitive disadvantage compared to other our competitors, any of which could have a significant adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

 

Disruption to our production facilities and liability in connection with industrial accidents could materially and adversely affect our operations.

 

Our operations at our production facilities and warehouses are subject to operational risks. These risks include but are not limited to breakdown or failure of our machinery, disruption of power supply, natural disasters, fire and industrial accidents, which could result in temporary, permanent, partial or complete shut-downs of our operations. As a result, our operations and financial results could be materially and adversely affected. There is no assurance that our production facilities and warehouses will be free from any operational risks in the future. In the event that a fire incident happens, our production facilities and warehouses may be destroyed, and our neighboring properties may be adversely affected by the fire. For instance, the quality of our raw materials and finished products may be adversely affected by the smoke and heat. In these circumstances, our operations and delivery schedules may be materially affected, leading to customers dissatisfaction and even loss of customers. In addition, as our production process involves the operation of tools, equipment and machinery, industrial accidents resulting in injuries or even deaths may occur. There is no assurance that these industrial accidents, whether due to malfunctions of machinery or other reasons, will never occur in the future. In such event, we may be liable for personal injury or death and monetary losses suffered by our employees, fines or penalties or other legal liability arising from violation of applicable laws and regulations. We may also be subject to disruptions to our business caused by equipment and/or equipment shutdown for investigation or implementation of safety measures.

 

A severe or prolonged downturn in the global or Chinese economy could materially and adversely affect our business and our financial condition.

 

The China’s economic growth has slowed down since 2012 and such slowdown may continue. There is considerable uncertainty over the long-term effects of the expansionary monetary and fiscal policies adopted by the central banks and financial authorities of some of the world’s leading economies, including the United States and China. There have been concerns over unrest and terrorist threats in the Middle East, Europe and Africa, which have resulted in volatility in oil and other markets, and over the conflicts involving Ukraine and Syria. There have also been concerns on the relationship among China and other Asian countries, which may result in or intensify potential conflicts in relation to territorial disputes. Economic conditions in China are sensitive to global economic conditions, as well as changes in domestic economic and political policies and the expected or perceived overall economic growth rate in China. Any severe or prolonged slowdown in the global or Chinese economy may materially and adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.

 

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The recent outbreak of war in Ukraine has already affected global economic markets, and the uncertain resolution of this conflict could result in protracted and/or severe damage to the global economy. Russia’s recent military interventions in Ukraine have led to, and may lead to, additional sanctions being levied by the United States, European Union and other countries against Russia. Russia’s military incursion and the resulting sanctions could adversely affect global energy and financial markets and thus could affect our client’s business and our business, even though we do not have any direct exposure to Russia or the adjoining geographic regions. The extent and duration of the military action, sanctions, and resulting market disruptions are impossible to predict, but could be substantial. Any such disruptions caused by Russian military action or resulting sanctions may magnify the impact of other risks described in this section. We cannot predict the progress or outcome of the situation in Ukraine, as the conflict and governmental reactions are rapidly developing and beyond their control. Prolonged unrest, intensified military activities, or more extensive sanctions impacting the region could have a material adverse effect on the global economy, and such effect could in turn have a material adverse effect on the operations, results of operations, financial condition, liquidity and business outlook of our business.

 

In addition, continued turbulence in the international markets may adversely affect our ability to access capital markets to meet liquidity needs. 

 

Our failure to successfully manage our business expansion, including our expansion into new areas of business, would have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and prospects.

 

We made investments in business expansion in line with our development strategy through organic growth in the past. In addition, we may, from time to time and when we deem appropriate, expand into new industries and markets which we believe have synergies with our existing operations. Our expansion has created, and will continue to place, substantial demand on our resources. Managing our growth and integrating the acquired businesses will require us to, among other things:

 

comply with the laws, regulations and policies applicable to the acquired businesses, including obtaining timely approval for the construction or expansion of production and printing facilities as required under the relevant PRC laws;

 

maintain adequate control on our business expansion to prevent, among other things, project delays or cost overruns;

 

accumulate expertise and experience in managing the new businesses;

 

gain market acceptance for new products and services and establish relationships with new customers and suppliers;

 

achieve sufficient utilization of new production facilities to recover costs;

 

manage relationships with employees, customers and business partners during the course of our business expansion and integration of new businesses;

 

attract, train and motivate members of our management and qualified workforce to support successful business expansion;

 

access debt, equity or other capital resources to fund our business expansion, which may divert financial resources otherwise available for other purposes;

 

divert significant management attention and resources from our other businesses; and

 

strengthen our operational, financial and management controls, particularly those of our future acquisitions, if any, subsidiaries, to maintain the reliability of our reporting processes.

 

Any significant difficulty in meeting the foregoing or similar requirements could delay or otherwise constrain our ability to implement our expansion plans or result in failure to achieve the expected benefits of the combination or acquisition or write-offs of acquired assets or investments, which in turn would limit our ability to increase operational efficiency, reduce marginal manufacturing costs or otherwise strengthen our market position. Failure to obtain the intended economic benefits from the business expansion could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects. In addition, we may also experience mixed results from our expansion plans in the short term.

 

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We may not achieve the benefits we expect from recent and future investments and acquisitions and our operations may be materially adversely affected by such investments and acquisitions.

 

We have made investments in acquisitions of land to build new production plants that we believe may complement our existing business or may improve the operation efficiency and effectiveness. While we believe these investment plans may benefit our business in the long term, such decisions may adversely impact our short- or medium-term operating results. Further, if these investment plans do not subsequently achieve the synergies we expect or do not generate the financial and operational benefits we expect, it will adversely affect our cash flow and financial results.

 

Growth of our business will partially depend on the recognition of our reputation. Failure to maintain, protect and enhance our reputation would limit our ability to expand or retain our customers, which would materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

Maintaining, protecting and enhancing our reputation remains critical to our business and market position. It depends on several factors, including our ability to:

 

maintain the quality and satisfaction of the products we offer;

 

maintain healthy relationships with customers and other business partners;

 

increase company awareness through marketing and Company promotion activities;

 

comply with relevant laws and regulations, particularly with respect to environmental protection, production safety and code of conducts;

 

compete effectively against existing and future competitors; and

 

preserve our reputation and goodwill generally and in the event of any negative publicity on our services and product quality.

 

A public perception that we, or other industry participants do not provide satisfactory products and services, even if factually incorrect or based on isolated incidents, could damage our reputation, undermine the trust and credibility we have established and negatively impact our ability to attract and retain customers, as well as our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

Our success depends upon our ability to attract, train and retain experience workforce with technical knowhow and key personnel.

 

To be successful, we must attract, train and retain a large number of highly qualified staff with relevant technical knowledge while controlling related labor costs. Our ability to control labor costs is subject to numerous external factors, including prevailing wage rates and other related costs for staff benefits. We compete with other businesses for these talented workers and invest significant resources in training and motivating them. There is no assurance that we will be able to attract or retain these skilled workers in the future. Moreover, if a number of our employees were to unionize, including in the wake of any future legislation that makes it easier for employees to unionize, the effect on us may be negative, such as higher labor costs and more susceptible to operational stoppage or strike, all of these would adversely impact our reputation and business as a whole.

 

In addition, our business results also heavily depend upon the leadership and execution of our senior management as well as our sales personnel, vibrant and experienced sale teams who possess the industry experience and knowledge of the global market dynamics and trends. Our inability to retain or hire qualified managers or sales personnel at economically reasonable compensation levels would restrict our ability to grow our business, limit our ability to continue to successfully and profitably operate our business.

 

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We do not have business insurance coverage. Any future business liability, disruption or litigation we experience might divert management focus from our business and could significantly impact our financial results.

 

Availability of business insurance products and coverage in China is limited, and most such products are expensive in relation to the coverage offered. We have determined that the risks of disruption, cost of such insurance and the difficulties associated with acquiring such insurances on commercially reasonable terms make it impractical for us to maintain such insurance. As a result, we do not have any business liability, disruption or litigation insurance coverage for our operations in China. Accordingly, a business disruption, litigation or natural disaster may result in substantial costs and divert management’s attention from our business, which would have an adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.

 

We may need additional capital, and the sale of additional shares or other equity securities could result in dilution to our shareholders.

 

We believe that our current cash and cash equivalents and anticipated cash flow from operations will be sufficient to meet our anticipated cash needs for the foreseeable future. We may, however, require additional cash resources due to changed business conditions or other future developments, including any investments or acquisitions we may decide to pursue. If these resources are insufficient to satisfy our cash requirements, we may seek to sell additional equity or debt securities or obtain a credit facility. The sale of additional equity securities could result in additional dilution to our shareholders. The incurrence of indebtedness would result in increased debt service obligations and could result in operating and financing covenants that would restrict our operations. It is uncertain whether financing will be available in amounts or on terms acceptable to us, if at all.

 

Our business requires substantial capital expenditures that we may not always be able to obtain at reasonable costs and on acceptable terms. Our results of operations, cash flows, business, financial condition, could be adversely affected if we fail to implement our business strategy, including our growth initiatives.

 

Our Company is in a capital and technology intensive industry which requires substantial capital expenditure. We may need to seek external financing, such as bank and other loans as well as bond offerings, to satisfy our capital needs if cash generated from our operations is insufficient to fund our capital expenditures or if our actual capital expenditures and investments exceed our plans. Our ability to obtain external financing at reasonable costs and on acceptable terms is subject to a variety of factors, such as our credit ratings, financial market conditions and our past or projected financial performance. Rating agencies may downgrade or withdraw our ratings or place us on “credit watch” based on their assessment of a wide range of factors. For example, records of net losses may result in a deterioration of our credit ratings. We recorded a net operation cash inflow of $2,039,600, a net operation cash inflow of $5,340,755 for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.  We could incur losses in the future, which may adversely affect our corporate ratings and increase our borrowing costs and limit our access to capital markets. Other factors that may be viewed as negative by the rating agencies may also adversely affect our corporate ratings, such as any significant decrease of market price of our products, any significant increase in our level of debt, any negative development in our ongoing or planned projects and so on. In addition, if financial markets experience significant volatility and disruption, it may result in a decrease in the availability of liquidity and credit for borrowers and increase in interest rate or other financing cost. Failure to obtain sufficient funding at reasonable costs and on acceptable terms for our development plans could delay, reduce the scope of, or eliminate future activities or growth initiatives and adversely affect our business and prospects.

 

Our future financial performance and success depend in large part on our ability to successfully implement our business strategy. We may not be able to successfully implement our business strategy or be able to continue improving our operating results. In particular, we may not be able to continue to achieve all operating cost savings, further enhance our product mix, expand into selected targeted regions or continue to mitigate our exposure to paper price fluctuations.    

 

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If we are unable to implement and maintain effective internal control over financial reporting in the future, investors may lose confidence in the accuracy and completeness of our financial reports and the market price of our Ordinary Shares may decline.

 

To implement Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the SEC adopted rules requiring public companies to include a report of management on the company’s internal control over financial reporting. Prior to filing the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, we were not subject to these rules. As a result, we do not have in place effective disclosure controls and procedures or internal controls over financial reporting. We are not subject to the requirement that we maintain internal controls and that management performs periodic evaluation of the effectiveness of the internal controls. Effective internal control over financial reporting is important to prevent fraud. As a result, our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects, as well as the market for and trading price of our Ordinary Shares, may be materially and adversely affected if we do not have effective internal controls. As a result, we may not discover any problems in a timely manner, and current and potential shareholders could lose confidence in our financial reporting, which would harm our business and the trading price of our Ordinary Shares. The absence of internal controls over financial reporting may inhibit investors from purchasing our Ordinary Shares and may make it more difficult for us to raise funds in a debt or equity financing.

 

As part of our initial public offering process, we engaged financial consultants to advise on accounting and financial reporting processes in conformity with U.S. GAAP, and our management and accounting department have since had a substantially improved understanding of U.S. GAAP and financial reporting requirements. We also plan to hire officers and employees who have knowledge and experience in U.S. GAAP and financial reporting process. Additionally, we have had a recruitment plan in place and have been searching for candidates for qualified internal audit personnel with appropriate knowledge of U.S. GAAP. To remediate our material weaknesses, we expect to incur substantially more additional costs for addressing our material weaknesses and deficiencies. Our remedial measures include: (a) hiring qualified internal control personnel who will manage the implementation of internal control policies and procedures and improvement of the internal audit function; (b) developing and implementing written policies and procedures for accounting and financial reporting that meet the standards applied to public companies listed in the United States; and (c) conducting internal control training to management, key operations personnel and the accounting department, so that management and relevant personnel understand the requirements and elements of internal control over financial reporting mandated by the U.S. securities laws. However, the implementation of these measures may not fully address the material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting. Our failure to correct the material weaknesses or our failure to discover and address any other material weaknesses or control deficiencies could result in inaccuracies in our financial statements and could also impair our ability to comply with applicable financial reporting requirements and related regulatory filings on a timely basis. Moreover, ineffective internal control over financial reporting significantly hinders our ability to prevent fraud.

 

In addition, our independent registered public accounting firm will be required to attest to the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting beginning with our annual report on Form 20-F following the date on which we are no longer an “emerging growth company,” which may be up to five full years following the date of this offering. If we identify material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting, or if we are unable to comply with the requirements of Section 404 in a timely manner or assert that our internal control over financial reporting is effective, or if our independent registered public accounting firm is unable to express an opinion as to the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting when required, investors may lose confidence in the accuracy and completeness of our financial reports and the market price of our Ordinary Shares could be negatively affected, and we could become subject to investigations by the stock exchange on which our securities are listed, the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, or other regulatory authorities, which could require additional financial and management resources.

 

Our management team lacks experience in managing a U.S.-listed public company and complying with laws applicable to such company, the failure of which may adversely affect our business, financial conditions and results of operations.

 

Our current management team lacks experience in managing a company publicly traded in the U.S., interacting with public company investors and complying with the increasingly complex laws pertaining to U.S.-listed public companies. Prior to the completion of this offering, we mainly operate our businesses as private companies in Hong Kong, the PRC and Vietnam. As a result of this offering, our company will become subject to significant regulatory oversight and reporting obligations under the U.S. federal securities laws and the scrutiny of securities analysts and investors, and our management currently has no experience in complying with such laws, regulations and obligations. Our management team may not successfully or efficiently manage our transition to becoming a U.S.-listed public company. These new obligations and constituents will require significant attention from our senior management and could divert their attention away from the day-to-day management of our business, which could adversely affect our business, financial conditions and results of operations. 

 

We will incur increased costs as a result of being a public company.

 

Once we become a public company, we will incur significant legal, accounting and other expenses that we did not incur as a private company prior to our initial public offering. In addition, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as well as new rules subsequently implemented by the SEC and Nasdaq, have required changes in corporate governance practices of public companies. We expect these new rules and regulations to increase our legal, accounting and financial compliance costs and to make certain corporate activities more time-consuming and costly. In addition, we incur ongoing additional costs associated with our public company reporting requirements. We are currently evaluating and monitoring developments with respect to these new rules, and we cannot predict or estimate the amount of additional costs we may incur or the timing of such costs.

 

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Increases in labor costs in the PRC may adversely affect our business and our profitability.

 

China’s economy has experienced increases in labor costs in recent years. China’s overall economy and the average wage in China are expected to continue to grow. The average wage level for our employees has also increased in recent years. We expect that our labor costs, including wages and employee benefits, will continue to increase. Unless we are able to pass on these increased labor costs to our customers by increasing prices for our products or services, our profitability and results of operations may be materially and adversely affected.

 

In addition, we have been subject to stricter regulatory requirements in terms of entering into labor contracts with our employees and paying various statutory employee benefits, including pension insurance, housing provident fund, medical insurance, work-related injury insurance, unemployment insurance and childbearing insurance to designated government agencies for the benefit of our employees. Pursuant to the PRC Labor Contract Law, or the Labor Contract Law, that became effective in January 2008 and its implementing rules that became effective in September 2008 and its amendments that became effective in July 2013, employers are subject to stricter requirements in terms of signing labor contracts, minimum wages, paying remuneration, determining the term of employees’ probation and unilaterally terminating labor contracts. In the event that we decide to terminate some of our employees or otherwise change our employment or labor practices, the Labor Contract Law and its implementation rules may limit our ability to effect those changes in a desirable or cost-effective manner, which could adversely affect our business and results of operations. Besides, pursuant to the Labor Contract Law and its amendments, dispatched employees are intended to be a supplementary form of employment and the fundamental form should be direct employment by enterprises and organizations that require employees.

 

As the interpretation and implementation of labor-related laws and regulations are still evolving, we cannot assure you that our employment practice does not and will not violate labor-related laws and regulations in China, which may subject us to labor disputes or government investigations. If we are deemed to have violated relevant labor laws and regulations, we could be required to provide additional compensation to our employees and our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.

 

Since one of our directors and his family members own 100% of our Ordinary Shares, and will own at least 88.89% of our Ordinary Shares following the Offering, they will have great impact in electing directors and approve matters requiring shareholder approval by way of ordinary resolution or special resolution.

 

Our Chairman Mr. Ming Hung Matthew Lai and his family members currently collectively own 100% of our Ordinary Shares and will own at least 88.89% of our Ordinary Shares following the Offering. Such concentration of voting power could have the effect of delaying, deterring, or preventing a change of control or other business combination, which could, in turn, have an adverse effect on the market price of our Ordinary Shares or prevent our shareholders from realizing a premium over the then-prevailing market price for their Ordinary Shares.

 

As a “controlled company” under the rules of the Nasdaq Capital Market, we may exempt our company from certain corporate governance requirements that could adversely affect our public shareholders.

 

Because of the voting in concert agreement described elsewhere in this prospectus, our principal shareholders will continue collectively owning a majority of the voting power of our outstanding Ordinary Shares. Under Rule 5615(b)(1) of the Nasdaq Listing Requirement, a company of which more than 50% of the voting power is held by an individual, group or another company is a “controlled company” and is permitted to phase in its compliance with the independent committee requirements. Although we do not rely on the “controlled company” exemption under the Nasdaq listing rules, we could elect to rely on this exemption in the future. If we elect to rely on the “controlled company” exemption, a majority of the members of our board of directors might not be independent directors and our nominating and corporate governance and compensation committees might not consist entirely of independent directors. Accordingly, while we remain a controlled company relying on the exemption and during any transition period following a time when we are no longer a controlled company, you would not have the same protections afforded to shareholders of companies that are subject to all of the Nasdaq Capital Market corporate governance requirements.

 

Certain industry data and information in this prospectus were obtained from third-party sources and were not independently verified by us.

 

This prospectus contains certain industry data and information from third-party sources. We have not independently verified the data and information contained in such third-party publications and reports. Data and information in such third-party publications and reports may use third-party methodologies, which may differ from the data collection methods used by us. In addition, these industry publications and reports generally indicate that the information is believed to be reliable, but do not guarantee the accuracy and completeness of such information.

 

Statistical data in these publications also include projections based on a number of assumptions. The printing and packaging industry may not grow at the rates projected by market data, or at all. If any of the assumptions underlying the market data is later found to be incorrect, actual results may differ from the projections based on these assumptions. Material slowdown of the printing and packaging industry against the projected rates may have materially adversely affect our business and the market price of our Ordinary Shares.

 

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Global economic and other conditions may adversely affect the demand for our products and services.

 

Our industry depends upon the overall level of the global economic conditions and consumer spending. A continuous weakening global economic conditions, including any turmoil in the economy, distresses in financial markets, or reduced market liquidity, geo-political tensions, global epidemic, as well as increased government intervention, may adversely impact the demand for our products and services and our financial performance could be adversely affected.

 

Adverse market trends may affect our financial performance. Such trends may include, but are not limited to, the followings:

 

increasing complexity and volatility in the global economic and political conditions make planning and projection extremely challenging;

 

low levels of income and business confidence associated with recessionary environments which may in turn reduce consumer spending.

 

We face risks related to natural disasters, extreme weather conditions, health epidemics and other catastrophic incidents, which could significantly disrupt our operations.

 

China has experienced natural disasters, including earthquakes, extreme weather conditions   and any similar event could materially impact our business in the future. If a disaster or other disruption occurred that affects the regions where we operate our business, the resulting loss of personnel and damage to property could materially adversely affect our business. Even if we are not directly affected, such a disaster or disruption could affect the operations or financial condition of our ecosystem participants, which could harm our results of operations.

 

In addition, our business could be affected by public health epidemics, such as the outbreak of avian influenza, severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS, Zika virus, Ebola virus, COVID-19 or other disease. Since early 2020, a novel strain of coronavirus (“COVID-19”) spread globally and caused significant disruptions to global economy. The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 to constitute a “Public Health Emergency of International Concern” on January 30, 2020 and characterized it as a pandemic on March 11, 2020.

 

To contain the COVID-19 outbreak, the PRC government imposed strict measures across the country including, but not limited to, travel restrictions, mandatory quarantine requirements, temporary closure of business premises, and postponed resumption of business. Although the impact of COVID-19 on our business since its outbreak has been insignificant, it is difficult to assess or predict the future impact if the pandemic continues to strive globally due to mutations. Our business, results of operations, financial condition and prospects could be materially adversely affected to the extent that COVID-19 variants continue to weaken the Chinese and global economy in general.

 

Risks Related to Intellectual Property

 

If we are not able to adequately protect our proprietary intellectual property and information and protect against third party claims that we are infringing on their intellectual property rights, our results of operations could be adversely affected.

 

The value of our business depends in part on our ability to protect our intellectual property and information, including our patents, trade secrets, and rights under agreements with third parties, in China and around the world, as well as our customer, employee, and customer data. Third parties may try to challenge our ownership of our intellectual property in China and around the world. In addition, intellectual property rights and protections in China may be insufficient to protect material intellectual property rights in China. Further, our business is subject to the risk of third parties counterfeiting our products or infringing on our intellectual property rights. The steps we have taken may not prevent unauthorized use of our intellectual property. We may need to resort to litigation to protect our intellectual property rights, which could result in substantial costs and diversion of resources. If we fail to protect our proprietary intellectual property and information, including with respect to any successful challenge to our ownership of intellectual property or material infringements of our intellectual property, this failure could have a significant adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

 

If we are unable to protect the confidentiality of our trade secrets, our business and competitive position could be harmed. 

 

We rely substantially upon trade secret protection as well as non-disclosure agreements with our customers, employees and other third parties, and may in the future rely on copyright and/or trademark protection, to protect our confidential and proprietary information. In addition to contractual measures, we try to protect the confidential nature of our proprietary information using commonly accepted physical and technological security measures. Such measures may not, for example, in the case of misappropriation of a trade secret by an employee or third party with authorized access, provide adequate protection for our proprietary information. Our security measures may not prevent an employee or consultant from misappropriating our trade secrets and providing them to a competitor, and recourse we take against such misconduct may not provide an adequate remedy to protect our interests fully. Unauthorized parties may also attempt to copy or reverse engineer certain aspects of our products that we consider proprietary. Enforcing a claim that a party illegally disclosed or misappropriated a trade secret can be difficult, expensive, and time-consuming, and the outcome is unpredictable. Even though we use commonly accepted security measures, trade secret violations are often a matter of state law, and the criteria for protection of trade secrets can vary among different jurisdictions. In addition, trade secrets may be independently developed by others in a manner that could prevent legal recourse by us. If any of our confidential or proprietary information, such as our trade secrets, were to be disclosed or misappropriated, or if any such information was independently developed by a competitor, our business and competitive position could be harmed.

 

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Third parties may assert ownership or commercial rights to inventions we develop, which could have a material adverse effect on our business.

 

Third parties may in the future make claims challenging the inventorship or ownership of our designs and other intellectual property. Any infringement claims or lawsuits, even if not meritorious, could be expensive and time consuming to defend, divert management’s attention and resources, require us to redesign our products and services, if feasible, require us to pay royalties or enter into licensing agreements in order to obtain the right to use necessary technologies, and/or may materially disrupt the conduct of our business.

 

In addition, we may face claims by third parties that our agreements with employees, contractors or third parties obligating them to assign intellectual property to us are ineffective or in conflict with prior or competing contractual obligations of assignment, which could result in ownership disputes regarding intellectual property we have developed or will develop and interfere with our ability to capture the commercial value of such intellectual property. Litigation may be necessary to resolve an ownership dispute, and if we are not successful, we may be precluded from using certain intellectual property or may lose our exclusive rights in that intellectual property. Either outcome could harm our business and competitive position.

 

Third parties may assert that our employees or contractors have wrongfully used or disclosed confidential information or misappropriated trade secrets, which could result in litigation.

 

We may employ individuals who previously worked with other companies, including our competitors or potential competitors. Although we try to ensure that our employees and contractors do not use the proprietary information or know-how of others in their work for us, we may be subject to claims that we or our employees or contractors have inadvertently or otherwise used or disclosed intellectual property or personal data, including trade secrets or other proprietary information, of a former employer or other third party. Litigation may be necessary to defend against these claims. If we fail in defending any such claims or settling those claims, in addition to paying monetary damages or a settlement payment, we may lose valuable intellectual property rights or personnel. Even if we are successful in defending against such claims, litigation could result in substantial costs and be a distraction to management and other employees.

 

Our computer systems and operations may be vulnerable to security breaches, which could adversely affect our business.

 

We believe the safety of our computer network and our secure transmission of information over the internet will be essential to our operations and our services. Our network and our computer infrastructure are potentially vulnerable to physical breaches or to the introduction of computer viruses, abuse of use and similar disruptive problems and security breaches that could cause loss (both economic and otherwise), interruptions, delays or loss of services to our users. It is possible that advances in computer capabilities or new technologies could result in a compromise or breach of the technology we use to protect user transaction data. A party that is able to circumvent our security systems could misappropriate proprietary information, cause interruptions in our operations or utilize our network without authorization. Security breaches also could damage our reputation and expose us to a risk of loss, litigation and possible liability. We cannot guarantee you that our security measures will prevent security breaches. 

 

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Risks Related to Doing Business in Vietnam

 

Geopolitical risks may have an adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

The social conditions and political stability of Vietnam will also have a direct impact on the feasibility in operating our production in Vietnam. Our future business operations in Vietnam where the economy and legal systems remain susceptible to risks associated with an emerging economy may be subject to higher geopolitical risks than developed countries. Unexpected social and political events such as the social unrests in Vietnam targeting Chinese-related businesses, and territorial and other disputes among neighboring countries in Asia may adversely affect the operations of our production site to be established in Vietnam. Any social and political unrest, which are beyond our control, may give rise to various risks, such as loss of employment and safety and security risks to persons and properties and in turn adversely affect Vietnam economy. Any such event may in turn have an adverse impact on our businesses, financial condition and results of operations.

 

The economy in Vietnam may be subject to periods of high inflation which could materially and adversely affect our business, financial operation and results of operations and growth prospects.

 

Government anti-inflation policies and a decline in commodity and petroleum prices have led to a decrease in Vietnam’s inflation rate. While these inflation rates are lower than rates of earlier years, there can be no assurance that the Vietnamese economy will not be subject to future periods of high inflation. Should inflation in Vietnam increase significantly, our costs, including labor costs and transportation costs are expected to increase. Furthermore, high inflation rates could have an adverse effect on Vietnam’s economic growth, business climate and dampen consumer purchasing power. As a result, a high inflation rate in Vietnam could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations and growth prospects.

 

Changes in the economic, political and legal environment of Vietnam, and Vietnam’s less developed legal system, may adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

Our future business operations in Vietnam are subject to the economic, political and legal environment in Vietnam. Vietnam’s economy differs from the economies of many countries in such respects as governmental involvement, level of development, growth rate, allocation of resources and inflation rate. Prior to the 1990s, Vietnam’s economy was largely a planned economy. Since about 1987, increasing emphasis has been placed on the utilization of market forces in the development of the economy. Although state owned enterprises still account for a substantial portion of Vietnam’s industrial output, the Vietnamese government in general is reducing the level of direct control that it exercises over the economy through state plans and other measures. It is our understanding that there is an increasing level of freedom and autonomy in areas such as resource allocation, production and management and a gradual shift in emphasis to a market economy and enterprise reform.

 

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The legal system of Vietnam also differs from most common law jurisdictions, in that it is a system in which decided legal cases have little precedential value. The laws and regulations are subject to broad and varying interpretations by government officials and courts. For vague regulations, the courts of Vietnam have the power to read implied terms into contracts, adding a further layer of uncertainty. As a result, government officials and courts often express different views from lawyers’ on the legality, validity and effect of a particular legal document. In addition, the views of governmental authority received on a particular issue have no binding effect or finality, so there is no guarantee that similar issues will be dealt with in a similar way by other governmental authorities. Furthermore, recognition and enforcement of legal rights through Vietnam courts, arbitration centers and administrative agencies in the event of a dispute is uncertain. As part of its transition from a planned economy to a more market-oriented one, the Vietnamese government has implemented a series of economic reforms. In preparation for Vietnam’s accession to the World Trade Organization in 2007, the Vietnamese government has also promulgated a series of laws and regulations on local and foreign investment, including the law on investment, which regulates investments in Vietnam, and the law on enterprises, which sets out the types of corporate vehicle investors may establish to carry out their investment projects. However, conflicting interpretations between local regulators in different provinces and between different ministries, may create confusion over key issues. In the context of pursuing and maintaining economic reforms, the Vietnamese government has promulgated other laws and regulations in recent years designed to attract foreign investment and business development in Vietnam, which may intensify the competition in our industry.

 

Although the Vietnamese government has made progress in economic reform and the development of laws and regulations, there remain inherent uncertainties and inconsistencies in the interpretation, implementation and enforcement of laws and government policies. Many of the reforms are unprecedented or experimental and may be subject to revision, change or abolition, depending upon the outcome of these experiments. Furthermore, there can be no assurance that the Vietnamese government will continue to pursue policies of economic reform or that any reforms will be successful or the impetus to reform will continue. If any of the changes adversely affect us or our business, or we are unable to capitalize on the economic reform measures of the Vietnamese government, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected.

 

The VND may be subject to foreign exchange controls imposed by the Vietnamese government.

 

In Vietnam, the currency is Vietnamese Dong (“VND”), which is not generally freely convertible into other currencies. Under certain conditions, such as fulfilment of Vietnam’s financial obligations, the Vietnamese government allows foreign invested enterprises to convert VND into other currencies for repatriation of profits from their Vietnam operations abroad. However, there is no assurance that such rules and regulations will not be subject to change in the future and any tightening of foreign control laws in Vietnam may impair our ability to repatriate profits from our Vietnamese operations to our Company. If any of the above occurs, our business, results of operations and financial conditions may be materially and adversely affected.

 

Risks Related to this Offering

 

There has been no public market for our Ordinary Shares prior to this offering, and you may not be able to resell our Ordinary Shares at or above the price you pay for them, or at all.

 

Prior to this offering, there has not been a public market for our Ordinary Shares. We will be applying to list our Ordinary Shares on the Nasdaq Capital Market. However, an active public market for our Ordinary Shares may not develop or be sustained after the offering, in which case the market price and liquidity of our Ordinary Shares will be materially and adversely affected. Our Ordinary Shares will not be listed on any exchange or quoted for trading on any over-the-counter system.

 

The initial public offering price for our Ordinary Shares may not be indicative of prices that will prevail in the trading market and such market prices may be volatile.

 

The initial public offering price for our Ordinary Shares will be determined by negotiations between us and the underwriters, and does not bear any relationship to our earnings, book value or any other indicia of value. We cannot assure you that the market price of our Ordinary Shares will not decline significantly below the initial public offering price. The financial markets in the United States and other countries have experienced significant price and volume fluctuations in the last few years. Volatility in the price of our Ordinary Shares may be caused by factors outside of our control and may be unrelated or disproportionate to changes in our results of operations.

 

We do not intend to pay dividends for the foreseeable future.

 

We currently intend to retain any future earnings to finance the operation and expansion of our business, and we do not expect to declare or pay any dividends in the foreseeable future. As a result, you may only receive a return on your investment in our Ordinary Shares if the market price of our Ordinary Shares increases.

 

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If securities or industry analysts do not publish research or reports about our business, or if they publish a negative report regarding our Ordinary Shares, the price of our Ordinary Shares and trading volume could decline.

 

The trading market for our Ordinary Shares may depend in part on the research and reports that industry or securities analysts publish about us or our business. We do not have any control over these analysts. If one or more of the analysts who cover us downgrade us, the price of our Ordinary Shares would likely decline. If one or more of these analysts cease coverage of our Company or fail to regularly publish reports on us, we could lose visibility in the financial markets, which could cause the price of our Ordinary Shares and the trading volume to decline.

 

The market price of our Ordinary Shares may be volatile or may decline regardless of our operating performance, and you may not be able to resell your shares at or above the initial public offering price.

 

Recently, there have been instances of extreme stock price run-ups followed by rapid price declines and strong stock price volatility with a number of recent initial public offerings, especially among companies with relatively smaller public floats. The initial public offering price for our Ordinary Shares will be determined through negotiations between the underwriters and us and may vary from the market price of our Ordinary Shares following our initial public offering. If you purchase our Ordinary Shares in our initial public offering, you may not be able to resell those shares at or above the initial public offering price. We cannot assure you that the initial public offering price of our Ordinary Shares, or the market price following our initial public offering, will equal or exceed prices in privately negotiated transactions of our shares that have occurred from time to time prior to our initial public offering. The market price of our Ordinary Shares may fluctuate significantly in response to numerous factors, many of which are beyond our control, including:

 

actual or anticipated fluctuations in our revenue and other operating results;

 

the financial projections we may provide to the public, any changes in these projections or our failure to meet these projections;

 

actions of securities analysts who initiate or maintain coverage of us, changes in financial estimates by any securities analysts who follow our Company, or our failure to meet these estimates or the expectations of investors;

 

announcements by us or our competitors of significant products or features, technical innovations, acquisitions, strategic partnerships, joint ventures, or capital commitments;

 

price and volume fluctuations in the overall stock market, including as a result of trends in the economy as a whole;

 

lawsuits threatened or filed against us; and

 

other events or factors, including those resulting from war or incidents of terrorism, or responses to these events.

 

In addition, the stock markets have experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations that have affected and continue to affect the market prices of equity securities of many companies. Stock prices of many companies have fluctuated in a manner unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of those companies. In the past, shareholders have filed securities class action litigation following periods of market volatility. If we were to become involved in securities litigation, it could subject us to substantial costs, divert resources and the attention of management from our business, and adversely affect our business.

  

We may experience extreme stock price volatility, including any stock-run up, unrelated to our actual or expected operating performance, financial condition or prospects, making it difficult for prospective investors to assess the rapidly changing value of our ordinary shares.

 

In addition to the risks addressed above, our ordinary shares may be subject to extreme volatility that is seemingly unrelated to the underlying performance of our business. In particular, our ordinary shares may be subject to rapid and substantial price volatility, low volumes of trades and large spreads in bid and ask prices, given that we will have relatively small public floats after this offering. Such volatility, including any stock-run up, may be unrelated to our actual or expected operating performance, financial condition or prospects.

 

Holders of our ordinary shares may also not be able to readily liquidate their investment or may be forced to sell at depressed prices due to low volume trading. Broad market fluctuations and general economic and political conditions may also adversely affect the market price of our ordinary shares. As a result of this volatility, investors may experience losses on their investment in our ordinary shares. Furthermore, the potential extreme volatility may confuse the public investors of the value of our stock, distort the market perception of our stock price and our company’s financial performance and public image, negatively affect the long-term liquidity of our ordinary shares, regardless of our actual or expected operating performance. If we encounter such volatility, including any rapid stock price increases and declines seemingly unrelated to our actual or expected operating performance and financial condition or prospects, it will likely make it difficult and confusing for prospective investors to assess the rapidly changing value of our ordinary shares and understand the value thereof.

 

The sale or availability for sale of substantial amounts of Ordinary Shares could adversely affect their market price.

 

Sales of substantial amounts of the Ordinary Shares in the public market after the completion of this offering, or the perception that these sales could occur, could adversely affect the market price of the Ordinary Shares and could materially impair our ability to raise capital through equity offerings in the future. The Ordinary Shares sold in this offering will be freely tradable without restriction or further registration under the Securities Act, and shares held by our existing shareholders may also be sold in the public market in the future subject to the restrictions in Rule 144 and Rule 701 under the Securities Act and the applicable lockup agreements.

 

There will be Ordinary Shares outstanding immediately after this offering, or Ordinary Shares if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase our shares in full. In connection with this offering, we, our directors and executive officers and the holders of 5% or more of our outstanding Ordinary Shares have agreed with the underwriter, subject to certain exceptions, not to sell, transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any of Ordinary Shares or securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for the Ordinary Shares for a period of 180 days after the date of this prospectus. However, the underwriters may release these securities from these restrictions at any time.

 

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We cannot predict what effect, if any, market sales of securities held by our significant shareholders or any other holders or the availability of these securities for future sale will have on the market price of the Ordinary Shares. See “Underwriting” and “Shares Eligible for Future Sale” for a more detailed description of the restrictions on selling our securities after this offering.

 

We will incur increased costs as a result of being a public company, particularly after we cease to qualify as an “emerging growth company.”

 

Upon completion of this offering, we will become a public company and expect to incur significant legal, accounting and other expenses that we did not incur as a private company. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as well as rules subsequently implemented by the SEC and the Nasdaq Capital Market, impose various requirements on the corporate governance practices of public companies. As an “emerging growth company” pursuant to the JOBS Act, we may take advantage of specified reduced reporting and other requirements that are otherwise applicable generally to public companies. We expect these rules and regulations to increase our legal and financial compliance costs and to make some corporate activities more time-consuming and costly. After we are no longer an “emerging growth company,” we expect to incur significant additional expenses and devote substantial management effort toward ensuring compliance increased disclosure requirements. 

 

There can be no assurance we will not be a passive foreign investment company (“PFIC”), for any taxable year, which could result in adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences to U.S. investors in our Ordinary Shares or Warrants.

 

In general, a non-U.S. corporation is a PFIC for U.S. federal income tax purposes for any taxable year in which (i) 75% or more of its gross income consists of passive income or (ii) 50% or more of the average value of its assets (generally determined on a quarterly basis) consists of assets that produce, or are held for the production of, passive income. For purposes of the above calculations, we will be treated as owning our proportionate share of the assets and earning our proportionate share of the income of any other corporation in which we own, directly or indirectly, 25% (by value) of the stock.

 

Based upon the manner in which we currently operate our business, the expected composition of our income and assets and the value of our assets, we do not expect to be a PFIC for the current taxable year or in the foreseeable future. However, this is a factual determination that must be made annually after the close of each taxable year, and the application of the PFIC rules is subject to uncertainty in several respects. The value of our assets for purposes of the PFIC determination will generally be determined by reference to the market price of our Ordinary Shares, which could fluctuate significantly. In addition, our PFIC status will depend on the manner we operate our packaging and consulting business.

 

If we were a PFIC for any taxable year during which a U.S. investor owns our Ordinary Shares or Warrants, certain adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences could apply to such U.S. investor.

 

Our board of directors may decline to register transfers of Ordinary Shares in certain circumstances.

 

Except in connection with the settlement of trades or transactions entered into through the facilities of a stock exchange or automated quotation system on which our Ordinary Shares are listed or traded from time to time, our board of directors may, in its sole discretion, decline to register any transfer of any ordinary share which is not fully paid up or on which we have a lien. Our directors may also decline to register any transfer of any share unless (i) the instrument of transfer is lodged with us, accompanied by the certificate for the shares to which it relates and such other evidence as our board of directors may reasonably require to show the right of the transferor to make the transfer; (ii) the instrument of transfer is in respect of only one class of shares; (iii) the instrument of transfer is properly stamped, if required; (iv) in the case of a transfer to joint holders, the number of joint holders to whom the share is to be transferred does not exceed four; (v) the shares conceded are free of any lien in favor of us; or (vi) a fee of such maximum sum as Nasdaq Capital Market may determine to be payable, or such lesser sum as our board of directors may from time to time require, is paid to us in respect thereof.

 

If our directors refuse to register a transfer they shall, within one month after the date on which the instrument of transfer was lodged, send to each of the transferor and the transferee notice of such refusal. The registration of transfers may, on 14 days’ notice being given by advertisement in such one or more newspapers or by electronic means, be suspended and the register closed at such times and for such periods as our board of directors may from time to time determine, provided, however, that the registration of transfers shall not be suspended, nor the register closed for more than 30 days in any year.

   

This, however, is unlikely to affect market transactions of the Ordinary Shares purchased by investors in the public offering. Once the Ordinary Shares have been listed, the legal title to such Ordinary Shares and the registration details of those Ordinary Shares in the Company’s register of members will remain with DTC/Cede& Co. All market transactions with respect to those Ordinary Shares will then be carried out without the need for any kind of registration by the directors, as the market transactions will all be conducted through the DTC systems.

 

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The obligation to disclose information publicly may put us at a disadvantage to competitors that are private companies.

 

Upon completion of this offering, we will be a publicly listed company in the United States. As a publicly listed company, we will be required to file periodic reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission upon the occurrence of matters that are material to our company and shareholders. In some cases, we will need to disclose material agreements or results of financial operations that we would not be required to disclose if we were a private company. Our competitors may have access to this information, which would otherwise be confidential. This may give them advantages in competing with our company. Similarly, as a U.S.-listed public company, we will be governed by U.S. laws that our competitors, which are mostly private Chinese companies, are not required to follow. To the extent compliance with U.S. laws increases our expenses or decreases our competitiveness against such companies, our public listing could affect our results of operations.

 

We are a “foreign private issuer,” and our disclosure obligations differ from those of U.S. domestic reporting companies. As a result, we may not provide you the same information as U.S. domestic reporting companies or we may provide information at different times, which may make it more difficult for you to evaluate our performance and prospects.

 

We are a foreign private issuer and, as a result, we are not subject to the same requirements as U.S. domestic issuers. Under the Exchange Act, we will be subject to reporting obligations that, to some extent, are more lenient and less frequent than those of U.S. domestic reporting companies. For example, we will not be required to issue quarterly reports or proxy statements. We will not be required to disclose detailed individual executive compensation information. Furthermore, our directors and executive officers will not be required to report equity holdings under Section 16 of the Exchange Act and will not be subject to the insider short-swing profit disclosure and recovery regime.

 

As a foreign private issuer, we will also be exempt from the requirements of Regulation FD (Fair Disclosure) which, generally, are meant to ensure that select groups of investors are not privy to specific information about an issuer before other investors. However, we will still be subject to the anti-fraud and anti-manipulation rules of the SEC, such as Rule 10b-5 under the Exchange Act. Since many of the disclosure obligations imposed on us as a foreign private issuer differ from those imposed on U.S. domestic reporting companies, you should not expect to receive the same information about us and at the same time as the information provided by U.S. domestic reporting companies.

 

We are an “emerging growth company” and we cannot be certain if the reduced reporting requirements applicable to emerging growth companies will make our Ordinary Shares less attractive to investors.

 

We are an “emerging growth company” as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, or the JOBS Act. For as long as we continue to be an emerging growth company, we may not be subject to requirements that other public companies are subject to, which could affect investor confidence in us and our Ordinary Shares. Specifically, we may take advantage of exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies, including not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved. We could be an emerging growth company for up to five years, although we could lose that status sooner if our revenues exceed $1.235 billion, if we issue more than $1 billion in non-convertible debt in a three-year period, or if the market value of our Ordinary Shares held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of any December 31st before that time, in which case we would no longer be an emerging growth company as of the following June 30th. We cannot predict if investors will find our Ordinary Shares less attractive because we may rely on these exemptions. If some investors find our Ordinary Shares less attractive as a result, there may be a less active trading market for our Ordinary Shares and our stock price may be more volatile.

 

Under the JOBS Act, emerging growth companies can also delay adopting new or revised accounting standards until such time as those standards apply to private companies. We have elected to avail our company of this exemption from new or revised accounting standards and, therefore, will be subject to accounting standards that are available to emerging growth companies.

 

The requirements of being a public company may strain our resources and divert management’s attention.

 

As a public company, we will be subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the Dodd-Frank Act, the listing requirements of the securities exchange on which we list, and other applicable securities rules and regulations. Despite recent reforms made possible by the JOBS Act, compliance with these rules and regulations will nonetheless increase our legal and financial compliance costs, make some activities more difficult, time-consuming or costly and increase demand on our systems and resources, particularly after we are no longer an “emerging growth company.” The Exchange Act requires, among other things, that we file annual, quarterly, and current reports with respect to our business and operating results.

 

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As a result of disclosure of information in this prospectus and in filings required of a public company, our business and financial condition will become more visible, which we believe may result in threatened or actual litigation, including by competitors and other third parties. If such claims are successful, our business and operating results could be harmed, and even if the claims do not result in litigation or are resolved in our favor, these claims, and the time and resources necessary to resolve them, could divert the resources of our management and adversely affect our business, brand and reputation and results of operations.

 

We also expect that being a public company and these new rules and regulations will make it more expensive for us to obtain director and officer liability insurance, and we may be required to accept reduced coverage or incur substantially higher costs to obtain coverage. These factors could also make it more difficult for us to attract and retain qualified members of our board of directors, particularly to serve on our audit committee and compensation committee, and qualified executive officers.

 

We have broad discretion in the use of the net proceeds from our initial public offering and may not use them effectively.

 

To the extent (i) we raise more money than required for the purposes explained in the section titled “Use of Proceeds” or (ii) we determine that the proposed uses set forth in that section are no longer in the best interests of our Company, we cannot specify with any certainty the particular uses of such net proceeds that we will receive from our initial public offering. Our management will have broad discretion in the application of such net proceeds, including working capital, possible acquisitions, and other general corporate purposes, and we may spend or invest these proceeds in a way with which our shareholders disagree. The failure by our management to apply these funds effectively could harm our business and financial condition. Pending their use, we may invest the net proceeds from our initial public offering in a manner that does not produce income or that loses value.

 

There may not be an active, liquid trading market for our Ordinary Shares.

 

Prior to this offering, there has been no public market for our Ordinary Shares. An active trading market for our Ordinary Shares may not develop or be sustained following this offering. You may not be able to sell your shares at the market price, if at all, if trading in our shares is not active. The initial public offering price will be determined by negotiations between us and the underwriters based upon a number of factors. The initial public offering price may not be indicative of prices that will prevail in the trading market.

 

Shares eligible for future sale may adversely affect the market price of our Ordinary Shares, as the future sale of a substantial amount of outstanding Ordinary Shares in the public marketplace could reduce the price of our Ordinary Shares.

 

The market price of our shares could decline as a result of sales of substantial amounts of our shares in the public market, or the perception that these sales could occur. In addition, these factors could make it more difficult for us to raise funds through future offerings of our Ordinary Shares. An aggregate of shares will be outstanding immediately after this offering if the firm commitment is completed and the underwriters do not exercise their over-allotment option and shares if exercised in full. All of the shares sold in the offering will be freely transferable without restriction or further registration under the Securities Act. The remaining shares will be “restricted securities” as defined in Rule 144. These shares may be sold in the future without registration under the Securities Act to the extent permitted by Rule 144 or other exemptions under the Securities Act. See “Shares Eligible for Future Sale.”

 

You will experience immediate and substantial dilution.

 

The initial public offering price of our shares is substantially higher than the pro forma net tangible book value per ordinary share. Assuming the completion of the firm commitment offering, if you purchase shares in this offering, you will incur immediate dilution of approximately $0.14 in the pro forma net tangible book value per share (or dilution of $0.14 per share in the event of full exercise of over-allotment option) from the price per share that you pay for the shares. Accordingly, if you purchase shares in this offering, you will incur immediate and substantial dilution of your investment. See “Dilution.”

 

You may face difficulties in protecting your interests, and your ability to protect your rights through U.S. courts may be limited, because we are incorporated under Cayman Islands law.

 

The rights of shareholders to take action against the directors, actions by minority shareholders and the fiduciary duties of our directors to us under Cayman Islands law are to a large extent governed by the common law of the Cayman Islands. The common law of the Cayman Islands is derived in part from comparatively limited judicial precedent in the Cayman Islands as well as from the common law of England, the decisions of whose courts are of persuasive authority, but are not binding, on a court in the Cayman Islands. The rights of our shareholders and the fiduciary duties of our directors under Cayman Islands law are not as clearly established as they would be under statutes or judicial precedent in some jurisdictions in the United States. In particular, the Cayman Islands has a less developed body of securities laws than the United States. Some U.S. states, such as Delaware, have more fully developed and judicially interpreted bodies of corporate law than the Cayman Islands. In addition, Cayman Islands companies may not have the standing to initiate a shareholder derivative action in a federal court of the United States.

 

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Shareholders of Cayman Islands exempted companies like us have no general rights under Cayman Islands law to inspect corporate records or to obtain copies of lists of shareholders of these companies. Our directors have discretion under our current memorandum and articles of association to determine whether or not, and under what conditions, our corporate records may be inspected by our shareholders, but are not obliged to make them available to our shareholders. This may make it more difficult for you to obtain the information needed to establish any facts necessary for a shareholder resolution or to solicit proxies from other shareholders in connection with a proxy contest.

 

Techniques employed by short sellers may drive down the market price of the Ordinary Shares.

 

Short selling is the practice of selling securities that the seller does not own but rather has borrowed from a third party with the intention of buying identical securities back at a later date to return to the lender. The short seller hopes to profit from a decline in the value of the securities between the sale of the borrowed securities and the purchase of the replacement shares, as the short seller expects to pay less in that purchase than it received in the sale.

 

As it is in the short seller’s interest for the price of the security to decline, many short sellers publish, or arrange for the publication of, negative opinions regarding the relevant issuer and its prospects to create negative market momentum and generate profits for themselves after selling a security short. These short attacks have, in the past, led to selling of shares in the market.

 

Public companies that have substantially all of their operations in China have been the subject of short selling. Much of the scrutiny and negative publicity has centered on allegations of a lack of effective internal control over financial reporting resulting in financial and accounting irregularities and mistakes, inadequate corporate governance policies or a lack of adherence thereto and, in many cases, allegations of fraud. As a result, many of these companies are now conducting internal and external investigations into the allegations and, in the interim, are subject to shareholder lawsuits and/or SEC enforcement actions.

 

It is not clear what effect such negative publicity could have on us. If we were to become the subject of any unfavorable allegations, whether such allegations are proven to be true or untrue, we could have to expend significant resources to investigate such allegations and/or defend ourselves.

 

While we would strongly defend against any such short seller attacks, we may be constrained in the manner in which we can proceed against the relevant short seller by principles of freedom of speech, applicable state law or issues of commercial confidentiality. Such a situation could be costly and time-consuming, and could distract our management from growing our business. Even if such allegations are ultimately proven to be groundless, allegations against us could severely impact our business, and any investment in the Ordinary Shares could be greatly reduced or even rendered worthless.

 

The Financial Action Task Force’s Increased Monitoring of the Cayman Islands.

 

In February 2021, the Cayman Islands was added to the Financial Action Task Force (“FATF”) list of jurisdictions whose anti-money laundering practices are under increased monitoring, commonly referred to as the “FATF grey list.” When the FATF places a jurisdiction under increased monitoring, it means the country has committed to resolve swiftly the identified strategic deficiencies within agreed timeframes and is subject to increased monitoring during that timeframe. It is unclear how long this designation will remain in place and what ramifications, if any, the designation will have for the Company.

 

Compensation of Directors and Officers May Not be Publicly Available.

 

Under Cayman Islands law, the Company is not required to disclose compensation paid to our senior management on an individual basis and the Company has not otherwise publicly disclosed this information elsewhere. The executive officers, directors and management of the Company receive fixed and variable compensation. They also receive benefits in line with market practice. The fixed component of their compensation is set on market terms and adjusted annually. The variable component consists of cash bonuses and awards of shares (or the cash equivalent). Cash bonuses are paid to executive officers and members of management based on previously agreed targets for the business. Shares (or the cash equivalent) are awarded under share options.

 

As a result of all of the above, our public shareholders may have more difficulty in protecting their interests in the face of actions taken by management, members of the board of directors or controlling shareholders than they would as public shareholders of a company incorporated in the United States.

  

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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This prospectus contains forward-looking statements. All statements contained in this prospectus other than statements of historical fact, including statements regarding our future results of operations and financial position, our business strategy and plans, and our objectives for future operations, are forward-looking statements. The words “believe,” “may,” “will,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “expect,” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of operations, business strategy, short-term and long-term business operations and objectives, and financial needs. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including those described in the “Risk Factors” section. Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks emerge from time to time. It is not possible for our management to predict all risks, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements we may make. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the future events and trends discussed in this prospectus may not occur and actual results could differ materially and adversely from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements.

 

You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. The events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements may not be achieved or occur. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements. Except as required by applicable law, we undertake no duty to update any of these forward-looking statements after the date of this prospectus or to conform these statements to actual results or revised expectations.

 

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USE OF PROCEEDS

 

We estimate that the net proceeds from the sale of ordinary share in this offering will be approximately $3,420,000, assuming the over-allotment option is not exercised, after deducting the underwriting discounts, non-accountable expense allowance and estimated offering expenses payable by us, based on the initial public offering price of $4.00 per ordinary share.

 

We intend to use the net proceeds of this offering as follows after we complete the remittance process, and we have ordered the specific uses of proceeds in order of priority.

 

Description of Use   Estimated
Amount of
Net
Proceeds
    Percentage  
Establishment of new corrugated paper products factory in Huizhou, China     1,900,000       56 %
Establishment of new corrugated paper products factory in Vietnam     620,000       18 %
Purchase of corrugator machines for the new factories     900,000       26 %
Total     3,420,000       100 %

 

This expected use of the net proceeds from this offering represents our intentions based upon our current plans and prevailing business conditions, which could change in the future as our plans and prevailing business conditions evolve. As a result, our management will retain broad discretion over the allocation of the net proceeds from this offering.

 

Part of the net proceeds from this offering will be remitted to China before we will be able to use the funds to grow our business. The procedure to remit funds may take several months after completion of this offering, and we will be unable to use the offering proceeds in China until remittance is completed. See “Risk Factors” for further information.

 

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DIVIDEND POLICY

 

On September 1, 2020, Yee Woo Shenzhen, a China-based subsidiary, declared dividend in the amount of US$9.3 million, with dividend withholding tax provision approximately US$0.4 million, to its then 100% shareholder YWPPC, a Hong Kong subsidiary, which was considered as intragroup transaction when declared. As disclosed on page F-8 of this prospectus, YWPPC was departed from the group on December 31, 2020 and since then YWPPC was de-recognized from the Group resulting in a dividend payable US$8.4 million, net of dividend withholding tax provision of US$0.4 million, to the Controlling Shareholders. At year end, the dividend payable to the Controlling Shareholders US$8.4 million was waived by the Controlling Shareholders and such waiver of amounts payable to shareholders was capitalized as additional paid-in capital in the financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2021.

 

On February 28, 2022, Millennium Printing, a Hong Kong subsidiary, declared dividend in the amount of US$7 million to its immediate holding company and thereafter the same amount of dividend was declared to those intermediate holding companies up the chain and then finally to the Controlling Shareholders. The dividend payable to the Controlling Shareholders was waived by the Controlling Shareholders during the year ended June 30, 2022 and such amount payable to shareholders was then capitalized as additional paid-in capital in the financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2022.

 

Other than these two recapitalization exercises, there have been no other transfers, dividends, or distributions made between the holding company and its subsidiaries, or to investors, and that neither we nor our subsidiaries have declared dividends for the years ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 and up to the date of the prospectus. We anticipate that we will retain any earnings to support operations and to finance the growth and development of our business. Therefore, we do not expect to pay cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Any future determination relating to our dividend policy will be made at the discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend on a number of factors, including future earnings, capital requirements, financial conditions and future prospects and other factors the Board of Directors may deem relevant.

 

One of the purposes of the above recapitalization exercises that involved dividends declaration with waiver and subsequent capitalization as additional paid-in capital was mainly to optimize our capital structure by enhancing the paid-up capital of the Company in order to meet the expectation from our customers, suppliers and financial institutions. We believe the recapitalization will attract more good standing customers and suppliers, better trading terms, together with allowing the Company to obtain more favorable support from financial institutions with competitive financing terms. Another purpose of the recapitalization of dividends payables and waiver of amounts due to shareholders was to recompense for the decrease in retained earnings of US$17.3 million which was caused by the separation of YWPPC.

 

Under the Companies Act (as amended) of the Cayman Islands (the “Companies Act”), we may pay dividends out of profits or share premium account, provided that in no circumstances may a dividend be paid if this would result in the Company being unable to pay its debts as they fall due in the ordinary course of business immediately following the dividend payment.

 

If we determine to pay dividends on any of our Ordinary Shares in the future, as a holding company, we will be dependent on receipt of funds from our operating subsidiaries. Dividend distributions from our PRC subsidiary to us are subject to PRC taxes, such as withholding tax. In addition, regulations in the PRC currently permit payment of dividends of a PRC company only out of accumulated distributable after-tax profits as determined in accordance with its articles of association and the accounting standards and regulations in China. See “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Doing Business in the PRC — We are a holding company, and will rely on dividends paid by our subsidiaries for our cash needs. Any limitation on the ability of our subsidiaries to make dividend payments to us, or any tax implications of making dividend payments to us, could limit our ability to pay our parent company expenses or pay dividends to holders of our Ordinary Shares. PRC regulations may restrict the ability of our PRC subsidiary to pay dividends to us.” See “Regulation—Regulation on Dividend Distributions.”

 

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EXCHANGE RATE INFORMATION

 

Our financial information is presented in U.S. dollars. Our PRC subsidiaries’ functional currency is Renminbi (“RMB”), the currency of the PRC. Transactions which are denominated in currencies other than RMB are translated into RMB at the exchange rate quoted by the People’s Bank of China at the dates of the transactions. Exchange gains and losses resulting from transactions denominated in a currency other than the RMB are included in statements of operations as foreign currency transaction gains or losses. Our financial statements have been translated into U.S. dollars in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 830, “Foreign Currency Matters”. The financial information is first prepared in RMB and then is translated into U.S. dollars at period-end exchange rates as to assets and liabilities and average exchange rates as to revenue and expenses. Capital accounts are translated at their historical exchange rates when the capital transactions occurred. The effects of foreign currency translation adjustments are included as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in shareholders’ equity.

 

Our business primarily conducted in Hong Kong and the financial records of our subsidiaries in Hong Kong are maintained in HKD, their functional currency. Translations of amounts from HK$ into US$ are solely for the convenience of the reader and were calculated at the noon buying rate of US$1 = HK$7.78472 on June 30, 2022, as published in statistical release of the United States Federal Reserve Board. We make no representation that the HKD or U.S. dollar amounts referred to in this prospectus could have been or could be converted into U.S. dollars or HKD, as the case may be, at any particular rate or at all.

 

The relevant exchange rates are listed below:

 

   For the Years Ended
June 30,
 
   2022   2021 
Period Ended USD:RMB exchange rate     6.70    6.45 
Period Average USD:RMB exchange rate     6.45    6.62 
Period Ended USD:HKD exchange rate     7.85    7.76 
Period Average USD:HKD exchange rate     7.80    7.76 
Period Ended USD:VND exchange rate     23,263    23,001 
Period Average USD:VND exchange rate     22,860    23,068 

  

The consolidated balance sheet balances, with the exception of equity at June 30, 2022 and 2021 were translated at RMB6.70 and RMB6.45 to $1.00, HKD7.85 and HKD7.76 to $1.00, and VND23,263 and VND23,001 to $1.00 respectively. The equity accounts were stated at their historical rate. The average translation rates applied to consolidated statements of comprehensive income and cash flows for the years ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 were RMB6.45 and RMB6.62 to $1.00, HKD7.80 and HKD7.76 to $1.00, and VND22,860 and VND23,068 to $1.00 respectively. 

 

We make no representation that any RMB or U.S. dollar amounts could have been, or could be, converted into U.S. dollars or RMB, as the case may be, at any particular rate, or at all. The PRC government imposes control over its foreign currency reserves in part through direct regulation of the conversion of RMB into foreign exchange and through restrictions on foreign trade. We do not currently engage in currency hedging transactions.

 

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CAPITALIZATION

 

The following table sets forth our total capitalization as of June 30, 2022:

 

on an actual basis; and

 

on an as adjusted basis to give effect to the issuance sale of 1,250,000 Ordinary Shares by us in this offering at the initial public offering price of $4.00 per share, after deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us.

 

You should read this table together with our consolidated financial statements, the related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus and the information under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” 

 

    As of
June 30, 2022
 
    Actual     Pro Forma
as Adjusted (1)(2)
 
Shareholders’ Equity            
Ordinary shares: US$0.002 par value per share, 250,000,000 authorized; 10,000,000 shares issued and outstanding, 11,250,000 ordinary shares issued and outstanding on a pro forma as adjusted basis     20,000       22,500  
Additional paid-in capital     31,101,897       34,519,397  
Statutory reserve     1,029,144       1,029,144  
Retained earnings     8,645,675       8,645,675  
Accumulated other comprehensive income     (708,677 )     (708,677 )
Total shareholders’ equity     40,088,039       43,508,039  
Total Capitalization (1)                
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY   $ 66,009,799     $ 69,429,799  

 

(1) Reflects the sale of Ordinary Shares in this offering at the initial public offering price of $4.00 per share (excluding any Ordinary Shares that may be sold as a result of the underwriters exercising its over-allotment option), and after deducting the estimated underwriting discounts and estimated offering expenses payable by us. The pro forma as adjusted information is illustrative only, and we will adjust this information based on the actual initial public offering price and other terms of this offering determined at pricing. Additional paid-in capital reflects the net proceeds we expect to receive, after deducting the underwriting discounts, estimated offering expenses payable by us and advisory fees. We estimate that such net proceeds will be approximately $3,420,000.

 

(2) Assuming the number of Ordinary Shares offered by us, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, remains the same, and after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us, a $0.5 increase (decrease) in the initial public offering price of $4.00 per share, would increase (decrease) each of additional paid-in capital, total shareholders’ equity and total capitalization by $575,000.

 

 

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DILUTION

 

If you invest in our Ordinary Shares, your interest will be diluted to the extent of the difference between the initial public offering price per Ordinary Shares and the pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value per Ordinary Share after the offering. Dilution results from the fact that the per ordinary share offering price is substantially in excess of the book value per Ordinary Share attributable to the existing shareholders for our presently outstanding Ordinary Shares. Our net tangible book value attributable to shareholders on June 30, 2022 was $39,655,067 or approximately $3.97 per Ordinary Share. Net tangible book value per Ordinary Share as of June 30, 2022 represents the amount of total assets less intangible assets and total liabilities, divided by the number of Ordinary Shares outstanding. 

 

After giving effect to the sale of 1,250,000 Ordinary Shares in this offering at the initial public offering price of $4.00 per Ordinary Share and after deducting the underwriting discounts and estimated offering expenses payable by us, our pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value on June 30, 2022 would have been $43,075,067, or $3.83 per Ordinary Share. This represents an immediate decrease in pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value of $0.14 per Ordinary Share to existing investors and immediate dilution of $0.17 per Ordinary Share to new investors. The following table illustrates this dilution to new investors purchasing Ordinary Shares in this offering:

 

The following table sets forth the estimated net tangible book value per ordinary share after the offering and the dilution to persons purchasing Ordinary Shares based on the foregoing firm commitment offering assumptions.

 

    Offering
without
Over-allotment
Option
    Offering with
Full Exercise of
Over-allotment
Option
 
Initial public offering price per Ordinary Share   $ 4.00     $ 4.00  
Net tangible book value per Ordinary Share as of June 30, 2022   $ 3.97     $ 3.97  
Decrease in pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value per Ordinary Share attributable to new investors purchasing Ordinary Share in this offering   $ 0.14     $ 0.14  
Pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value per Ordinary Share after this offering   $ 3.83     $ 3.83  
Dilution per Ordinary Share to new investors in this offering   $ 0.17     $ 0.17  

 

Each $0.50 increase (decrease) in the initial public offering price of $4.00 per Ordinary Share would increase (decrease) our pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value per Ordinary Share as of June 30, 2022 after this offering by approximately $0.05 per Ordinary Share, and would increase (decrease) dilution to new investors by $0.45 per ordinary share, and after deducting the underwriting discounts and estimated offering expenses payable by us. The pro forma as adjusted information is illustrative only, and we will adjust this information based on the actual initial public offering price and other terms of this offering determined at pricing.

 

If the underwriter exercises its over-allotment option in full, the pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value per ordinary share after the offering would be $3.83, the decrease in net tangible book value per ordinary share to existing shareholders would be $0.14, and the immediate dilution in net tangible book value per ordinary share to new investors in this offering would be $0.17.

 

The following table summarizes, on a pro forma as adjusted basis as of June 30, 2022, the differences between existing shareholders and the new investors with respect to the number of Ordinary Shares purchased from us, the total consideration paid and the average price per Ordinary Share before deducting the estimated commissions to the Underwriter and the estimated offering expenses payable by us.

 

    Shares Purchased     Total Consideration     Average
Price
 
    Amount     Percent     Amount     Percent     Per Share  
FIRM COMMITMENT OFFERING                              
Existing shareholders(1)     10,000,000       88.9 %   $ 31,121,897       86.2 %   $ 3.11  
New investors     1,250,000       11.1 %   $ 5,000,000       13.8 %   $ 4.00  
Total     11,250,000       100.0 %   $ 36,121,897       100.0 %   $ 3.21  

 

(1) Not including over-allotment shares.

 

The pro forma as adjusted information as discussed above is illustrative only. Our net tangible book value following the completion of this offering is subject to adjustment based on the actual initial public offering price of our Ordinary Shares and other terms of this offering determined at the pricing.

 

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL

CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

The following management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations contains forward-looking statements which involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, including those set forth under “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this prospectus. We assume no obligation to update forward-looking statements or the risk factors. You should read the following discussion in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus.

 

Overview

 

Founded in 1978, we are a long-established paper-based packaging solutions supplier. We are headquartered in Hong Kong with operations in China and Vietnam. We operate two production facilities in Guangdong Province of the PRC. We also operate a supply chain management business in Vietnam to service our global clients who source their packaging needs from Vietnam and other ASEAN countries.

 

We are a third-generation family-owned business and our history can be traced back to 1978 when Mr. Yee Cheong Lai, our founder, engaged in the sale of Corrugated Paper in Hong Kong with a vision to becoming a one-stop integrated services provider for paper related products. Since our inception, through the continued efforts of our founder, the second generation and third generation of the family, we have diversified our business segments beyond the sale of Corrugated Paper to production and sale of packaging products and corrugated products with deliveries to, among others, PRC, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Myanmar, Australia, Indonesia, Cambodia, Taiwan, Thailand, United States, India and Germany. Throughout our years of dealings, we have developed and accumulated extensive industry experience and capabilities in relation to design and production of packaging products and corrugated products. Since 2018, we further expand our business into supply chain management solution in Vietnam to serve our global customers. This was to take advantage of the persistent trend of outsourcing of production by the global brands companies to the lower manufacturing cost regions such as the Southeast Asian countries.

 

We offer paper-based inner and outer packaging products which can be broadly categorized into packaging products and corrugated products. We adopt a one-stop integrated services approach with an objective to cover the entire value chain for paper-based inner and outer packaging products for our customers. We offer the Total Packaging Solutions to our customers and our integrated business processes included market research, research and development, packaging design and development, raw materials procurement, color management, product testing, quality control and delivery services as well as our core business of the production and sale of packaging products and corrugated products. We believe our one-stop integrated service approach offers a cost-effective and time efficient means for our customers to obtain tailor-made and comprehensive printing and packaging solutions and provides our customers with greater operational efficiency. Our diverse offerings are intended to offer flexibility for our customers to combine different printing solutions with other value-added services to achieve their packaging objectives and needs. We believe we have created synergies among our different processes, such as collaboration between our product design and development and in-house product testing conducted production site to enhance the efficiency and quality of our products.

 

Key Factors that Affect Operating Results

 

We believe the following key factors may affect our financial condition and results of operations:

 

Our Group’s relationship with major customers

 

Our Group’s future growth and profitability are significantly dependent on our ability to maintain close and mutually beneficial relationships with existing customers and to expand our customer base. For the years ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, the total sales to our five largest customers accounted for approximately 35.1% and 34.2% of our total revenue, respectively, and the total sales to our largest customer accounted for approximately 12.5% and 9.7% of our total revenue, respectively. There is no assurance that our five largest customers will continue to be satisfied with our services and products, or will continue to be our customer and we may not be able to diversify our customer base or otherwise locate new customers to engage us at comparable rates and terms, or at all. Any material deteriorations in our relationships with any of our five largest customers may materially and adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.

 

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Fluctuations in the procurement prices of our major raw materials

 

Certain raw materials used in our production, such as raw paper is subject to price volatility caused by external conditions, including commodity price fluctuations and changes in governmental policies. For the years ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 our raw paper cost amounted to approximately US$26.2 million, and US$24.7 million, respectively, which accounted for approximately 52.4% and 52.3% of our total cost of revenues, respectively. Generally, we do not enter into long-term supply contracts with our suppliers or commit any minimum quantities to our external suppliers. Accordingly, any material fluctuations in the prices of raw materials may have a material effect on the cost of sales of our Group. There is no assurance that future price increase in raw materials or changes in the supply of raw materials will not materially and adversely affect our operating results and performance.

 

Pricing of our products

 

Price of our packaging products and corrugated products is determined on a cost-plus basis according to, among other factors, our costs of production (including raw material costs, direct labor costs, other manufacturing overheads etc.), distribution expenses and our intended profit margins. In general, we are able to pass on most of the increase in our costs of production to our customers but there might be a reasonable time lag for negotiation between the change in our costs of production and change in the price of our products.

 

Disruption to our production facilities and liability in connection with industrial accidents

 

Our operations at our production facilities and warehouses are subject to operational risks. These risks include but are not limited to breakdown or failure of our machinery, disruption of power supply, natural disasters, fire and industrial accidents, which could result in temporary, permanent, partial or complete shut-downs of our operations. As a result, our operations and financial results could be materially and adversely affected. There is no assurance that our production facilities and warehouses will be free from any operational risks in the future. In the event that a fire incident happens, our production facilities and warehouses may be destroyed, and our neighboring properties may be adversely affected by the fire. Moreover, the quality of our raw materials and finished products may be adversely affected by the smoke and heat. In these events, our operations and delivery schedules may be materially affected, leading to customers dissatisfaction and even loss of customers. In addition, as our production process involves the operation of tools, equipment and machinery, industrial accidents resulting in injuries or even deaths may occur. There is no assurance that these industrial accidents, whether due to malfunctions of machinery or other reasons, will not occur in the future. In such event, we may be liable for personal injury or death and monetary losses suffered by our employees, fines or penalties or other legal liability arising from violation of applicable laws and regulations. We may also be subject to disruptions to our business caused by equipment and/or equipment shutdown for investigation or implementation of safety measures.

 

Market competition

 

Our Group faces competition from a number of packaging suppliers in the PRC. Should these competitors possess machinery and equipment, technical know-how, expertise, and sales and marketing capabilities comparable to or better than ours, we might not be able to maintain our competitive edges, and the business operations and profitability of our Group might be adversely affected.

 

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Results of Operations

 

The following table sets forth a summary of our consolidated statements of income for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 respectively. This information should be read together with our consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus. The results of operations in any period are not necessarily indicative of our future trends.

 

    Years Ended  
    June 30  
    2022     2021  
             
Revenues   $ 66,232,757     $ 64,565,269  
Cost of revenues     (49,961,793 )     (47,211,911 )
Gross Profit     16,270,964       17,353,358  
                 
Operating expenses:                
Selling and marketing expenses     (5,813,307 )     (6,270,237 )
General and administrative expenses     (4,922,075 )     (5,982,887 )
Total operating expenses     (10,735,382 )     (12,253,124 )
                 
Income from operations     5,535,582       5,100,234  
                 
Other income/(loss):                
Other income     99,006       471,899  
Other expenses     (234,269 )     (661,492 )
Interest expense     (425,791 )     (444,747 )
      (561,054 )     (634,340 )
                 
Income before tax expenses     4,974,528       4,465,894  
                 
Income tax expenses     (897,157 )     (800,084 )
                 
Net income     4,077,371     $ 3,665,810  

 

Revenues from operations

 

  (i) Revenue by product category

 

   For the Years Ended 
   June 30, 
   2022   2021 
   USD   %   USD   % 
                 
Packaging products   36,256,189    54.7%   35,970,085    55.7%
Corrugated products   23,986,957    36.2%   23,694,875    36.7%
Packaging products supply chain management solution   5,989,611    9.1%   4,900,309    7.6%
Total   66,232,757    100%   64,565,269    100%

 

  (i) Revenue by nature of our customer

 

   For the Years Ended
June 30,
 
   2022   2021 
   USD   %   USD   % 
                 
OEM factories   35,532,793    53.7%   35,615,255    55.2%
Brand factories   12,742,975    19.2%   11,625,714    18.0%
Trading companies   17,956,989    27.1%   17,324,300    26.8%
Total   66,232,757    100%   64,565,269    100%

 

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  (i) Revenue by country of product delivery

 

   For the Years Ended
June 30,
 
   2022   2021 
   USD   %   USD   % 
                 
Mainland China   52,664,829    79.5%   51,134,287    79.2%
Hong Kong SAR   3,969,151    6.0%   4,230,166    6.6%
Vietnam   2,689,693    4.1%   2,897,469    4.5%
Other Southeast Asian countries   2,980,421    4.5%   3,193,218    4.9%
Australia   1,343,353    2.0%   1,172,537    1.8%
United States of America   1,232,689    1.9%   841,222    1.3%
Other countries   1,352,621    2.0%   1,096,370    1.7%
Total   66,232,757    100%   64,565,269    100%

 

For the years ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, total revenue was $66,232,757 and $64,565,269 from sale of packaging products and corrugated products. The increase was mainly due to the increase in the average selling price from $1,600 per tonnage in year ended June 30, 2021 to $1,850 per tonnage in year ended June 30, 2022, despite the decrease in the total volume of sales from 40,359 tonnages to 35,839 tonnages in the comparable periods.

 

Packaging Products

 

For the years ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, revenue generated from the sale of our packaging products accounted for approximately 54.7% and 55.7% of our total revenue respectively. We sold packaging products to our customers which applied to industries and/or products such as footwear products, sportswear, cookware and kitchenware, smartphones and home electronics.

 

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Corrugated Products

 

For the years ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, revenue generated from our sale of Corrugated Products accounted for approximately 36.2% and 36.7% of our total revenue respectively. We sold Corrugated Products to our customers which applied to industries and/or products such as food and beverage, paper and packaging, non-food-and-beverage-consumables, logistics, e-commerce and home electronics.

 

Packaging products supply chain management solution

 

For the years ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, revenue generated from our Packaging products supply chain management solution accounted for approximately 9.1% and 7.6% of our total revenue respectively.

 

Cost of revenues

 

Cost of revenues mainly consists of raw paper cost, staff cost, auxiliary material cost, depreciation, utilities and outsourcing cost. For the years ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, cost of revenues was $49,961,793 and $47,211,911 respectively, the increase is mainly due to the increase in material cost by approximately 5% during the year. Cost of sales mainly consists of raw paper cost, staff cost, auxiliary material cost, depreciation and utilities.

 

Gross profit

 

   For the Years Ended
June 30,
 
   2022   2021 
   Gross
Profit
   GP
margin
   Gross
Profit
   GP
margin
 
   USD   %   USD   % 
                 
Packaging products   9,921,409    27.4%   11,295,602    31.4%
Corrugated products   5,048,536    21.0%   4,996,205    21.1%
Packaging products supply chain management solution   1,301,019    21.7%   1,061,551    21.7%
Total   16,270,964    24.6%   17,353,358    26.9%

 

Gross profit for the years ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 was $16,270,964 and $17,353,358, respectively, representing 24.6% and 26.9%, respectively, of operating revenue. The slight decrease of gross profit margin was mainly due to the increase in raw paper cost during the year ended June 30, 2022.

 

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Selling and marketing expenses

 

For the years ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, selling and marketing expenses were $5,813,307 and $6,270,237 respectively, the decrease is mainly due to the decrease in consulting fee and commission for the year ended June 30, 2022.

 

General and administrative expenses

 

General and administrative expenses mainly include staff cost for general and administrative purposes. For the years ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, administrative expenses were $4,922,075 and $5,982,887 respectively, the decrease is mainly due to the cost saving in security cost, other administrative cost and reduction of staff salary due to adjustment made to their remuneration package for the year ended June 30, 2022.

 

Net income

 

Our net income for the years ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, was $4,077,371 and $3,665,810, respectively. The increase was mainly due to the decrease in administrative expenses during the year ended June 30, 2022.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Our primary sources of liquidity consist of existing cash balances, cash flows from our operating activities and availability under our loan arrangements with banks. As of June 30, 2022, we have outstanding bank borrowings of $15,813,022. The bank borrowings are short-term in nature and have floating interest rate between 1.88% to 4.44%. As of June 30, 2022, we had cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash of $19,447,451. Currently, our primary uses of cash are for operations and capital expenditures. We believe that net cash generated from operating activities, cash on hand, available borrowings under our revolving credit facility and available capital through access to capital markets will be adequate to meet our liquidity and capital requirements. As our debt or credit facilities become due, we will need to repay, extend or replace such facilities. Our ability to do so will be subject to future economic conditions and financial, business, and other factors, many of which are beyond our control.

 

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Cash Flows

 

The following table summarizes our cash flows for the periods indicated:

 

   For the Years Ended
June 30,
 
   2022   2021 
   USD   USD 
         
Net cash from operating activities   2,039,600    5,340,755 
Net cash from (used in) investing activities   2,068,244    (1,466,049)
Net cash used in financing activities   (5,585,110)   (7,310,101)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes   (345,360)   1,302,751 
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents   (1,477,266)   (3,435,395)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of year   21,270,077    23,402,721 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of year   19,447,451    21,270,077 

 

Cash flows from operating activities

 

During the years ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, the cash inflows from our operating activities were primarily derived from the revenue generated from our sale of paper products and from provision of supply chain management solution, whereas the cash outflows for our operating activities mainly comprised the purchase of raw paper costs and finished goods, shipping costs, staff costs and administrative expenses.

 

Our net cash generated from operating activities primarily reflected our net income, as adjusted for non-operating items, such as depreciation and amortization, impairment of inventories, dividend received, allowance for bad debts and effects of changes in operating assets and liabilities such as increase or decrease in inventories, accounts receivable, accounts payable, other payables and accruals, ROU assets and lease obligations.

 

For the year ended June 30, 2022, our net cash generated from operating activities was approximately $2 million, which primarily reflected our net income of approximately $4.1 million, mainly adjusted by (i) the non-cash depreciation and amortization of approximately $1.9 million; (ii) the decrease in ROU assets of $0.8 million; while partially offset by (i) the increase in accounts and other receivables of approximately $2.3 million; the (ii) increase in other payables and accrued liabilities of approximately $1.2 million; and (iii) repayment of related party balances in trade nature of approximately $2.0 million.

 

For the year ended June 30, 2021, our net cash generated from operating activities was approximately $5.3 million, which primarily reflected our net income of approximately $3.7 million, mainly adjusted by (i) the non-cash depreciation and amortization of approximately $2.1 million; (ii) the decrease in ROU assets of $1.0 million; (iii) the increase in lease obligation of approximately $1.5 million; while partially offset by (iv) the increase in accounts receivable of approximately $1.4 million and the increase in inventories of approximately $1.4 million.

 

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Cash flows from investing activities

 

Our cash flows generated from investing activities primarily consisted of (i) the purchase of property, plant and equipment; (ii) the purchase of intangible assets; (iii) the proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment; and (iv) advances to/repayments from related parties.

 

For the year ended June 30, 2022, net cash from investing activities was approximately $2.1 million, mainly from repayments from related parties of approximately $2.6 million and partially offset by acquisition of property, plant and equipment of approximately $0.5 million.

 

For the year ended June 30, 2021, net cash used in investing activities was approximately $1.4 million, mainly for (i) acquisition of property, plant and equipment of approximately $0.8 million; (ii) acquisition of intangible assets of approximately $0.4 million; (iii) partially offset by the proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment of approximately $0.4 million; and (iv) advances to related parties of approximately $0.6 million.

 

Cash flows from financing activities

 

Our cash flows used in financing activities primarily consists of (i) proceeds from new bank loans; (ii) repayment of bank loans; and (iii) repayments to related parties.

 

For the year ended June 30, 2022, net cash used in financing activities was approximately $5.5 million, mainly consisted of (i) repayment of bank loans of approximately $27.2 million; (ii) repayments to related parties of approximately $2.8 million; (iii) repayments of loan to a related company of approximately $1.9 million; (iv) recapitalization of dividend paid of approximately $8.9 million; (v) dividends paid of approximately $8.9 million and (vi) partially offset by proceeds from new bank loans of approximately $26.4 million.

 

For the year ended June 30, 2021, net cash used in financing activities was approximately $7.3 million, mainly consisted of (i) repayment of bank loans of approximately $19.4 million; (ii) repayments to related parties of approximately $5.4 million; and (iii) offset by proceeds from new bank loans of approximately $17.5 million.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

We prepare our financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles of the United States (“GAAP”). GAAP represents a comprehensive set of accounting and disclosure rules and requirements. The preparation of our financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Our actual results could differ from those estimates. We use historical data to assist in the forecast of our future results. Deviations from our projections are addressed when our financials are reviewed on a monthly basis. This allows us to be proactive in our approach to managing our business. It also allows us to rely on proven data rather than having to make assumptions regarding our estimates.

 

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Revenue recognition

  

The Company adopted ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, and all subsequent ASUs that modified ASC 606 on April 1, 2017 using the full retrospective method which requires the Company to present the financial statements for all periods as if Topic 606 had been applied to all prior periods. The company derives revenue principally from producing and sales of paper products. Revenue from contracts with customers is recognized using the following five steps:

 

  1. Identify the contract(s) with a customer;

 

  2. Identify the performance obligations in the contract;

 

  3. Determine the transaction price;

 

  4. Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and

 

  5. Recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation.

 

A contract contains a promise (or promises) to transfer goods or services to a customer. A performance obligation is a promise (or a group of promises) that is distinct. The transaction price is the amount of consideration a company expects to be entitled from a customer in exchange for providing the goods or services.

 

The unit of account for revenue recognition is a performance obligation (a good or service). A contract may contain one or more performance obligations. Performance obligations are accounted for separately if they are distinct. A good or service is distinct if the customer can benefit from the good or service either on its own or together with other resources that are readily available to the customer, and the good or service is distinct in the context of the contract. Otherwise, performance obligations are combined with other promised goods or services until the Company identifies a bundle of goods or services that is distinct. Promises in contracts which do not result in the transfer of a good or service are not performance obligations, as well as those promises that are administrative in nature, or are immaterial in the context of the contract. The Company has addressed whether various goods and services promised to the customer represent distinct performance obligations. The Company applied the guidance of ASC Topic 606-10-25-16 through 18 in order to verify which promises should be assessed for classification as distinct performance obligations.

 

The transaction price is allocated to each performance obligation in the contract on the basis of the relative stand-alone selling prices of the promised goods or services. The individual standalone selling price of a good or service that has not previously been sold on a stand-alone basis, or has a highly variable selling price, is determined based on the residual portion of the transaction price after allocating the transaction price to goods and/or services with observable stand-alone selling price. A discount or variable consideration is allocated to one or more, but not all, of the performance obligations if it relates specifically to those performance obligations.

 

Transaction price is the amount of consideration in the contract to which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for transferring the promised goods or services. The transaction price may be fixed or variable and is adjusted for time value of money if the contract includes a significant financing component. Consideration payable to a customer is deducted from the transaction price if the Company does not receive a separate identifiable benefit from the customer. When consideration is variable, if applicable, the estimated amount is included in the transaction price to the extent that it is highly probable that a significant reversal of the cumulative revenue will not occur when the uncertainty associated with the variable consideration is resolved.

 

Revenue may be recognized at a point in time or over time following the timing of satisfaction of the performance obligation. If a performance obligation is satisfied over time, revenue is recognized based on the percentage of completion reflecting the progress towards complete satisfaction of that performance obligation. Typically, performance obligation for products where the process is described as below, the performance obligation is satisfied at point in time.

 

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The Company currently generates its revenue from the following main sources:

 

a. Revenue from sales of paper products

 

For the sales of paper products, the Company typically receives purchase orders from its customers which will set forth the terms and conditions including the transaction price, products to be delivered, terms of delivery, and terms of payment. The terms serve as the basis of the performance obligations that the Company must fulfill in order to recognize revenue. The key performance obligation is the delivery of the finished product to the customer at customer’s truck at the Company’s inventory warehouse or their specified location at which point title to that asset passes to the customer. The completion of this earning process is evidenced by a written customer acceptance indicating receipt of the product. Typical payment terms set forth in the purchase order ranges from 30 to 90 days from invoice date.

 

b. Revenue from provision of supply chain management solution

 

The Company provides supply chain management solutions to its customers by designing packaging products, designating approved raw materials for manufacturing of those packaging products, contracting viable manufacturers, and arranging delivery of those packaging products to end customers. The Company typically receives purchase orders from its customers which will set forth the terms and conditions including the transaction price, products to be delivered, terms of delivery, and terms of payment. The terms serve as the basis of the performance obligations that the Company must fulfill in order to recognize revenue. The key performance obligation is identified as a single performance obligation where delivery of the finished product to the customer at the location specified by the customer indicates that the Company has completed all steps forth above such as design, manufacture and delivery in order to substantially complete all the services agreed upon in the purchase order. Delivery of the product to the customer is also the point at which title to that asset passes to the customer. The completion of this earning process is typically evidenced by a written customer acceptance indicating receipt of the product. Typical payment terms set forth in the purchase order ranges from 30 to 90 days from invoice date.

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

Accounts receivable represents trade receivables from customers. The trade receivables are all without customer collateral and interest is not accrued on past due accounts. Periodically, management reviews the adequacy of its provision for doubtful accounts based on historical bad debt expense results and current economic conditions using factors based on the aging of its accounts receivable. Additionally, the Company may identify additional allowance requirements based on indications that a specific customer may be experiencing financial difficulties. Actual bad debt results could differ materially from these estimates.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

We have reviewed all the recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting pronouncements and we do not believe any of these pronouncements will have a material impact on the Company financial statements.

 

Trend Information

 

Other than as disclosed in “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Business—The occurrence of force majeure events and natural disasters may adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations” in this prospectus, we are not aware of any trends, uncertainties, demands, commitments or events that are reasonably likely to have a material effect on our operating revenue, income from continuing operations, profitability, liquidity or capital resources, or that would cause reported financial information not necessarily to be indicative of future operating results or financial condition.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

We did not have during the periods presented, and we do not currently have, any off-balance sheet financing arrangements or any relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, including entities sometimes referred to as structured finance or special purpose entities, that were established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements or other contractually narrow or limited purposes.

 

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BUSINESS

 

Overview

 

Founded in 1978, we are a long-established total paper-based packaging solutions supplier. We are headquartered in Hong Kong with operations in the PRC and Vietnam. We operate two production facilities in Guangdong Province of the PRC. We also operate a supply chain management business in Vietnam to service our global clients who source their packaging needs from Vietnam and other ASEAN countries.

 

We are a third-generation family-owned business and our history can be traced back to 1978 when Mr. Yee Cheong Lai, our founder, who engaged in the sale of corrugated paper in Hong Kong with a vision to becoming a one-stop integrated services provider for paper related products. We have diversified our business segments beyond the sale of Corrugated Paper to production and sale of packaging products and corrugated products with deliveries to, among others, PRC, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Myanmar, Australia, Indonesia, Cambodia, Taiwan, Thailand, United States, India and Germany during as of the date of this prospectus. In 40 years of dealings, we have developed and accumulated extensive industry experience and capabilities in relation to design and production of packaging products and corrugated products.

 

We believe our one-stop integrated service approach offers a cost-effective and time efficient means for our customers to obtain a tailored and comprehensive printing and packaging solutions and provides our customers with greater operational efficiency and flexibility. Our one-stop integrated services covers the entire value chain for paper-based inner and outer packaging products for our customers and include complementary value-added services such as market research for suitable packaging materials and trends, research and development, product design for environmental-friendly and sustainable solutions, raw materials procurement, product testing and delivery services as well as our core business of the production and sale of packing products and corrugated products. Our diverse offerings are intended to provide flexibility for our customers to combine different printing solutions with other value-added services to achieve their packaging objectives and needs. We believe we have created synergies among our different processes, such as collaboration between our product design and development and in-house product testing conducted at our production site to enhance the quality of our products and operational efficiency.

 

For further information about our Group’s business and operations, please refer to the section headed “Business” in this prospectus.

 

Industry

 

The data in this section has been provided by Frost & Sullivan, which adopts multi-sources methodologies, such as secondary research and interviews with industry participants across the industry chain.

 

Overview of Printing Industry in China

 

Definition and Classification

 

Based on application, printing can be divided into three major categories, which include:

 

(i)Publication Printing: Publication printing is process of reproduction of works such as manuscripts, drawings, photographs, etc. by printing and other mechanical or chemical methods, and then arrange them into publishing forms. Publication printing is mainly used to produce various of books, magazines and newspaper.

 

(ii)Packaging Printing: Packaging printing is the process of printing words and images on packaging materials (including paper, plastics, metals, etc.). The main application of packaging printing is to print the internal and external packaging of various consumer goods, such as the printing of packaging cartons, bottles and cans.

 

(iii)Commercial Printing: Commercial printing is a process of taking artwork and transferring it onto a piece of paper or card. The main products of commercial printing mainly include official reports, operations and promotional materials, promotional leaflets, business cards and catalogues, checks and other security documents.

 

Based on printing methods, printing can be classified into four categories:

 

(i)Planographics: Planographics means that printing and non-printing areas are on the same plane surface and the difference between them is maintained chemically or by physical properties. For example, the offset lithography, collotype, and screenless printing.

 

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(ii)Relief Printing: Relief printing is a printing method in which in which the printing areas are on a plane surface and the non printing areas are below the surface. The typical examples include the flexography and letterpress.

 

(iii)Intaglio Printing: In contrast with the relief printing, the intaglio printing is a printing method that the non-printing areas are on a plane surface and the printing area are etched or engraved below the surface. Steel die engraving and gravure printing are the typical examples of intaglio printing.

 

(iv)Porous Printing: The printing areas of porous printing are on fine mesh screens through which ink can penetrate, and the non-printing areas are a stencil over the screen to block the flow of ink in those areas, such as the screen printing and stencil duplicator.

 

Value chain of printing market in China

 

 

 

The upstream includes the printing equipment and raw material suppliers. They produce necessary facilities and raw materials for printing industry, such as a variety of presses, paper, etc. The price of equipment and raw materials, technological level and manufacturing capacity will have an influence on the quality and cost of printings. As the increasing of people’s environmental awareness, environmental-friendly equipment and raw materials, such as the energy-efficient press, recyclable paper, etc., may become the main objects of purchasing. The midstream consists various types of printing enterprises. They process raw materials according to the requirements or manuscripts from the downstream customers. Currently, printing companies with great performance provide not only the printing services and products, but also other value-added services. For example, the pre-press preparation, including product design, type setting and development, and post-press services, such as the quality control, warehouse and delivery. By expanding business areas, they will have higher bargaining power with upstream suppliers and downstream customers, so they also have higher gross profit rate. The downstream customers of printing are extensive, including enterprises, governments, institutions and individual consumers because printing market has both B2B (Business-to-Business) and B2C (Business-to-Customer) business model.

 

Breakdown of printing market in China

 

Market size Chinese printing market and breakdown by application (in terms of sales revenue)

 

The market size of Chinese printing market in terms of revenue had grown from RMB1,271.2 billion in 2016 to RMB1,366.0 billion in 2020, representing a CAGR of 1.8%, and it will keep increasing to reach RMB1,521.8 billion in 2025, representing a CAGR of 3.2% over the period from 2021 to 2025.

 

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Chinese Printing Industry Breakdown by Application (In terms of sales revenue, 2016-2025E)

 

 

 

Package printing took up a share of 78.4% in the overall printing market in China market range in 2020. This percentage is projected to reach 80.9% in 2020. Package printing has been the largest sector in printing market in the last ten years. Packaging is also the most fast-growing sector, compared with business printing and publication printing, as it is positively correlated with some key industry such as fast-moving consumer goods and food industry. While business documents and publications can be partly replaced by electronic materials, package printing is under less influence from new media technologies.

 

Breakdown of China printing market (by geographical district)

 

Market size breakdown by key region (in terms of sales revenue)

 

In China market range, Yangtze River Delta Region took up the largest share with the ratio of 35.4% in the printing market in 2020, while Pearl River Delta Region was the second largest with an occupying rate of 22.9%, followed by Bohai Sea Ring Area with the share of 17.4%. The revenue generated from printing in the area of Yangtze River Delta Region totaled RMB490.5 billion in 2020, while that of Pearl River Delta Region, Bohai Sea Ring Area and the rest of China market amounted RMB313.1 billion, RMB238.2 billion and RMB324.1 billion, respectively. It is projected that the Pearl River Delta Region will witness the fastest growth in printing with a CAGR of 4.7% from 2020 to 2024. Growth in packaging market, upgrading of consumption pattern, the demand for improved marketing activities as well as innovation in technology are key drivers to the printing market.

 

Chinese Printing Market Breakdown by Region (In terms of sales revenue, 2016-2025E)

 

 

 

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Guangdong Printing Market Breakdown (In terms of sales revenue, 2016-2025E)

 

 

 

Drivers of printing market in China

 

Supportive Policies from the PRC Government

 

The government has issued a number of policies to support the transformation and development of the printing industry in the past decade, such as the ‘Outline for the Development of China’s Printing Industry 2006-2020’, ‘the Strategic Cooperation Agreement for the Implementation of Green Printing’, and ‘the Development Plan for the Printing Industry during the 13th Five-Year Plan Period’, which have pointed out the direction and road for the development of the printing industry.

 

Rapid Development of Intelligent Facilities

 

The application of intelligent facilities will accelerate the process of printing industry’s transition to the modern manufacturing industry. Although the process will lead to loads of inputs of funds, it can improve companies operating efficiency and capabilities to overcome unforeseen crisis, such as the COVID-19, and reduce operating expenditures. This is because that with the advanced and intelligent technologies and equipment, printing companies can give up the traditional business model which highly rely on workforce and turn to develop modern model that is stable, efficient and less costly.

 

The Rise of Online Shopping

 

The increasing popularity of e-commerce leads to the high demand of printings, particularly for the package printing market. This is because that the more online shopping means that more package boxes and package printings are needed. Moreover, printing enterprises can cooperate with sellers to design and produce package boxes with personalization elements. For example, to print the company name, symbol and other special items of the seller on the package boxes, in order to attract potential customers. If printing corporations follow the trend, they will expand their services and gain loads of revenue.

 

Future trends of China printing market

 

Popularity of Green Printing

 

Green printing is the practice of using renewable energy resources, reducing the use of energy and greenhouse emissions, and using recycled materials. The reason why it will be a future trend is that people’s awareness of environmental protection has increased. For satisfying customers’ needs, printing companies have to apply green printing material and equipment. Although these materials and facilities are costly, they will assist companies to build environmental-friendly reputation and obtain certifications related environment. The reputation and certifications will be advantages when attracting potential customers.

 

Rising Trend of Customization

 

The customization in the future will be a kind of printing service with variable data printing, design, layout services, etc., rather than just slapping the brand’s logo on a print piece. The trend is mainly caused by that people are craving the personal touch through a customization print piece. Printing companies need to expand their customization capabilities if they desire to meet the increasing customized needs of customers. If printing companies can follow the trend, they can not only expand their business line and attract new customers, but also can keep the loyalty of existing customers, enhance customers’ relationship and achieve the longevity of a print partnership.

 

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Higher Level of Intelligence

 

Intelligent printing is the application of printing digital technology, the Internet of Things, and cloud computing, etc., to the printing business management, production management, printing process control and other business activities. It is expected that intelligent printing will be a trend in the near future because of the rapid development of related technologies. Intelligent printing will be a sharp ‘weapon’ for printing companies to improve both the quality and efficiency of printing performance, and to significantly reduce operating expenditure, particularly the high spending on salaries.

 

Competitive Landscape of Printing Market in China

 

Ranking of companies in Guangdong Printing Market

 

With the presence of multiple market players, the Guangdong pearlescent pigments market is fragmented. The total market size by revenue of printing market in Guangdong Province reached RMB283.9 billion in 2020. The aggregate market share of the top ten players in market in terms of revenue from printing was 7.4% in 2020. Among all the players, the Company ranked the eighth with the market share of 0.1% in Guangdong Province, and among the top 100 in the PRC.

 

Entry barrier of printing market in China

 

Initial Investment and Operating cost

 

High initial investment and operating costs is one of the entry barriers in the printing market. Printing is a capital-intensive industry. At the start-up stage, it is necessary for companies to build up factories, purchase printing equipment and facilities and hire numerous labors. After that, there are also large amount of operating expenditure. For example, the large investment in research and development, salaries for labors, rents for factories and maintenance costs for facilities are also needed loads of funds. However, new entrants probably cannot afford the high initial investment and operating expenses, as they may not have sufficient capital reverse.

 

Business Network

 

Long-term relationship with clients and suppliers is also a significant entry barrier for newcomers. Governments, business and other organizations are recognized as the major downstream companies in the printing market. Generally, they prefer to select well-known printing companies to establish long-term cooperative relationship, as they believe printings produced by these companies probably have higher quality. Additionally, existing printing companies may establish business relationships with suppliers of raw materials and equipment. These partnerships provide competitive advantages for prices of printings produced by existing companies. However, for newcomers, it is difficult and time-consuming to build up network with both upstream and downstream participators.

 

Technology and Skilled Workforce

 

Printing corporations need to frequently purchase or update production facilities to guarantee their efficiency and the quality of printing performance. However, it is difficult for new entrants to keep pace with existing companies because of the shortage of cash. Additionally, printing business, for effective production and operation, should have loads of skilled workforce and sophisticated management staffs. For meeting strict requirements from customers, skilled workforce is necessary because they can operate printing activities with higher quality and less error. Newcomers probably cannot obtain the advanced equipment and attract enough such staffs to realize the efficient operation.

 

Certification obtainment

 

Another entry barrier is the certifications obtained. Printing companies need a few necessary certifications, such as business license and printing permit, to start up their operation. Except for these necessary licenses, more qualifications are needed to prove that printing companies have special characteristics. For example, as the increasing of environmental awareness, printing companies need qualifications related to environment to show that they are environment-friendly and to attract downstream business, particularly large groups, because such groups are under so strict supervision that they need choose suppliers with environmental certifications. The obtainment of related certifications is also a challenge as for the new entrants.

 

Key Success Factors of Printing Market

 

Outstanding Product Quality

 

Product quality is an aspect that cannot be omitted at any cost. It is mainly determined by the quality of production (quality control during production, etc.) and the adoption of raw materials (environmentally friendly paper, inks and others). Being consistently good gives companies a fast, reliable and good reputation in the market, which means everything in the printing business. Also, quality is one of the essential attributes and marketing tools. It takes the initiative to sell the product and services better.

 

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Diversified Product Portfolio

 

Offering competitive price is another key successful factor for market participants of printing industry. Being competitive means that prices are little lower than those with similar quality rather than that companies should reduce costs and prices at the expense of quality. Printing companies should utilize appropriate methods to reduce costs and prices. For example, leading printing companies always monitor their cost competitiveness, break-even point, and sales, and create a list of cost-cutting strategies to use whenever demand falls. Also most of our competitors choose to outsource, even closing, services that are little significant to their core business, so that they can reduce cost of products and the price.

 

Excellent Manufacturing System

 

Almost each successful player has an efficient and productive manufacturing system in printing industry. It determines the potential development of the printing company. The system can be divided into two levels, the production and operation. For the level of production, companies need both advanced equipment and skilled workforce. Also, the updating and training for facilities and employees are necessary so that they can follow the rapid development of technologies. For achieving the efficient operation of whole business, it is critical to obtain sufficient sophisticated management staffs who can control the business from a higher level. They need to appropriately deal with not only the internal relationships, but also the external. For example, the management of relationships with both suppliers and customers.

 

Diversified Value-added Services

 

With years of accumulation, leading industry players normally provide various value-added services to customers through thinking ahead what they may need. Diversified value-added services include participating in the design of manuscripts, providing consulting services and offering bookbinding or laminating services, etc. By offering these value-add services, printing companies can not only gather profits, can but also obtain loyalty of both existing and new customers and attract the new. This is because it is convenient and save customers the hassle of going to other stores if printing companies can offer all services, from the pre-press to post-press.

 

Overview of Printing Market in Vietnam

 

The market size of Vietnam printing market was USD7.9 billion in 2020, increasing from USD5.4 billion in 2016 with a high CAGR of 9.8% in the period. Although the market size is considerably smaller than that of China, the high CAGR indicates that the Vietnam market has relatively high potential to expand. It is estimated that the market will reach USD13.5 billion with 11.9% CAGR in the future.

 

The market size of packaging printing in Vietnam reached USD4.0 billion with the ratio of 50.0% in 2020. As Vietnam has launched its renovation reforms since 1986, offering many free trade agreements (FTAs) and generous tax breaks to foreign companies in Vietnam market, plus the tense trade war between the US and China, many major firms around the world are looking for printing products in Vietnam. Large orders from foreign firms provide opportunities for local printing industry, which may also provide financial investment and technical support for the printing industry in Vietnam. Thus, it is expected that the market size of printing in Vietnam will reach USD13.5 billion in 2025 with a CAGR of 11.9% over the period from 2021 to 2025, among which the package printing is estimated to take up share with a ratio of 61.0%.

 

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Similar to Chinese printing market, offset printing ranked the first, with a share of 31.9% in 2020, rising from USD1.6 billion in 2016 with 12.2% CAGR. It is followed by flexo printing in 2020, with a share of 29.1% and 11.9% CAGR.

 

It is projected that the market size of offset and flexo printing in Vietnam would still maintain the stable growth rate, with the revenue reaching USD4.8 billion and USD4.4 billion respectively in 2025, demonstrating a CAGR of 14.2% and 14.1% over the period from 2021 to 2025. The growth is likely to be stimulated with the steady economic growth and supporting policies.

 

 

 

History and Corporate Structure

 

Our Company was incorporated in the Cayman Islands under the Cayman Companies Act as an exempted company with limited liability on May 11, 2021. Since incorporation, our Company has been an investment holding company with no business operations.

 

We are a third-generation family-owned business and our history can be traced back to 1978 when Mr. Yee Cheong Lai, our founder, engaged in the sale of Corrugated Paper in Hong Kong with a vision to becoming a one-stop integrated services provider for paper related packaging products.

 

Throughout our years of operations, we have established our business operation in Hong Kong, the PRC and Vietnam, with international footprints delivering our products globally to, among others, China, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Myanmar, Australia, Indonesia, Cambodia, Taiwan, Thailand, United States, India and Germany.

 

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Our corporate structure is as follows:

 

 

Our Products and Services

 

Founded in 1978, we are a long-established paper-based packaging solutions supplier. We are headquartered in Hong Kong with operations in the PRC and Vietnam. We operate two production facilities situated in Guangdong Province of the PRC. We also operate a supply chain management business in Vietnam to service our global clients who source their packaging needs from Vietnam and other ASEAN countries.

 

We offer paper-based inner and outer packaging products which can be broadly categorized into packaging products and corrugated products.

 

As of the date of this prospectus, we own and operate two production sites in the PRC, the MP Production Site and the YW Production Site, encompassing various production lines such as the corrugated products production line, Flexo Printing production line and Offset Printing production line, which support an annual maximum production of approximately 300 million units combined. We currently do not possess any production facilities in Vietnam, instead we offer packaging products supply chain management solution to our customers globally. We currently outsource the production for all of our purchase orders in Vietnam for both local delivery and export to other countries.

 

In recognition of our strong technology and production development capability, our key operating subsidiary, Millennium Shenzhen, has been accredited as High-tech enterprise from November 2016 to November 2019 and from December 2020 to December 2023, which entitles us to a preferential tax rate of 15%, subject to the review and approval by the tax authorities every three years.

 

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Business Model

 

We adopt a one-stop integrated services approach with an objective to cover the entire value chain with respect to paper-based inner and outer packaging needs for our customers. The chart below illustrates our integrated business processes from market research, research and development, packaging design and development, raw materials procurement, color management, print production, quality control and delivery and logistic, i.e. the Total Packaging Solutions:

 

 

 

Market research refers to the preliminary market research on raw materials pricing and market conditions. Research and development primarily refers to the research and development activities relating to raw materials applications, printing technologies and other production related technologies.

 

Packaging design and development refers to structural and functional design, graphic design, packaging design, display unit design and concept development. Raw materials procurement primarily refers to procurement of paper. Color management refers to calibration of colors according to the requirements of our customers. Print production refers to our inner packaging production by Flexo Printing and Offset Printing as well as outer packaging production of corrugated products. Quality control refers to our quality assurance and product testing. Delivery and logistics refers to deliveries including export to locations designated by our customers.

 

We seek to differentiate ourselves from other local printers through our integrated services covering the entire value chain for paper-based inner and outer packaging products and other packaging accessories. Most of our services are complementary value-added services such as market research, research and development, product design and development, raw materials procurement, product testing and delivery services whereby we do not charge our customers separately. We charge our customers based on the products purchased as a total solution.

 

Our major operating subsidiary groups

 

We operate our businesses in the PRC, Hong Kong and Vietnam under the following wholly-owned subsidiary groups:

 

MP Group: MP Group engages in the production and sale of offset printing packaging products and flexo printing packaging products at our self-operated MP Production Site in the PRC.

 

Yee Woo Group: Yee Woo Group engages in the production and sale of corrugated products at our self-operated Yee Woo Production Site in the PRC.

 

MPG Group: MPG Group primarily engages in packaging products supply chain management solution in the PRC, Hong Kong and Vietnam.

 

Geographical presence

 

Our headquarters are based in Hong Kong with operations in the PRC and Vietnam. We own and run two production sites situated in Guangdong Province of the PRC. We also operate a supply chain management business in Vietnam to service our global clients who source their packaging needs from Vietnam and other ASEAN countries. Our production facilities are strategically located in close proximity with the delivery locations designated by our major customers, and major suppliers in Guangdong Province, the PRC with readily access to major infrastructure. We have also established offices in Hong Kong and Vietnam to service customer orders outside the PRC.

 

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Our Hong Kong office is where the senior management are met to formulate strategies and to hold all of the important management and board meetings. It also handles the sales orders received outside the PRC from overseas (excluding Vietnam) while our Vietnam office is responsible for overseeing the sales transactions in southeast Asia.

 

Packaging Products

 

Packaging products are paper-based inner packaging boxes for storage of merchandises which are produced by applying our Offset Printing technology or flexo printing technology to raw papers, kraft papers, cardboards, carton papers or corrugated paperboards.

 

Packaging products production

 

We manufacture all of our packaging products at our self-owned and self-operated MP Production Site, which is located at No. 4 Industrial Zone, Shui Tian Community, Shiyan Street, Baoan District, Shenzhen, China with an aggregate gross floor area (“GFA”) of approximately 36,000 square meters. The MP Production Site was built in 2000 and include one factory, one ISTA-certified product testing laboratory, staff dormitory accommodating up to 700 staff members, staff kitchen, as well as equipped with sewage treatment facilities.

 

The packaging products production process can be broadly categorized into pre-press, printing and post-printing. Our production process is highly-automated and we use high speed equipment and machinery. The average production lead time from confirmation of customers’ purchase order to delivery of packaging products is 7 to 10 days for repeated orders and 10 to 15 days for new products.

 

Corrugated Products

 

Corrugated paper is a durable, versatile, economical and light weight material and applied in making packaging containers for transportation and storage, pallets for bulk handling as well as point-of-purchase display rack. Our corrugated products refer to outer packaging boxes made of corrugated paperboards. We manufacture corrugated products of different sizes, shapes, thickness and strength according to customers’ specifications.

 

Corrugated products production

 

We manufacture all of our corrugated products at our self-operated Yee Woo Production Site at Yi He Industrial Zone, No. 137 Bao Shi East Road, Shui Tian Community, Shiyan Street, Baoan District, Shenzhen, the PRC. The Yee Woo Production Site was built in 1994 and include one factory and staff dormitory.

 

Operational Flow

 

As of the date of this prospectus, our customer purchase orders were generally procured by quotations. We maintain a systematic workflow comprising B2B sales and marketing, pre-production planning, production, supply-chain services and customer-oriented after-sales supporting services. Typically, the entire process from the confirmation of a customer purchase order to delivery and acceptance of our products by our customers ranged between a few days to six weeks, depending on, among others, the product specifications, purchase order quantity and expected delivery date designated by our customers. Sometimes, our customers may place purchase orders for deliveries designated several months after the date of purchase orders, in which case, the entire process may take longer and we usually commence production at a date closer to the date of delivery. Our production process typically only takes one to two weeks.

 

Customers purchase orders

 

In most transactions, our customers approach us for quotations with product requirements on a case-by-case basis. While most of our customers are recurring customers, we also generate sales from new customers whom we believe are introduced by referrals as well as trade shows and exhibitions our Group participated from time to time.

 

Upon receipt of the requests for quotations, our sales and marketing team will prepare a proposal based on, among others, a preliminary review on the product design and specifications to assess the technical and other production requirements, an overall cost analysis based on the estimated raw materials procurement costs, production costs, order quantity, delivery schedule, our expected profit margin as well as the prevailing market price for similar products and market conditions.

 

Our pre-production planning comprises (a) product design and development for new orders, (b) production planning and (c) procurement. The pre-production planning phase generally takes about 1 week to 2 weeks, depending on the complexity and scale of the purchase order.

 

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Complementary product design and development services

 

We offer assistance to our customers throughout the entire product design and development process spanning across various design aspects, including structural and functional design, graphic design, packaging design, display unit design and concept development. To facilitate our customers’ assessment and to ensure fulfilment of customers’ expectations, we will also prepare 3D digital illustrations and/or 3D prototypes and/or 3D or mock-up samples or based on the product design where necessary.

 

Production planning

 

Once the purchase order is finalized, we will assign the purchase orders to a designated project team to formulate a production plan and to oversee the entire project from the commencement of production to delivery with an objective to ensure due and timely production within stipulated cost estimate in accordance with the terms of the purchase order. The production plan will include a production flow outlining detailed production procedures and logistics, production capacity planning setting out the technical and machinery requirements, manpower and outsourcing arrangement.

 

Procurement

 

In parallel with the production planning, our procurement team will conduct an inventory analysis to ascertain raw materials needs and to ensure timely and adequate supply of raw materials. In most cases, we procure the raw materials from our suppliers based on the purchase order. Our major raw materials are paper with various types and weights, which we procure from our approved paper manufacturers and suppliers primarily in the PRC and the South East Asia. During the fiscal years ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 and up to the date of this prospectus, we did not experience any delays in production caused by delays in supply or shortage of raw materials.

 

Packaging products Production Process

 

Pre-press stage

 

Pre-press stage is the preparatory stage where we will conduct typesetting, proofreading, screening and editing activities to ensure accurate presentation of textual material in graphic form on paper or other medium and produce the suitable printing plate, which may be made of rubber, plastic or aluminum depending on the needs of printing method, which will be used for subsequent printing. Where requested by customers, we may prepare 3D digital illustrations and/or 3D prototypes and/or 3D mock-up samples based on the product specifications for customers’ approval. As for global customers, they will receive the mock up samples of their proof of design that entail all their requested parameters and requests before they proceed with their orders. Once the product design or prototype or mock-up samples are confirmed by our customers, and our machinery and equipment are adjusted in accordance with the customers’ specifications, we will trim and cut raw paper, kraft paper or corrugated paper into appropriate size for bulk-printing.

 

The major machinery and equipment required for the pre-press stage included the cutter machine for trimming and cutting, the computer-to-plate machine and the punch machine, as well as the digital printer, the digital pre-press workflow machine, the color management machine and the digital proofer machine for content accuracy checking and color management activities.

 

Offset Printing

 

Offset Printing is a printing process where an inked image is transferred from a plate to a rubber blanket, then to paper. The offset process is a lithographic process, which is based on the repulsion of oil and water.

 

During the pre-press stage for Offset Printing, the digital files are broken down by color separation and laser edged onto coated zinc offset plates. The offset plate, which is chemically treated so that only image areas on the offset plate will accept ink injection, will then be loaded onto the plate cylinder rollers in the printing press machines.

 

When the papers are ready and the printing press machines have been set up and calibrated (including inserting the offset plates in the plate cylinder rollers of the printing press machines), we will commence Offset Printing whereby water and oil-based ink are applied to the offset plates. Due to the chemical treatment on the image areas whereby ink will adhere to the image areas and areas without image will reject ink injection, the inked images are transferred from the offset plate to the surface of an intermediate printing blanket. The intermediate printing blankets, which are made of special multi-layered rubbers, will then imprint the image onto each paper that passes through the printing unit of the Offset Printing press machine. Our Offset Printing machines can run up to 10,000 to 12,000 sheets per hour depending on the size of the paper and the complexity of the graphic designs.

 

The entire Offset Printing process is conducted by our multi-color printing press machines, which equipped us to manufacture packaging products with 5-colour to 6-colour to cater for the different needs of our customers. As of the date of this prospectus, we have one 5-colour offset printing press machine and five 6-colour offset printing press machines.

 

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During the post-press stage, semi-finished products printed by Offset Printing will undergo surface treatments such as UV coating and lamination to smoothen and brighten its surface, which will then be cut into the size and shape based on customers’ specifications using the automatic die-cutting machines. With respect to customer orders for packaging boxes by Offset Printing, we will apply glue by using the automatic glue-box machine and assemble paper sheets into packaging boxes, which will then be packed for delivery to our customers.

 

Flexo Printing

 

Flexo Printing is a printing process where water-based ink is transferred, one color at a time, from the surface of a flexible plate on which an image is represented to a substrate, and additional colors are added, each registered to the locations of those printed previously.

 

During the pre-press stage for Flexo Printing, digital images are transferred to a flexible plate, which serves as the image carrier which will be mounted on the plate cylinder for subsequent pressing onto the substrate.

 

When the papers are ready and the printing press machines have been set up and calibrated (including inserting the flexible plates in the plate cylinder rollers of the printing press machines), we will commence Flexo Printing whereby water-based ink are applied onto the surface of the flexible plate by an engraved roller/anilox. The flexible plate then transfers the ink film from the engraved roller / anilox to the substrate, which may be cardboard papers or corrugated paperboards, by impression. Our Flexo Printing machines can run up to 5,000 to 7,000 paperboards per hour depending on the size of the paperboard and the complexity of the graphic designs.

 

The entire Flexo Printing process is conducted by our multi-color printing press machines, which equipped us to manufacture packaging products with 4-colour to 5-colour to cater for the different needs of our customers. As of the date of this prospectus, we have two 4-colour Flexo Printing press machines and one 5-colour Flexo Printing press machine.

 

During post-press stage, semi-finished products printed by Flexo Printing do not require subsequent surface treatment will be cut into the size and shape based on customers’ specifications using the automatic die-cutting machines. After die-cutting, the semi-finished product will be assembled and packed for delivery to our customers.

 

Corrugated products production process

 

The corrugated products production process can be broadly categorized into pre-press, printing and post-press. Our production process is highly-automated and we use high speed equipment and machinery. The average production lead time from confirmation of customers’ purchase order to delivery of corrugated products is 3 to 5 days for repeated orders and 5 to 7 days for new products.

 

Pre-heating

 

This is a process in which raw paper reels are fed into the corrugators for pre-heating by steam and go through a series of pre-heating rolls for straightening. This process helps control the moisture content of the raw paper and largely reduces the risk of breakage or deformation of raw paper at later stages of our production process. Raw papers will be served as liners, which form the separating layer between two corrugated mediums and/or serve as the top and bottom layers of our corrugated paperboard, while raw papers to be served as corrugated medium will be passed on to the next step for further shaping.

 

Corrugation

 

The straightened paper is further fed into the corrugating rolls, which create the flute of the corrugated medium. We have corrugating rolls of different sizes and flute profiles to produce the paperboard of different combination of paper grades and flute profile to meet the customers’ needs. Steam produced by our natural gas noiler is applied in the process to soften the raw paper material and to set the shape of the flute.

 

Lamination

 

Glue is applied to the tips of the flutes of the corrugated medium paper which is then attached onto the first layer of liner by the laminating modules. The adjoined two-layer product is known as single-face corrugated paperboard. Depending on the specifications for the corrugated products in terms of mechanical strength and shapes, we may further the converting process to form single-wall corrugated paperboard (3 plies), and if order requested, also double-wall paperboard (5 plies) in one run.

 

Drying

 

The laminated liners and corrugated mediums which formed corrugated paperboards of required numbers of layer are then dried by steam-heated plates within the production line. The temperature of the steam-heated plates, the speed and the composition of the adhesive are key factors to ensure effective adhesion and control flattening of the paperboard, which will be cut automatically according to the set length while trimming will be done at both edges at the same time.

 

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Die-cutting

 

According to the specifications of customers, the corrugated paperboard is die-cut into different shapes. The major machinery and equipment required for the production of corrugated products are the corrugator and other post-press equipment for die-cutting and gluing. As of the date of this prospectus, we have six automatic die cutting machines and fifteen semi-automatic die cutting machines.

 

Folding and Gluing Process

 

The folding and gluing process transforms a piece of flat paper material into a finished product such as a box or an outer carton. This is achieved by folding the blank along pre-creased lines and applying the adhesive that will hold the product together. As of the date of this prospectus, we have six automatic gluing machines and 4 semi-automatic gluing machines

 

Production process and utilization

 

We review the production processes for packaging products and corrugated products from time to time and conduct production data analysis to explore opportunities to enhance our productivity and to ensure they conform to our production and quality control guidelines. Our production processes require a stable and sufficient supply of raw materials and utilities such as paper, water and natural gas and electricity. We anticipate that our reliance on such supply of raw materials will increase as we seek to expand our production capacity. As of the date of this prospectus, we did not experience any disruption in such supplies that had a material impact on our business or operations.

 

With a view to enhancing inventory turnover and achieving production efficiency, we plan our production based on actual purchase orders received and the delivery schedule with our computerized production planning system, instead of relying on demand forecasts and estimates.

 

As of the date of this prospectus, we owned six offset printing production lines and three flexo printing production lines at the MP Production Site, and two corrugated products production lines at the Yee Woo Production Site. All of our production lines are designed to ensure consistent delivery of high standards of quality and optimized production on short lead times. Most of our production lines are interchangeable to fit the majority of our customers’ orders.

 

The utilization rates of our production facilities are affected by a number of factors such as the order quantity, product specifications, status of repair and maintenance of our machinery and equipment and production schedule and arrangement, taking into account the inventory level of raw materials, work-in-progress and finished goods

 

Quality assurance

 

We pride ourselves in the production of high quality and reliable products. In recognition of our quality control management system, we have obtained various quality related certifications, including ISO 9001:2015 certificate and G7 Master Printer Certificate of Excellence by IDEAlliance USA for print color management.

 

We have an established and comprehensive internal quality control practice that allows us to uphold our product quality standards as well as meeting our customers’ requirements. Our quality control procedures are implemented throughout the production process from procurement of raw materials to the manufacturing of finished goods.

 

During the fiscal years ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 and up to the date of this prospectus, we had not received any material claims or complaints from our customers in relation to the quality of our products.

 

Quality control team

 

Periodically, our quality control team will prepare reports on raw materials and finished materials, work-in progress and finished stocks, highlighting any critical issues relating to quality as well as comments from customers. These reports will be presented to the management for evaluation. In addition, our team members will periodically conduct performance review with our customers and suppliers on the product’s quality and integrity culminated in the entire production process.

 

Our quality control team includes personnel from our production department. As of the date of this prospectus, we had 45 quality control personnel and our quality control team is led by Mr. MY Lai, our CEO who possesses over 15 years of industry experience. Our quality control team is responsible for overseeing our entire operating process, and maintaining and operating our quality control system. Our quality control team also analyses various quality issues arising from our production process and any defective products identified by our in-house inspectors or returned by our customers and prepares preventive measures.

 

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International Safe Transit Association (“ISTA”) certified testing laboratory

 

As of the date of this prospectus, we own and operate one ISTA certified laboratory at our MP Production Site, which is compliant with the Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry (“TAPPI”) standards, and well equipped with major testing machinery and equipment to perform various tests and inspections on our products. Since our ISTA certified laboratory also has obtained Amazon recognition for Amazon products packaging, our products are capable of providing the Amazon packaging certification, and thereby satisfying the rigid packaging demand from U.S. brand Amazon sellers and their Ecommerce businesses. In addition, the temperature at our laboratory is always maintained at around 23 degrees Celsius with a humidity level at around 50% to ensure consistent test results.

 

We have implemented a series of measures to ensure the high-quality, consistency and timeliness of our testing results. Our quality management department is responsible for ensuring that we comply with applicable regulatory and industry standards throughout the entire testing process through regular on-site inspections.

 

Product testing and analysis

 

Our laboratory is fully equipped to conduct a diverse range of tests and checks, including:

 

General tests: We deploy the electronic balance tester, infrared moisture tester, thickness tester, LC MS and XRF machine for heavy metal detention tester to conduct general tests on our samples.

 

Strength tests: We conduct tests on our samples to assess the strength endurance using stiffness tester, crush tester, burst tester, ply bond test and tearing strength tester.

 

Fastness tests: We conduct tests on our samples to assess the fastness to rub and wet resistance using rub resistance tester, light fastness tester, aging tester and slide angle tester.

 

Durability tests: We conduct tests using the vibration tester, box crush tester and drop tester to assess the durability of our samples.

 

Color management: We deploy the spectro-densitometer to ensure color consistency and quality.

 

Incoming quality control

 

We conduct sample checks on raw materials to ensure that they meet our quality requirements. If we consider that the quality does not meet our requirements and standards, we will generally return it to our suppliers for replacement or refund. As of the date of this prospectus, we did not have any material claims against our suppliers due to defective quality of raw materials or semi-finished products.

 

Work-in-progress quality control

 

To minimize the risk of defective products, we conduct inspections on the first product in each and every stage. If any quality defect is identified during the production process, we will immediately pause production and rectify the defect before resuming production. In the event any semi-finished product does not conform to our quality controls, we will either re-process them or dispose of the entire batch of unqualified products and re-print the entire order.

 

Outgoing quality control

 

We conduct a variety of tests on our samples based on their intended usage and materials. For instance, we conduct basic weight test, strength testing utilizing the burst tester and crush tester to inspect our products.

 

Product Return and Warranty

 

We generally do not offer any warranty for our products. We consider this approach to be consistent with market practice as our products will be used for, among others, packaging purposes by our customers and trading companies would deliver the finished products together with the packaging to their downstream customers.

 

Generally, we will accept return or replacement where the products are damaged. In such an event, we will arrange for new products to be delivered to our customers at such quantities and pricing to be negotiated on a case-by-case basis. As of the date of this prospectus, we did not record any significant write-off or provision in connection with product returns or replacements.

 

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Inventory Control and Management

 

We actively monitor our inventories for our products, comprising mainly raw materials, work-in-progress and finished goods. For our major raw materials, we typically formulate procurement plan and budget based on scheduled production plans to avoid accumulation of excessive inventories. We maintain inventory levels of raw materials, work-in-process and finished products primarily based on our production plans and purchase orders or upon customers’ requests.

 

Procurement policy

 

Our procurement department is responsible for the preparation of procurement plans, which specify the type and quantity of raw materials required for the production of our products.

 

Our inventory procurement policy includes a combination of (i) back-to-back procurement based on purchase orders confirmed by our customers and (ii) buffer procurement based on our internal estimations as to, among others, the general market trends, existing inventory levels, product demands based on customers’ demand forecasts and procurement lead time. We procure raw materials once a signed purchase order had been received based on the estimated actual use taking into account of order volume and potential wastage and defects. In the case of buffer procurement based on our internal forecasts, we procure inventory based on the estimated product demand from our customers.

 

We review and assess our inventory from time to time based on direct customer feedback and market information collected through communication and interaction with our suppliers. We will place procurement orders from time to time to replenish raw materials and to maintain our inventory level. Our procurement orders to our suppliers typically set out the product details, quantity, payment terms and delivery arrangement.

 

Inventory management

 

We strive to maintain an optimal inventory level and our inventory management objective is to ensure we maintain stock inventory sufficient to support our business operations at all times without unnecessary excessive inventory levels. Generally, we seek to maintain an adequate inventory for the paper consumption of approximately 2 months.

 

We monitor our inventory level in accordance with our inventory control policies and prevalent price trend. We also make provisions for the obsolete and slow-moving inventories in accordance with our accounting policy. To effectively monitor our inventory level and minimize obsolete inventory, we have implemented the following measures:

 

Authorization and verification: All procurements must be approved by our procurement manager and all incoming inventories must be verified against purchase orders before acceptance.

 

Inventory management system: We have implemented an inventory management system to monitor the inventory levels of our raw materials, work-in-progress and finished goods as well as to ensure the accuracy and completeness of stock-in and stock-out record.

 

Delivery and Logistics

 

We are usually responsible for delivery of products to our customers. Products are usually delivered to our customers at their designated location (i) our in-house logistics team, (ii) external logistics services providers engaged by our Group or (iii) other logistics forwarders engaged by our customers to collect our products at our warehouses. Costs for delivering our finished products are borne by us and are included in our selling price. Title, risk and reward of our products are passed to our customers upon acceptance by them or their designated logistics forwarders.

 

Packaging Products and Supply Chain Management Solution

 

Our packaging products supply chain management solution target customers not only locally, but also those distant from our factories. Specifically, the supply chain management solution comprises of brand packing design and engineering, production technical consultancy, packaging testing, print version management, packaging pricing management, supply localization, order and production site allocation, delivery and warehousing arrangement, print quality control, sustainability management, and corporate social responsibility management, among others. Supply localization and local warehousing arrangement specifically help brand customers to produce and ship the packaging locally by the local supply chain, which will ensure less disruption in case of limited movement of people and goods especially facing the container shortage issue under the pandemic.

 

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For example, in our creative graphic design solution center, we create graphic design proposals according to the brand image, target audience and market positioning of the products from vintage to trendy style. Our designers would define the needs and interact with the customers throughout the design process. Each design project is treated with its unique individuality and creative commitment to bring the best possible design concept via 3D drawing and 3D printing to expedite the entire development period.

 

In packaging structural design and engineering center, the main function of our in-house engineering team is to create balance between the appearance and the functionality of a product. Our engineering team works together with our designers during the packaging design process to provide the material specifications and 3D modeling and advise the production knowledge to our designers and customers.

 

Our Strategy

 

Establish and expand our production capacity in Vietnam

 

Leveraging on the knowledge and experience we have gained through subcontracting certain of our production process to subcontractors located in Vietnam, we believe that setting up our own production site will provide cost-saving opportunities, greater operational flexibility and better control over quality and delivery of our products relative to outsourcing in the long term. Since 2015, we have been in the process of acquiring land located at Yen My Industrial Zone Vietnam for the purpose of building a production center in the northern part of Vietnam (near Hanoi City) to carry out the production needs of different packaging and paper products in Southeast Asia. As of the date of this prospectus, we conducted all our production activities at our MP Production Site and Yee Woo Production Site in Guangdong Province.

 

Additionally, setting up our own production in Vietnam and expanding our business to Southeast Asia could potentially mitigate the adverse impact that may be brought by the Sino-U.S. trade war between the U.S. and the PRC.

 

More specifically, given the projected growth in the paper and packaging industries in Vietnam and China, and to cater for the needs of our customers, our directors plan to expand the paper products production capacity through the construction of new production sites in Hung Yen Province, Vietnam and Huizhou, China. Both of the production sites are aimed to provide one-stop integrated services for our customers with an objective to cover the entire value chain with respect to their paper-based packaging needs.

 

The establishment of our new Huizhou production site will allow us to leverage our existing presence in Guangdong Province, China. We plan to construct a 5-story factory with a total GFA of approximately 77,000 square meters accommodating up to two corrugated products production lines. Our Huizhou production site is conveniently located with easy access to major infrastructure and within close proximity with our potential new customers, existing suppliers and subcontractors. The directors believe that this location will serve as a competitive advantage for the Company to capture the growth of sales orders in Huizhou area.

 

Vietnam is considered to be the fast-growing economy among the ASEAN countries, with many of customers and suppliers expanding their production lines. Our directors believe there will be an increased demand for paper-based packaging. We plan to construct a 2-story factory with a total GFA of approximately 25,000 square meters starting with one corrugated products production line. With solid experience in the paper-based packaging industry and our one-stop integrated service approach, our customers will enjoy a cost-effective and time efficient means to obtain both tailor-made and comprehensive printing solutions which will provide them with greater operational efficiency and flexibility.

 

The operations at the proposed new factories will be an upgraded version of our existing Yee Woo production site which supplies corrugated paper products and packaging solutions to customers there. We are aiming to include industry 4.0 elements into our new production sites such as the application of technology and internet of things (IoT) to create a smart factory while improving the facilities’ overall efficiency.

 

Our integrated business processes includes: market research, research and development, packaging design and development, raw materials procurement, color management, print production, quality control and delivery and logistics i.e. our “Total Packaging Solutions”.

 

We plan to finance the construction cost and machinery cost of our Huizhou and Vietnam production sites from the IPO net proceeds, internal resources and bank financing.

 

We estimate the cost for the Huizhou production site will be approximately $17,152,000 and the break down is shown as follows:

 

1.The acquisition of land in the amount of $2,820,000, that was acquired in May 2020 and the cost was already fully paid for;
   
2.The construction of the factory premises: $10,046,000;
   
3.The cost of office premises: $448,000;
   
4.The cost of utilities: $638,000; and
   
5.The cost of corrugated paper machinery: $3,200,000.

 

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The construction in Huizhou, China expansion has commenced and the completion date is expected to be within the first quarter of 2024. The anticipated increase in production capacity from this Huizhou production site is estimated to add about 3,000 tons per month (paper usage) to our overall commercial operation.

 

We estimate that cost for Vietnam production site will be approximately $11,938,000 and the break down is shown as follows:

 

1.The acquisition of land in the amount of $4,400,000, of which $1,800,000 has already been paid as of the date of this prospectus;

 

2.The construction of factory premises: $3,660,000;

 

3.The cost of office premises: $386,000;
   
4.The cost of utilities: $292,000; and

 

5.The cost of corrugated paper machinery: $3,200,000.

 

We estimate the starting date of the construction in Hung Yen Province, Vietnam will commence around the second quarter of 2023, and the completion date is expected to be within the second or third quarter of 2024. The anticipated increase in production capacity from this Hung Yen Province production site is estimated to add about 3,000 tons per month (paper usage) to our overall commercial operation.

 

Expand our production capacity in the Guangdong Province in the PRC

 

Leveraging on our presence in the Guangdong Province in the PRC, we plan to expand our corrugated products production capacity through the construction of a new production site. To cater for our future development, in May 2020, we acquired 100% equity interest in Yimeinuo from an Independent Third Party, which in turn owned a parcel of land for industrial usage situated at the side of Yongda Highway, Maxi Village, Yonghu Town, Huiyang District, Huizhou City, Guangdong Province, the PRC (the “Huizhou Land”).

 

Currently, we plan to construct (i) a 5-story factory with a total GFA of approximately 77,000 sq.m. accommodating up to two corrugated products production lines, (ii) one dormitory and kitchen with a total GFA of approximately 3,600 sq.m. accommodating up to 350 staff, (iii) one product testing laboratory with a total GFA of approximately 130 sq.m., (iv) office premises of approximately 3,000 sq.m. and (v) warehouse for storage with a total GFA of approximately 9,000 sq.m.

 

The New Huizhou Production Site – Convenient location

 

We believe that the establishment of the New Huizhou Production Site will allow us to leverage on our existing presence in Guangdong Province, the PRC, including our MP Production Site, which is approximately 81.5 kilometers away, and our Yee Woo Production Site, which is approximately 81.4 kilometers away. Furthermore, we are of the views that the Huizhou factory is conveniently located with easy access to the major infrastructure and road networks. This will serve to enlarge our service coverage areas towards recently developed industrial zones for potential new business, as well as an effective back up support for the future increase in demand from our MP and YW Production Sites.

 

The New Huizhou Production Site – Market demand for corrugated products

 

According to the Industry Report, the market size of the corrugated paper of China was approximately 27,760.0 thousand tons in 2020 in terms of consumption volume, and is expected to reach 36,678.5 thousand tons in 2025, with 5.4% CAGR during 2021-2025. We believe the corrugated products production line at the New Huizhou Production Site will enable our Group to capture the upcoming opportunities.

 

The New Huizhou Production Site – Production capacity

 

Based on our development plan of the New Huizhou Production Site, the site will accommodate a maximum of two corrugated products production lines. As the addition of production line is capital intensive requiring acquisition of machinery and equipment, we will install one corrugated products production line initially and we may acquire and install a second corrugated products production line in the future depending on the utilization rates and market demand.

 

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Expand our corrugated products production capacity

 

Having considered the historical utilization rates and the expected increase in market demand for corrugated products, we believe that it is in the interests of our Company to expand our corrugated products production capacity to capture upcoming opportunities by upgrading our corrugated products production line which currently include equipment and machinery purchased in 1990s.

 

Pursuit of becoming an Industry 4.0 smart factory

 

We plan to strengthen our competitiveness and to enhance our operational efficiency and production efficiency through the introduction of Industry 4.0, also known as the fourth industrial revolution. We believe through the upgrade to an Industry 4.0 smart factory, we will further enhance our production efficiency, including maximizing the utilization of our production resources, improving the traceability and quality of our inputs and outputs throughout the entire production process, and in turn will enhance our overall competitiveness in the paper-based packaging printing industry.

 

The key elements to becoming an Industry 4.0 smart factory include the implementation of information and communication technology, cyber-physical systems, internet of things manufacturing execution system, radio frequency identification (“RFID”) based warehouse management system and RFID-enabled automatic guided vehicles system. Cyber-physical systems are networks of interacting elements, including sensors, machine tools, assembly systems, and parts, all connected through digital communications networks. The data collected by these networks will be represented virtually and the processes controlled remotely. Cyber-physical systems work together as a system by definition and forming a part of what is often referred to as the Internet of Things. The Internet of Things are data and information cloud consisting of embedded systems communicating through a network. Manufacturing execution systems are software solutions consolidates real-time production related data and information from multiple production sites through integration with equipment, machine controllers and enterprise business applications. Warehouse management system is a software application designed to facilitate inventory management, warehouse management and operations as well as supply chain operations. RFID-enabled automatic guided vehicles are load carriers that travel along the production line without an onboard operator or driver and are automatically managed and directed through a combination of software and sensor-based guidance systems.

 

We plan to upgrade our information technology system

 

Along with our business growth and expansion, we believe we need to monitor and manage our resources and labor more efficiently and effectively. As we continue to expand our business, we expect customer orders volume and production volume to increase. In order to enhance our competitiveness, we believe timely and detailed analysis and reviews on operational and financial data will enable us to monitor adjustments promptly and optimize resources allocation efficiently which in turn will maximize our profitability.

 

Existing ERP system

 

Our current ERP system, which has been used for more than 10 years, includes functions such as inventory analysis, checking past sales records and extracting financial information of our PRC, Hong Kong and Vietnam offices. However, the system is not fully centralized. The system at our different offices entails several separate software, which does not facilitate efficient communication and integration among our operations in the PRC, Hong Kong and Vietnam. Although the existing features are adequate to cover the services in the past, our imminent expansion in Huizhou, Vietnam, as well as our implementation of the industry 4.0 requires an updated software in our ERP system that expands coverages of functions such as procurement, and other aspects of enhancement that are required to optimize warehouse management operations.

 

Financial management system and cloud-based ERP system

 

Based on discussions with external information technology consultants, we plan to (i) purchase a new financial management system to enhance integrated procurement management, supply chain management, risk management and inventory management functions (the “Financial Management System”); and (ii) upgrade our existing ERP systems to become a centralized cloud-based ERP system (the “Cloud-based ERP System”).

 

The Financial Management System and the Cloud-based ERP System are expected to enhance the efficiency of our business operations by reducing repetitive manual work in transposing business operational data to financial data and thereby facilitating our management in analyzing our business performance and providing feedback in a timelier manner.

 

We plan to craft more environmentally sustainable products

 

Since sustainability and green production will be the focus of the future packaging development trend, we plan to make our products more environmentally friendly. Therefore, our R&D team has been exploring more sustainable packaging materials and industrial application and our innovative creative team has been simultaneously devising sustainable packaging proposals catering for the demands from different industries. For example, our sustainable packaging design enables paper material to replace plastic packaging components, and we have optimized our packaging structure to effectively reduce the packaging size to improve the container loading efficiency and reduce the CO2 emission. Additionally, our ISTA testing lab has reached a preliminary verification on design development and proposals regarding product protection under this green initiative. As of the date of this prospectus, we have already obtained ISO14000 Certification and the status of Hong Kong-Guangdong Cleaner Production Partner (Manufacturing). In December 2021, Millennium Shenzhen has been awarded the Carbon Care label by Carbon Care Asia, an organization that independently verifies and helps businesses achieve zero-carbon economy.

 

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Research and Development

 

We have been undertaking research and development activities on structural and product design as well as production technology to maintain our competitiveness. Our market-driven research and development efforts focus on the design and production technologies applied to our products with a view to increase our customers’ operational efficiency. We have established a dedicated research and development department comprising 67 staff members as of June 30, 2022. Our research and development facilitated the successful development and invention which were subsequently registered as patents. As of the date of this prospectus, we had registered 48 patents.

 

In recognition of our strong technology and production development capability, our key operating subsidiary, Millennium Shenzhen, has been accredited as High-tech enterprise from November 2016 to November 2019 and from December 2020 to December 2023, which entitles us to a preferential tax rate of 15%, subject to the review and approval by the tax authorities every three years. In order for us to continue to be qualified as a High-tech enterprise and be entitled to the 15% preferential tax rate, our annual research and development expenditure must not be less than 3% of our total revenue in a year according to the relevant laws and regulations.

 

Between October 2017 and June 2022, we have received subsidies (the “subsidies”) granted by Science and Technology Innovation Committee of Shenzhen Municipality and Science and Technology Innovation Committee of Bao’an District Shenzhen Municipality.

 

Our Competitive Strengths

 

Our core proposition is to leverage on our presence and long operating history to become the one of the market leaders in Guangdong Province of the PRC and Vietnam, one of the fastest growth economies amongst the ASEAN, by offering total printing and packaging solutions for paper-based inner and outer packaging products, and other related accessories.

 

We are a multi-generational business with a long operating history.

 

We are a third-generation family-owned business and our history can be traced back to 1978 when Mr. Yee Cheong Lai, our founder, who engaged in the sale of corrugated paper in Hong Kong with a vision to becoming a one-stop integrated services provider for paper related products. We have diversified our business segments beyond the sale of Corrugated Paper to production and sale of packaging products and corrugated products with deliveries to, among others, PRC, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Myanmar, Australia, Indonesia, Cambodia, Taiwan, Thailand, United States, India and Germany during as of the date of this prospectus. In 40 years of dealings, we have developed and accumulated extensive industry experience and capabilities in relation to design and production of packaging products and corrugated products.

 

According to the Industry Report, we ranked eighth among the printing and packaging companies in Guangdong Province in the PRC in terms of revenue during 2020. We believe our strong focus and commitment have contributed to our multi-generational success enabling our Group to thrive and stay ahead of market competition while preserving our founder’s legacy.

 

We are a leading one-stop integrated services provider for paper-based inner and outer packaging products offering packaging products and corrugated products with business operations in the PRC, Hong Kong and Vietnam.

 

We believe our one-stop integrated service approach offers a cost-effective and time efficient means for our customers to obtain a tailored and comprehensive printing and packaging solutions and provides our customers with greater operational efficiency and flexibility.

 

Our one-stop integrated services covers the entire value chain for paper-based inner and outer packaging products for our customers and includes complementary value-added services such as market research, research and development, product design and development, raw materials procurement, product testing and delivery services as well as our core business of the production and sale of packaging products and corrugated products. Our diverse offerings are intended to offer flexibility for our customers to apply different printing solutions with other value-added services to achieve their packaging objectives and needs. We believe we have created synergies among our different processes, such as collaboration between our product design and development and in-house product testing conducted at our laboratory at MP Production Site to enhance the quality of our packaging products and corrugated products.

 

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Furthermore, our packaging expertise is catered for different industries such as footwear, mobile communication, home appliance, toys, cookware and sport. Our patented designs and technical knowhow together with our advanced design software of 3D printing technology can be applied in different industries. For example, we offer a comprehensive product range from corrugated color boxes, gift rigid boxes, corrugated outer cartons, point-of-purchase (“POP”) displays, manuals, card games, or even board games.

 

Additionally, supported by our automated production lines consisting of six Offset Printing production lines, three Flexo Printing production lines, and two corrugated products production lines, we possess the capacity to undertake several orders concurrently and technical capability to manufacture various packaging products and corrugated products with different scales, specifications and complexity. We believe our multiple production capacities allow us to capture business opportunities within the industry value chain.

 

Our production facilities are strategically located in close proximity to our major customers and major suppliers with readily access to major infrastructure in Guangdong Province in the PRC.

 

We believe maintaining a short delivery lead time is crucial for our success in the competitive business environment. Our MP Production Site and Yee Woo Production Site are located in Guangdong Province, one of the major provinces of the PRC for the manufacture of paper-based packaging materials as well as OEM manufacturers according to the Industry Report.

 

Our MP Production Site and YW Production Site are within close proximity to our major customers and major suppliers as of the date of this prospectus, reducing our transportation costs and delivery time. Our close proximity with our customers promotes expedient delivery of our products and in turn facilitates “just-in-time” and “zero inventory” policies which we believe are implemented by some of our major customers. A significant number of our major customers are located in major cities in Guangdong Province such as Qingyuan, Dongguan and Shenzhen. Our close proximity with our suppliers promotes speedy supply of raw materials for our production, which reduces our production lead time. Our major suppliers are located in major cities in Guangdong Province such as Zhongshan, Zhuhai, Dongguan, and Guangzhou.

 

The railway lines and port to which we connect are significant in terms of strategic importance and supply logistics. According to the Industry Report, our MP Production Site and Yee Woo Production Site are located close to the main road infrastructure including the Pearl River Delta Ring Expressway, Guangzhou Ring Expressway and other provincial roads.

 

We believe our close proximity with the main road infrastructure enables us to deliver our products to our customers on a timely basis and offer competitive pricing due to savings in transportation costs.

 

We have developed stable business relationships with our major customers and suppliers.

 

We value the relationships with our customers and suppliers. We believe our ability to maintain a stable supply of quality assured raw materials and consumables at reasonable prices, coupled with our stable relationships with our customers enable us to secure a stable source of orders, seize market opportunity and provide a solid basis for future business expansion.

 

Customers

 

We believe that it is important to continue to expand our customer base, and at the same time, maintain long-term business relationships with our customers by understanding their changing needs and catering for their unique requirements. To achieve this objective, our sales team maintains regular communication with our major customers to ensure our products and services fulfils our customers’ expectations and needs consistently.

 

As of the date of this prospectus, our customers included recurring customers as well as new customers through referrals and others. All of our five largest customers for the years ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 have been purchasing products from us for 8 to 22 years.  For further details, please refer to the section headed “Business — Customers”. We believe such stable relationships with our customers are indications of customers’ loyalty and recognition of our product and service quality, which we consider such recognition crucial to our continued success.

 

Suppliers

 

We take pride in our ability to offer various packaging products and corrugated products that cater the unique needs and requirements of our diverse customers base. We believe that our ability to offer competitively priced packaging products is attributable to our extensive supplier network comprising over 400 suppliers based in Shenzhen, Dongguan, Vietnam and other places. Our diversified supplier network minimizes the risks posed by reliance on a small number of suppliers and allows us to offer a wide portfolio of packaging products at reasonable prices for our customers.

 

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We have maintained stable business relationships with our five largest suppliers over the years. Our five largest suppliers for the years ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 have been supplying raw materials to us for periods ranging from approximately 1 year to 25 years.  We believe the steady relationships with our suppliers will enable us to continue to secure a stable supply of quality assured raw materials and other consumables at competitive prices, which in turn ensures our price competitiveness and product quality.

 

We are committed to maintaining high safety standard and quality control that match with our credentials.

 

The quality of the Company’s printing performance and service are stable and can meet requirements of customer from various areas. We value the relationships with customers and suppliers, and our ability to maintain a stable supply of quality assured raw materials and consumables at competitive prices. Furthermore, since we have a strict quality control system which is developed and evolved over 40 years of operating experience, customers are confident about our product and services. Our laboratories also conduct strict tracking and examination of quality not only for incomings, such as the raw materials like paper and ink, but also for work-in-progress and finished products. With such system, the quality of our product can be guaranteed and has become our competitive advantage.

 

Our other key strengths also include the ability to maintain our production at a consistently efficient level, delivering high quality products with customized functions and design with other value-added features. We place considerable emphasis on maintaining safety standard and quality control, which we believe are crucial to product quality and in turn, our reputation and profitability. As of the date of this prospectus, we have obtained the ISO45001 certification, which requires certified companies to implement a series of programs which include training programs every year such as first-aid training, weekly EHS checking, hazardous waste training, emergency drill of hazardous chemicals leakage, machinery operation and safety protection training, among others. These trainings not only ensure the safety of our employees, but also help reduce the risk of emergencies that we often expect to encounter in the production process and transaction process. This certification ensures that we comply with the occupational health and safety management system and provide safe and healthy workplaces for our staff and workers.

 

We have implemented a series of measures and extensive know-how in all stages of our testing process to ensure the high-quality, consistency and timelines of our testing results. Our laboratory at MP Production Site is equipped with a diverse range of testing machinery and equipment including the electronic balance tester, infrared moisture tester, thickness tester, LC MS and XRF machine, stiffness tester, crush tester, burst tester, ply bond test and tearing strength tester, rub resistance tester, light fastness tester, aging tester and slide angle tester, vibration tester, box crush tester and drop tester, spectro-densitometer.

 

As such, our products have been awarded the G7 Master Printer Certificate of Excellence by IDEAlliance in the U.S., and the Manufacturer of Printed Paper Products by Forest Stewardship Council. Our laboratory has been certified by the ISTA, our packaging testing process is in compliance with the TAPPI standards, and we have a Manufacturing Execution System (“MES”) that we developed on our own to track and analyze the production quality.

 

In addition, we maintain a list of approved suppliers from which we procure and purchase raw materials and consumables. We select our list of approved suppliers based on a number of factors, including but not limited to its production facilities, quality control procedures, product quality, supply capability, market reputation, service quality based on guidelines and on-site inspection. Currently, our list of approved suppliers comprised suppliers designated by some of our customers as well as suppliers through referrals. We believe that maintaining a list of approved suppliers enables us to monitor the quality of our suppliers and their supply of raw materials and consumables. In addition, we have implemented a series of measures and procedures throughout different stages of production including quality inspection from receipt of the raw materials and consumables to ongoing product testing on semi-finished products to final inspection on finished products.

 

We believe that our strong commitment to product quality, safety, and occupational health management are crucial to us in delivering quality products to our customers on a timely basis.

 

We have a dedicated management team with in-depth industry experience.

 

We possess a management team with extensive operational experience and technical expertise in the industry and most importantly, a dedicated commitment to our Company. Our Board is headed by Mr. Ming Hung “Matthew” Lai, our Chairman and Director, Mr. MY Lai, our chief executive officer and Director, and Mr. YF Lai, our Director. Each of our Directors possesses extensive management and industry experience and has accumulated rich expertise across key aspects of packaging printing. For further details, please refer to the section headed “Directors and senior management” in this prospectus.

 

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We place strong emphasis on professional development, and members of our management team regularly attend training, trade shows, and education programs to update themselves on management techniques and the latest market developments relating to our business. We believe the collective industry experience, knowledge, and stability of our senior management team have contributed to our success, and is instrumental to our long-term development.

 

Supply Chain Management Solution

 

We have strategically established a supply chain management solution operation which leverages on the strengths of our own manufacturing base, as well as our strategic partners, to provide efficient and effective solutions to our global customers, who source their packaging needs in regions from Southeast Asia. Our supply chain management solution is built on years of industry knowledge and expertise in printing and packaging and is capable of monitoring and controlling the consistency of color and quality of the packages, regardless of where they may be produced in different locations or regions.

 

Marketing and Sales

 

Our customers may provide a demand forecast setting out brief details of the estimated orders with us for the forthcoming months. These customers forecasts are not legally binding and the actual terms of sales may vary. The final terms of sales will be confirmed by way of return of a signed purchase order, which is sent to our customers upon receipt of quotations requests.

 

As of the date of this prospectus, we have not experienced any material complaints from our customers or material disputes with our customers which had materially and adversely affected our business nor did our Group make any material compensation to our customers.

 

As of the date of this prospectus, we secured new businesses referrals from our customers, site visit by our potential customers and participations in trade fairs and exhibitions, details of which are set out as follows:

 

Referrals from our existing customers: We attract new customers through referrals from our existing customers. We receive invitations or referrals from our existing customers for quotations from time to time.

 

Site visit by our potential customers: From time to time, we may have potential customers visiting our production sites to understand our production scale and production quality.

 

Participation’s in trade fairs and exhibitions: We participate in industry seminars, trade fairs and other industry related trade exhibitions in the PRC to reach out to potential customers.

 

We had a sales and marketing team comprising 60 members as of June 30, 2022, who are mainly responsible for sales and marketing activities, customers liaison and management for the promotion of our business. As the team works closely with our customers, if there is any complaint or specific demand from our customers, our sales and marketing team will communicate with the relevant customers to understand and remedy the issue.

 

Customers

 

For the year ended June 30, 2022, one customer accounted for 12.5% of our total revenues. No customer accounted for more than 10% of our revenue for the year ended June 30, 2021.

 

As of June 30, 2022, two customers accounted for 19.7% and 14.4% of the total balance of accounts receivable. As of June 30, 2021, one customer accounted for 15.9% of the total balance of accounts receivable.

 

Suppliers 

 

For the year ended June 30, 2022, three vendors accounted for 18.3%, 14.9% and 10.8% of our total purchases. For the year ended June 30, 2021, three vendors accounted for 18.9%, 14.9% and 12.6% of our total purchases.

 

As of June 30, 2022, one vendor accounted for 14.3% of the total balance of accounts payable. As of June 30, 2021, no vendor accounted for more than 10% of our accounts payable.

 

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Competition

 

According to the Industry Report, the market size of the paper-based packaging printing industry in the Guangdong Province in the PRC was approximately RMB209.7 billion in 2020 and is estimated to grow at CAGR of 4.9% and to reach approximately RMB271.3 billion in 2025. The printing industry in the PRC was highly fragmented with multiple market players and key drivers include, among others, supporting policies from the PRC Government, rapid development of intelligent facilities and the rise of e-commerce and online shopping. According to the Industry Report, the market size of the corrugated paper in the PRC was approximately 27,760.0 thousand tons in 2020 in terms of consumption volume, and is expected to reach 36,678.5 thousand tons in 2025, with 5.4% CAGR during 2021 to 2025. According to the Industry Report, the market size of packaging printing in Vietnam reached approximately USD4.0 billion in 2020 and is estimated to reach USD8.3 billion in 2025. As discussed in this prospectus, the Company plans to use the following strategies to distinguish itself from its competitors in the industry: develop the digital printing technology; develop the green packing solutions; develop industrial 4.0 for smart factory management; and build R&D for sustainable packaging materials.

 

Employees

 

We had a total of 861 and 891 employees as of June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The following table gives a breakdown of our employees by function:

 

  

As of

June 30,
2022

   As of
June 30,
2021
 
Administration and Management   9    4 
Engineering   7    8 
Research and Development   67    71 
Sales and Marketing   60    56 
Business Operations   718    752 
Total   861    891 

 

We believe we offer our employees competitive compensation packages and a dynamic work environment that encourages initiative. As a result, we have generally been able to attract and retain qualified employees and maintain a stable core management team.

 

Seasonality

 

The sale of our products is affected by seasonal fluctuations. As most of our customers are engaged in the production of retail and commercial products, we usually record higher purchase orders in the time leading to festive holidays such as Thanksgiving, Christmas holidays and Chinese New Year holidays.

 

Intellectual property

 

(i)Patents

 

Registration No.  Patent type  Registration Date  Expiration
Date
  Registered Owner  Issue
Country
ZL 2016 2 0004930.9  A protective display stand  January 6, 2016  January 5, 2026  Millennium Shenzhen  China
ZL 2016 2 0003262.8  A packing for tablet box  January 5, 2016  January 4, 2026  Millennium Shenzhen  China
ZL 2016 2 0003257.7  A dust removal system for printing equipment  January 5, 2016  January 4, 2026  Millennium Shenzhen  China
ZL 2016 2 0003260.9  A universal paper rack  January 5, 2016  January 4, 2026  Millennium Shenzhen  China
ZL 2016 2 0003263.2  A UV dryer  January 5, 2016  January 4, 2026  Millennium Shenzhen  China
ZL 2016 2 0003255.8  A filter water tank for a printing wetting system  July 5, 2016  July 4, 2026  Millennium Shenzhen  China
ZL 2013 1 0243906.1  Folding method of square box  June 4, 2013  June 3, 2033  Millennium Shenzhen  China
ZL 2017 2 1631697.8  The internal card supports the components and packaging structure  November 29, 2017  November 28, 2027  Millennium Shenzhen  China
ZL 2017 2 1631725.6  Enhanced internal card and packaging structure  November 29, 2017  November 28, 2027  Millennium Shenzhen  China

 

88

 

 

Registration No.  Patent type  Registration Date  Expiration
Date
  Registered Owner  Issue
Country
ZL 2017 2 1631945.9  Enhanced internal card and packaging structure  November 29, 2017  November 28, 2027  Millennium Shenzhen  China
ZL 2017 2 1632222.0  Strengthened step card and packaging structure  November 29, 2017  November 28, 2027  Millennium Shenzhen  China
ZL 2017 2 1632482.8  Buckle structure and inter card packing  November 29, 2017  November 28, 2027  Millennium Shenzhen  China
ZL 2017 2 1634187.6  Portable display stand  November 29, 2017  November 28, 2027  Millennium Shenzhen  China
ZL 2017 2 1659503.5  Mobile phone protection cover and mobile phone box  December 1, 2017  November 30, 2027  Millennium Shenzhen  China
ZL 2017 2 1659573.0  Mobile phone accessories pack box and mobile phone box  December 1, 2017  November 30, 2027  Millennium Shenzhen  China
ZL 2017 2 1660908.0  Mobile phone packaging components and mobile phone sets  December 1, 2017  November 30, 2027  Millennium Shenzhen  China
ZL 2018 2 0754389.2  Film machine  May 21, 2018  May 20, 2028  Millennium Shenzhen  China
ZL 2018 1 0478943 3  Standard methods of printing computerization, devices, terminals and computer-readable storage media  May 18, 2018  May 17, 2038  Millennium Shenzhen  China
ZL 2018 2 0760305.6  Crossing Bridge and automatic  May 21, 2018  May 20, 2028  Millennium Shenzhen  China
ZL 2018 2 0751959.2  Printer manufacturing line  May 21, 2018  May 20, 2028  Millennium Shenzhen  China
ZL 2018 2 0769753.2  Equipment cabinet door panel and equipment cabinet  May 22, 2018  May 21, 2028  Millennium Shenzhen  China
ZL 2018 2 0760292.2  Automatic cleaning unit and Ke Shi press  May 21, 2018  May 20, 2028  Millennium Shenzhen  China
ZL 2018 3 0502593.0  Packing box  September 7, 2018  September 6, 2028  Millennium Shenzhen  China
ZL 2016 1 0950796.6  Ink automatic coding equipment and its processing process  January 30, 2016  January 29, 2036  Millennium Shenzhen  China
ZL 2017 1 0138966.5  A paper placement and cutting device for an offset press  March 9, 2017  March 8, 2037  Millennium Shenzhen  China
ZL 2016 1 1165201.2  Paper cutting device for a printing press  December 16, 2016  December 15, 2036  Millennium Shenzhen  China
ZL 2015 1 0213613.8  A carton packaging anti-wrinkle treatment  April 30, 2015  April 29, 2035  Millennium Shenzhen  China
ZL 2016 1 0189602.5  A composition coated with thin sheets of printed paper  March 30, 2016  March 29, 2036  Millennium Shenzhen  China
ZL 2019 2 1201522.2  A tea packaging structure  July 26, 2019  July 25, 2029  Millennium Shenzhen  China
ZL 2019 2 1209522.7  A Chamfering machine  July 26, 2019  July 25, 2029  Millennium Shenzhen  China
ZL 2019 2 1209521.2  A takeaway packed meal box packaging structure  July 26, 2019  July 25, 2029  Millennium Shenzhen  China
ZL 2019 2 1914727.5  An automatic sticky box machine folding calibration device  November 7, 2019  November 6, 2029  Millennium Shenzhen  China
ZL 2019 2 1928268.6  A chamfering machine attached to the window  November 7, 2019  November 6, 2029  Millennium Shenzhen  China

 

89

 

 

Registration No.  Patent type  Registration Date  Expiration
Date
  Registered Owner  Issue
Country
ZL 2019 2 1919138.6  A paper feed mechanism device of a coating machine  November 7, 2019  November 6, 2029  Millennium Shenzhen  China
ZL 2019 2 1930933.5  Humidification device of local glazing machine  November 7, 2019  November 6, 2029  Millennium Shenzhen  China
ZL 2018 1 0479252.5  An economic printing method  May 18, 2018  May 17, 2038  Millennium Shenzhen  China
ZL 2021 2 0131701.4  Display box  January 18, 2021  January 17, 2031  Millennium Shenzhen  China
ZL 2021 2 0101907.2  Box and inner lining  January 14, 2021  January 13, 2031  Millennium Shenzhen  China
ZL202122170216.0   A device for thermal paper with two-way slider  

September 08,2021

 

 

September 07,2031

 

  Millennium Shenzhen   China
ZL202122169587.7   A device for thermal paper and printer  

September 08,2021

 

 

September 07,2031

 

  Millennium Shenzhen   China
ZL202122011501.8   A novel wine packaging box   August 23,2021   August 22,2031   Millennium Shenzhen   China
ZL202120132334.X   A display box   January 18, 2021   January 17, 2031   Millennium Shenzhen   China
ZL202120124237.6   A packaging box for electronic product   January 18, 2021   January 17, 2031   Millennium Shenzhen   China
ZL202122024026.8   A novel packaging box   August 25,2021   August 24,2031   Millennium Shenzhen   China
ZL202122237527.4   An unloading device for printing equipment  

September 14,2021

 

 

September 13,2031

 

  Millennium Shenzhen   China
ZL202123040777.5   A conveyor with paper pressing mechanism   December 03, 2021   December 02, 2031   Millennium Shenzhen   China
ZL202123031768.X   An automatic visual inspection device   December 03, 2021   December 02, 2031   Millennium Shenzhen   China
ZL202123030944.8   An automatic gluing equipment   December 03, 2021   December 02, 2031   Millennium Shenzhen   China

 

(ii)Trademarks

 

Trademark Number   Registration Date     Expiration Date   Trademark   Place of Registration
305165406   January 9, 2020     January 8, 2030       Hong Kong
28825202   March 14, 2019     March 13, 2029     China
40202814   July 21, 2020     July 20, 2030     China
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