Famous Cigarette Brand to Go on Markets in Hong Kong, Macao

Derby - a famous cigarette brand of Wuhu Cigarette Factory in east China's Anhui Province - is going on markets in Hong Kong and Macao under a sales agreement signed recently. On March 7, a three-member delegation from a Hong Kong company, known as Hong Kong Dongjie Tobacco Co., Ltd. in Chinese, signed the sales agreement with Wuhu Cigarette Factory in Wuhu City following negotiations between the two sides. Under the agreement, the Hong Kong company will broker the sale of 4.5 million Fashion Silver Derby cigarettes manufactured by Wuhu Cigarette Factory to markets in Hong Kong and Macao, which will be the first cigarette sales by Wuhu Cigarette Factory to markets in the two Special Administrative Regions of China. The Hong Kong company has a five-year history of cigarette sales in markets in Hong Kong and Macao. With well-established distribution systems, it extensively operates marketing networks covering dutiable shops and duty-free shops at airports, ports, etc in Hong Kong and Macao. The company is experienced in brokering the sale of cigarettes made in the Chinese Mainland to overseas markets. Under the agreement, the Hong Kong company is the sole agent for Derby in Hong Kong and Macao. The sale of Derby to markets in Hong Kong and Macao follows its entry into markets in Taiwan in 2004. Besides domestic sales, Wuhu Cigarette Factory, which is one of the 36 key Chinese tobacco manufacturers designated by the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration, is also striving to develop international markets. Enditem