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UNCLAS HONG KONG 000232 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR PM/DTCC - BLUE LANTERN COORDINATOR 
STATE ALSO FOR EAP/CM 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ETTC KOMC CH HK
SUBJECT: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: UNFAVORABLE PRE-LICENSE 
END-USE CHECK ON APPLICATION 050211346 
 
REF: SECSTATE 8626 
 
¶1. (SBU) SUMMARY: Per reftel request, Post conducted a 
pre-license end-use check on application 050211346 for the 
export of International Traffic in Arms (ITAR)-controlled 
transformer coupling devices to end-user Sinometer (Hong 
Kong) Co. Ltd. (Sinometer) and foreign consgnee H&E 
Development Company Limited (H&E).  Sinmeter has no physical 
presence in Hong Kong and ppears to be a trading/procurment 
entity with operations in Mainland China.  H&E is a trading 
firm with operations in Hong Kong, Shenzhen, and Shanghai and 
denies any involvement in reftel transaction.  In Post's 
assessment, Sinometer and H&E are not reliable recipients of 
reftel items or any other controlled technologies/equipment. 
This report also contains publicly available information on 
Sinometer, H&E, and their directors.  END SUMMARY 
 
End-User: Sinometer (Hong Kong) Co. Ltd. 
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¶2. (SBU) On February 1, Post's Economic Specialist attempted 
to make an appointment with Sinometer's Manager Wang Su Rong 
by calling the number provided in reftel request 
(755-8287-2662, Shenzhen, China area code).  Economic 
Specialist was subsequently transferred to Wang's Mainland 
China cell phone number (86-138-0222-3818).  Economic 
Specialist asked Wang to confirm Sinometer's Hong Kong 
address and phone number, as Post could not locate Sinometer 
through Internet or local phone directory searches.  Wang 
admitted the Hong Kong address she provided with her license 
 
application was that of Sinometer's Company Secretariat, an 
accounting firm in Hong Kong.  Wang added that the accounting 
firm was Sinometer's representative in Hong Kong and also 
accepted mail/package deliveries on Sinometer's behalf.  Wang 
confirmed she placed the order for reftel items and indicated 
the items would be used "maybe in Hong Kong or maybe the 
Mainland (China)."  Wang was unable to meet as she "mostly 
worked in Shenzhen, China," but a Mr. POON at Sinometer's 
Company Secretariat could handle her business dealings upon 
her request. 
 
Sinometer's Company Registry Information 
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¶3. (SBU) Following public information was obtained from the 
Hong Kong Companies Registry: 
 
a. Company Name: SINOMETER (HONG KONG) COMPANY LIMITED 
b. Company Registry Number: 0849272 
c. Company Type: LOCAL COMPANY 
d. Incorporation Date: 11 JUN 2003 
e. Company Status: PRIVATE/LIVE 
f. Name History: ONLY ONE NAME (see 6.a above) 
g. Registered Office (Address): 
   FLAT B 18/F LOYONG COURT COMMERCIAL BUILDING 
   212-220 LOCKHART ROAD 
   WAN CHAI, HONG KONG 
 
h. List of Directors (two total, both PRC nationals): 
 
   - Name/Gender: GUANG, QUAN FEN (Male) 
   - Passport Number: G03974862 
   - Date of Birth: 10 JUN 1966 
   - Issuing Country: PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 
   - Address: ROOM 1308 13/F BLOCK 5 CHAMPS ELYSEES GARDEN 
              NONG YUAN ROAD 
              FUTIAN DISTRICT 
              SHENZHEN, CHINA 
 
   - Name/Gender: WANG, SU RONG (Female) 
   - Passport Number: G03966174 
   - Date of Birth: 10 APR 1966 
   - Issuing Country: PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 
   - Address: ROOM 403 BLOCK 71 YITIAN VILLAGE 
              FUTIAN DISTRICT 
              SHENZHEN, CHINA 
 
i. Particulars of Company Secretary: 
 
   - Name: WONG, YU PO 
   - Hong Kong Passport: H00017658 
   - Hong Kong ID No: H353099(1) 
 
   - Date of Birth: 10 SEP 1953 
   - Address: FLAT F 19/F BLK 4 BAYVIEW GARDEN 
              633 CASTLE PEAK ROAD 
              TSUEN WAN 
              NEW TERRITORIES, HONG KONG 
 
Visit to POON HONG YEUNG 
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¶4. (SBU) On February 3, EconOff paid an unannounced visit to 
Sinometer's registration address.  The building's directory 
and the office's signboard indicated this was the location 
for Certified Public Accountant (CPA) POON HONG YEUNG. 
EconOff later determined subject POON, Hong Yeung was 
registered as a CPA at this address in Hong Kong's Special 
Supplement No. 4 to Government Gazette No. 24/2008. 
 
¶5. (SBU) A male who identified himself as "FAI" answered 
EconOff's "door-knock" but did not allow EconOff to enter the 
small two-room office.  After EconOff explained purpose of 
visit (i.e., to discuss aspects of Sinometer's licensing 
request), FAI asked for spelling of Sinometer's name and then 
searched for it among a set of nine company registration 
documents posted overtly on a board.  After finding 
Sinometer's registration, FAI made several phone calls and 
then informed EconOff that Sinometer personnel were 
unavailable to personally meet; he could arrange a conference 
call at the office's conference room instead.  EconOff 
declined that arrangement and asked that Sinometer 
representatives call EconOff directly to schedule a 
face-to-face meeting. 
 
¶6. (SBU) EconOff also inquired about FAI's duties and the 
various company registration forms posted on the board.  FAI 
admitted POON HONG YEUNG employed him for the provision of 
secretarial services to those companies.  These included 
answering phone calls, responding to faxes, accepting and 
forwarding mail and packages, as well as other ad hoc 
services on behalf of the companies.  (NOTE: POON HONG 
YEUNG's business model is legal and very common in Hong Kong. 
 For a few U.S. dollars and in a matter of hours, one could 
register a business in Hong Kong, contract this type of 
secretarial/support services, and forgo the costs of 
maintaining a physical presence in the city.  EconOff noticed 
a similar operation in the neighboring flat. END NOTE) 
 
Foreign Consignee: H&E Development Company (H&E) 
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¶7. (SBU) On February 1, Post's Economic Specialist called H&E 
at 852-2838-1977 and discussed reftel items with a Mr. Wong, 
H&E's General Manager.  Wong denied H&E's involvement as the 
shipment's foreign consignee and further elaborated that H&E 
never placed any orders on Sinometer's behalf.  He declined 
to meet with Post personnel. 
 
¶8. (SBU) On February 3, EconOff again called H&E's Mr. Wong 
to inquire about H&E's purported relationship with Sinometer 
and H&E's mention on reftel items' DSP-5 (Application/License 
for Permanent Export of Unclassified Defense Articles and 
Related Unclassified Technical Data).  Wong admitted that H&E 
had once allowed Sinometer to utilize H&E's UPS shipping 
account as a favor to a mutual client.  However, H&E ceased 
contact with Sinometer staff shortly after that occasion. 
Wong said Sinometer did not obtain approval to continue using 
H&E's name and its UPS account for reftel items.  Wong again 
denied any involvement in reftel transaction but this time 
offered his availability for future inquiries in this matter. 
 
H&E's Company Registry Information 
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¶9. (SBU) Following public information obtained from Hong Kong 
Companies Registry: 
 
a. Company Name: H & E DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED 
b. Company Registry Number: 0858550 
c. Company Type: LOCAL COMPANY 
d. Incorporation Date: 12 AUG 2003 
e. Company Status: PRIVATE/LIVE 
f. Name History: CHINESE NAME CHANGED IN APRIL 2006 
g. Registered Office (Address): 
 
   16/F WAH HEN COMMERCIAL BUILDING 
   381-383 HENNESSY ROAD 
   WAN CHAI, HONG KONG 
 
h. List of Directors (two total, both Hong Kong ID card 
holders sharing same address in Hong Kong): 
 
   - Name/Gender: CHOW, YUEN KAM (Female) 
   - Hong Kong ID No: C382060(0) 
   - Address: FLAT A 18/F BROADVIEW TERRACE 
              40 CLOUD VIEW ROAD 
              NORTH POINT, HONG KONG 
 
   - Name/Gender: YU, FU KIN (Male) 
   - Hong Kong ID No: D167929(6) 
   - Address: FLAT A 18/F BROADVIEW TERRACE 
              40 CLOUD VIEW ROAD 
              NORTH POINT, HONG KONG 
 
i. Company Secretary: CHOW, YUEN KAM (details given above). 
j. Company website: www.h-e.com.hk 
 
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Conclusion 
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¶10. (SBU) In Post's assessment, Sinometer (Hong Kong) Co. 
Ltd. and H&E Development Company Limited are not reliable 
recipients of reftel items or any other controlled 
technologies/equipment.  Documents obtained during end-use 
check were sent to Compliance Specialist Rachael-Therese S. 
Joubert-Lin at the Department's Directorate of Defense Trade 
Controls/Compliance (PM/DTCC). 
MARUT