HONG KONG, April 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- HRD Antwerp, Europe's leading authority in diamond certification, is happy to announce the inauguration of its new Hong Kong office following a relocation from its old premises.
The official opening of the new HRD Antwerp office, located at Unit 1204 A 12/F Harbour Centre 2 Hok Cheung Street 8 Hunghom Kowloon Hong Kong, took place on April 21st and was attended by Belgian and Indian government officials in addition to the HKIDA management team and leading diamond and diamond jewellery companies.
The new HRD Antwerp office is located in the same premises as the Hong Kong Indian Diamond Association (HKIDA) with whom it recently also signed a MoU concerning the screening of melee diamond parcels using the M-Screen, world's fastest melee screening device available today.
"In addition to the introduction of the highly anticipated melee screening service, the relocation of our Hong Kong operations to the HKIDA premises, is a sound move forward towards strengthening our local presence" says Peter Macken, CEO HRD Antwerp.
"As HKIDA's aim is to safeguard consumer confidence throughout the diamond industry while protecting the natural diamond trade, the service agreement concerning the use of the M-Screen is a great step forward in offering our members the tool they need to make absolutely sure their melee diamond parcels are free of lab-grown diamonds," explained Mr. Ramesh Virani, President HKIDA.
"This collaboration is one more step forward showing the unity between India and Belgium and we believe that this will further improve our business links with each other," Mr. Virani continued.
For more pictures of the event, please go to:
http://www.hrdantwerp.com/en/news/hrd-antwerp-inaugurates-new-hong-kong-office
For more information concerning the M-Screen service or the relocation of the HRD Antwerp Hong Kong Office, please contact Mr Jason Cheung:
Tel: +852 3589 6100
Fax: +852 2110 1256
E-mail: jason.cheung@hrdantwerp.com.hk
About HKIDA
The Hong Kong Indian Diamond Association (HKIDA) an industry-wide association aimed at protecting and promoting the natural diamond trade. The HKIDA has 35 founding members, including the largest Indian diamond traders and jewellery manufacturers in Hong Kong. For more information visit www.hkida.net
About HRD Antwerp
Founded in Antwerp in 1973, the HRD Antwerp Diamond Lab is Europe's leading authority in diamond certification and one of the world's largest and most respected diamond grading labs, with its certificates accepted internationally as documented assurances of a diamond's quality and authenticity. As the most prominent laboratory to adhere to the grading standards set by the International Diamond Council (IDC), an authoritative body created more than 40 years ago by the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) and the International Diamond Manufacturing Association (IDMA). The integrity, objectivity and anonymity of the grading process are absolute. www.hrdantwerp.com
