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客戶專訪

23 June 2021 Office at the Inter Astrea Group

Interview with Inter Astrea Group (Extract)

Interviewee : Mr Salazar (SA)

Interviewer : Mr K T Tam (KT)

“We are happy and grateful that over these past years, all of you including Mr
Lam, Mr Yau and yourself have been very professional and efficient in

addressing many of our Group’s audit and taxation issues. You all have been
giving us timely, reliable, and effective services. There is nothing more that we
can ask for as your services have been excellent, dependable, and

commendable.” said Mr Salazar. Mr Salazar is the General Manager of a group
of companies that were the major clients of W H Lam & Company which CKY
merged with years ago. He is also a lawyer who deals with company secretarial
works of the Inter Astrea Group. We are so glad to have Mr Salazar for an
interview with our Mr K T Tam to talk about the past cooperation and future

challenges.
We are deeply honored and privileged to have been invited by you to share our
SA We are deeply honoured and privileged to be invited by you to share our views
views on your predecessor Firm (W H Lam & Co) and on your successor Firm
on your predecessor Firm (W H Lam & Company) and on your successor Firm
(CKY).
(CKY).

Our company, Inter Astrea (HK) Limited, was incorporated on 24th December,
Our Company, Inter Astrea (HK) Limited, was incorporated on 24th December,
1970, by Mr W H Lam of Ho, Lam & Co. Since then, Mr W H Lam, and later with
1970, by Mr W H Lam of Ho, Lam & Company.Since then, Mr W H Lam, and later
his new Firm, W H Lam & Co., and until its merger with your CKY about fifteen
with his new Firm, W H Lam & Company and until its merger with your CKY about
years ago, was our Company’s and our Group’s Auditors and Tax Advisers.
fifteen years ago, was our Company’s and our Group’s Auditors and Tax Advisers.

I first came to know Mr W H Lam sometime in 1982 when I joined one of the
I first came to know Mr W H Lam sometime in 1982 when I joined one of the
companies of the Soeryadjaya Family in Hong Kong. Inter Astrea is one of the
companies of the Soeryadjaya Family in Hong Kong. Inter Astrea is one of the
companies owned by the family of Mr William Soeryadjaya of the then PT Astra
companies owned by the family of Mr William Soeryadjaya of the then PT Astra
International in Indonesia. I then came to personally work closely with Mr W H
International in Indonesia. I then came to personally work closely with Mr W H
Lam and his colleagues later around 1990 when I was transferred to Inter Astrea
Lam and his colleagues later around 1990 when I was transferred to Inter Astrea
as its Deputy General Manager and Corporate Counsel.
as its Deputy General Manager and Corporate Counsel.

What are your comments on our services under Mr Lam before and now under
What do you think our firm can help for the development of your company and KT
CKY, what is your impression of our management?
in what sense?

SA As you know, our company now is more concentrated on the provision of
corporate management for our clientele. In doing your audit of our accounts,
you and your staff have from time to time guided us in the proper way of
recording and classifying certain accounting transactions for financial reporting.

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