JNA 40th ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL JNA 40周年专题报道 JNA September/October 2023 | 43 When Letitia Chow co-founded JNA in 1983 with veteran journalist Peter Brindisi, Asia’s gemstone and jewellery industry was still in its infancy and there was no regional trade magazine to support or inform it. JNA’s meticulously researched news and features on markets, products and production facilities, technology advances and treatments, import and export restriction changes, tax reforms and national trade statistics gave vital insights to the industry for its strategic growth. With Chow’s influential global reach, JNA soon became a jewellery industry B2B stalwart in the market and, four decades later, it remains a vital and trusted industry resource. In the early 1990s, many Hong Kong companies were expanding production into the Greater Bay Area of Guangdong and beyond, and China was growing into a manufacturing powerhouse and a potential jewellery-consuming market. Chow anticipated the importance of China early on and, in 1994, launched a Chinese-language magazine, Jewellery News Asia Chinese Edition, later rebranded as CJNA. With dextrous trilingual skills and deep knowledge of all aspects of the industry, Chow facilitated important connections among industry leaders and trade organisations, acting as a diplomatic bridge among them, clearly wielding influence at the regional and international level. Her endeavours went beyond publishing. As director of Business Development and Publishing for UBM Asia’s Jewellery Group (now Informa Markets Jewellery), she launched the JNA Awards in 2012 to celebrate excellence in Asia’s jewellery trade. In 2021, the awards programme was rebranded as Jewellery World Awards (JWA) and launched its first regional edition, JWA Dubai. 当周美丽与资深记者Peter Brindisi共同创办《Jewellery News Asia》 (JNA)时，亚洲的宝石和珠宝业仍处于起步阶段，没有任何地区性贸 易杂志为其提供支援或信息。 JNA对市场、产品和生产设施、技术发展和处理方法、进出口限制变化、税收 改革和国家贸易统计等方面，精心制作详尽的新闻和专题报导，为该行业的战 略发展提供了独到的观点。凭借周美丽在全球的影响力，JNA很快成为珠宝行业 B2B市场的中坚力量。在40年后的今天，它仍然是主要的、值得信赖的行业资源。 1990年代初，许多香港地区公司将生产扩展到广东大湾区及周边城市，而中 国内地正发展为一个制造业强国和潜在的珠宝消费市场。周美丽很早就预见到 中国市场的重要性，并于1994年创办了《Jewellery News Asia》中文版，后更名为 《CJNA亚洲珠宝》。凭借熟练的两文三语和对行业各方面的深入了解，周美丽 促进了行业领导和贸易组织之间的重要联系，成为他们之间的外交桥梁，在地 区和国际层面上发挥显著的影响力。 然而，她对行业的贡献不止于此。在担任亚洲博闻珠宝集团(现为Informa Markets Jewellery)的业务发展和出版总监期间，她在2012年创办了JNA大奖， 以表彰亚洲珠宝行业的卓越成就。该奖项计划于2021年更名为Jewellery World Awards (JWA)，并于同年推出首个区域版奖项活动JWA Dubai。 Letitia Chow played an integral role in the development of Asia’s jewellery industry by providing the trade with the information they needed to grow their business and building bridges among varied industry communities. 周美丽在亚洲珠宝业的发展中担 当了不可或缺的角色，为行业提供 了发展业务所需的信息，并使业内 社群之间建立联系。 Letitia Chow 周美丽 Co-Founder, JNA Founder, Jewellery World Awards 《JNA亚洲珠宝》联合创始人、 Jewellery World Awards (JWA) 创始人 Blazing a trail in jewellery trade media 开创珠宝行业媒体
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