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EMMAS Presents New Restone & Deluxe Plus Upgraded Pocket Coil Mattresses
Functional Fabrics
Tencel Careback Deluxe Plus carries on the premium TENCEL® fabric from the series, with ultra-smooth touch, high breathability and anti-bacterial properties to pamper your skin. On the other hand, Restone features EMMAS Intense fabric with anti-static function. Its physical properties uses carbon fibre to capture electrons around your body and releases them into the air at low voltage, effectively reducing the amount of static electricity in the human body, thereby creating an in-depth and comfortable sleeping experience.
Natural Latex with Gel-Infused Memory Foam
Combining the benefits of natural latex and gel-infused memory foam, the two new mattresses provide excellent resilience and create a soft and supportive layer for a truly relaxing body while asleep. Gel-infused memory foam better regulates body temperature and avoids being too hot or cold, even in the hot summer, it can keep you refreshing at all times.
Pocket Coil 3-Zone Brings Meticulous Body Support
Both mattresses adopt Pocket Coil 3-Zone design, which divides the entire mattress into three major areas, utilizes different coil thickness to finely support the weight of the head, body, and legs while closely conforms to human contours and sleeping postures. Pocket coils can also effectively reduce the vibration generated during turning, so that users can enjoy a good night’s sleep without interference.
What’s more, Restone is specially designed with a Triple-Coil System – the upper layer of Double Micro Comfort Coil conforms the body contour perfectly while the lower Pocket Coil offers individualised comfort, deeply supporting the body weight from top down, enriching the rebound level and creating a more delicate and perfect-fit feeling of sleep.
AiRY 3D Technology & Thickened Edge Design
The new mattresses feature AiRY 3D mesh design which provides multi-angle air circulation to drain away moisture, keeping you dry and fresh at all times. Conforma™ Edge Support Plus technology further thickens the mattress frame and strengthens edge support. Even if you always get out of bed at the same side, the mattress will not easily slump and hence increase durability.
Grand Opening of the Festival Walk Store
Tencel Careback Deluxe Plus and Restone mattresses are now available in dedicated EMMAS stores*, while the new Festival Walk store has been grandly opened, bringing customers a wide range of Australian hypoallergenic and spinal-care mattresses, as well as high-quality bedding sourced from all over the world. The official online store is launched earlier this year, allowing customers to enjoy the ease of online shopping, browse their favorite pieces and obtain quality sleeping information simply at one spot.
+ Tencel Careback Deluxe Plus Prices start from $4,127
+ Restone Prices start from $7,479
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Know More About Deluxe Plus: https://emmas.com.hk/collections/emmas/products/tencel-careback-deluxe-plus
Welcome to visit the following stores to experience mattress Deluxe Plus:
Causeway Bay Windsor House | Diamond Hill Hollywood | Tsim Sha Tsui The ONE | Sheung Shui Town Centre | Yuen Long YOHO| Yuen Long KOLOUR | Tsing Yi Maritime Square | Tseung Kwan O MCP Central
Know More About Restone:https://emmas.com.hk/collections/emmas/products/restone
Welcome to visit the following stores to experience mattress Restone:
Quarry Bay Kornhill Plaza | Causeway Bay Windsor House | Whampoa Garden | Olympian City| Prince Edward Pioneer Centre| MOKO| Kowloon Bay Telford | Tsim Sha Tsui The ONE| Tsuen Wan Plaza | Tseung Kwan O Park Central | Kwai Fong Metroplaza| Tai Po Mega Mall| Sha Tin Centre| Ma On Shan MOSTown
EMMAS Stores: https://emmas.com.hk/pages/emmas-store
EMMAS Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/emmasmattresshk/
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Citi Appoints Mendy Chung as Hong Kong Head of Insurance

Mendy rejoined Citibank from Prudential Hong Kong Limited, where she was Chief Partnership Distribution Officer to oversee the bancassurance partnership.
Mendy has over 20 years of management experience in financial services. She started her career with American Express as a Management Trainee and subsequently held various senior marketing and management positions at leading corporations and financial institutions.
Mendy reports to Sujoy Ghosh, Head of Insurance for Asia Pacific and EMEA, and Josephine Lee, Head of Retail Bank for Hong Kong.
Josephine Lee made a welcome note to Mendy, “We are delighted to have Mendy rejoining Citi taking on the Head of Insurance position, taking charge of our Insurance business which is an integral part of the Group’s global wealth management development strategy. With Mendy’s solid experience in bancassurance partnership, professional expertise in insurance, as well as her diversified valuable experience, we are confident that Mendy and her team will continue to offer new and suitable protection solutions to meet the growing needs of customers, driving our insurance business to the next level.”
Download Mendy Chung’s bio: http://release-sgfs1.media-outreach.com/i/Download/245380
About Citi
Citi, the leading global bank, has approximately 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions. Citi provides consumers, corporations, governments and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, transaction services, and wealth management.
Additional information may be found at www.citigroup.com | Twitter: @Citi | YouTube: www.youtube.com/citi | Blog: http://blog.citigroup.com | Facebook: www.facebook.com/citi | LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/citi
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US President Joe Biden Opens US-ASEAN Summit with Financial Promise
US President Joe Biden opened the US-ASEAN summit with financial promises yesterday, bringing Southeast Asian leaders together in Washington for the first time in history.
Nong Khai Police Arrest Drug Smugglers from Laos
Two Thai men have been arrested attempting to bring illicit drugs across the Mekong River from Laos to Thailand.
HOYA’s FULL CONTROL Lens Coating protects the eyes of average Singaporeans from the environmental hazards of daily life
The typical day of an average Singaporean consists of checking the notifications on their smartphone the moment they wake, making their eyes prone to blue light subconsciously. As they leave home and commute to work, they are vulnerable to UV rays the moment they step outside as well as handling bacteria everywhere, especially on public transportation.
The exposure to these hazards continues throughout the day as Singaporeans face their digital devices for hours on end at work, and head out for lunch when UV rays are the strongest. Upon reaching home, they face a TV screen or scroll through their smartphones to unwind but that means dealing with more blue light. All these daily activities leave Singaporeans at risk to various degrees of damage from blue light, UV rays, and bacteria.
With all these unavoidable environmental factors, HOYA FULL CONTROL lens coating provides an all-rounded total protection against these hazards.
Through HOYA’s advanced research and technological capabilities, the FULL CONTROL coating is characterised by a combination of HOYA’s four signature lens coatings, namely, Hi-Vision LongLife (HVLL), BlueControl, UV Control and Hi-Vision Anti-bacterial. This makes FULL CONTROL a first-of-its-kind lenses in HOYA’s product offerings.
HOYA’s premium Hi-Vision LongLife multi-layer coating offers significant lens durability that maintains HOYA’s excellent lens performance for years, as it’s scratch resistant and repellant to water and dust.
Singaporeans spend an average of 7 hours and 29 minutes on the internet daily, be it on the computer or their smartphones, making them susceptible to blue light for long hours. HOYA’s trademark BlueControl treatment reduces harmful blue light by reflecting it away to combat the effect of digital eye strain. This lens helps minimise glare from digital screens and enhances contrast to provide more comfortable and relaxed vision.
When Singaporeans take a step outside, they are exposed to harmful UV rays even during a cloudy day. With UV Control, wearers enjoy 100% protection against UV rays on both the front and back surfaces of the lens. UV protection is essential since Singapore’s geographical location is near the equator; this means they are susceptible to higher levels of UV radiation. HOYA’s UV Control helps decrease the risk of UV-related eye damage and diseases.
Being outdoors means Singaporeans will touch all sorts of surfaces and items that could be filled with bacteria; such as handlebars, door knobs, smartphones and more. To ensure all-rounded total protection, FULL CONTROL lenses consist of Hi-Vision Anti-bacterial technology that utilises silver ions (AG+) which is applied on both front and back of the lens for an innate bacterial-resistant property that assists the hygienic maintenance of lenses. This new treatment is tested under strict standards* and has been proven to be highly effective and long-lasting in reducing and slowing down bacterial growth by at least 99.9%**
Find out more about HOYA’s FULL CONTROL coating at our official website or head to the nearest authorised HOYA retailers in Singapore.
Full Control consists of the following Hoya coating products: Hi-Vision LongLife, BlueControl, UV Control and Hi-Vision Anti-bacterial
*Based on BOKEN Quality Evaluation Institute’s anti-bacterial activity value test results (Staphylococcus aureus and E.Coli)*
**Tested according to ISO 22196 and certified by The Society of International Sustaining Growth for Antimicrobial Articles (SIAA) standards
About HOYA Vision Care
For over 80 years, HOYA Vision Care has been a passionate global leader in optical technology innovation. As a manufacturer of high quality, high performing eyeglass lenses, HOYA continues to drive optical technology innovation with the aim of finding the best vision care solutions for Eye Care Professionals. The company supplies lenses in 52 countries with a network of over 18,000 employees and 45 laboratories around the globe.
About HOYA
Founded in 1941 in Tokyo, Japan, HOYA Corporation is a global technology and med-tech company and a leading supplier of innovative high-tech and medical products. HOYA’s divisions and business units research and develop products utilized in the healthcare and information technology fields. In the healthcare field, we provide medical device products such as eyeglasses, medical endoscopes, contact and intraocular lenses, orthopaedic implants, surgical/therapeutic devices and medical device reprocessing and disinfection solutions. In the information technology field, we provide products such as optical lenses, photomasks and blanks used in the manufacturing process for semiconductor and LCD/OLED devices, text to speech, human resources and other software solutions and critical components for the mass memory and cloud storage industries. With over 160 offices and subsidiaries worldwide, HOYA currently employs a multinational workforce of 37,000 people.
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