Labels:text | woman | human face | person | poster | clothing | flyer OCR: FASHION ture is being expanded to facilitate operations for lo- cal and international deal ers. Many in the industry also think that the addi- tional infrastructure will be necessary to accommodate an anticipated, albeit artifi- cial, spurt in the industry in 1997, when many inves- tors may scramble from an uncertain situation in Hong Kong to a more stable one in Bangkok. ungaro Perhaps the only per- ceived flaw in Thailand's otherwise sparkling dia- mond industry is the 7 per cent value-added tax (VAT) introduced in January 1992. Aside from indirectly put- ungaro ting many locals out of work, the VAT has se- verely depressed the gem industry as a whole and, Marketed by Davidson Singapore Pte Ltd