 In the same year, Garrie Roman sold his stake, but remained on the board and involved in operations.By 1997, KPS had 39 stores in Hong Kong and 5 megastores in Taiwan, with plans to continue expanding giving 100 stores in Hong Kong within two years, and 30 in Taiwan by the end of 1997.By that time, it had a customer base of 450,000 members in Hong Kong and employed around 1,000 people.