EXHIBIT 23.6



CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

We consent to the incorporation of the financial statements of Mate Fair Group
Limited by reference on Form 6-K for the year ended December 31, 2002, of our
report dated April 25, 2003, appearing in this Amendment No.2 to Registration
Statement No. 333-103547 on Form F-3 of Nam Tai Electronics, Inc. filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933. We
consent to the inclusion of our Report in the Registration Statement and to the
incorporation by reference of our Report in the Registration Statement and to
reference to us under the heading "Experts".

/s/ GRANT THORNTON

Hong Kong
May 16, 2003