Benefiting from the additional space made available through the second expansion of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC - photo) in 2009, the September Hong Kong Jewellery & Gem Fair, which opens today, continues to be the world’s number one fine jewellery event.
It utilises all purpose-built exhibition space, as well as multi-purpose venues including the Centre’s Grand Hall and Meeting Rooms.
A record high of nearly 2,000 companies are exhibiting and over 40,000 of buyers are expected to visit the show.
The additional space in HKCEC not only allows established exhibitions to expand but also makes possible multiple events to be held concurrently.
Earlier this month, the Centre hosted 5 major events during the same period including the Hong Kong Watch & Clock Fair, the world’s largest timepiece exhibition, Restaurant & Bar 2010, the inaugural edition in Hong Kong of Asian Seafood Exposition 2010, Asia Fruit Logistica / Asiafruit Congress 2010 with double-digit growth in space utilised compared to 2009, and a major international congress, Options for the Control of Influenza VII Conference.
Mr Cliff Wallace, HKCEC Managing Director stated, "These successes confirm once again the justification of the latest expansion to the HKCEC and demonstrate the support of organisers and visitors to the Centre. The HKCEC continues to be the venue of choice in Hong Kong."
"I am hopeful that we will be able to expand the HKCEC further at some reasonable time in the future to aid our current clients in the continual growth of their events and to accommodate demand for new events.”
