Visitors flock to the opening day of Hong Kong Gifts & Premium Fair

This year’s Hong Kong Gifts & Premium Fair (28 April - 1 May) opens to a double digit surge in exhibitor numbers. With a record breaking attendance of 3,879 local and overseas exhibitors and a 10 per cent increase over last year, Asia’s largest fair of its kind and the world’s number two in terms of exhibitor numbers, promises to be an exciting sourcing event.

This fair follows hot on the heels of several recent successful fairs organised by the Trade Development Council (TDC). The Hong Kong Electronics Fair (Spring Edition) recorded a 20 per cent jump in overseas visitors and a total of 2,800 exhibitors from 24 countries, 15 per cent more than the previous year’s show.

Over 550 exhibitors from 18 countries and regions took part in the twin new fairs – International Auto Parts Fair and the International Printing and Packaging Fair – held in the new AsiaWorld-Expo near Hong Kong International Airport. In view of the overwhelming response from exhibitors and buyers, TDC plans to expand its shows in 2007.

International interest

The success of these recent fairs bodes well for the forthcoming summer shows. Already the strong market demand for gifts and premiums has attracted 83 buying missions from some of the largest retail stores and sourcing groups around the world, including Germany’s Karstadt Quelle, US-based National Wholesale Buying Inc, Australia’s Gift and Homeware Association, and the Canadian Association of Importers and Exporters.

Hong Kong's international reputation as a sourcing hub is further reinforced in July when thousands of visitors will come for the Summer Sourcing Show for Gifts (4-7 July), the Hong Kong Licensing Show (4-6 July) and Fashion Week Spring/Summer (11-14 July). 

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June
Asian Building Technologies 2006
Asia’s Fashion Jewellery & Accessories – June
June Hong Kong Jewellery & Watch Fair
Hospitality Design Asia

July
Hong Kong Licensing Show 2006
Summer Sourcing Show for Gifts, Houseware & Toys 2006
Hong Kong Fashion Week for Spring/Summer 2007
Hong Kong Book Fair 2006
The Hong Kong Health Expo & International Conference on Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)

August
International Conference & Exhibition of the Modernization of Chinese Medicine & Health Products 2006

September
Hong Kong Watch & Clock Fair 2006