Hong Kong is riding the rapid return of face-to-face events, and the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) has recently announced that the destination will be welcoming two more tradeshows back to its shores, as well as securing four new tradeshows.
The two shows returning are the APLF Leather, Materials + & Fashion Access 2024, and Vinexpo Asia 2024, which will return to Hong Kong in March and May respectively.
Meanwhile, this June and July will welcome four new exhibitions staged in Hong Kong for the first time. They are the DMP Greater Bay Area Industrial Expo; the three-in-one expo BioCHINA 2023; Greater Bay Area ESG & Sustainability Exhibition; and the 13th JCtrans Global Freight Forwarders Expo 2023.
Other successfully completed shows include the Global Sources Hong Kong, which packed out all 10 halls with over 100,000 buyers at the AsiaWorld-Expo (AWE), and HOFEX, an F&B tradeshow that attracted over 30,000 buyers from around the world to Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC).
Kenneth Wong, general manager, MICE & cruise, HKTB, said: “The return of the world’s leading trade shows highlights Hong Kong’s attractiveness, its friendly trading policies, and solid fundamentals; Hong Kong also enjoys promising growth potential with the Greater Bay Area and comprehensive government support for the industry. We are highly delighted to see organisers of both old and new shows choosing Hong Kong.”
