The recently concluded Hong Kong International Diamond, Gem & Pearl Show (HKTDC) and Hong Kong International Jewelery Show (Hong Kong International Jewelery Show) were again successful. Passing the second year in the format "Two exhibitions, two territories" the event attracted more than 76 thousand buyers from 140 countries and regions, the attendance growth was 2%.
The number of visitors to HKTDC, which was held within the framework of AsiaWorld-Expo on March 2-6, was almost 30 thousand people, while about 46 thousand people visited the jewelry show at the Hong Kong Exhibition Center on March 4-8. Both events were organized by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC).
"Despite global economic difficulties, attendance was marked at both events, which is a very good result.The quantitative growth of participants even from such traditional markets for jewelry products as the USA, Italy, the United Kingdom and Japan was expressed in double digits. Thailand, Israel and South Africa also proved to be significant, which again confirmed the leading position of Hong Kong in the trade of jewelry, "said Benjamin Chau, deputy general manager of HKTDC.
It is reported that both buyers and sellers expressed their optimism about the prospects for growth in the markets of Hong Kong and Continental China. At the same time, many of them consider the Chinese market to be the main one for the development of their business. The Association of Importers and Manufacturers of the United States of America (US Jewelery Importers and Manufacturers Association) sent representatives of 10 companies to HKTDC for the purchase of diamonds and gems.
More than 4360 sellers from 52 countries and regions took part in the event, which became a new record of the exhibition and confirmed its status as the largest trading platform for jewelry.