Biggest Hong Kong Diamond Trade Fair Ever
The organisers of the 2009 September Hong Kong Jewelllery & Gem Fair are preparing the show to be the biggest showcasing of the trade event in its history of 27years. The scale of bookings have reportedly increased by 25 percent, as existing exhibitors have reserved bigger exhibition stands, making use of the new halls, and many new selected exhibitors are joining the Fair, considering the event is offering more space than last year.
In the backdrop of the economic slowdown, the trade event is offering more potential opportunities to the world’s jewellery trade to reach out to the potential buyers. The change that can be observed in this year’s HK Fair is the sectorisation of products into the two venues, so that loose diamonds, gems, and pearls are in AsiaWorld-Expo (AWE) and finished fine jewellery exhibitors are in the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre (HKCEC). This has received good response from the exhibitors. The exhibition space expands from four halls to over six halls of AsiaWorld-Expo. The scale is up 50 percent compared to 2008. As for the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre (finished fine jewellery), in 2008, the Fair occupied all the main exhibition halls, concourses, atriums and main meeting rooms of this Centre spanning over 60,000 square metres of exhibition space. In 2009, the Fair will also occupy the expanded part of the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, boosting the exhibition space of the September Fair to 75,000 square metres.
The Fair is attracting exhibitors and visitors with clearly defined highlights including: - the Hong Kong Premier Pavilion where 40 of Hong Kong’s leading jewellery firms will present branded jewellery; -The biggest-ever Diamond Pavilion in Asia located at AWE and will consist of 350 exhibitors showcasing fine cut and polished diamonds; -the Fine Gem Pavilion, which will be a new pavilion in the September Fair located at AWE- showcasing the finest gemstones, diamonds and pearls, -International Premier Pavilion- which will be a new feature of the September Fair located at the HKCEC with more than 30 global exhibitors presenting jewellery of their respective cultural styles and characteristics; -the biggest-ever Thailand Pavilion with Thai manufacturers and traders of both gemstones and jewellery.
Source: http://www.diamondworld.net/