Replies to initial written questions raised by Finance Committee Members in examining the Estimates of Expenditure 2012-13 Director of Bureau : Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Session No. 12 File name : cedb(cit)- doc
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- CONTROLLING OFFICER’S REPLY TO INITIAL WRITTEN QUESTION CEDB(CIT)006
- Exhibitions Venue
Question : The number of local fairs expected to be held in 2012-13 will be the same as that in last year. Is this because the Administration prefers holding fairs at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, which is a venue with limited capacity? Are there other reasons? Please list out the venues of the 35 fairs held last year. Asked by : Hon. CHAN Mo-po, Paul Reply : The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (TDC) organised a total of 35 fairs in 2011-12, 30 of which were organised in the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) and the remaining five fairs were held in Asia-World Expo (AWE):-
TDC has staged 30 trade fairs in Asia-World Expo since its opening in 2006, bringing in more than 6 800 exhibitors and 230 000 buyers. Most of these fairs were co-organised with private fair organizers. The themes of the fairs vary from autoparts, printing and packaging, to furniture, building materials, environmental protection and sporting goods. In July 2011, TDC organised the first consumer-cum-trade fair - Better Living Expo in AWE, concurrently with the Hong Kong Book Fair staged at HKCEC. Shuttle buses running between the two venues were also provided. The fair, featuring 240 exhibitors, has attracted 26 000 consumers and 1 000 buyers. TDC will continue to stage Better Living Expo at AWE this summer and will enrich the fair content to make it more attractive. TDC will only consider the need to organise a new exhibition when there is sufficient demand from the concerned industry sector or when there is a need to promote certain industry sectors in support of the Government’s policy. It will then look for suitable venue and time slot. TDC will continue to explore the possibility of organising new exhibition(s) for emerging industries.
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