(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) The Hong Kong Trade Development Council, or HKTDC, the international representative organisation for Hong Kong-based manufacturers, traders and service providers, announced in Dubai that seven of Asia's leading trade fairs will raise the curtains in Hong Kong in April this year. The series of shows offer phenomenal opportunities for the UAE-based enterprises to leverage the great trade networks of several established domestic and international markets as well as emerging markets.
The seven trade fairs, to be held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, or HKCEC, between April 6 and 30, 2015, would provide tailor-made platforms for traders and suppliers from around the world to expand their businesses into new markets. The events would also further boost the significant trading partnership between Hong Kong and the UAE and the GCC region, as the trade between the two sides is growing steadily for the past few years.
The trade fairs include Hong Kong International Lighting Fair- Spring Edition (April 6 to 9), Hong Kong Electronics Fair - Spring Edition (April 13 to 16), International ICT Expo (April 13 to 16), Hong Kong International Home Textiles and Furnishings Fair (April 20 to 23), Hong Kong Houseware Fair (April 20 to 23), Hong Kong Gifts and Premium Fair (April 27 to 30) and Hong Kong International Printing and Packaging Fair (April 27 to 30).
Among the seven international shows, the Gifts and Premium Fair is the world's largest fair of its kind; while the Houseware Fair is the largest fair of its kind in Asia and Electronics Fair (Spring Edition) is Asia's largest spring electronics fair. Last year, the seven fairs registered 11,300 global exhibitors and attracted around 222,000 buyers sourcing in the fairs. The HKTDC organises more than 30 world-class fairs in Hong Kong every year.
Perry Fung, HKTDC regional director of Middle East and Africa, said: "The seven trade fairs present tremendous opportunities for enterprises from the UAE to source quality products under one roof and make alliances and business contacts for expansion. We look forward to seeing more importers and distributors from the UAE to use the HKTDC's trading platforms to tap business opportunities this year and in future, as the trade relation between Hong Kong and the UAE has been growing significantly."
"The growing domestic market of the countries in the region is opening up new trading opportunities. Last year, buyers from Middle East who visited HKTDC fairs reached 2,500. The UAE is Hong Kong's largest export market in the Middle East. In 2014, Hong Kong's total exports to the UAE went up by 25.4 per cent year on year to $6.2 billion. Reciprocally, Hong Kong's imports from the UAE were valued at $3.8 billion," he added.
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