World's largest gifts fair opens in HK

Posted 2016/5/3

      Hong Kong Gifts and Premium Fair, the world's largest event of its kind, opened Wednesday at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center, with a new fair record of 4,070 exhibitors from 36 countries and regions attending.

     The 26th edition of the fair, organized by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council and the Hong Kong Exports'Association, featured environmental friendly and health-related products, including note pads with solar chargers for mobile phones and money banks made using recycled corrugated paper.

     There will also be seminars spotlight the market potential in Russia and India.

     "Reflecting closer cooperation between Hong Kong and emerging markets, Hong Kong exported 1,950 million HK dollars worth of gifts to Russia last year, a 106 percent increase over 2009," said head of the Hong Kong Exports' Association, adding that Hong Kong' s gift exports jumped 17 percent to 155.7 billion HK dollars last year.

     The fair will run through Saturday. (1 US dollars equals 7.8 HK dollars

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