2007: A Year of Great Expectations

The HKCEC has been voted the Best Convention and Exhibition Centre in the Asia Pacific. Receiving the award is Monica Lee-Müller, HKCEC Deputy Managing Director (top right), and representatives from the marketing and sales team.

Here at the HKCEC we're brimming with high expectations for the coming twelve months. We've just enjoyed a dynamic year in which two major trade exhibitions were successfully held for the first time at the HKCEC: Decosit HKG and MIPIM Asia. These prestigious exhibitions have become recurrent events at the HKCEC, with their second editions being held in March and November this year respectively, while the organiser of Vinexpo Asia-Pacific, the region's biggest wine and spirits exhibition, has confirmed a return to the HKCEC in May 2008.

It's always a highlight to us when we attract brand new shows to Hong Kong, and this year we're excited to be hosting four new trade exhibitions from a diverse range of industries. They include Rail Solutions Asia, a show bringing together the world's top railway suppliers to serve a high-potential industry in the region. Another launching at the HKCEC for the first time is Hong Kong Mode Lingerie, a professional bodywear trade exhibition aimed specifically at Asian women. In November, Taiwan's largest amusement and gaming machine show will be coming to Hong Kong for the first time with GTI Asia EXPO. And in July, Messe Frankfurt will be launching Senior Lifestyle Asia, a landmark exhibition for businesses to showcase products and services targeting older people and those preparing for retirement.

These are all excellent additions to the HKCEC's diversified exhibition portfolio. We will welcome each one with our usual levels of enthusiasm and commitment, determined to offer organisers and visitors alike the finest and most professional exhibition environment in Asia. That's why the HKCEC is now hosting some of the biggest and best trade shows in Asia and the world!

Recently, the HKCEC was voted the "Best Convention and Exhibition Centre in Asia Pacific" in the 2007 Reader's Choice Awards survey conducted by CEI Asia Pacific magazine. To live up to this lofty accolade, we'll continue with our creative marketing strategies and dedicated efforts in business development, fully committed to providing top class value-for-money service to clients and users.