Kenneth Wong
General Manager of
MICE and Cruise,
Hong Kong Tourism Board
Hello everyone! I’m excited Hong Kong is back in full action, awaiting to welcome visitors with a big smile, strong business momentum and the greatest hospitality!
The city’s business events scene sees strong momentum across all segments. We are excited to welcome many first-ever events and even more exhilarated to see the return of flagship events! Their commitment to Hong Kong is a strong vote of confidence and signals the city has what it takes to be the top choice for business events.
To send our warmest welcome to the world, we have also curated lots of Hong Kong Goodies especially for Meeting & Incentive groups as well as Convention & Exhibition visitors respectively. Most goodies are tailored to make business travellers’ journey in Hong Kong even more fulfilling.
With the support of our MICE industry leaders and trade partners, we are confident that we will bring more business events to Hong Kong, strengthening the city’s status as the World’s Meeting Place.
See you in Hong Kong!
Kenneth Wong
General Manager of MICE and Cruise,
Hong Kong Tourism Board
Watch the “Hello Hong Kong” videos and feel the warmest welcome from MICE industry leaders and celebrities!
Full House and Strong Line-up of Events Reaffirm Hong Kong’s Appeal
Events are returning to Hong Kong in hordes over the past few months. Signature events are attracting high turnout. New conventions are secured. Flagship exhibitions are growing while meetings and incentive trips are rolling in.
In the past months, Hong Kong has been welcoming the return of meeting and incentive groups from mainland China and overseas. One of which is the largest-ever incentive group of over 200 guests of Thailand’s beauty direct-selling brand Wink White. In just February and March, the city received over 120 incentive groups from across Asia.
Despite the pandemic, Hong Kong continued to secure over 30 major B2B conventions and trade exhibitions covering multiple sectors, from aviation to innovative technology and medical sciences. One of the most notable is RISE, an influential tech event that will take place in Hong Kong for five consecutive years starting in 2024. The flagship annual Asia Conference of Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations (HPAIR) has just confirmed to return to Hong Kong in August 2023 after seven years, bringing together students, young professionals and industry leaders to discuss some of the most pressing economic, social and political issues in the region.
| Hong Kong Trade Development Council’s jewellery shows in March 2023 | Full-house jewellery shows at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre |
The local exhibition scene is also packed with excitement too. The jewellery shows organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council delivered robust results with over 60,000 buyers and over 2,500 exhibitors, indicating strong pent-up demand for trade fairs.
Some global trade shows have also announced their return to Hong Kong this year. Among them are four of the world’s leading flagship trade shows – Jewellery & Gem WORLD Hong Kong (JGW), Jewellery & Gem ASIA Hong Kong (JGA), Cosmoprof Asia and premier fresh produce fair ASIA FRUIT LOGISTICA.
The list keeps growing, reaffirming that Hong Kong will give the global MICE Industry strong impetus to surge to new heights.
To send the warmest welcome to visitors, the Hong Kong Tourism Board has curated an array of heart-warming goodies to make your visits extra special when you join your next meeting, incentive experience, convention or exhibition in Hong Kong.
Get a HK$100 cash voucher to kick-start shopping fun in Hong Kong or redeem an exclusive gift as a special memorabilia of your visit. Or get a smart transportation card for commutes and shopping, a welcome drink, a ticket to Asia’s first museum of contemporary visual culture or one-time use of an airport lounge. Check out more here.
Meetings and Exhibitions Hong Kong (MEHK) is swinging back in action to excite local and international trade partners about Hong Kong in briefings and trade shows across mainland China and overseas.
MEHK keeps busy in March, connecting with trade partners through mainland China trade events, namely the Shenzhen MICE Trade Networking Event on 2 March (see event highlight video below), Shanghai MICE Trade Networking Event on 21 March and IT&CM China on 21-23 March.
Networking with trade partners is also kicking up a notch, with MEHK attending the upcoming IMEX Frankfurt, IMEX America, ICCA Congress, IT&CM Asia, UFI Global Congress and more.
Follow us on LinkedIn to keep abreast of Hong Kong’s MICE updates and contact MEHK to firm up plans of taking your next event to Hong Kong!
Hong Kong’s event calendar is filling up with festivities and events. Don’t miss the important moments in town, from business events to mega events of extravaganzas from arts to sports!
