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Sparkling success at the 23rd edition of the June Hong Kong Jewellery & Gem Fair: 30% more overseas visitors

The 23th edition of the June Hong Kong Jewellery & Gem Fair concluded on a high note at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre on 27 June. The four-day premier jewellery event organised by UBM Asia showcased a wide array of fabulous jewellery items and featured a series of fascinating highlights. Here are the vital facts and figures:

The largest group of visitors from outside Hong Kong came from mainland China, the number recorded being 3,639. The mainland was followed by Taiwan, with 748; Philippines, with 632; India, 527; United States, 461; Japan, 452; Thailand, 393; Korea, 372, Australia, 261, Indonesia, 259 and Singapore, 253.

“Trade exhibitions are channels for business opportunities and we are always happy to see the June Fair successfully fulfil its role in bringing ample business opportunities to our exhibitors. This year, thousands of professional buyers flocked to Hong Kong for the Fair. We are particularly happy to note that the number of overseas visitors was up 30 percent to 9,950. We saw a significant rise in the number of visitors from two of the world’s fastest growing markets: China and India, up 30 percent and 33 percent, respectively. These robust markets inject new purchasing power to the market,” said Celine Lau, director of Jewellery Fairs of UBM Asia Ltd.

The Fair also attracted 9,144 visitors from Hong Kong and the presence of 72 representatives of 49 media outfits worldwide, confirming the Fair’s key position in the jewellery industry.

"We are importers of jewellery products. I came here to make my mid-year purchase of pearls and silver products. I was able to source just about everything I wanted. I met old and new suppliers from China and India." - Ms Natalie Ziegler, owner of Commonwealth Imports LLC in USA, an importer and designer of fine Jewellery.

"We've visited this Fair many times before and this time we came to source gemstones, diamonds and pearls. This Fair is important for us for our mid-year re-stocking. The products on offer are of good quality and are reasonably priced. Certainly, we will visit the Fair again next year." -- Mr Lorenzo Domante, owner of 18K Gemme in Italy, importer and exporter of precious & semi precious gemstones and jewellery.

Exhibitors’ comments

"This is our first year at the June Fair. We joined the Fair because we were impressed by the concept of the Hong Kong Premier Pavilion. We are happy with the location of our booth and the elegance of the hall. It is truly an international event, which successfully brought us our target buyers from Europe, Australia and the Middle East. The response we got was pretty good. We received orders from our target buyers.” -- Ms Ester Chan, director and co-founder of E&V Jewellery (HK) Ltd in Hong Kong, an exhibitor of fine finished jewellery in the Hong Kong Premier Pavilion.

“We are traders of gemstones. We joined this Fair because we would like expand our business and attract more buyers from different regions. We made contacts with many potential buyers such as those from Russia. The traffic of buyers is better than we expected and we have received orders onsite. We will exhibit in the next show.” -- Mr Ronj Vonleevwen, vice-president of Mali Gems Bvba in Israel, an exhibitor of gemstones.

"We are long-time supporters of the June Fair. Over the past14 years we’ve seen it grow into a truly international event. We are satisfied with the business results we gained here. The buyer traffic was good; we got the chance to meet  buyers from markets such as the UAE, Europe and Asia. For sure, we will join again next year." -- Ms Chika Kobayashi, representative of Pearlway Co Ltd in Japan, a manufacturer and wholesaler of pearls.