A year has gone by but the Asia Adult Expo is still no nearer to being given a slot at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.
The fifth Asia Adult Expo, along with the first Intimate Lingerie Asia, will be staged from August 17 to 19 at Hall D in the Venetian in Macau.
This is the same venue as last year, when the event's organisers accused the convention centre of double standards.
Vertical Expo Services, the fair's organiser, said that while under-18s were allowed to attend events at which scantily clad 'pseudo models' appeared, the centre turned up its nose at the adult expo, which has an over-18 entry policy. They also said that while the Hong Kong venue would put on 'lame' events such as book fairs, it was afraid to take on adventurous exhibitions.
Convention centre officials had said they would consider the adult expo's application this year, but the show was once again stopped in its tracks. It is a decision that has left the exhibition organiser angry and disappointed.
'The adult expo will launch its first edition in Taiwan this month and last year, its mainland version was established in Shenzhen. Adult expo events are now in China, Taiwan and Macau, and it is only Hong Kong that is missing,' said Wilson Tong, Vertical Expo Services' fairs director. 'It's obvious that the event is of great interest and is expanding.'