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Ambrose Leung

People are more interested in buying household goods than experiencing the wonders of high technology, if an exhibition at Tamar is anything to go by.

 While families flocked to booths selling cookers, Chinese medicine and food at the 34th Hong Kong Products Expo, they showed little interest in the Cyber-Port exhibit.

 The exhibit, which occupied 15 booths at the centre of the technology pavilion, was equipped with computers and display boards featuring the layout and other information about the project.

 The Cyber-Port project, brainchild of Pacific Century Group chairman Richard Li Tzar-kai, was originally planned to be the highlight of the expo, which features a large number of technology-related products and companies.

 But two weeks into the 23-day expo, the Cyber-Port exhibition has received scant attention from visitors, who pay a $10 entrance fee.

 One temporary worker at the Cyber-Port exhibit, Amanda Kwok, said few people were interested.

 'The exhibition is big, but useless. We only had around 40 visitors this morning. Throughout the week, very few people came.

 'There were complaints from children and parents about our computer display.

 'They said they preferred computer games rather than information about Cyber-Port,' Ms Kwok said yesterday.

 The organiser of a booth selling water heaters and domestic cookers said business had been excellent.

 'People came to buy down-market goods with a reasonable price. Although the site here is a bit inconvenient, we have met our sales target despite the cold weather and rain during the past week,' said Simon Lam Shu-kay, project manager for German Pool (Hong Kong) Ltd.

 Organisers said about 500,000 people had visited the expo.



Hi-tech fails to dazzle at expo