The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) Summer Sourcing Show for Gifts, Houseware and Toys will be a 'golden opportunity' for companies to restock for Christmas and New Year.
Raymond Yip, assistant executive director of HKTDC, the event's organiser, said, despite the economic downturn, the fair was an important sourcing platform for buyers worldwide, and last-minute orders were expected for the holiday season.
The show, at the Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai, runs from today until Thursday and features more than 400 exhibitors from 15 countries and regions.
New countries exhibiting include Denmark, France and Pakistan, with Asia-Pacific countries playing a major part in the show. Taiwan, the mainland, South Korea, the Philippines and the Hong Kong Exporters' Association again have their own pavilions.
Held concurrently is the HKTDC Hong Kong Fashion Week for Spring/Summer 2010, also at the Convention and Exhibition Centre. Fashion Week features more than 1,100 exhibitors, with the mainland the biggest. Similar to the Summer Sourcing Show, the mainland, India Macau and Taiwan will have their own pavilions this year, while Bangladesh makes its debut.
Mr Yip said the HKTDC created an assistance package to ensure the number and quality of buyers at its fairs, and to help local small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).