Asia Adult Expo makes its Hong Kong debut
Exclusive adult-themed exhibition hopes to excite Hong Kong traders with host of sex toys, erotic gadgets and intimate apparel
The Asia Adult Expo 2013 finally opened at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre yesterday after a torrid time trying to bring the fair to the city.
The HKCEC fobbed off earlier attempts to introduce the adult-themed delights by telling organiser Vertical Expo Services the venue was "fully booked". But Vertical said the real reason was that the centre thought the fair's theme was too hot for Hong Kong to handle.
"HKCEC was initially worried about the fair's racy image, but we've proved an adult trade fair can be just as professional as any other trade show, " Vertical CEO Kenny Lo Yuk-wa said.
He said the struggle to host the fair in Hong Kong after having held it in Macau for five years was worth it because the city was where the real sales action was.
"Macau is different from Hong Kong. It's more about leisure there. But everyone knows Hong Kong is the place to get serious business done," Lo said.
He hopes up to 8,000 traders will visit the three-day business-to-business "sexpo", where 150 exhibitors and brands will show their latest sex toys, erotic gadgets and other adult paraphernalia.