Tech hub Shenzhen calls off new trade shows in city amid rising Covid-19 infections in other parts of China
- Authorities in China’s Silicon Valley suspended new trade shows this fourth quarter at the city’s two biggest conference and exhibition venues
- While there were no reported infections in Shenzhen as of Monday, the city’s action reflects efforts to bolster China’s zero-tolerance approach to Covid-19
The city’s government called off all new events to be held at the Shenzhen Convention & Exhibition Centre (SZCEC) in Futian district, home to the central business area, “to lower the risks of spreading [Covid-19]”, according to a statement on Sunday.
Organisers of the China Public Security Expo, which was set for October 29 to November 1 at SZCEC with about 20,000 expected attendees, said the event will be delayed to the end of December or early January next year, according to a notice on the expo’s website.
“The Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Centre has decided to suspend all exhibition activities given increased interprovincial coronavirus cases,” the organisers said in the announcement.
Exhibitions that had already commenced at the venue wrapped up their last day of operations on Monday as scheduled, according to a SZCEC representative.
Futian authorities declined to comment on Monday.
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