The September Hong Kong Jewellery & Gem Fair continues to demonstrate its strength as the world’s number one fine jewellery event as thousands of professional jewellery buyers from around the world visited to the show to do business. The seven-day event capped its 30th anniversary edition on 25 September with record-breaking numbers: 3,526 exhibitors from 48 countries and regions greeted a total of 51,977 buyers from 156 countries and regions.
“The 30th edition is an important milestone in the Fair’s history and we are glad to see record-breaking visitor and exhibitor numbers mark this occasion. For us, these figures build on the September Fair’s strong reputation for quality as well as quantity,” said Celine Lau, director of Jewellery Fairs, UBM Asia.
Below is a detailed account of the visitor numbers at the Fair, held at the AsiaWorld-Expo from 19 to 23 September and the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre from 21 to 25 September:
The total number of trade visitors over seven days reached 51,977. These visitors came from 156 countries and regions in six continents. More than 112,000 visits were recorded during the Fair.
Hong Kong-based visitors totalled 16,774, accounting for about 32 percent of the total number of visitors. The rest of the visitors: 35,203, or about 68 percent of the overall total, were from overseas.
The largest group of visitors from outside Hong Kong came from mainland China, the number recorded being 13,412. The mainland was followed by India, with 2,800; the United States, with 2,148; Taiwan, 1,753; Thailand, 1,726, Japan, 1,364; Korea, 1,051; Philippines, 968; Indonesia, 814; Australia, 793 and the Russian Federation, 758.
The Top 10 countries and regions with highest increase in the number of visitors are:
During the September Fair period, 13 seminars, two pearl auctions and some special events, press conferences and jewellery parades were held at AWE and HKCEC.
As token of gratitude, the fair organiser presented a thirty-year Loyalty Awards to exhibitors who joined the September Fair since its launch at the Fair. The Loyalty Awards Presentation Ceremony was held on 21 September 2012 at the Welcome Reception of the September Hong Kong Jewellery & Gem Fair.
| UBM Asia Ltd President and CEO Jime Essink (left) and representatives of awards winners. |
The inaugural IU Awards successfully concluded on 21 September 2012 with an awards ceremony during the Welcome Reception of the September Fair at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre. honouring the eight winners in the Jewellery Design and Gem-Cutting categories.
| IU Awards Presentation - Champion of Jewellery Design Competition (Ip Suen Hang) |
Ms Lau continued: “Given the economic challenges in the Euro Zone and the US economy’s slow recovery, our exhibitors are understandably looking for opportunities to capture a slice of the healthy jewellery markets; the September Fair offered them such opportunity. This year, we again saw a remarkable double-digit growth in the number of buyers from China: 13,412, up 16.8 percent from last year’s edition. This illustrates China’s strength as a jewellery market and the potential for further growth. We also had notable growth in visitor numbers from the Russia Federation, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and Mexico. Over the next several years, we see these emerging markets playing a bigger role in the jewellery industry worldwide.”
Coming Fair Dates
September Hong Kong Jewellery & Gem Fair 2013
- 11 - 15 September 2013, AsiaWorld-Expo: Exhibits profile: diamonds, gemstones, pearls, equipment & packaging
- 13 - 17 September 2013, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre: Exhibits profile: fine finished jewellery
The September edition of Asia’s Fashion Jewellery & Accessories Fair will again be held in conjunction with the September Fair, running for four days at AsiaWorld-Expo from 11 to 14 September 2013.
June Hong Kong Jewellery & Gem Fair 2013
- The next edition of Asia’s biggest mid-year jewellery fair, the June Hong Kong Jewellery & Gem Fair, will be held from 20 to 23 June 2013 at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre. The June edition of Asia’s Fashion Jewellery & Accessories Fair, the most professional fair of its kind in Asia, will run from 20 to 23 June, at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre.
