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Hong Kong shines at IMEX America
IMEX America is one of the world’s most established MICE events, attracting thousands of buyers and exhibitors from around the globe, and setting the pace for doing business on an international scale and is marked as the largest meeting industry trade show in the North America. In October 2014, the Meetings and Exhibitions Hong Kong co-exhibited with 10 Hong Kong trade partners to showcase the city at this important event and conducted 200 hosted buyer appointments over a three day period.
At IMEX America, Hong Kong cooperated with regional partners Macau and Guangdong to deliver a Pearl River Delta promotion. The promotion highlighted the unique attributes and benefits of the multiple destinations of the southern China region. The region’s captivating cultural experiences and our reputation as Asia’s business hub were proudly on display for the world’s top MICE minds to experience. |
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WATCHES&WONDERS 2014 brings glamorous watch brands to Hong Kong
Held at the HKCEC from 29 September to 2 October 2014, the prestigious WATCHES&WONDERS 2014 event attracted more than 16,000 visitors and demonstrated Hong Kong’s continuing position as Asia’s premier MICE destination. Business leaders from the world’s most glamorous watchmaking maisons, hundreds of journalists, and many fine watchmaking enthusiasts joined to make the event an enormous success.
WATCHES&WONDERS 2014 was crafted as a tribute to Asia’s fine watchmaking collectors and some of the world’s most sophisticated consumers, with a focus on the most exquisite works in the realm of horology. Hong Kong was chosen for its proven track record as Asia’s number one business-savvy city, conveniently located in the heart of Asia for effortless access.
‘The event was open to the public for less time this year, but we still had nearly the same number of visitors,’ said Fabienne Lupo, chairwoman and managing director of the Geneva-based Fine Watchmaking Foundation. ‘We are truly grateful for our warm reception and welcome here and we’ll be back in September 2015.’ |
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Team-building on the beach with CASTLES CAN FLY
Inspire your team’s creativity and see them building incredible sand-castle artworks with CASTLES CAN FLY – a one-of-a-kind team-building exercise in Hong Kong. Operating from Hong Kong’s Discovery Bay, this incredible corporate activity is not just immensely creative, but also communicates corporate practices that employees can take home and apply in the workplace.
Bring your team for a day at Lantau’s Auberge Discovery Bay and Tai Pak Beach for this unforgettable experience in a beautiful setting. The team at CASTLES CAN FLY will work with your group to create a unique, company-branded sandcastle artwork on the beach. Both creative and practical, CASTLES CAN FLY is another rewarding and refreshing Hong Kong experience that garners real results. |
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Hong Kong’s cool new creative venue
The former, historic Police Marine Quarters (PMQ) on Hollywood Road in Central has been transformed into a modern, creative and culinary arts hub that’s fast becoming a hot event venue for the city’s chicest MICE events. The new special purpose, non-profit social enterprise offers a portfolio of unique event spaces for major installations and large events, through to purpose-built areas for short-term pop-up retailing initiatives and exhibitions.
The venue boasts 1,600 sqm of event space right in the heart of Central’s social district of SoHo, a short walking distance to the city’s famed escalator. On site at the complex are six of Hong Kong’s newest and most talked about F&B outlets, ready to cater for your next event.
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MEHK hosts the IAPCO study mission
In early December 2014, MEHK was delighted to host 12 Professional Congress Organisers (PCOs) from the International Association of Professional Congress Organisers (IAPCO). IAPCO members organise in excess of 6,750 events annually, making the organisation a powerful ally for the city. The MEHK-hosted IAPCO study mission led PCOs through a guided tour of Hong Kong’s highlights, showcasing the city’s prime offerings and developments as Asia’s premier location for MICE events. Those participating in the study mission stayed at Harbour Grand Hotel in Kowloon and joined a series of guided hotel visits.
Delegates in the group travelled from Germany, Ireland, India, Singapore and Turkey. Each member is responsible for sourcing and recommending international, world-class destinations for the multiple events they lead. The group enjoyed Hong Kong’s delicious cuisine, marvelled at the city’s efficient infrastructure, and was spoilt by our highly skilled and passionate service industry. The group also experienced the city’s greatest tourist spots, including a visit to The Peak with lunch at Café Deco, a Helicopter Tour of Hong Kong, a night of horse racing at Happy Valley’s Hong Kong Jockey Club, a visit to the majestic mountains of Lantau Island, the jaw-dropping views from sky100, and venue inspections of the HKCEC and Asia World Expo. |
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Indonesia’s top business media visit Hong Kong
Five of Indonesia’s top business media publications were proudly hosted by MEHK in November. Journalists from Kompas, Jawa Pos, Tempo Magazine, Bisnis Indonesia and VENUE magazine came to view the city’s wealth of MICE products and facilities.
The group came to understand how Hong Kong is built for business, inspecting a selection of top venues including AsiaWorld-Expo, the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, and the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal. However, this MEHK-hosted Indonesia MICE trip wasn’t all work and no play; each delegate was invited to experience Hong Kong’s enticing attractions first hand, with the Hong Kong Pulse 3D Light Show noted as a highlight of their trip. |
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UFI Open Seminar returns to Hong Kong in 2015 to celebrate its 10th anniversary
Hong Kong will proudly be on parade for the global events industry when UFI Open Seminar returns to the city for the second time from 12–13 March 2015. Celebrating 10 years since it first launched (also in Hong Kong), UFI, The Global Association of the Exhibition Industry will bring its renowned think-tank event to the city for its milestone birthday, along with hundreds of the world’s most influential exhibition industry professionals.
Through this event to be held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, UFI and MEHK will reinforce Hong Kong’s reputation as the ‘trade fair capital of Asia’. This celebrated event will also be Hong Kong’s chance to showcase the city’s efficient infrastructure, excellent connectivity, warm hospitality, world-class service, and mouth-watering food and beverage delights. |
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Be inspired at Great Ideas Asia-Pacific conference
MEHK has partnered with the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) to proudly sponsor ASAE’s Great Ideas in Association Management Conference, Asia-Pacific. This is an exciting and unique opportunity for senior staff from industry and professional societies in APAC to expand their knowledge in association management by learning from key industry associations and voluntary organisations.
This important event will be held in Hong Kong at the Shangri-La hotel in Kowloon from 22 to 24 March 2015. Attendees, presenters and delegates from Asia, the U.S., Europe and the Middle East will be present, creating a robust opportunity to meet key decision-makers, and generate new business leads.
Please refer to more details here. Or, to learn more about the event or exhibiting opportunities, please contact giap@asaecenter.org. |
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Connect with top-level decision-makers at AIME 2015
MEHK will proudly join the Asia-Pacific Incentives and Meetings Expo (AIME) in Melbourne, Australia, from 24 to 25 February 2015. Held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, this is the largest international business exhibition in Australia, bringing together key associations from the business events and meetings industry in the region.
At the event, MEHK is set to partner with 21 of Hong Kong’s industry associates to show the world what makes Hong Kong the premier incentives and meetings destination in Asia. Together, the city and all our exciting attractions will be on display for attendees to truly understand why Hong Kong is the region’s prime venue for events.
The event is set to facilitate invaluable business introductions and connections, with a choice of four different status options for attendees to register, including Fully Hosted Buyer, Semi Hosted Buyer, Appointment only Buyer and Visitor. Buyers and planners will be able to immerse themselves in a community of like-minded, year-round event-planning colleagues, strengthening existing relationships and forging new connections.
We look forward to meeting you at our stand; please drop by and visit us. The latest details for this event can be found at the AIME website here. |
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Discover why Hong Kong is Asia’s premier MICE destination
It takes a true, business city to deliver a business-class event. Hong Kong is that city.
At the Meetings and Exhibitions Hong Kong website, there are a series of resources, special itineraries, creative ideas, and discount deals tailor-made for the MICE industry and event planners.
Find out Why Hong Kong is the perfect place for meetings, incentive trips, conventions and exhibitions. |
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A business city unlike any other has a culture to match
There are insightful online resources that can help planners, organisers and corporations arrange after-hours activities or sensational incentives while in Hong Kong.
Click here to discover the latest information on the city’s cultural, dining and historical attractions.
Pre-plan for incentives and excursions, or investigate sample itineraries that explore the food, shopping and ecology of the city’s neighbourhoods.
You’ll also discover that Hong Kong’s world-class meetings and events infrastructure is matched only by its thriving culture.
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