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Following its well-received debut last year, the 2022 Hong Kong Brands and Products Shopping Festival (“Festival”), which is organised by the Chinese Manufacturers’ Association of Hong Kong (CMA), will be back for its second year from 9 to 12 September 2022 at the AsiaWorld-Expo.
With its goals of exploring business opportunities for local SMEs and providing fun-filled entertainment for the community amid the COVID-19 pandemic, last year’s inaugural Festival was a huge success.
“Different from our annual signature Hong Kong Brands and Products Expo held in Victoria Park, this Festival is an excellent platform for exhibitors to reach new customers, particularly those living in the New Territories,” said Dr Allen Shi, President of the CMA, at today’s press conference. “Having learned from last year’s experience and the feedback received from our exhibitors and attendees, we are confident that this year’s Festival will be even better in terms of scale, range of products and entertainment activities, discount offers and prizes. With COVID-19 basically under control in the city and the growing momentum of economic recovery and consumer spending fuelled by the festive mood of the Mid-Autumn Festival, this year’s event is expected to draw more visitors and generate satisfactory revenue for SMEs.”
The Festival will be divided into six themed product zones with around 350 booths showcasing a wide variety of products, including food and beverages, dried seafood and tonic foods, household and electronic goods, kitchenware and healthcare products.
A highlight of this year’s event will be two dedicated areas that celebrate the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to the motherland and the 88th anniversary of the CMA. These areas will comprise exhibitions featuring precious historical pictures of the city and the CMA, displays of classic industrial products, booth games, traditional handicraft booths and photo-taking zone.
Visitors can also enjoy special activities, such as song and dance performances, parent-child workshops and lucky draws with prizes totalling over HK$1.3 million.
“The event will be a fun day out for the whole family during the Mid-Autumn Festival,” said Dr Wingco Lo, Executive Vice President of the CMA. “We are grateful for the continued support of various government departments, supporting organisations and all our event partners; the media; exhibitors; and members of the public. The event would not have been possible without their assistance and support.”
Highlights of the Festival line-up include the following:
| Date | 9-12 September, 2022 |
| Venue | Hall 2, AsiaWorld-Expo (East Entrance) |
| Opening hours | 10am – 7pm during 9 – 11 September 2022 10am – 5:30pm on 12 September 2022 (No admission to the Festival 30 minutes before closing time everyday and 4:30pm on last day) |
| Admission ticket price | $10 (Visitors can pay via Octopus at the venue) (Free admission is granted to children below the height of 1 meter, senior citizens aged 65 or above and people with disabilities) |
| Website | www.hkbpe.com.hk |
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Dr Allen Shi, President of CMA, is confident that the 2022 Hong Kong Brands and Products Shopping Festival can generate satisfactory revenue for SMEs
Dr Wingco Lo, Executive Vice President of CMA, introduced the highlights of the 2022 Hong Kong Brands and Products Shopping Festival
CMA office-bearers and guests officiated the kick-off ceremony of 2022 Hong Kong Brands and Products Shopping Festival (from left to right: Mr Ng Ching Wun, Executive Committee Member of CMA cum Vice Chairman of CMA Exhibition Services Ltd, Mr Lance Lau, Head of Sales (HK Team) of Payment Asia Services Ltd, Mr Simon Wong, Vice President of CMA, Ms Judith Yu, CEO and Executive Director of H.K.I Company Ltd, Dr Allen Shi, President of CMA, Dr Lo Kam Wing, Executive Vice President of CMA, Mr Stone Chan, General Manager of Eva Airways Corporation (Hong Kong Branch), Mr Dennis Ng, Mr Calvin Chan, Vice Presidents of CMA; and Ms Stella Lee, Executive Committee Member of CMA cum Vice Chairman of CMA Exhibition Services Ltd)