We find that our exhibitors come back to the HKCEC time and again because they have confidence in the quality and professionalism of the services we can provide for them. First-time users, however, who have yet to experience the Centre's international expertise, may perhaps wonder at the outset whether they have made the right choice of venue. Two shows setting up at the HKCEC for the first time ever in May 2002 had no reason to regret their choice, and showed why the Centre draws exhibitors back year after year.

The Texcare Asia 2002 exhibition, which ran from 9 to 11 May, showcased the huge array of textile care services and equipment available for diverse trade sectors including hotels, hospitals and airlines. Many exhibitors at this major show, which occupied over 3,000 square metres of exhibition space and featured 84 exhibitors from over 18 different countries and regions, invested considerable time and money in their presence at the HKCEC. And, as one exhibitor remarked, "it certainly paid off", with more than 2,500 visitors from 41 countries passing through Texcare Asia over its three days, ensuring a busy international atmosphere on the exhibition floor.

A very different but equally fast-growing industry was represented by Natural Products Expo Asia 2002, a first-time exhibition held from 16 to 18 May. Consumers around the world are increasingly searching out and exploring the fascinating dietary and medicinal potential of products developed directly from nature. The recent massive growth of the industry was evident from the sheer scale of this Expo, with over 200 companies from Asia and beyond exhibiting organic foods, herbal medicines, dietary supplements, and much more. Industry scouts from over 60 countries passed through, taking visitor numbers above the 4,000 mark: levels that have convinced the Expo organisers to bring the exhibition back to the HKCEC in 2003.

Texcare Asia 2002

Natural Products Expo Asia 2002