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Filasia
2002 (27-29 August 2002), the specialist yarns and textiles
event returned to the HKCEC in August this year. The organiser
describes the event as "starting point for the creative textile
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The
event attracted 3,775 visitors from 31 countries representing
1,010 companies, up from 897 in the previous year. After
Hong Kong itself, the largest number of buyers came
from Mainland China, Japan and Taiwan. New to the event
were visitors from Thailand, the Philippines and Malaysia
while numbers increased from Russia, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
These
buyers were interested in identifying the key trends
in yarns and threads that will be used in their next
autumn/winter collections. Orders and sample requests
were up this year as buyers took advantage of Filasia's
position as the last show in the yarn and fibres global
events calendar.
The
organisers noted that the increase in visitors from
Mainland China meant that there was increased demand
for "creative yarns" as the PRC market becomes more
sophisticated and "seeks to produce higher value-added
products".
 Filasia's
trend forum works as an ideas laboratory, integrating
research from spinners and noting questions and demands
from manufacturers. It starts with a simple explanation
of the indispensable details of the season, focuses
on volumes and key shapes, and puts forward new yarns
on offer with their characteristics, ending with interpretations
of all details by the exhibitors.
The
event is organised by Fashion Yarn Exhibitions G.E.I.E.
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Attendance
at Asia's largest toy fair was up according to organiser,
the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC).
Total
buyer numbers at the Hong Kong Toys and Games Fair 2002
(8-11 January 2002) were up around 13.5% says the HKTDC with
a particularly strong showing from buyers based in Hong Kong
itself. From outside Hong Kong, the largest buyer groups were
from Mainland China, Japan, the US, Taiwan, Korea, the Philippines,
the UK, Thailand, Australia and Germany.
The better
attendance was in line with views from the industry. The HKTDC's
Toys Advisory Committee Chairman Edmund Young commented during
the fair, "Survey findings indicated that 2002 will be a better
year for the Hong Kong and global toys sector."
938 companies
from 31 countries and regions exhibited at the event.
As with
other major events in Hong Kong, there was a big increase
in visitors from the Mainland China. The number of 1,871 buyers
who registered from the PRC was up over 35% on 2001.
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Messe
Frankfurt's new Hong Kong event Texcare Asia 2002 - International
Trade Fair for Modern Texile Care (9-11 May 2002) achieved
a high level of international participation in its first running
in May. Some 84 exhibitors from 18 countries and regions met
over 2,500 buyers from 41 countries and regions in the three
days of the event.
The companies
were showing laundry and dry-cleaning machinery, laundry,
dry-cleaning and dyeing agents, high quality ironing and folding
machines, textile and linen for hotels and rental laundries,
and equipment for laundry and dry-cleaning plants.
The organiser
noted that there was a good deal of interest in equipment
from the PRC, much of which had not been seen outside China
before.
Extremely
positive feedback about the show was received from both exhibitors
and buyers while the quality and professionalism of visitors
were highly praised. Exhibitors were very pleased with the
event. Kaj Anderson, Managing Director of Jensen Asia said,
"In terms of visitor quality, this event has exceeded our
expectations."
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The organiser
of this year's Asia Pacific Leather Fair was able to
use the space available at the HKCEC to devise an innovative,
overlapping schedule for the two parts of their exhibition.
Both the APLF events, Fashion and Finished Products April
Show (8-10 April 2002) and Raw Materials & Manufacturing (9-12
April 2002), overlapped over a period of two days.
This new
format was designed to allow both exhibitors and visitors
alike, easy access to the entire spectrum of the global leather
industry under one roof.
The fair
is described as the most international in the world in its
industry. Both parts saw significant increases in visitor
attendance this year: Buyers at Fashion and Finished Products
were up 5,855 taking the total up to 20,844, a 39% increase
year on year; Raw
Materials and Manufacturing was up by over 6,541 to 30,417,
a 27% increase year on year. Visitors from China soared 85%
for Fashion and Finished Products and 60% for the Raw Materials
and Manufacturing section.
Chinese
exhibitors were also out in force at the leather fair. The
pavilion organised by the China Leather Industry Association
increased in size this year to 800m2 from 650m2
in 2001 according to its chairman, Mr Xu Yung.
Peter
Jessop, leather finish, liaison manager, Stahl International,
commented, "Asia is our most important market and the Asia
Pacific Leather Fair is our annual focal point for catching
up with our agents and customers."
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