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Article: UBM Asia's June Hong Kong Jewellery & Gem Fair Sees Big Increase in Mainland China and Emerging Market Visitors.
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- Journal of India
- Article date:
- July 28, 2009
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The June Hong Kong Jewellery & Gem Fair concluded on a high note on 21 June with 16,685 visitors from 100 countries and 1,100 exhibitors from 30 countries. Visitors from key emerging markets such as China, Russia and Brazil soared by 20.1, 17.2 and 14.3 percent respectively. Strong domestic demand from China ensured the mainland was the largest source of visitors, other than the 9,018 visitors from Hong Kong itself, with 2,802 visitors. Mainland China was followed by the Philippines (450), India (396), Taiwan (356), the United States (354), Japan (345), Korea (295), Australia (292), Thailand (292), Singapore (209) and Indonesia (202).
Organised by UBM Asia, a ...