According to official accounts, the seven simultaneously stage events of the HKTDC welcomed approx. 100,000 visitors in total.
CN –Seven of the lifestyle trade shows organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) including the Hong Kong Gifts & Premium Fair, the Home InStyle, the Fashion InStyle, the Hong Kong International Printing & Packaging Fair, the DeLuxe PrintPack Hong Kong as well as the Hong Kong International Licensing Show and the Asian Licensing Conference were staged at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) from April 27-30, 2025.
Furthermore, the Hong Kong Gifts & Premium Fair and the Home InStyle held a joint networking reception on April 27, 2025 to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Gifts Fair. Well-known and popular formats like the Hall of Fine Designs with presentations by local and international brands as well as the award ceremony of the Hong Kong Smart Design Awards 2025 once again proved to be crowd-pullers.
The seven simultaneously staged events covered the product sections promotional products and gifts, household goods, fashion, printing and packaging as well as licensing. According to official statements, all of the events recorded an increase in the attendance figures and welcomed in total approx. 100,000 visitors from 131 countries and regions, the majority of whom came from the Chinese mainland, Taiwan and Malaysia. The Hong Kong Gifts & Premium Fair alone recorded around 36,000 visitors.
The 40th anniversary of the Hong Kong Gifts & Premium Fair was celebrated in the scope of a networking reception.
“The seven big events of the HKTDC at the end of April brought approx. 6,000 exhibitors from over 30 countries and regions together. In spite of the current challenges in the global economic and trade landscape, we were able to actively attract buyers to our trade fairs to increase the trade’s resilience and help the exhibitors gain a foothold in new markets like the Middle East and the ASEAN regions. The HKTDC is still striving to promote cross-industry and international trade cooperations between the exhibitors, strengthen Hong Kong’s position as an international trade hub and accentuate its unique advantage in developing connections at regional and global level,” commented Sophia Chong, HKTDC Deputy Executive Director.
To gain deeper insights into the current trends of the industry, the HKTDC carried out a survey among 1,583 exhibitors and visitors of the Gifts & Premium Fair, Home InStyle and Fashion InStyle. According to the survey, almost half of the respondents are expecting their overall turnover to increase over the next one or two years, whilst approx. 45% are forecasting that their turnovers will remain constant. Increased protectionist measures (46%), fluctuations in the global economy (43%) and the effects of inflation (32%) were stated to be the major challenges.
The Hall of Fine Designs at the Hong Kong Gifts & Premium Fair once again present renowned brands.
In his capacity as representative of German companies at the Hong Kong Gifts & Premium Fair, Michael Baumann, Managing Partner of Know How International GmbH from Hirschau commented on the trade show: “I source souvenirs and promotional gifts from countries like India, Vietnam, Bangladesh and the Chinese mainland. Most of my customers are based in Europe, including a sponsor of the European football league. Among others, I transacted deals with a potential overall value of up to 2.8 million Dollars at the trade fair with the suppliers of sports bags, recycled paper boxes and metal souvenirs.
In addition to the product show, many forums and seminars took place that addressed current industry themes such as the circular economy in the fashion world.
Photo source: HKTDC
