Stephen Brooks back in B2B

This is not an Asian development, but still interesting. Stephen Brooks, the former owner of Mack Brooks is stepping back into B2B events three years after selling his company to Reed Exhibitions. Co-investors are Clarion’s Simon Kimble and George Rockett, the founder of the investee company, DCD International.

Japan, Korea and Taiwan ease COVID restrictions

Following Hong Kong’s move to effectively end hotel quarantine, Japan removes its visa and arrival caps. Korea ends (its rather silly) outdoor mask mandate and Taiwan drops its “quarantine on arrival” rule as of 13th October.

Singapore hosts Hong Kong’s jewellery expo

Informa’s massive flagship jewellery expo opened in Singapore this week. This represents another one of Hong Kong’s missed opportunities. Usually, that event is held in Hong Kong and it fills Hong Kong’s two key venues, AWE and HKCEC. The event should return to Hong Kong in 2023, but nothing is certain these days.

White paper highlights Hong Kong’s event opportunities

It will take a lot more than white papers to reverse the damage to Hong Kong’s events industry reputation, but nonetheless, this paper offers interesting suggestions and insights.