Hong Kong, 5th June: The Hong Kong Exhibition & Convention Industry Association (HKECIA) has released its latest annual exhibition survey, showing a rebound in the exhibition activities in Hong Kong since its post-pandemic reopening in early 2023.

In 2023, a total of 125 large-scale exhibitions, occupying over 2,000 m2 of floor space, were hosted in Hong Kong, which represented a 30% increase compared with the number in 2022. Of the 125 exhibitions, 73 were categorised “Trade” and “Trade and Consumer” – up from 40 in 2022.

When compared to 2019 (pre-COVID), the number of “Trade” and “Trade and Consumer” exhibitions dropped 9%.