The 13th Macao International Trade & Investment Fair (2rd part)

Portuguese-Speaking Countries Pavilion – Jointly organized by IPIM and the Permanent Secretariat to the Forum for Economic and Trade Cooperation between China and the Portuguese-speaking Countries, this Pavilion aims to help the building of Macao into a trade and economic service platform between China and Portuguese-Speaking Countries. Statistics show that in the first semester this year, the value of imports and exports between China and Portuguese-speaking countries amounted to USD 15.296 billion, representing a net increase of USD 7.252 billion or 90.2% over the same period last year. MIF is actively advancing its advantages as a trade and economic co-operation service platform by assisting enterprises from the Mainland China and Macao to exploit new markets in the Portuguese-speaking countries, promoting import and export trade and at the same time attracting more investors, entrepreneurs and professional buyers from Portuguese-speaking countries to come to Macao for product sourcing.
Portugal Pavilion – Last year, API and ICEP merged to form AICEP, which is responsible for the promotion of trade and investment, import and export and assisting the enterprises in foreign investment. With the support of AICEP and the major chambers of commerce of Portugal, MIF attracts every year entrepreneurs from Portugal to Macao to conduct business negotiations and display Portuguese products and technologies. EU Pavilion – At the 12th MIF, with the support of the Commission of the European Community in Hong Kong, this Pavilion attracted the participation of 11 entities, namely the consulates and commercial services of Austria, Belgium, Czech, Hungary, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain and UK, Euro-Info Centre Macau and Institute of European Studies of Macau. This Pavilion will make its presence again in this year’s MIF and will assist the enterprises in understanding EU’s trade and economic policies, investment environment, co-operation channels and product information, etc. International Trade and Investment Promotion Institutions Pavilion – This Pavilion will help strengthen the ties between Macao and the trade promotion institutions from all over world. International Convention and Exhibition Pavilion – To cope with the development of the convention and exhibition industry of Macao, this year’s MIF will establish the International Convention and Exhibition Pavilion to attract international convention and exhibition groups to Macao to gain more in-depth knowledge about the favourable conditions of Macao for developing into a centre for convention and exhibition, so as to develop more opportunities for co-operation.
2010 Shanghai World Expo Pavilion – 2010 Shanghai World Expo will be held from 1 May to 31 October in 2010 in the region between the Nanpu Bridge and Lupu Bridge along both sides of Huangpu River in Shanghai, with the theme of “Better City, Better Life”. The Expo, a mega project extending a vast area of 5.28 square km, will be represented at this year’s MIF with a themed pavilion to showcase its plans and contents.
Franchise/Agency Business Pavilion – By introducing franchise/agency business pavilion, MIF will provide local and Mainland enterprises with new business development opportunities. In recent years, it has been seen that more and more brand names have adopted this business model to expand their business. In fact, the enterprises in Macao can also make use of this model to diversify their business and enter the Mainland market, and hence sparkling new dynamics for growth. Themed Pavilions – This year, there will be a “Digital Technology Pavilion” featuring world renowned brand name digital and photographic equipment and products. Meanwhile, “Tourism and Leisure Products Pavilion” will make its presence again this year. Subsidy to SME’s for participation in MIF MIF is keen to help local Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SME’s) in finding co-operation partners, conducting promotion and publicity and introducing new products and technologies. Last year, the new SME Pavilion co-organized by Macao Chamber of Commerce and IPIM met with very encouraging response from local SME’s. All the 118 booths were sold out. The MIF this year will again set up this Pavilion and expand it moderately in order increase the level of participation and attractiveness. Initially, there will be 140 booths. To support the local SME’s and encourage them to make use of the MIF platform to open up new business opportunities, IPIM will offer local SME’s subsidy for their participation in MIF. The amount of subsidy for each booth will be MOP 5,800.00, which means that the charges for a 9 square metre booth will be MOP 5,000.00. MIF welcomes the participation of local SME’s to take the chance to develop new business opportunities. “On-site Activities Centre” This year’s MIF will introduce an “On-site Activities Centre”, which will provide the commercial chambers and participating enterprises a dynamic platform to promote their latest products and technologies, hence enriching the contents and promotion channels of the Fair. Forums & Conferences Forums and conference constitute a major feature of MIF. Every year, MIF invites top government officials, leaders of commercial chambers and different business sectors to participate in our event to jointly promote regional and cross-regional trade and economic co-operation. According to our plan, the major forums and conferences for this year include “International Trade and Investment Forum 2008”, “Macao International Convention and Exhibition CEO Conference 2008”, “Forum of Exhibition Co-operation of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao 2008”, and “Informatics Forum”. By adopting the approach of “promoting exhibition with convention”, this year’s MIF will organize more international conferences to attract more international buyers, investors and corporate representatives to come to Macao. Meanwhile, “co-operation between convention and exhibition” will help bring in more conferences and exhibitions to Macao. In fact, the “Investment Environment Presentations” and “Professional Presentations” held every year at the MIF have brought in a large number of professional visitors. By taking part in the above meetings, participants can gain knowledge about the latest investment environment, policies and regulations and market information. Business Matching & Purchase Negotiations Business Matching This year, more efforts will be put in the collection of business matching and investment projects so as to expand the volume of matching. In addition to “on-site matching” and “off-site matching”, this year’s MIF will reinforce “investment project matching” and “delegation matching”. The organiser of MIF is also planning to collect investment projects from the authorities in mainland China, with whom MIF maintains connections, including departments of commerce, investment promotion bureaus, foreign trade and investment co-operation bureaus, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, and investment centers, with the intention to promote the efficiency of MIF and hence Macao’s trade and economic development. Buyers’ Corner Moreover, the organiser is going to arrange visits of local and overseas buyer delegations, with an aim to provide the exhibitors and participants with more opportunities of purchase negotiation. MIF welcomes the business sector of Macao to provide projection information for arranging business matching service. Contact person: Mr. Tylor Ian, IPIM at tel: 853-8798 9297. Specialized Sourcing Seminars To improve the professional level of the MIF and to provide a direct link between the buyers and suppliers, MIF will again organize “Specialized Sourcing Seminars” which serves as a direct exchange platform to the buyers and suppliers. Speakers will come from local and international sourcing groups who will brief participating suppliers about the international trends of sourcing and purchasing needs, followed by interaction and exchange. Examples of specialized sourcing seminars held in the past include “China and the Portuguese-Speaking Countries-Products Sourcing – 2007” and “Buyers’ Briefing for Construction Materials Sector”. Supporting Services
Online Pre-registration Since its introduction last year, this service has received favourable response from users. This year, MIF will continue to provide online pre-registration service for professional visitors. For more information, please visit our website at: www.mif.com.mo
Improved Online Services To offer more quality supporting services to exhibitors and participants, the official website of this year’s MIF will provide a wide range of services, including general information, exhibitors services, professional visitors services and business matching services. Users may also send out invitation letters from our website, make online inquiries about exhibitors’ information, shuttle buses, official hotels, forwarding service and flights to Macao.
On-site Searching Service
This year, the organiser is going to install computer terminals at the MIF venue through which participants can search for exhibitors’ products and services. Professional visitors or buyers can instantly obtain the booth number and zone of the exhibitors they are looking for, thus enhancing the effectiveness of business matching.
Venue management to be reinforced MIF will establish a regulatory and complaint mechanism at the venue this year, and will make every effort to protect intellectual property rights, handle complaints and inspect products, with the goal of improving the professional level of the Fair.
All Round Ancillary Services
This year’s MIF will continue to improve the various ancillary services. In addition to “Media Centre”, “Business Centre”, “Registration Centre”, “Agreement Signing Centre”, “Business Matching Centre” and “Buyer’s Corner”, there will be a “Small and Medium Enterprises Service Counter” dedicated to provide on-site consulting service to local SME’s. Other ancillary services include “telecommunications service”, “postal service”, “travel service’, “translation service”, “shuttle bus service” and “on-site transportation service”.
More Convenient Local Transportation To cope with the needs of the participants, this year’s MIF will improve the transportation arrangement to and from the MIF venue, including the extension of the service hours of shuttle buses to 7:00 PM, increasing the frequency of buses to and from official hotels to every 30 minutes, so as to encourage more participants to make use of the official transportation of the MIF and thus minimize the need for car park space at the venue. Meanwhile, more publicity will be made about the routes of the shuttle buses.
MIF Administrative & Service Centre Set Up
Committed to Providing Quality Service to Participants
The MIF Administrative & Service Centre, located on 20th Floor of China Civil Plaza Building at Alameda Dr. Carlos D’Assumpção No. 263, is now open for service, and is committed to providing local and overseas exhibitors and participants with quality service.
For further information about the 13th Macao International Trade and Investment Fair (MIF), please contact us at tel: 853-2882 8711, fax: 853-2882 8722, or visit our website at: www.mif.com.mo