The 13th Macao International Trade & Investment Fair (1st part)

The Largest International Economic and Trade Event in Macao
Dedicated to Helping You Develop New Business Opportunities Organised by the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM), co-organised by the Macao Chamber of Commerce, Industrial Association of Macao, Macao Importers and Exporters Association, Association of Knitting and Spinning Industry of Macao, Macao Shipper’s Association, The Macao Association of Banks, Macao Association of Building Contractors and Developers, The Macao Small and Medium Enterprises Association, The Macao Chinese Enterprises Association, Chongqing Foreign Trade and Economic Relations Commission, The Chinese Manufacturers’ Association of Hong Kong, and coordinated by the Macao Convention and Exhibition Association, the Macau Fair and Trade Association and the Association of Advertising Agents of Macau, “The 13th Macao International Trade and Investment Fair (MIF)” will be held at The Cotai StripTM Convention and Exhibition Center at the Venetian® Macao from 23rd to 26th of October 2008. Macao International Trade and Investment Fair (MIF) is the largest trade and economic event held annually in Macao. MIF serves as your platform to network with international companies and businesspeople and is a hub for trade and investment promotion, publicity of your products and services, and establishment of business partnerships. Since its first launch, MIF has all along been strongly supported by the business sector of Macao. Last year, the 12th MIF was graced by the presence of 27 local chambers of commerce who organised activities at the Fair, and attracted successfully 236 delegations from 50 countries and regions, who participated as exhibitors and/or attendees of forums/conferences. MIF serves to promote Macao’s advantage as a business service platform. The theme of this year’s MIF is “Macao: An Efficient Business Platform to Leverage the Advantages of Regional Co-operation.” With the deepening of regional co-operation, it helps to bring forth new dynamics for economic growth. With the completion of numerous large investment projects in Macao, it has generated tremendous trade and investment opportunities, favorable to promoting co-operation with peripheral industries and neighbouring regions. With regard to exhibitions, this year’s MIF will enrich the contents of the various pavilions. The main pavilions include China’s Provinces and Cities Pavilion, Macao Pavilion, EU Pavilion, Portuguese-Speaking Countries Pavilion, Portugal Pavilion, International Trade and Investment Promotion Institutions Pavilion, International Convention and Exhibition Pavilion and a number of themed products pavilions. This year, MIF is intending to establish some new pavilions, namely “2010 Shanghai World Expo Pavilion”, “Franchise/Agency Business Pavilion” and “Taiwan Pavilion”. Regarding forums and conferences, by adopting the approach of “promoting exhibition with convention”, this year’s MIF will organize trade and economic conferences, and forums on co-operation in the convention and exhibition industry, which will help to bring in visitors from different countries and regions. As for business matching, this year’s MIF will introduce “delegation matching” which is a more sophisticated system for business matching service. Meanwhile, MIF will reinforce the on-site information management system. Participants can obtain information about the exhibitor’s industry and booth location via the on-site computer terminals, which facilitates the process of purchase negotiations. With respect to the arrangement of activities, this year’s MIF will introduce an “on-site activities centre”, which will provide space for the chambers of commerce and exhibitors to demonstrate their strength with a variety of shows and displays, hence contributing to increasing the attractiveness of the Fair. Extensive Promotion Activities Being Rolled Out
Attracting More Trade Visitors to Take Part in MIF Until now, IPIM has sent out over 10,000 invitation letters to the government departments and private enterprises in Mainland China, overseas consulates and commercial services, international organisations, trade promotion institutes, chambers of commerce, multinational corporations and enterprises. Since the end of last year, MIF has been actively carrying out external promotion and publicity work, including the setting up of exhibition booth and organization of promotional activities in such large trade and economic exchange activities as “12th East-West China Co-operation & Investment Trade Fair” of Xi’an, “Canton Fair” (103rd China Import and Export Fair) of Guangzhou, “3rd Expo Central China” of Wuhan, and “Forum of Enterprises for Trade and Economic Co-operation between China and Portuguese-Speaking Countries” of Cape Verde. Besides, MIF has been carrying out cross promotion and radiative promotion through co-operation partners and partner fairs, such as “China Hi-Tech Fair” organized by several ministries and authorities of the Mainland including Ministry of Commerce and Ministry of Science and Technology, “Hong Kong Brands and Products Expo” organized by The Chinese Manufacturers’ Association of Hong Kong, “International Fair of Maputo” organized by Institute of Export Promotion of Mozambique, and “China International Fair for Investment and Trade” organized by Ministry of Commerce of China. In addition, IPIM will hold two promotional activities for MIF in Hong Kong and Guangzhou later in this month, and will announce or update the latest information about MIF through such media as newspapers, magazines, internet websites, and outdoor advertisements. IPIM will hold two promotional activities for MIF in Hong Kong and Guangzhou later month. Besides, IPIM will take every opportunity to promote MIF in the provinces of Mainland China, Portuguese-Speaking Countries, EU countries, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. With the further improvement in the number of flight routes and transport facilities, MIF will liaise with countries and regions which have direct flights to Macao and invite their chambers of commerce to organise trade and economic delegations to participate in the Fair, to attract more trade visitors who will learn about the investment environment and co-operation opportunities in Macao. The co-ordinators of the 13th MIF, namely the Macao Convention and Exhibition Association, the Macau Fair and Trade Association and the Association of Advertising Agents of Macau are giving their full support in promotion work, by the use of emails, direct mails and promotion plan, to convey news about the MIF to the above mentioned target organisations. In Macao, the organiser will publicize the latest news about the MIF through advertisements in newspapers and electronic media, outdoor advertisements, and the support of chambers of commerce, with the aim of expanding the reach to all sectors of Macao. Main Pavilions
China’s Provinces and Cities Pavilion – With the deepening of the implementation of CEPA, it has provided local and overseas enterprises with broader market and facilitating measures. MIF, being a platform to promote regional trade and investment, will provide participants with an opportunity to understand in greater depth the investment policies, development trend, investment environment and investment hot spots. Macao Pavilion – This pavilion comprises the “Macao Pavilion” organised by IPIM, “Macao Pavilion for Commerce and Industry” featuring the commerce and industry of Macao and “Macao – An Ideal Place to Live” which showcases the real estate industry of Macao. This Pavilion provides a comprehensive overview of the traditional and new industries in Macao, as well as participating local corporations and enterprises. For registration, please call 2882-8711.