Opening hours of the SME Exhibition will be extended to 8 p.m. today (22nd October).
Due to Typhoon Haima, the 21st Macao International Trade and Investment Fair (MIF) adopted typhoon contingency measures yesterday (21st October). The venue was closed for the day and some programmes were postponed or cancelled. This is the first time that MIF has had to temporarily close its doors due to a typhoon since its inception. Today (22nd October), the last day of this year's MIF, will be open to the public. Opening hours of the SME Exhibition will be extended to 8 p.m. Rich in content and diversity, the last day of the MIF features several forums, meetings and seminars on economy, trade, tourism and culture, including “The 6th Jiangsu – Macau • Portuguese-Speaking Countries Business Forum” and “Seminar on Portugal, Atlantic platform for the industrial and logistic investment in Europe", postponed to today due to the typhoon, “Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region • Macao Special Administrative Region-Economic & Trade Co-operation-Promotion Conference”, “The Seminar on Co-operation Between Macao and Guangdong Enterprises & Intellectual Property Protection”, “Promotion Conference for the Cultural Tourism Industries of Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture of Guizhou Province”, “2016 Harbin-Macau Economic & Trade Co-operation Promotion Conference”, “Boundaries Breaking – Phantoms Tourbillon Design Launch Show” and “The Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st -Century Maritime Silk Road Foshan, Macau and Portuguese-speaking Countries Business Forum”. The programme aims to deepen exchanges and co-operation between various parties to achieve a mutually beneficial result. Meanwhile, the opening hours of the SME Exhibition will be extended to 8 p.m. The exhibition features Beijing Time-honoured Brands Pavilion, Macao SME Pavilion, Portuguese-speaking Countries Products Pavilion, China’s Ethnic Groups Pavilion and Taiwan Pavilion, where more than 100 enterprises are showcasing their products such as food, jewellery, clothing, household items and handicrafts. At the Beijing Time-honoured Brands Pavilion, introduced for the first time this year, visitors will be able to enjoy and purchase traditional food and handicrafts from Beijing. The organiser encourages green travel and promotes community economy by providing a free shuttle bus service between the venue, Northern District, Central District and Taipa to facilitate visitors. For enquiries, please call the MIF Administration and Service Centre on +853-2882 8711 or email info@mif.com.mo. For latest updates, please add MIF official WeChat account: MIFMacau or visit MIF website at www.mif.com.mo.