Eco Expo Asia 2022, jointly organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) and Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd and co-organised by the Environment and Ecology Bureau of the Hong Kong government has closed on a high, 17 December. This year’s expo adopted the HKTDC’s EXHIBITION+ hybrid model, combining access to the physical show and engaging a wider global audience virtually. It attracted close to 250 exhibitors from nine countries and regions, an increase of 18% compared to last year. Over 9,000 industry buyers visited the physical expo and browsed products online.
The online platform will continue to run until this 24 December. Over 500 business meetings have taken place at the fair.
Under the theme ‘Green Innovation for Carbon Neutrality’, the show explored the technologies aimed to decarbonise the world. Highlights included pavilions from Japan, Canada and Hong Kong showcasing a wide range of green innovations and technologies.
Products and solutions in the fields of green transportation, new energy, green finance and ESG, waste management and more were also on display at the expo. The associated Eco Asia Conference covered issues including green finance, hydrogen economy, circular economy, carbon neutrality, green retrofits and the latest development of related government projects in Hong Kong.
Tatsuya Makishima, chairman of Environment Committee of The Hong Kong Japanese Chamber of Commerce & Industry, said the Japan pavilion atEco Expo Asia, had featured the largest line-up ever with 38 exhibitors. It was fully supported by the Hong Kong Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (HKJCCI) and the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO). Japanese exhibitors are showcasing a wide range of green innovations along three main fields: infrastructure-related green technologies, sustainable textiles and eco-friendly plastics. They are keen to develop the markets in the Greater Bay Area through the expo. “Local and overseas buyers are very interested in Japanese green innovations, such as biomass-based plastics. Japanese exhibitors are happy with buyers’ responses,” said Makishima.
Dang Xinjun, executive president of GBT Technologies Pte Ltd, Singapore remarked: “We are a solar power system solution provider in Singapore. I’m visiting Eco Expo Asia this year to look for new ideas and products and to know more about the latest trends. Through the HKTDC’s Click2Match, I set up several meetings with exhibitors at the physical expo. I found four to five potential suppliers of solar panels, solar power systems, IoT lighting solutions and solar batteries. I plan to buy HKD5 million worth of solar-related products through these suppliers.”
Eco Expo Asia 2023 will take place 26–29 October 2023 in Hong Kong. For more information about the fair, visit www.ecoexpoasia.com
