Mega Macao — April 2008 Show Report

More exhibitors

Building on the success of the debut show last October, the second Mega Macao took place from 21 to 23 April, with an increased line up of exhibitors. Over 920 exhibitors in over 1,230 booths set up their displays in the spectacular exhibition and entertainment complex, the Venetian Convention & Exhibition Center to present new products and ranges. Thirteen countries and regions, including China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Pakistan, The Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, UK, USA and Vietnam were represented at the show.

The organiser, Kenfair International Limited, seized a unique opportunity by demonstrating first-mover advantage in staging the first-ever trade fair of its kind last October in “The New Macao”, which is now transforming itself into a key destination for the Far East. The superb Venetian Convention & Exhibition Center, plus the casino and hotel resort complex provided the perfect blend of leisure, entertainment, business, convention and exhibition facilities all under one roof.

Convergence of quality buyers

Over the 3-day show, a total of 8,547 buyers from around 100 countries were presented with the widest range of products, covering gifts, premiums, housewares, toys, consumer electronics, apparel, home textiles, fabrics and accessories, and travel goods and luggage. Buyers were attracted by the commercially-priced goods, along with the wide variety and business potential the Asian exhibiting suppliers had on offer.

Apart from Hong Kong, China and Macao being the largest contingent of the visitors, the show saw a solid number of overseas buyers. While the USA and Australia topped the foreign country list, the attendance of buyers from major European and SE-Asian countries was very satisfactory.

Adding action & attractions

In addition to showcasing apparel from their stands, several Chinese garment and textile exhibitors had their well-designed clothing on parade in daily fashion shows. This added action proved to be a great channel for the apparel exhibits sales.

The organiser Kenfair International is a keen supporter of product creativity and innovation. A central display area of showcases in the middle of the hall highlighted the 16 winning entries of innovative toy designs of the Hong Kong Toy Design Competition co-organised by the Toys Manufacturers’ Association of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. As a spotlight on Hong Kong’s inventive toy design talent, these creative designs could become the hot products of tomorrow.

Great service for buyers

This year, Kenfair put further effort in arranging convenient free shuttle bus services linking Guangzhou and Macao, offering a relaxed transfer from Canton Fair to Mega Macao. Buyers were able to commute both quickly and direct from the Canton Fair to the Venetian venue, saving time and money.

Hugely-upbeat response

The 3-day Macao show was well regarded, as reflected by the buyers’ positive feedback via onsite questionnaire surveys and interviews. The vast majority of buyers rated the show as very good for a new show with its diversified range of products and suppliers. As for exhibitors, many of them reported that they achieved much better-than-expected results and had met a good number of highly potential buyers.

The right place for the right show

“Macao is now demonstrating its unique and growing attraction for business events in Asia. The superb hotels, entertainment and event facilities are creating a whole new Asian trade show experience which cannot be replicated elsewhere. The city’s convenient proximity to the low cost manufacturing base of the Pearl River Delta as well as its well-connected transport to nearby Chinese cities and Hong Kong ensure our global buyers time and cost effective business trips in the South China region,” Mr. Herbert Ip, Chairman of Kenfair International said.

Kenfair International is upbeat about the next edition of Mega Macao scheduled for April, 2009. Dates will be announced shortly.

Buyers' Comments

“We’re an importer looking for toys, gifts, accessories as well as consumer electronics. Mega Macao is a great sourcing platform for us as it provides abundant and desirable products. We’re impressed by the professional arrangements and services by the organiser, Kenfair.”
Ahmed Mahmoud Awad, Buyer
Farah Trading Company, Egypt

“Our company imports mainly accessories and consumer electronics. We source a lot from Hong Kong and Thailand. And therefore we tried with this Macao show. I’d like to say we made the right choice because we could find many high quality products here.”
Kristo Karu, Member of the Management Board
Strongest Partners L.L.C, Estonia

“Mr. Gift is an importer for gift packaging products. The wide array of high-quality products here have enabled us to find what we need fuss-free. The complimentary shuttle service is so wonderful. We find everything here impressive and very well-organised.”
Compre En Linea, Buyer
Mr. Gift, Mexico

“We are an importer, retailer and wholesaler. To me, this Macao show is really a very good sourcing opportunity for many gifts and advertising premiums. Moreover, getting to the show was made easy because of the excellent arrangements by Kenfair. We received the admission badge in advance, and I could take the free shuttle from Guangzhou to Macao direct and fast.”
Varghese Menachery, Buyer
Aristo Trading Co. L.L.C, UK

“Crack-A-Bon Bon is a company dealing with toys, gifts and seasonal products. We find Mega Macao just great and the various auxiliary services wonderful. We look forward to coming again next April to see even more high-quality products.”
Pam Cramer, Director
Crack-A-Bon Bon, Australia

“We’re a mail order house based in New York. Advertising premiums, gifts and accessories are our main sourcing targets here. The overall quality of the merchandise at the fair is excellent. I’d have to say this expo is very well-presented and organised.
John Madrigal, Managing Director
Saybasic.com, USA

“We’re an importer, specialising in gifts and consumer electronics. We find it easy to source our target products at the show. In selecting The Venetian as the venue for Mega Macao, blending leisure, entertainment, exhibition and business at one place, everything’s simply great.”
Pavel Mrekva, Buyer
Protrade, Czech Republic

“We are a gift-oriented importer in Italy. We received the buyer badge from the organiser well in advance of the show. The venue and the products here are just wonderful. Meeting with our target suppliers is an easy task here. I love the terrific layout and management of the show!”
Dott. Andrea Discepoli, Manager
AD s.r.l, Italy

“We’re a Sweden-based wholesaler for housewares, travel goods & luggage items. We come to Macao this time for its reputation as a high-flying exhibition city. As expected, the show has given us a fabulous time for sourcing. ”
Toni Montheli, Managing Director
TMT AB, Sweden

“The free shuttle direct ride from Guangzhou to Macao and receiving our buyer badges in advance all enabled us a pleasant and easy trip to this show. We met some of our target suppliers of toys, gifts, travel goods & luggage. Kenfair is really a very professional trade fair organizer. We enjoyed our time here. For that, we will definitely visit its Hong Kong Mega Show this October series as well as Asia Expo-London next January.”
Sayed Mahmudur Rashid, Proprietor
Bogra Trade Center, Bangladesh

“We’re mainly importing electrical appliances. The organisation of Mega Macao is very good. I saw many high quality products at the fair. Moreover, we had met a number of suitable suppliers. Everything is just so nice here.”
Colin Katzen, Marketing Manager
Colin’s Electric Products, South Africa

“We’re a New York-based importer. We buy a lot of bags from China. I could meet a number of quality bags suppliers as well as many other interesting items here. Mega Macao is an excellent exposition. By the way, I will also visit the Mega Show series to be held in Hong Kong later this year.”
David Caeiro, Buyer Manager
Lady Stork, USA

“Real Island Group is a chain store operation. We saw the show advertisement on a Japanese magazine and we decided to pay a visit here. We are happy to be here as we find it a great sourcing platform for us. The show is very well-managed, too. Sure, I will come back again next year.”
Tomoyuki Majima, CEO
Real Island Group, Japan

“We’re a retailer and wholesaler of health and beauty products. Our targets this time are accessories and beauty items. So far we’re able to spot some good items. The show is very well-organised and with good business potential.”
David Asvadi, Director
d+magnet Health & Beauty, USA