Macao to Hold Int'l Trade Fair in October

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 ◆ Macao to Hold Int'l Trade Fair in October

The 7th Macao International Trade and Investment Fair (MIF) will be held here from October 24 to 27 as an annual event aimed to tighten trade links between the special administrative region and the outside world.

As the largest-ever international trade fair in Macao, the forthcoming MIF will highlight the city as a regional trade and economic cooperative platform for small and medium-sized enterprises, the authorities from the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute, organizer of the event, said at a press conference Tuesday.

A series of product launches, business forums, seminars and business negotiations will be arranged during the fair period.

The landmark Macao Tower, one of the venues for the fair, will house roughly 400 booths exhibiting tourist and leisure products and services, information technology, pharmaceutical products, textile and clothing, toys, stationery and household items.

The organizer expects the 7th MIF to draw 120,000 participants and visitors, a rise from 100,000 at the previous fair.

Business people from 18 countries and regions and 29 inland Chinese provinces and municipalities put on show their products and signed 600 million U.S. dollars of deals in contractual investment at the 6th MIF last year.