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IAPCO General Assembly 13 February 2015 Dawn Page, Director UK - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
IAPCO General Assembly 13 February 2015 Dawn Page, Director UK - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
IAPCO General Assembly 13 February 2015 Dawn Page, Director UK & Northern Europe Hong Kong Tourism Board MEHK & IAPCO: Working Together www.mehongkong.com One-stop Support Bid Management Site Visits Identifying Local
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à Bid Management à Site Visits à Identifying Local Partners à Introduction to Professional Services Suppliers à Venue & Accommodation Search à Event Marketing and Promotion à Tailor-made Hospitality Solutions
One-stop Support
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à Open Door Policy
170 countries can visit visa-free Easy access to Mainland China with the 144-hour convenient visa to 10 cities in Guangdong Province
à Safe City
One of the World’s safest cities, with one of the lowest overall crime rates
à Currency
HK$7.8: US$1 is pegged and no banking restrictions on fund transfer
à Language
English is the business language & Mandarin is the official language
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¡Why Hong Kong?
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Total ¡visitor ¡arrivals ¡60.84 ¡million ¡(+12%) ¡ MICE ¡visitor ¡arrivals ¡1.816 ¡million ¡(+11%) ¡
2014 ¡ ¡
We’re In Demand!
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Asia’s Gateway
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A Free Market
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Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre 91,500 sqm rentable space AsiaWorld-Expo 70,000 sqm rentable space
State-of-the-art Meeting Facilities
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2009 ¡
167 hotels | 59,627 rooms
2013 ¡
226 hotels | 70,152 rooms
2017 ¡
278 hotels | 77,980 rooms
Ample Hotel Supply
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Date: 2 – 6 December 2015 (Wed to Sun) Duration: 4 days & 3 nights
- Opportunity to inspect the city’s infrastructure, meeting facilities
& hotels
- Explore Hong Kong’s visitor attractions, shopping & dining
- ptions
- Update on the local convention industry
- Engage with local clients and partners
IAPCO Study Mission
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Day 1 – 3 Dec (Thursday) Afternoon: Flight Arrivals Evening: Informal Dinner & Visit to Night Market Day 2 – 4 Dec (Friday) Morning: Hong Kong Business Forum Afternoon: Hotel & Venue Site Inspections Evening: Networking Reception & Welcome Dinner Day 3 – 5 Dec (Saturday) Morning : Hotel & Venue Site Inspections Afternoon: Free Time to Meet with Clients & Partners Evening: Aqua Luna Harbour Cruise and Dinner Day 4 –6 Dec (Sunday) Morning : Hong Kong Orientation Tour Afternoon: Free Time to Explore Hong Kong Evening: Individual Flight Departures
IAPCO Study Mission
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How to Join Us in Hong Kong?
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Complete our Membership Survey
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Prize Draw to win a year of free membership
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We’ll let you know!
IAPCO Study Mission
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Hong Kong – Workshop 1 A deep dive into how you support PCOs IAPCO General Assembly 13 February 2015
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