• electronicAsia 2007, Hong Kong, with highest level ever of international visitors – more than 60 percent of the approx. 34,500 visitors from outside of Hong Kong
• 556 exhibitors from 17 countries presented to potential customers looking to make purchases from 13 to 16 October 2007

The 556 exhibitors at electronicAsia 2007, which took place in the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre from 13 to 16 October, were very pleased at the increased number of foreign visitors. Messe München International counted approx. 34,500 trade visitors for its leading electronics trade fair in Hong Kong and registered 13 percent more international participants in the process. Overall, more than 21,000 visitors traveled from outside the special administrative district to electronicAsia, and more than half of them came directly from Asia, especially from Mainland China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan and India, and one-quarter came from Europe. Their shared interest: state-of-the-art electronic components and display technologies.

The primary goals of the electronicAsia exhibitors are to fulfill the demand in Southeast Asia for innovative electronics and conclude business transactions directly at the trade fair. They use the regional, leading electronics trade fair as a contact platform to conduct discussions with the numerous international purchasers, who visit the trade fair, and presented their goods and services compactly once again on an exhibition area of 12,860 sq. m.

Among the exhibitors, companies from the People's Republic of China, Taiwan and South Korea were represented in especially large numbers and exhibited both individually and at joint booths at electronicAsia 2007. Companies from Germany also took advantage of the chance to exhibit jointly at this trading platform for electronics; Indukey Keyboard Production, LPKF Laser & Electronics, Micronas, Prema Semiconductor and the new exhibitor Inovan KG participated at the German Pavilion. 

Innovative electronics "made in Germany": German exhibitors at electronicAsia 2007 (photo: HKTDC)

The trade visitors at electronicAsia 2007 were extremely interested in the exhibition area "World of Display Technology", which dealt intensively with current display technologies, research and development as well as innovative production technologies for the screens of the future. Among others, companies such as Truly Semiconductors, Cotco International, IM and Clover Display participated, which attracted attention to themselves and the growth market of displays with "sharp" exhibits.

As in every year, electronicAsia took place simultaneously with the Hong Kong Electronics Fair (Autumn Edition), which is held by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC). With approx. 2,500 exhibitors from 29 countries and more than 58,000 international visitors on four trade fair days, the Hong Kong Electronics Fair underlined its position as Asia's largest trade fair for electronic end products. At the same time, it ensured a steady stream of interested people for electronic components and display technologies at the neighboring electronicAsia – an invaluable synergy effect of this joint event. 

An international range of offers meets Southeast Asian demand at electronicAsia 2007 (photo: HKTDC)

The dates for the next big get-together of suppliers of electronics components, display technologies and services with their Southeast Asian customers have already been set. The electronicAsia 2008 will take place from 13 to 16 October 2008.

This press release is also available in the Internet at http://www.presseagentur.com/mmi.

About electronicAsia
electronicAsia is the leading regional trade fair for electronic components and modules. It takes place in Hong Kong every October and is a trade fair, which Messe München International organizes within the framework of the global electronic network. This network includes the leading international trade fairs electronica and Productronica in Munich as well as leading regional trade fairs in Brazil, Hong Kong, China and India. With almost 8,000 exhibitors and more than 280,000 visitors at the global electronics trade fairs, Messe München International is one of the internationally leading trade fair organizers in this segment.

The Internet portal www.global-electronics.net is the virtual platform of the international electronics industry with industry information, market data, product innovations and application reports as well as information about global electronics trade fairs.

About Messe München International (MMI)
Messe München International (MMI) is one of the world’s leading trade-fair organizations with approximately 40 trade fairs for investment goods, consumer goods and new technologies. More than 30,000 exhibitors from more than 100 countries and over two million visitors from more than 200 countries take part each year in the trade fairs in Munich. In addition, MMI organizes trade fairs in Asia, Russia, the Middle East and South America. With six foreign affiliated companies in Europe and Asia as well as 66 foreign representatives covering 89 countries, MMI has a global network.

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