With the first successful fair opening of China (Macau) International Tea Expo(also called the Macau Tea Expo) since May, 2008, the 2010 China (Macau) International Tea Expo will be held once again in the Venetian Exhibition Center, Cotai Strip Macau during 10th – 13th of June, 2010.

Successfully Transferred - the first session of Macau Tea Expo introduces Chinese tea industry to the world market

       In 2008, the first session of China (Macau) International Tea Expo was successfully held in the Venetian Exhibition Center in Macau, which has invited 152 Exhibitors from famous tea planting countries in Indian, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Kenya and Uganda, as well as those from Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. In addition, it attracted more than 11,000 customers from home and abroad making their visits and purchases in the fairground. During the Expo, Mr. He Hou Hua, the Former Chief Executive of Macau SAR, visited the Expo while Mr. Chui Sai On, former director to the Bureau of Social Culture and the present Chief Executive of Macau SAR, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Expo. The Sino-African Private Enterprises Co-operation Forum (Macau) and The Macau and Sino-African Business and Trade Service Seminar held by the fair organizer had brought great influence at home and abroad.
       The Macau Tea Expo held in 2008 is an exposition transferred successfully to Macau by the specialized brand expo – the China (Guangzhou) International Tea Expo, which is the most influential, the largest in scale and the most popular specialized expo in Mainland China.
The Chinese tea industry has made a big move to the world market, providing a brand new platform of information and communication and a bridge to the world market.  In addition, The Macau Tea Expo has become a milestone for the Chinese tea brands moving ahead to the world market. Furthermore, the success of the first session of Macau Tea Expo has created a great impact on carrying forward the global tea trading and promoting the Chinese tea culture.
 

With the biggest advantages, Macau is to become the best business platform to open the market in Portuguese-speaking countries.

        Macau is the very advantageous city upon its geographical location. Making it as a hub, a population of 1.5 billion people may be covered to the economic zone within 2 hours trip and also it can be reached to any of the cities in Hong Kong, Taiwan and the Pearl River Delta Regions in Mainland China. In addition, within a 5 hour trip, it can as well be reached to the South East Asian Nations and most provinces and municipalities in Mainland China, covering a population of more than 3 billion people. These regions are one of the most vibrant regions among the world economic entities. At the same time, they are also one of those with the largest tea consumption per capita and the most well-developed tea trading business in the world.
       Macau has become the best business platform for the economic exchange and communication between China and Portuguese-speaking countries. It introduces countries from Portugal, Brazil, Angola, Mozambique and etc, over which the population exceeds 2 billion people. This will be a huge market in the future.
       Macau shows its excellence in both its tourism and entertainment industries. According to a statistics released by the Macau Statistics and Census Service, the total number of incoming passengers entering Macau SAR in 2009 has reached over 21.75 million people.
       During recent years, the Macau exhibition industry has gained a fast-paced growth. In a report on Asian Exhibition Industries of 2008 released by UFI, comparing to that of 2007, the exhibiting area in Macau increased by 69%, which is the fastest growing city in Asia’s Exhibition Industries. According to a media report, Mr. Chui Sai On, the present Chief Executive of Macau SAR, points out that the Exhibition Industry is an emerging industry in Macau. In addition, he is assertive to implementing the overall advantages on the concepts of “One Nation Two Systems”, “Free Harbor”, “Low Taxation” and “Service Platform”, creating the Macau exhibition brand, organizing feature exhibition in Macau and establishing Macau as a communication hinge between the Pearl River Delta Region and the Exhibition Industry.
   
Excellent Facilities from the Venetian Exhibition Center offer a one-stop privilege service.

       Same as last year, the 2010 Macau Tea Expo will be held in the Venetian Exhibition Center. It is the top exhibition center in Asia with exhibition halls over 10 thousand square meters and world-class equipment. Meanwhile, it also provides a one-stop service in leisure, entertainment and shopping.
       A variety of world reputed exhibitions were also held in the Macau Venetian Hotel, such as Macau International Trade and Investment Fair, Macau International Jewelry Show and G2E Asia 2008 and 2009 (a fair for the lottery and gambling industry) etc., everyday there are tens of thousands high-spending visitors from all over the world making their leisure and pleasurable stay in the Venetian Hotel. This year, for the purpose of expanding the number of visitors, the well reputed G2E Asia Expo is going to be held in a corresponding period with the Macau Tea Expo 2010 inside the Exhibition Center of Venetian Hotel. The transportation service is very convenient around it. A 5 minute drive from the Macau International Airport and a 15 minute drive by the shuttle bus from Gong Bei Port Hotel can be reached to it. Furthermore, free shuttle bus service provided by the fair organizer is running back and forth from the main entrance of the Macau Tea Expo to the downtown of Macau. This has given a great convenience to the Macau citizens attending the Fair.
       All of these have offered a huge and fine space for the organizing and brand-promoting of the Expo.
   
The 2010 Macau Tea Expo helps to upgrade the tea trading in the world.

       The Yuexiu (Macau) Exhibition Company and the Guangzhou Yi-wu International Exhibition Company, both are the co-organizers of Macau Tea Expo, have successfully co-organized last year’s Expo and have gathered a rich experience, especially the one that they have put great efforts on promoting and expanding a global market business for the exhibitors.
       The organizing committee is to invite global professional buyers by having sent the invitations to 20 thousand tea industry buyers in the database, as well as to the industry associations from African countries and Portuguese-speaking countries including Portugal, Brazil, Angola and Mozambique, in order to let them motivate the tea merchandisers visit the Expo.
       In view of the tremendous market developing potential in South American market and the close trading relation between Macau and Brazil, this year’s Macau Tea Expo is going to exert itself to develop the South American market and to provide a premium quality business platform to the Chinese tea enterprises that are willing to enter their businesses in the South American market
       According to the organizing committee, this year’s Macau Tea Expo will be occupied an exhibit space of more than 8000 square meters and 300 international standard booths can be set inside the hall. Due to the fact of last year’s great success, a fine public praise and brand reputation of the Tea Expo has been well established and widely spread within the industry, which has attracted a great number of Chinese and foreign tea merchandisers register to join the exhibition. A variety of enterprises from the top tea-planting regions in Mainland China will also register for joining the exhibition this year. Among which the tea enterprises from Zhe Jiang, He Nan and Canton Provinces are going to organize a group to join the exhibition. At the same time, local tea enterprises in Macau will also join the exhibition under the organizing of Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM). Meanwhile, those top tea-planting enterprises from Vietnam, Sri Lanka and India have also made their responds to the Expo. During the Tea Expo this year, there will be a variety number of top tea merchandisers joining the exhibition, which are from over 20 provinces and municipalities in Mainland China, including Hong Kong, Taiwan, as well as those from the Asian and African Countries. In addition, buyers around the world and from Mainland China will be attending the Expo, so do the Macau and Hong Kong citizens.
        It is known that the Sino- Brazil Tea Industry Communication Meeting, the Macau Tea Affairs Meeting, the Macau International Tea Trade Meeting, the Chinese Ceramic Tea Pot Culture Exhibit, the Canton, Hong Kong and Macau Tea Culture and Traditional Chinese Painting Exhibit, the Seminar on the Study of Tea Culture, the Chinese Folk Dance and the Tea Brand Evaluation and Selection Activity which is attracted by numerous Hong Kong and Macau visitors, will all be held during the 2010 Macau Tea Expo to push an in-depth communication in the global tea trading.