Eco Expo Asia 2016 Closed with Record-Breaking Exhibitor and Visitor Numbers

Eco Expo Asia 2016 closed with record-breaking exhibitor and visitor numbers. Held from 26 – 29 October, the Expo was jointly organised by Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, and co-organised by the Environment Bureau of the Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The four-day event attracted 325 exhibitors from 19 countries and regions, including 15 overseas and local pavilions and group participation. The growth signifies stronger engagement by the green building, energy efficiency and green transportation sectors driven by the Expo’s emphasis on climate change solutions. Additionally, a total of 88 delegations added to record visitor figures of 13,458, which grew by 8.7% from last year. These numbers reflected strong participation by markets including the Chinese mainland, the US, Taiwan, Korea and Malaysia.

With support from the Canadian government, the Canada Pavilion returned to the Expo for the second time. Ms Jodi Robinson, Consul and Senior Trade Commissioner of Consulate General of Canada Trade Commissioner Service of the Government of Canada, said: “We chose Eco Expo Asia in Hong Kong because it is an important business hub where regional managers in Asia gather.”


Dato’ Leong Kin Mun, President of the Malaysia Biomass Industries Confederation, was at the show looking for high-potential sludge, wastewater treatment, waste-to-energy solutions and services providers. He mentioned: “The Asian green market is highly lucrative with generous bank loans, subsidies and SME financing support pouring in from various governments in the region.”



More than 20 events were held during the three-day Eco Asia Conference, in addition to a great variety of country- and industry-focused seminars and Public Day events. The conference gathered government officials from Hong Kong and those from the central and provincial levels from the Chinese mainland, and trade associations, leading enterprises as well as NGOs from across the globe to discuss issues revolving around waste management, air and water quality, energy efficiency and energy, as well as green buildings.

The next edition of Eco Expo Asia will be held from 26 – 29 October 2017 at Asia-World Expo. For more information, please visit www.ecoexpoasia.com or email ecoexpo@hongkong.messefrankfurt.com or exhibitions@hktdc.org.