CEDB supports collaboration of The Festival of Connoisseurs with Festa Nautica 2026
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TFOC is the first international flagship exhibition supported by the Government's $100 million funding. It showcased renowned global and Chinese Mainland brands centred on premium lifestyle such as superyachts and supercars. The three-day exhibition at AsiaWorld-Expo concluded today. As a key extension and collaborative project of the exhibition, Festa Nautica 2026 is being held at Lantau Yacht Club Hong Kong in Discovery Bay from today until November 8. It brings together international nautical and lifestyle brands, offering further immersive experiences for yacht-industry visitors from around the world and members of the public.
Addressing the opening ceremony, Mr Yau said that the crossover enables visitors to gain in-depth experience of Hong Kong's unique appeal as an international maritime and premium tourism hub, while attracting world-class exhibitors and high-spending visitors, thereby enhancing brand exposure and driving the development of related industries. In addition, the collaboration between the two organisers, Informa Markets and Lantau Yacht Club Hong Kong, not only enriches the exhibitions' contents, but also creates greater synergies for Hong Kong's exhibition and mega-events economy as well as its maritime industry, embodying a spirit of mutual benefits and win-win co-operation.
He added that the convention and exhibition (C&E) industry has long been an important pillar underpinning Hong Kong's status as an international trading centre. Apart from promoting trade and brand-building opportunities across various sectors, C&E events attract high-spending overnight business visitors to Hong Kong, benefiting local industries including hotels, catering, retail, entertainment, professional services etc, while generating considerable economic value and creating employment opportunities.
The Commerce and Economic Development Bureau will continue to attract high value-added exhibitions to Hong Kong with a view to consolidating Hong Kong's status as international trade centre and C&E hub, promoting the development of related industries, and injecting new impetus into the overall economy.
Ends/Friday, November 6, 2026
Issued at HKT 19:35
Issued at HKT 19:35
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