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HONG KONG, Dec. 20 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hong Kong's new
exhibition center, AsiaWorld-Expo, will host Global Sources' (Nasdaq: GSOL)
China Sourcing Fair: Gifts end Home Products from April 22-25, 2006. The Fair
will feature over 3,500 booths and more than 1,000 mainland China suppliers
filling all 10 halls of the 70,000-square-meter venue.
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The Honorable Donald Tsang Yam-kuen, GBM, Chief Executive, Hong Kong SAR,
will inaugurate the new venue tomorrow.
Global Sources chairman and chief executive officer Merle A. Hinrichs
said: ''We commend the government for its foresight in building such a
magnificent new exhibition center. This has made it possible for us to bring
our China Sourcing Fairs and thousands of new exhibitors -- along with their
business -- to Hong Kong.
''With over 3,500 booths, we believe our first gifts and home show in Hong
Kong will be a huge success for us and for Hong Kong. To our knowledge, this
is the biggest-ever, first-time export trade show to be held in the SAR.
''The China Sourcing Fair will give international buyers a much greater
reason to come to Hong Kong and will firmly establish Hong Kong as the global
sourcing center for gift and home products.''
New suppliers from throughout China -- new sourcing opportunities for
gifts and home products buyers
Over 1,000 companies at the China Sourcing Fair: Gifts end Home Products
will come from mainland China, substantially more than at any other gifts or
home products show in Hong Kong. Most exhibitors will not participate at
other Guangzhou or Hong Kong shows.
Hinrichs said: ''The China Sourcing Fair will offer buyers a huge
selection of new suppliers from emerging supply centers in China and
throughout Asia, with innovative new products at very competitive prices.
''We are proud to welcome groups of exhibitors from China's emerging
export areas to Hong Kong for the first time -- including suppliers from
Guangxi, Henan, Hubei, Jiangsu, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi and Liaoning
provinces.
''We believe the scale and selection of our China exhibitors will attract
large numbers of buyers, offering them truly unique sourcing opportunities.''
Hong Kong's new, world-class exhibition center right beside the airport
AsiaWorld-Expo offers a range of world-class facilities in its 10
column-free, ground-level halls. Buyers can land at the Airport and take a
1-minute ride to the venue on the Airport Express, or be on-site in just 25
minutes from Central.
Hinrichs concluded: ''This fabulous venue will bring significantly more
buyers and exhibitors to Hong Kong. It will be a great boost for Hong Kong's
economic prosperity.''
Hardware, DIY, electronics, electronic components and fashion accessories
fairs for AsiaWorld-Expo
Koelnmesse's Practical World Hong Kong will be co-located with the Gifts end
Home Products Fair. It will feature hardware and do-it-yourself products.
Global Sources will also hold China Sourcing Fairs: Electronics end
Components and Fashion Accessories at AsiaWorld-Expo, April 15-18, 2006.
Further details about all China Sourcing Fairs are available at
http://www.chinasourcingfair.com and Global Sources at
http://corporate.globalsources.com .
About Global Sources
Global Sources is a leading business-to-business (B2B) media company and a
primary facilitator of two-way trade with Greater China. It provides sourcing
information to volume buyers and integrated marketing services to suppliers.
The company helps its community of more than 463,000 active buyers to
source more profitably from complex, overseas supply markets. With the goal
of providing as many effective ways as possible to advertise, market and sell,
Global Sources enables suppliers to sell to hard-to-reach buyers in 230
countries.
The company offers the most extensive range of media and export marketing
services in the industries it serves. Suppliers using its four primary
channels -- online marketplaces, magazines, trade shows and direct online
sales -- are supported by its advertising creative, education programs and
online content management applications.
Global Sources delivers information on 1.4 million products and more than
130,000 suppliers annually through 10 leading online marketplaces and monthly
magazines, more than 90 sourcing research reports, and 14 China Sourcing Fairs
and other trade shows. Buyers send 5 million inquiries annually to suppliers
through Global Sources Online ( http://www.globalsources.com ) alone. Global Sources
Direct is the company's new initiative that helps suppliers sell online.
In mainland China, Global Sources has a 24-year track record and more than
1,300 team members in 44 locations. Its services are backed by 35 years
experience as a trade magazine publisher, 14 years as an organizer of trade
shows, and 10 years as an online marketplace operator.
Global Sources Press Contact in Asia:
Camellia So
Tel: +852-2555-5023
Email: cso@globalsources.com
Global Sources Investor Contact in Asia:
Eddie Heng
Tel: +65-6547-2850
Email: eheng@globalsources.com
Global Sources Press Contact in U.S.:
James W.W. Strachan
Tel: +1-602-978-7504
Email: strachan@globalsources.com
Global Sources Investor Contacts in U.S.:
Kirsten Chapman end Moriah Shilton
Lippert/Heilshorn end Associates, Inc.
Tel: +1-415-433-3777
Email: kirsten@lhai-sf.com
