The world’s number one fine jewellery event, the September Hong Kong Jewellery & Gem Fair, organised by UBM Asia, celebrates its 35th anniversary this year. Since its launch in 1983, this premier jewellery event attracts over 55,700 buyers from all over the world. During this seven-day event, Hong Kong transforms into the world’s jewellery trading hub, where over 3,600 exhibitors from 55 countries and regions unveil fashion-forward creations and the finest diamonds and gemstones. AsiaWorld-Expo (AWE) houses all kinds of jewellery raw materials including diamonds, gemstones and pearls.

Meanwhile, the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) houses fine finished jewellery, packaging, and tools & equipment. In addition, there are theme pavilions in both venues that feature specific product categories. It is a high-quality business-to-business jewellery trade platform that each jeweller cannot afford to miss!

This show is the Asia’s largest gemsourcing platform; it is a gathering of quality exhibitors from around the world; it has an unparalleled international status and it’s a well-established networking platform. There would be more than 1,700 gem suppliers from around the world under one roof. Grouping around 500 diamond exhibitors, the Diamond Pavilion is certainly the fair’s top draw. Housing over 700 local and overseas gemstone suppliers, the Gemstone Pavilion is the largest of its kind in Asia. The Pearl Pavilion is dedicated to a wide selection of loose pearls of various types, colours,shape, sizes and qualities.

Natural Color Diamond Association (NCDIA) Pavilion debuts and brings to 25 group pavilions from various countries and regions in the two venues. The rest group pavilions are Antwerp, Brazil, Mainland China, Colombia, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Myanmar, Portugal, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turkey, the United States, Hong Kong and Taiwan regions, and the International Colored Gemstone Association (ICA). Over 70 per cent of buyers at the Fair are from overseas, a testament to the strong reputation the Fair enjoys globally.

Other attractions include Core Pavilion, International Premier Pavilion, etc. Launching in 2017, the Core Pavilion features over 60 Hong Kongbased jewellery companies that have supported the jewellery and gem fairs in Hong Kong in the past years. The pavilion is located in Halls 1C to E at the HKCEC.