IDI Planning First Pavilion at HK Int'l Jewelry Manufacturers’ Show

The Hong Kong Exhibition and Convention Centre.

(IDEX Online News) – The Israeli diamond industry will, for the first time, have a national pavilion at the Hong Kong International Jewelry Manufacturers’ Show, to be held November 27-30 at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre.

The pavilion, organized by the Israel Diamond Institute (IDI), will host 26 companies, 17 of them participating in the show for the first time.

Hong Kong is Israel’s second-largest market for polished diamonds, accounting for close to 30 percent of its total exports. Israel’s net polished diamond exports to Hong Kong in 2013 totaled $1.7 billion.

The Israeli diamond industry has had a major presence for many years at Hong Kong trade shows, with large pavilions at shows in March, June and September. The shows are popular with Israeli diamond companies, and the number of participants in IDI pavilions has grown every year.

IDI will be featuring the “Find Your Diamond” computerized system at the show, which enables buyers to search for exactly the goods they seek among the Israeli exhibitors.

IDI Chairman Moti Ganz said: “Our participation in trade shows in Hong Kong has proven very successful over time. At these shows we are able to meet buyers not only from Hong Kong, but from all over parts of Asia and even Australia. These are growing markets that appreciate the excellent goods offered by Israeli diamantaires. I’m sure that the November show will become an important part of our trade show calendar."