Committee for the Development of Conventions and Exhibitions Held First Plenary Ordinary Meeting of 2019

Committee for the Development of Conventions and Exhibitions holds the first plenary ordinary meeting of 2019

The Committee for the Development of Conventions and Exhibitions held its first plenary ordinary meeting for this year on 16 January. The meeting was moderated by the Chairman of the Committee and Secretary for Economy and Finance of the Macao SAR Leong Vai Tak. According to him, the SAR Government’s strategy to further the MICE development by “prioritising conventions” has made visible achievements. In 2017, the increase value of Macao’s MICE industry amounted to MOP 3.548 billion, accounting for 0.9% of the general increase value of all industries, up by nearly 147% compared with the MOP 1.44 billion in 2015. Meanwhile, a total of 28 conventions sizing more than a thousand attendees were introduced in Macao via the “One-stop Service” for MICE Bidding and Support, reaching an annual growth of nearly 50%. Last year, more than 35,000 event exhibitors and attendees were directed to different local neighbourhoods for sightseeing and shopping, which effectively vitalised the local community economy.

Secretary General of the Committee and Acting President of IPIM Irene Va Kuan Lau delivered speech at the discussion on the analysis report of MICE talent pool and measures newly launched in neighbouring regions that boost the development of convention and exhibition industry. Attending members of the Committee also actively gave opinions concerning MICE talent cultivation and improvement of competitiveness of Macao’s MICE sector.