Hong Kong is the world's eighth-largest trading entity by value and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (TDC) acts as its overseas trade promotion arm. During the year, the TDC organised more than 300 international promotional events, with 18 fairs and exhibitions in
Hong Kong - five of them the largest in Asia. The fairs attracted more than 6 600 exhibitors and 1.4 million visitors to Hong Kong. Former TDC Chairman, the Baroness Dunn, is shown admiring exhibits at the 12th Jewellery Fair, which she opened in March.
LEFT: Fashion flair on show at a major international fair organised by the TDC to highlight the territory's clothing exporters. The industry is the territory's largest domestic export earner, accounting for more than $70 billion in 1995.
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