{
  "id": 12573113,
  "title": "HKCEC hosts 786 events across 2025 and 2026 fiscal year",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/hkcec-hosts-786-events-across-2025-and-2026-fiscal-year",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-07T07:31:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Vietnam Investment Review",
    "slug": "vietnam-investment-review",
    "url": "https://vir.com.vn/hkcec-hosts-786-events-across-2025-and-2026-fiscal-year-162291.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) played host to 786 events throughout the fiscal year 2025-2026, spanning from July 2025 to June 2026. These events included 128 exhibitions, 81 international and local conferences, and numerous corporate meetings, banquets, and entertainment events. The year was marked by 25 new conferences and exhibitions, including several debuts in Hong Kong and Asia, attracting a total attendance of over 7.7 million people.\n\nMonica Lee-Müller, Managing Director of Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (Management) Limited, highlighted the centre's role as a \"Super Connector\" and \"Super Value-Adder,\" emphasizing the strategic alignment of business development efforts across four key sectors: Medical, Innovation and Technology, Finance, and Education. Several landmark events made their debut at HKCEC, such as the inaugural Hong Kong Comic Con 2026 and the 9th World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery, which showcased Hong Kong's position as a leading medical innovation hub.\n\nHong Kong's leading events, including Art Basel Hong Kong and Vinexpo Asia, reaffirmed the city's commitment to hosting these prestigious gatherings, with Vinexpo Asia confirming its move to Hong Kong as its permanent host starting in 2027. The HKCEC continues to actively secure high-profile exhibitions and conferences, generating significant business and international exchange opportunities for Hong Kong. Recent additions to the calendar include the inaugural LEAP East tech fair, Global Unicorn Summit, and World Cancer Congress, further solidifying the HKCEC's role as a premier convention and exhibition hub in the region.",
  "summary": "The Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre hosted 786 events during its 2025 and 2026 financial year including 25 new exhibitions and major international conferences",
  "key_points": [
    "HKCEC hosted 786 events in 2025-2026 fiscal year.",
    "Included 128 exhibitions, 81 conferences, and various meetings.",
    "Attracted over 7.7 million attendees during the period."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}