COVID the transformer

As COVID-19 control measures restrict travel worldwide, the nine HKTDC fairs originally scheduled for mid-July have migrated to the Summer Sourcing Weeks | Go ONLINE digital exhibition which runs from 27 July to 7 August. Featuring a brand-new artificial intelligence-enabled business matching platform to facilitate transactions, the event brings together more than 1,300 exhibitors showcasing lighting, electronics, information and communications technology (ICT), medical and healthcare, houseware, fashion, home textiles and furnishings, gifts and premiums, as well as printing and packaging products.

A restaurant offering a fine-dining twist on traditional Indian cuisine has adapted quickly to COVID-19 restrictions.

The COVID-19 outbreak may have put physical fairs on ice, but it is generating e-business opportunities and prompting the launch of virtual shows such as Summer Sourcing Weeks | Go ONLINE.

Continuing to serve as Asia’s leading content marketplace, FILMART is going online this year, providing a virtual content trading and meeting platform for industry players.

Faced with arrivals streaming in from across the world, the transport hub of Hong Kong urgently needed an intelligent disinfecting solution.

A host of sectors in Hong Kong are set to leap ahead by unleashing the power of AI on these freshly launched networks.