More than 41,400 buyers attended the Toys & Games Fair, while close to 28,200 and over 17,800 buyers visited the Baby Products Fair and Stationery Fair respectively. In addition, over 20,000 visitors attended the Licensing Show.

Benjamin Chau, Deputy Executive Director of the HKTDC, said: "In response to the recent social unrest in Hong Kong and external economic factors, the HKTDC has allocated more resources to invite quality buyers from around the world to source products in the city. More than 200 buying missions were organised to visit the Toys & Games Fair, Baby Products Fair and Stationery Fair. The number of buyers from individual markets - including Israel, Russia, Turkey, Spain and Argentina - increased, helping the industry to explore new opportunities." Mr Chau added that the sourcing activity at the fairs was buoyant, with smart products remaining popular among buyers. Toys and models targeted at the young-at-heart also attracted a lot of attention and brought new impetus to the market.

Smart products, models and figurines put Kidult World in limelight

This year's fairs featured an assortment of new products from about 2,950 exhibitors. At the Toys & Games Fair, new exhibitor Hanwang Technology from Mainland China showcased its Bionic Flapping Wing RC Flying Bird - GoGoBird Series, integrating intelligent sensing technology and artificial intelligence, in the Smart-Tech Toys zone. Yingjian Liu, the company's Chairman of the Board, said they met new distributors from Germany, Korea and the United States in the first four hours of the show, with each distributor confirming to buy several thousand pieces on the spot.

Kidult World also received positive responses from buyers. Leo Wong, Director of Bigboystoys Company from Hong Kong, said the company specialises in the design and production of licensed collectibles for characters such as Street Fighter, the King of Fighters and Ninja Turtles. "This is our third year participating in the Toys & Games Fair, which provides an important channel for us to find new distributors and wholesalers and to secure new orders," Mr Wong said. "We have met with new buyers from Europe and the Middle East who are very interested in the King of Fighters figures. We will conclude orders with three or four serious buyers from Europe soon."

Vibrant business and sourcing activity at fairs

Radek Ostrcil, owner of Czech Republic buyer Pyro & Art s.r.o., who was visiting the Toys & Games Fair for the first time, said the event offered a great choice of products. He found two potential suppliers for fireworks in the first two days of the fair. "Each year, I buy around US$500,000 worth of fireworks. With the help of the HKTDC business-matching team, I will meet with more exhibitors and buy one container of fireworks."

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