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To implement relevant requirements of the central government on moderately diversified development of Macau, under the great support the SAR Government of Macau, the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Macao S.A.R, State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council (SASAC), the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, “2017 China Macau Distinguished Gathering - Macau Auto, Yacht and Business Aviation Show”, which was co-hosted by NAM Kwong Group Company Limited and domestic enterprises directly under the central government, was wrapped up. Leaders present at the opening ceremony and relevant activities of the show were CPPCC Vice Chairman Edmund Ho Hau Wah, Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Macao S.A.R. Director Zheng Xiaosong and Deputy Director Yao Jian, Commissioner Ye Dabo of the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China in the Macao SAR., State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council (SASAC) Deputy Secretary General Peng Huagang, Secretary for Economy and Finance Leong Vai Tac, Trade Development Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce Director General Sun Chenghai, and Ministry of Industry and Information Technology Equipment Industry Department Deputy Director General Qu Guochun. After seven years of development, the show has grown into a large-scale and top-level international exhibition in Hong Kong, Macau and the neighboring regions, with considerable influence and a good reputation. According to statistics, the three exhibitions attracted a total of 180,000 persons, including over 60,000 visitors who made a special trip to Macao for attending the show, bringing Macao's economy with an indirect revenue of nearly MOP600 million and showing a strong driving force for local economic growth. As an annual grand gathering in Macao, the show has made positive contributions to enhancing the image of Macao, promoted the building of Macao into a world travel and leisure center and an international city of gastronomy, and promoted economic diversification of the city.

During November 3-5, 2017, the 7th Auto Show, the 7th Yacht Show and the 6th Macau Business Aviation Fair, which were larger than their previous editions, were held at the Cotai Expo of The Venetian Macau, Macau Fisherman's Wharf and Macau International Airport, respectively. Covering a total area of nearly 100,000 square meters, this land-sea-air fair exhibited nearly 160 internationally renowned brands of cars, yachts and business airplanes. The show was supported by over 80 brilliant activities, including professional forums that lead industrial development trends and signing ceremonies, new and unique experience of business airplane boarding, product release, children's painting, photography contest, model contest and test drive contest, etc., which offered visitors a chance to closely experience high-end lifestyles and Macau's cultural diversity.

I.2017 China (Macau) International Auto Exposition ("2017 Macau Auto Show")

It aimed to set up a high-quality platform for brand display and import & export trade. Covering an exhibition area of 65,000 square meters, the 2017 Macau Auto Show attracted more than 200 renowned automobile manufacturers, relevant enterprises, representative organizations and industrial alliances from over 20 countries and regions. The event brought together a total of more than 400 super luxury automobiles, famous cars, special-edition cars, race cars, China’s self-owned brands and imported brands, and attracted over 10,000 visitors and more than 200 journalists. As the largest auto show in Hong Kong and Macao, the largest auto show for China’s self-owned brands beyond mainland China and a professional auto show with largest scale and highest degree of internationalization, the show has reached a leading level in the industry in terms of such key indicators as exhibition area, number of brands, number of vehicle models and number of visitors.

Chinese and foreign auto makers made joint efforts to develop a brisk car market. The show attracted many auto makers from Europe, the United States and Japan, and served as a platform where 20 auto brands debuted and made their mark. Statistics of local auto dealers in Macao showed that the cars were well sold and even super luxury auto makers received considerable intent orders. The latest and the fullest Chinese passenger vehicles and commercial vehicles with self-owned brands made an appearance at the event. JAC held the launching and unveiling ceremonies for its i5 electric light-duty truck at the site of the show; CRRC and Granton Automobile exhibited their new energy vehicles including hybrid power city bus and pure electric bus for the first time. Over 30 trading intentions were reached preliminarily through business cooperation and negotiations.

The debut of the professional exhibition of white car body in the Asia Pacific region

There was a newly-added professional exhibition of white car body at the 2017 Macau Auto Show. The “China Car Body Benchmarking Conference 2017”, which was held for the first time as a platform for international exchanges, established China’s first high standard for technical and business cooperation related to car body. The professional exhibition attracted over 200 guests from complete vehicle and auto parts companies from all over the world. All parties expected that the conference would take root in Macao in the future, so as to deepen and broaden their cooperation with Macao and promote the internalization of China’s auto industry.

Summit forums focus on the future of the auto industry

During the 2017 Macau Auto Show, nearly 20 professional forums and signing ceremonies were held, including “China Car Body Benchmarking Conference 2017”, “SAE 2017 China (Macau) Global Automotive Industry Summit, “the 7th China (Macau) - Asia Pacific Auto Summit and Self-owned Brand International Development Forum”, the “2nd China (Macau)-ASEAN Automobile and Auto Parts Enterprises Exchange Conference”, “Opportunities of China’s Automotive Enterprises for Internationalization under the backdrop of ‘Belt and Road’”, “The Signing Ceremony for the Strategic Agreement between CMIE and Thai-Chinese Cultural & Relationship Council on Mobile Clean Energy Vehicles”, “Signing Ceremony between NAM Kwong – CMIE - Jintong Automobile Parts”. The forums were very popular and the guests made intense discussions. The show gave full play to Macao’s geographical advantages of neighboring Southeast Asia and served as a bridge between Portuguese-speaking countries and the EU market, gave active response to the “Belt and Road” initiative and promoted the development strategies of Macao for building itself into “a center and a platform”.

During the show, witnessed by leaders of relevant ministries and commissions of China, NAM Kwong Group signed strategic cooperation agreements with China National Machinery Industry Corporation (SINOMACH) and China Aviation Supplies Holding Company, for the purposes of mutual assistance, taking their respective advantages, further expanding their industrial chains and the markets of Portuguese-speaking countries, and giving full play to the synergy effect of enterprises directly under the central government.

The activities taking place during the same period enrich the life of local residents

Different from previous Macau Auto Shows, this show included over 40 public recreational activities that were suitable for family, such as photography contest, child’s painting, model contest, famous-car lucky draw and test drive, so as to strengthen interactions with the visitors. In order to promote scientific and technological innovation in Macao, the host, in cooperation with Macao University of Science and Technology, demonstrated the “Tianji No.1” before the opening ceremony, interacted with visitors from all over the world at the exhibition site, so as to help them learn about the latest technological achievements of Macao. In addition, the host organized over 300 students and teachers from the Hou Kong Middle School, Macao University of Science and Technology, University of Saint Joseph and the University of Macau, and parents of the students, to inspect the “Tianji No.1”, so as to help the students learn about China's achievements in its development of self-owned auto brands, strengthen their patriotic feelings and raise their senses of national identity and national pride.

II. Macau Yacht Show

During the preparations for the yacht show, Macau Fisherman's Wharf was hit by typhoon Hato, which caused severe damages to the site of the show. The host and the site owner of Macau Fisherman's Wharf communicated with each other, jointly studied and worked out a plan for wharf repair and safety, and finally restored the protective structures of berth and water and electricity supply. Meanwhile, the host made greater efforts to attract exhibitors and investors and ultimately make the show the biggest one ever. The show attracted over 50 internationally famous brands and a host of ship owners from over 20 countries including Italy, the United States, the UK and the Netherlands. The visitors to the show hit a new high of 20,000. Covered by over 80 media, the show attracted over 300 guests from the yachting industry who took part in relevant forums and trade talks, and more than 5,000 professional buyers. At the site of the show, the visitors placed intent orders for five yachts and over 30 intent orders for small motor boats and sailboats, with a trading amount that exceeds that of all the previous yacht shows.

Fashion arts enrich the yacht show

Characteristic activities were held during the Macau Yacht Show. The exhibition organizer invited Zeng Fengfei, winner of the 16th “Jinding Award” and master fashion designer Lin Jinliang to join VVIP NIGHT. During the same period, the “Voyage – Contemporary Arts of 10 Artists” took place, exhibited artistic works of famous artists from the Chinese mainland and Macao, involving oil painting, water color, montage, photography and sculpture, etc., providing local residents and visitors with a world-class art and cultural feast that has ornamental and collection values.

During the yacht show, the 3rd Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Youth OP Friendship Match, hot air balloon lift-off, surfboarding, motorboat performance, bikini show, and fashion icon Xu Fengli's MV photography were held, helping local residents experience the waterside leisure lifestyle brought by the yachting culture.

III. Macau Business Aviation Fair

Covering an exhibition area of 22,000 square meters, the Macau Business Aviation Fair aims to build itself into a business aviation exhibition with international influence. The static exhibition zone displayed 12 high-end mainstream business aircrafts. The fair attracted 25 world-class business aircraft manufacturers and operators including Gulfstream Aerospace, Textron Aviation, Embraer S.A., China Eastern Business Air, and HK Bellawings. During the fair, four professional forums, one press conference, two signing ceremonies and engagement ceremonies, and a 3-day “one-hour aviation school” experience activity were held, attracting over 10,000 persons visitors and more than 100 media, indicating that the status and influence of the fair in the industry are increasing.

High popularity and strong specialty

During the exhibition, four special forums “Macau Business Aviation Development Forum (2017)”, “2017 Asia Pacific Business Aviation Development Summit”, “2017 Macau Business Aviation Fair General and Business Aviation Executive Forum” and “Forum on Aviation Talent Exchange” were held to discuss about the development of the business aviation industry and other relevant industries in Macao from different perspectives. Specifically, “2017 Asia Pacific Business Aviation Development Summit” was attended by Macao Secretary for Economy and Finance Leong Vai Tac, Liaison Office of the Central Peoples Government in the Macao S.A.R. Vice Director Yao Jian, Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute President Zhang Zurong, and Macao Civil Aviation Authority Director General Chen Yingxiong, and addressed by industry experts from Embraer S.A., China Business Aviation Group and Eastern Jet. “2017 Macau Business Aviation Fair General and Business Aviation Executive Forum” was attended by representatives from world-famous companies and organizations in the fields of marketing, manufacturing, operation, finance, security, consultation and legal affairs related to business aviation. China Aviation Supplies Holding Company Chairman and Party Secretary Jia Baojun, The Asian Business Aviation Association (ASBAA) Director and Former Chairman Wu Jingkui made a welcome speech. At the “2017 Macau Business Aviation Fair General and Business Aviation Executive Forum”, the participating experts shared their experience and reached extensive consensus on how to develop the business aviation market of Macao. They generally agreed that the business aviation market of Macao has a bright future, the business areas embody new ideas and face new opportunities.

“One-hour aviation school” sparked enthusiasm for aviation experience The Macau Business Aviation Fair, by relying on modern technologies, launched a variety of virtual experience activities, of which virtual reality (VR) flight control experience, flight fitness training, simulated piloting of helicopter and fixed-wing aircraft were most popular activities. During the experience activity themed with “one-hour aviation school”, Zhu Jianheng, Grand Champion of China Helicopter Championship, acted as flight instructor. The site the activity was packed with enthusiastic visitors.

The active involvement of a host of aircraft manufacturers and operators and their eye-catching airplane type indicated that the status and influence of the fair in the industry increase constantly. The fair has passed the UFI certification in September 2016, and become the second business aviation fair in Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macao within a short time of five years, next only to Shanghai ABACE.

China Macau Distinguished Gathering - Macau Auto, Yacht and Business Aviation Show, by relying on Macao’s geographical advantages of neighboring Southeast Asia and its closeness to the international market, gave full play to its functions as a commercial & trade service platform for Portuguese-speaking countries, enhanced its scale and quality constantly, showcased and promoted China’s self-owned brands, and expanded overseas markets. Professional meetings were organized actively, international organizations, governmental departments and trade associations of Brazil, Portugal, Mozambique, the United States, Italy, Slovakia, Switzerland and Thailand were invited to jointly host professional forums, enhance communications, promote the development of Chinese and even the global auto, yacht and business aviation industries, accelerate the development of high-end business, tourism and leisure industries of Macao, and add more elements and vigor to the tourism industry of Macao.

With increasing exhibition scale, quantity and quality of exhibitors, number of professional buyers and visitors, the event has now become one of the professional exhibitions in the region with greatest scale and at highest level. According to the results of a visitor survey made by Macau Economic Association, a third-party organization, the average stay time of non-local visitors to the auto show, yacht show and business aviation exhibition was half a day longer than that of the last year; the per-capita consumption of nonlocal visitors at Macao rose steadily, doubling or tripling that of ordinary visitors, giving a strong impetus to the development of the tourist industry and economy of Macao.

Under the leadership of NAM Kwong Group, thanks to the great efforts and NKCCI and strong support of relevant parties, the show has become a famous brand in the region and plays an increasingly important role in promoting the convention and exhibition industry of Macao.