Israel to have a significant presence at June HK Jewellery & Gem Fair

The Israel Diamond Institute Group of Companies (IDI) is making its presence be felt in a big way at the June Hong Kong Jewellery & Gem Fair. The IDI will host 67 companies in an expanded diamond pavilion. Also, 10 Israeli companies will exhibit at other locations in the show.

The June Hong Kong Jewellery & Gem Fair will take place from June 25-28, 2015 at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre.

The redesigned Israel Diamond Pavilion reflects IDI’s high-tech theme as it stands over 1,000 square meters in the diamond area in Halls 3BC and Concourse. IDI’s Find Your Diamond system will take a central place within the pavilion - three Find Your Diamond units will be located in the Israel pavilion’s central lounge, which will serve drinks and refreshments throughout the day.

IDI’s Find Your Diamond system www.findyourdiamond.net has been made live. It enables buyers to search the full stocks of all the close to 100 participating Israeli companies. The service also allows buyers to pre-request diamonds ensuring that exhibitors will bring them to the show; buyers will also have access to the exhibitors’ full stocks. At the show, the Find Your Diamond system will enable searches of only those goods that Israeli exhibitors have brought with them.

IDI has launched a special website for Hong Kong June which details the Israeli companies participating in the show, along with a map of the Israel Diamond Pavilion; interactive images of actual diamonds offered by these companies and in-depth interviews with a few of the exhibiting companies.

IDI Managing Director Eli Avidar said, “Asian markets, and especially Hong Kong, are very important targets for our industry. IDI now organizes large national diamond pavilions at four trade shows in Hong Kong annually -- in March, June, September and November. We have invested great efforts at making Israeli diamantaires accessible to buyers. The Find Your Diamond feature has proven to be a real winner for both buyers and exhibitors.”

Avidar said that IDI’s office in Hong Kong has been instrumental in furthering business between the two countries. He stated that IDI’s Chinese-language diamond portal site , the only one of any diamond center, enables direct contacts between the Israeli industry and the region. Asia is Israel’s second largest market for polished diamonds representing about 35 percent of total polished diamond exports, with the greatest share going to Hong Kong. Last year Israel’s polished diamond exports to Hong Kong totaled $1.8 billion. Israel is also a major supplier of polished diamonds to China, India, Thailand, Singapore, Taiwan, Japan and other Asian markets.