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2024 EDITION
HONG KONG, CHINA
12 – 14 NOV 2024
HONG KONG
ASIAWORLD-EXPO
13 - 15 NOV 2024
HONG KONG CONVENTION & EXHIBITION CENTRE

TRAVELLING TO HONG KONG

A STRATEGIC HUB

Hong Kong is an important hub for Mainland China and Asia Pacific due to its international outlook, business-friendly environment and free trade port.

CLIMATE AND WEATHER

The climate of Hong Kong is subtropical, with very mild winters and hot, rainy, and muggy summers.

Hot and Rainy Season:
June to September

Windy Season:
October and November

Dry and Cool Season:
December to February

LANGUAGE

English and Chinese (in practice, Cantonese); Mandarin is widely accepted.

POPULATION

Over 7.5 million residents

TAX/VAT

There is no custom tariff in Hong Kong and goods imported or exported require minimal customs formalities.

Excise duties are levied only on tobacco, liquor, methyl alcohol and hydrocarbon oil. Import and export licenses and Certificates of Origin are only required to enable Hong Kong to fulfil its international obligations and for health and safety.

CURRENCY

Hong Kong has a fixed exchange rate, which ties the HK dollar to the US dollar within a narrow band.

There are no currency restrictions and the Hong Kong dollar is freely convertible with all other currencies.

USEFUL PHONE NUMBERS

Emergency Calls (Police/Fire/Ambulance): 999


24 hours medical service
Queen Mary Hospital: 2255 3838
Queen Elizabeth Hospital: 3506 8888


Visitor Travel Hotlines
Hong Kong International Airport: 2181 8888
Hong Kong Tourism Board: 2508 1234
Immigration Department: 2824 6111
China Travel Service (Hong Kong) Limited: 2998 7888

TIME ZONE

UTC/GMT +8 hours

ELECTRICITY

220V / 50Hz UK plug

COUNTRY CODE

Dial +852

For more information, please visit the website of Hong Kong Tourism Board.

Latest notice:

As Typhoon Toraji has been lowered to SIGNAL NO. 3, please refer to the latest opening hours of the event in both venues:

Cosmoprof Asia 2024 (Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre)

12:20 – 20:00 (extended for 1.5 hours)
*Only exhibitors are allowed to enter the hall at 11:20

Cosmopack Asia 2024 (AsiaWorld-Expo)

12:20 – 18:00
*Only exhibitors are allowed to enter the hall at 11:20

*special arrangement for the Cosmopack exhibitors at AsiaWorld-Expo, please click the button below to learn more about the Move-out arrangement