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	Design Competition Winners to be Announced
22 August 2017 – The HKTDC Hong Kong Watch & Clock Fair, the world’s largest marketplace of its kind, will open, 5-9 September, at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC), showcasing a wide variety of trending timepieces from more than 820 exhibitors. The concurrent Salon de TE will display some 150 premium watch brands and designer collections.
A press conference, to be held next Tuesday (29 August), will preview the fair and announce winners of the 34th Hong Kong Watch and Clock Design Competition. Hong Kong celebrity Jess Sum and other models will showcase more than 40 timepieces from Salon de TE, including from such brands as Bruno Magli, Doxa, Enicar, Sultana, Lancaster and Memorigin.
Details of the press conference are as follows:
	Date:          29 August 2017 (Tuesday)
	Time:         1pm-4pm
	Venue:       Ocean Terminal, Harbour City, Tsim Sha Tsui
	Hosts:         Benjamin Chau, Deputy Executive Director, HKTDC
	                  Wayne Leung, Co-chairman, HKTDC Hong Kong Watch & Clock Fair Organising Committee 2017; Vice President, Hong Kong Watch Manufacturers Association Ltd
	                  Moses Leung, Co-chairman, HKTDC Hong Kong Watch & Clock Fair Organising Committee 2017; Director, The Federation of Hong Kong Watch Trades & Industries Ltd
	Guests:        Hilton Cheong-Leen, Honorary Life President, Hong Kong Watch Manufacturers Association Ltd
	                   Enders Lam, President, Hong Kong Watch Manufacturers Association Ltd
	                   Samson Sun, Permanent Honorary President, The Federation of Hong Kong Watch Trades & Industries Ltd
	                   Harold Sun, Chairman, The Federation of Hong Kong Watch Trades & Industries Ltd
	Celebrity:    Jess Sum
	Language:  Cantonese (Questions in English and Putonghua are welcome)
	
	Rundown:    Part 1  Media Luncheon
	Venue: Alma, Shop 310, 3/F, Ocean Terminal, Harbour City, Tsim Sha Tsui
	            12:45pm-1pm       Media registration
	            1pm-2:15pm       Briefing Lunch
	Please RSVP by email to selina.mi.fan@hktdc.org or call 2584 4298 to reserve seats for the lunch. On-site requests may not be fully entertained.                      
	        
	 
	Part 2  Press Conference
	Venue: Ocean Terminal Main Concourse, Harbour City
	2:30pm-3:30pm       Fair preview
	Prize presentation of the 34th Hong Kong Watch & Clock Design Competition
	Salon de TE watch parade
	3:30pm-4pm            Media interviews
	
	Media Enquiries
	Please contact the HKTDC’s Communication and Public Affairs Department:
	Selina Fan        Tel: (852) 2584 4298        Email: selina.mi.fan@hktdc.org